Furniture Rehab
How to Stain Timber | A Video Tutorial

How to Stain Timber | A Video Tutorial

If you're a regular visitor here, you may have read snippets about this "secret" project. Well, a few months back I was lucky to be invited to take part in and style a professional video tutorial for Feast Watson! It was like nothing I've ever done...and I loved it! I...

An Impromptu Coastal Bedroom Makeover | Before & After

An Impromptu Coastal Bedroom Makeover | Before & After

Yes, I'm aware there's a partially complete room re-do I should probably be focusing my attention on, though I thought it might be fun to throw this surprise one in the mix (don't question my logic :) As a massive bonus, this one is actually finished (and only took me...

An Old Stool Meets a New Bread Board

An Old Stool Meets a New Bread Board

Do you remember this charming antique piano stool? I picked it up a month or so back to use as a cute little side table in my parent's living room. And, for obvious reasons, it was pretty affordable. I bought it for around $30 from eBay. A major flaw, like this...

Linen Dresser Makeover

Linen Dresser Makeover

It feels like ages since I've put paintbrush to furniture. In fact, I'd even forgotten just how therapeutic it can be! If you've been following along with the makeover of my parent's living-dining room then you'll probably know the back-story to this dresser. BEFORE...

A Restored Farmhouse Table

A Restored Farmhouse Table

I'm not ashamed to admit I'm A LOT in love with this table. With its cute castor wheels.... With its gorgeous turned legs.... With its charming original hand crank... With its dents and dings and dimples which tell the story of its life.... And, maybe most so, with...

Easy DIY “Marble” Hearth…and a fireplace makeover

Easy DIY “Marble” Hearth…and a fireplace makeover

If you follow me socially, you may recall seeing a little snippet of this "marble" project already... Could you guess what I was making? Well, in all fairness, my use as a fireplace hearth is rather obscure and it could have been almost anything. From a tabletop, to a...

Chalk Paint Tutorial (Distressed Vintage Style)

Chalk Paint Tutorial (Distressed Vintage Style)

Some of you may not know that when I started this blog, I was up-cycling and on-selling A LOT of furniture. It was a hobby. My second job of sorts. And I LOVED it. Though with the growth of my blog, and, more pertinently, the emergence of my little family, came the...

“Leather” Upholstered Mini Drawer Set Hack

“Leather” Upholstered Mini Drawer Set Hack

At the risk of coming across as someone slightly obsessed with mini drawers, here's another little drawer hack. My mum actually picked up this small drawer set for $12 from Kmart a few weeks back. She mentioned she was planning on doing 'something' with it, then I...

Re-Love Project…before and after

Re-Love Project…before and after

I'm so excited to finally share this! If you’re not new here, you’re probably aware of my involvement in the Re-Love Project and what it’s all about. For those of you who don’t know, in short it’s a Feast Watson campaign in collaboration with Salvos Stores which sees...

Distressed Coffee Table (a revisit & rework)

Distressed Coffee Table (a revisit & rework)

Every now and again I receive questions about past projects. It's always a lovely surprise though also a tad embarrassing to be reminded that people still read my older stuff. I mean, don't get me wrong, I am proud of my humble beginnings and grateful for the path my...