tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71001445976484632852024-03-05T08:18:49.340-08:00By.KylieDIY projects that anyone can doAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869235607505534751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100144597648463285.post-80433813707504830492015-02-19T11:44:00.001-08:002015-02-19T11:48:02.174-08:00Sewing Room MakeoverYou guys. Being pregnant has knocked me off my creative groove. Mostly because I am so tired all the time!!! Things are looking up though, I am feeling much better! Therefore I am trying to get a few projects done before I become a whale. Lets start off with my mom's sewing room.<br />
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My mom has been a seamstress for over 30 years. That is a lot of years to accumulate a lot of STUFF. And in the last 10 years she has gotten into quilting which is a whole other ball game. While she was raising 7 kids in the house she got what could be termed a "Harry Potter closet" for her sewing room, which she shared with the laundry room. How did she do it?!?! So now that 6/7 of the kids are gone there are a few extra rooms in the house. Welcome to the "Sewing Room" -- insert chorus of angels here -- She has waited a long time for this. However it is in dire need of a makeover...<br />
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We spent probably 1.5 days just sitting and dejunking. Thank goodness for the hormonal pregnant woman (aka me) who had no sympathy and made Julie part with her beloved fabrics and notions and... things. We got rid of a lot, which was the KEY to making this sewing room functional.</div>
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Thank you Real Deals for the perfect metal basket shelf. We needed some major STORAGE!</div>
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We hung the rulers on the side of the sewing table - genius!</div>
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That dresser though?! <3 so beautiful. And it is FULL of projects for Mom to finally make! You would not believe all the treasures we dug out of this sewing room! </div>
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"oh I remember when I bought this!" </div>
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"oh so CUTE! I forgot I had this!!!"</div>
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I REALLY wish we had a picture of this closet beforehand. It was so over-flowing full that it wouldn't even close...</div>
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Are you guys ready to see some serious makeovers?? </div>
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This is only my 2nd time using chalk paint, so I was a little nervous. I just took the plunge and I'm so happy with the results!! My mother in law, Cindy, just moved into a new house and was hoping for a bedroom makeover (umm I am ALL over this). We used all of her existing furniture and totally transformed the look of her room. I enlisted the help of my sisters-in-law who are WAY better at home decor than myself. I couldn't have done it without them.</div>
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Cindy really loves that warm teal/blue color that has been floating around. She already had a black and white bedspread so we decided to use what she already had! This was going to be one cute black/white/teal bedroom.</div>
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The furniture was not real wood, but you would never know! The chalk paint didn't mind either :)</div>
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Forgot to take a before picture of this one before I started painting. It was a white end table - pretty banged up. Needing some TLC</div>
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I couldn't decide if I should paint all of the furniture the same color or if that would be too overwhelming in the room. My sisters-in-law agreed that it was a bedroom set and with all the black and white we were going to use in the room it wouldn't be too much.</div>
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I used Benjamin Moore Vintage Revivals chalk paint called "waterfall". The beauty about Benjamin Moore's chalk paint is that you can mix ANY one of their colors into chalk paint. The sky is the limit!</div>
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1. Clean the furniture really well before painting</div>
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3. Distress furniture slightly with sandpaper</div>
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I took an 80 grit sandpaper and 220 grit sandpaper to do the distressing. The higher the number on the sandpaper the more fine it is and the lower the number the more rough it is (obviously haha). 80 is a very rough sandpaper so thats what I used for the majority of the distressing.</div>
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Rule of thumb for a top coat is that if you're covering a light color paint you want to use a WATER based protective coat because it stays true to the original color, I usually use Minwax Polycrylic. An OIL based protective coat (Polyurethane) gives the furniture a slight yellowing. Even though I used a light color and a polycrylic would have been appropriate I went with what I already had at home which was a polyurethane. I figured it would make the color a little warmer and would compliment the distressing I would be doing by making the color a little more vintage. </div>
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I added some cute black flower knobs at Home Hardware to tie in the black and white theme with the nightstand. Technically the nightstand drawers don't use knobs to open them, but come on how cute are they?!</div>
