Category: diy
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20 DIY INDUSTRIAL FURNITURE PIECES
So can I just tell you how much I love industrial furniture?! I think that’s why I love watching Fixer Upper so much! Any time I see some old metal or wood I just see it’s potential to be an awesome piece of decor or furniture in my house. Which is one reason I am…
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25 PALLET PROJECTS
There are so many ideas online for ways to use pallet wood. You can find pallets on Craigslist, or in dumpsters. I always snag mine from a cement plant’s dumpster. There are always people trying to get rid of pallets. If you want the pallets to look old, simply leave them outside for a…
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MAP PALLET ART
So the other day I went to Hobby Lobby to get some little mustaches for my kids Valentine’s and got totally distracted-as I often do at Hobby Lobby. I came howe with a cart full of metal decor because it was all half off. I also came home with these little state cutouts. I love…
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PALLET NUMBER ART
I love working with pallets or old wood. I have seen some art with numbers on it-actually my good friend had one on her wall that she found at a thrift store-let’s just say I was a bit jealous so I had to make one for myself. I modified it a little to work with…
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CHALKBOARD PAINTED WRAPPING PAPER
The days are numbered to get my holiday gifts wrapped and delivered. I love taking time to wrap presents with a bit more creativity. I don’t waste my time doing that for the kids because we all know they wouldn’t appreciate it 🙂 This year I used some left over chalkboard paint to personalize my…
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UPCYCLED CRATE
A few months ago when I was in Michigan visiting my parents, my mom gave me this crate she found for me at a garage sale. It was such a nice surprise! I have a few other vintage crates and love using them in my house. This crate had obviously been painted to look vintage…
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DIY CEMENT LETTERS
I found some extra cement mix sitting in our garage that my husband had planned to use-but it had been there a while so it was fair game 😉 I thought the perfect use for a little bit of cement would be some letters. I have seen these before and love how they look. And…
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DIY CHALKBOARD GLOBE
I have seen people with little globe collections and think they are so cute. A while ago I found this globe at a thrift store and recently decided to change it up a little so that the kids could have fun drawing on it. I just used some chalkboard paint and slowly painted the oceans.…
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DIY CAMERA TOTE
I made this little camera tote for our trip to Europe. I wanted something that was small and protected the camera like a little sock. I wanted to be able to haul it around in my backpack and know that it wasn’t going to get damaged. One Saturday I whipped up this little tote. I…