This easy upcycled project will help bring pollinators to your backyard by providing mason bees with a place to lay their eggs. This DIY bee hotel is made from paper straws and old glasses from the thrift store. Last spring, I took my girls to a class about mason bees at our local forest preserve. I’ll be honest with you,…
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Welcome to the third week of our living room makeover for the One Room Challenge! We’ve tackled the most difficult project on our to-do list for this room: painting! Now, normally when I makeover rooms painting is one of the easiest projects, but in the case of our living room, the massive red wall had been giving me nightmares for…
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This antique possum-belly baker’s table with a broken drawer was the perfect candidate to be refinished into a unique desk. Using milk paint gives it authentic green finish. This post is a special one. First, I’m sharing one of my ultimate favorite furniture transformations to date, AND it’s the first month of a new monthly furniture refinishing series I’ll be…
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I’m excited to be participating in another round of the One Room Challenge, where bloggers and designers update a room in their homes in just 6 weeks. I’ve joined in for a few other rounds, and every time I’ve thought about tackling this room but could never pull the trigger. Here’s a look at how a few of these others…
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This DIY succulent planter was created using an old trinket display case found at the thrift store. With a little paint and some faux succulents, it’s a planter that can be hung on the wall year after year. A wooden toy crate, like those from Melissa and Doug, could be painted and used to create a this succulent wall hanging,…
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