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This is probably my favorite garage sale find of the summer. I was perusing at this older couple's house, and there was this man there who was low balling everything at their sale. He had a HUGE pile of stuff he was basically taking for free. I hadn't noticed the frame for some reason, but I heard him trying to barter them doing from $20 to $5 (ugh ya right??) I was curious what he was bartering for so I turned around and my heart started pounding. I knew I had to have it. So I pipped up and said "5 dollars?!?! I will give you 10!!" And they went for it MuaHaha!! He was not pleased with me, but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. </div>
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I was originally going to turn this into a chalkboard... but I already have so many chalkboards and I wanted to try something new.... </div>
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Gorilla Glue... where would my life be without you??</div>
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Surprise!! you can actually buy a ROLL of cork at your hardware store, I picked mine up at Rona. It was the perfect size.</div>
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Paint your frame - I'm usually a big time spray painter but I couldn't find a color I liked in Rustoleum's options. I refuse to use Krylon, it is the WORST for drips!!! I sprayed it first but it wasn't the right color - so I opted for chalk paint. I ended up distressing mine a bit too so the embellishments on the frame were more prominent.<br />
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I rolled out my cork onto the original canvas from the picture frame, then I gorilla glued the heck outta that beast and let it dry for ~30 minutes. The cork was a little difficult to work with because it wouldn't lay very flat from being so rolled up and if you're not careful it can crack or rip if you man handle it. I had to stack quite a few heavy books on the edges while the glue dried.<br />
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I sprayed the adhesive on top of the cork and let it dry for a few minutes so it wasn't super super sticky - that way I could still pull and tug the lace around to center the pattern. Then I put some gorilla glue on the edges of the frame and laid it on top and snapped it into place. Cut off the excess lace/or fabric and you're done!! Easy Peasy.<br />
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Cupcakes are one of my favorite desserts. They are a perfect sized treat and you can make them super seasonally cute so easily with cupcake liners, colored frosting, candies, sprinkles, you name it. Check out these thanksgiving cupcakes from this weekend! Depending on how much time I have I will make the actual cupcakes from scratch or from a cake mix. The frosting is what really matters here people!</div>
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1 batch can frost 12-16 cupcakes depending on how tall you make your frosting</div>
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1/2 cup margarine</div>
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*The stabilizer helps the frosting keep its shape once you've swirled it onto the cupcake. I like Wilton Meringue Powder, I get it at Michael's :)</div>
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Wilton 1M Star Tip</div>
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I bought the one on the right, the large tip coupler. It is what attaches your 1M star tip to the bag</div>
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Here is another one of those classic pictures everyone pins on Pinterest. You know why we all pin them? Because they are ridiculously cute. I'm pretty sure every single one of my friends has this pinned. We all love stenciling but have no clue how to do it. Let's be real people, most of us can't afford those $50 stencils from Michaels. So I made my own stencil with vinyl!</div>
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table: $5.00 at a garage sale</div>
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<b>Step 1</b> - This table isn't real wood so I didn't bother sanding or priming. I used a 2 in 1 paint + primer and did 2 coats. Make sure the table is 100% dry before putting vinyl on, or else it will peel off some of the paint when you remove it!!<br />
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<b>Step 2 - </b>I printed off a vinyl design and peeled out the areas I wanted to be white. I placed the vinyl on the<br />
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<b>Step 3</b> - I waited until the white was completely dry then carefully peeled off the vinyl<br />
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<b>Step 4</b> - I used a spray polycrylic for the top of the table for some protection<br />
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Ok you guys... I am a Pinterest addict. Go ahead... take a look at my Pinterest, I dare you. I also love to stash things in my garage. I'm surprised my husband is still supporting my hoarding. But I know I will find a way to use it all SOMEHOW... so anyways.. I saw this adorable key holder on Pinterest and I knew I could do it, and the beauty of it you guys is that you can do it too.</div>
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When I re-did my bathroom I had to take down my cute his/hers shower hooks a friend gave me for my wedding. It was a sad day. I knew I needed to use them somehow. They are too cute to not be hanging somewhere! I bought these 3 cute flower drawer knobs at Tai Pan Trading in the US. I think they were $3.00 each.</div>
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One of the reasons you NEED to carry a phone with you shopping is to snap some pictures of some knock offs you're going to DIY. I saw this adorable container at Winners that I was thiiiiiiiis close to buying. But sometimes you just can't justify it when you know it's going to cost you way less. (Plus it's an excuse to do a project, am I wrong?!)</div>
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I've been staring at this dead space in my kitchen for a while now. Last month when I went to Utah I was determined to find a cute canvas or picture set. I came home with nothing!! (disclaimer: I came home with LOTS of stuff.... just nothing for my kitchen... :) So I decided I would make exactly what I wanted instead, after all, that's the beauty of crafting!</div>
