Who woulda thought an instant coffee jar wearing a belt could look so cute? Not me, if I'm honest. This was one of those experimental projects which could have gone one of two ways...epic fail or surprising success. Thankfully, it appears to have been the latter!...
After lots of indecision, uncertainty, and sanding, it's done! I questioned myself A LOT throughout this project, and it really wasn't until I pulled everything together that I realised I had actually pulled everything off! In case you've missed my previous posts...
When I mentioned to my son that I was planning on painting just the tops and bases of these chairs, I described it to him as giving them all hats and socks. I thought that was kind of cute until he went on to add that "the hats will eat the socks and then the chairs...
I've found stuff! This pendant light on eBay for $72... I knew I wanted something modern and gold and somewhat impactful and this seemed to fit the bill. Let's hope it also fits the space! On Gumtree I came across a set of four Windsor style chairs for $40 (listing...
The furniture is sold! The dining setting fetched $180 and the light went for $20. This gives me a grand total of $200 (I know, don't be too impressed by my amazing math) to overhaul the space. What a nice round figure. In all honestly, I was hoping for a tad more...
I'm a little ashamed to admit I started writing this post around four years ago. At the time I had just finished refreshing my parent's bedroom and was going to add some art to a remaining blank wall in the space. I decided on blue and white ceramic paintings (mum...
There's something exciting about listing old stuff for sale. The anticipation of an offer, the fun of playing "shop", and the prospect of a little windfall. More than anything though is the sense of freedom which comes from purging those extraneous items, and the...
UPDATE You can now find the finished room HERE. This should be some fun! When my sister mentioned she'd like to makeover her little dining space, in virtually the same breath she dismissed the idea due to a lack of funds. You see, my sister's not really into thrifty...
Every now and again I'm reminded just how amazing paint can be! Take this ramshackle collection of discarded "goodies"... Lovely, aren't they? Let's face it, ordinarily you wouldn't look twice at any of this, right? The round board was the original top from the stool...
If needed, catch up on things by finding my original post about the house flip HERE. Sorry, I kinda drank all the champagne already. Seriously though, for a rural house which had proved impossible to sell prior to our flip we achieved a great result. It was certainly...