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I got 4 free 12x12 canvases from my sister so I decided that's what I would use. I started looking online for a printable template I liked that I could modge podge on them.</div>
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I used the "matte" finish modge podge so the canvases didn't show up super shiny. I applied a thin layer of modge podge on the canvas and let it set for 1-2 minutes before I put the photo on. Place the photo on, make sure it's perfectly centred. Then apply a generous coat of modge podge on top with a paint brush. Make sure the edges don't lift, and seal around the outside of the picture by painting modge podge around the sides of the canvas too. </div>
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Have you ever taken a look at something in a store and thought 'I can totally make that'. I saw this barn board sign on Pinterest (from etsy) and immediately the wheels started turning. I didn't do a tutorial for this project but I will post one on here SOON! It is so incredibly easy. You all can do it!! Stay tuned! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869235607505534751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100144597648463285.post-7007046994670973382014-10-03T14:53:00.000-07:002014-10-07T17:27:29.565-07:00Dining Room Table MakeoverThis is one of those projects that should only take 3 days, but ends up taking 3 weeks. I had to completely re-do and start from scratch THREE times. I came close to tears a few times. But just grit my teeth and told myself <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." (Thomas Edison).</span> </span>If anything I learned a LOT about refinishing wood and I know how to use so many products now --- that my friends, is the silver lining. Sometimes you just gotta learn the hard way!<br />
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The pictures really don't do it justice. We have such terrible lighting in our basement suite. The chairs are actually and heirloom white color (look way more starch white in the pictures) </div>
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1. Don't just read the instructions on the product. I had to completely strip my table after round #1 because I didn't apply the product correctly. I found some awesome youtube videos that SHOW you how to use products. Minwax has some awesome tutorials that explain how their water-based and oil-based products are different and which are appropriate for your product.<br />
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stripping and sanding the table AGAIN</div>
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2. TEST YOUR PRODUCT. I saw this one all over the web, on blogs, on tutorials, on youtube videos... And I thought BLAH BLAH BLAH. I picked out an extremely dark stain for my table but it didn't stain nearly as dark as I wanted. So instead of testing on a little piece of wood or part of the table I stained the entire table AND leaf before I realized it wasn't going to be dark enough.... On to round #3....<br />
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not dark enough!! Ugh!</div>
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stripped and sanded again.... my poor neighbourhood had to suffer through SO much sanding.</div>
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testing the stain this time.. I had to basically use a black stain to get the dark brown color I wanted</div>
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3. WITH THE GRAIN PEOPLE. I finally got a beautiful dark rich color stain. It was perfect. I was laughing!! Only took 2 tries! Wrong. I applied the Minwax Wipe-on poly. A lot of tutorials mentioned the "hand rubbed" look. So I rubbed it in nice and good, let it dry. Well... I didn't wipe with the grain at the end. I left the poly to dry in the swirled pattern. After about 8 very thin coats some areas of the table were milky and the finish was uneven now. This was the closest I came to crying. Seriously?! I had to screw up the LAST step? UGH!!!!!!! So I sanded off some of the finish and wiped on a Minwax polyshade which is a 2 in 1 stain/polyurethane. Bada boom bada bing.<br />
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<u>Pre-stain Wood Conditioner</u> - It helps the stain absorb more evenly on softer woods. Use an extra coat or 2 of pre-stain wood conditioner on the edges of your table. The edges naturally will stain darker than the top of your table. I didn't end up doing this but I wish I would have! BEWARE, if you use a wood conditioner the color will end up lighter. I didn't end up using a wood conditioner on round #3 of my oak table, its not as soft as other woods and I wanted a dark color.</div>
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<u>Stain</u> - never shake your can of stain to mix it up. Use a paint stick and stir it so the particles that settle on the bottom of the can get mixed back into the stain. If your staining is taking a long time make sure to stir your stain every 5-10 minutes</div>
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<u>Water-based vs Oil-based</u> (http://www.homedepot.com/c/Stains)</div>
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<u>Polyurethane</u> - apparently there are different sheens.Gloss, Semi-gloss, Satin. If you want your table super shiney do a gloss finish. If you want more of a matte look use a satin. If you want something in between use the semi-gloss. Make sure you buy the right one!</div>
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<u>Wipe-on poly</u> - It isn't streaky like some lacquer or polyurethane. 2-3 thin coats = 1 coat of polyurethane. Just remember to wipe WITH the grain. It was awesome to use on the dining room chairs, its so thin that you can get in all those little nooks and crannies. I also liked the wipe-on poly because it didn't make my table look like it had a plastic finish on top, it still had the beautiful wood look. </div>
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