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Makeover a mismatched table and set of chairs Tutorial at Craft Klatch Blog "Using Craigslist freebies I did a dining room makeover on a budget!!  I took a table and four chairs that were not meant to be together and turned them into a boutiquey chic set!  I'll show you how!Who doesn't love free stuff, right?  Well I love scouring Craigslist.  The progression seems to be: For Sale....Freestuff.....Curb Alert!  I try to catch it before it turns into Curb Alert, because I figure I would never be the first one there".... Read more

A staple guns makes reupholstering easy Tutorial at Pillarboxblue Box "I have been called the denim whisperer, because of all the things that I make with old jeans. From sunglasses cases, magazine racks and pocket organizers. I just love upcycling with old denim. So when my office chair was in need of a makeover then this Ikea hack had to involve denim. This isn’t my first denim chair upcycle, in the past I’ve upcycled a dining room chair and foot stool with old jeans. I’m sure it won’t be my last either. Upholstering in denim is a lot easier than it looks, especially with a bit of staple gun magic".... Read more

500 square foot wood floor cost less then $300 Tutorial at Grandma's House DIY Blog "You can put whatever you want under foot, if its wood, then you have a wood floor! It does not need to come out of a box that says “flooring” on it, nope, what makes a floor a floor is the fact that you walk on it. The only reason we did not opt for the plywood-cut-into-strips-option was because we do not own a table saw to cut it ourselves and it still would have been about twice the cost of what we ended up paying".... Read more

Tired of the botanicals - swap them for a different prints Tutorial at The Rugged Rooster Blog "I’ve been seeing these salvaged windows with botanical prints in them everywhere. The thing I love about them is that they’re old, they’re chippy, they’re imperfect. The Free printables I found have that vintage flare that make them look like they were torn from an old book. Read on to find out where I found my salvaged window and where to find these awesome vintage and free printables".... Read more

Layer finishing techniques for a beautiful piece Tutorial at The Wood Spa Blog "Last month, one of my customers came to my house to drop off a couple of dressers she wanted me to refinish and when she saw this cabinet she fell in love with its color and finish asked me to do the exact same thing on her fireplace/TV console. This was her piece before. It is made of pressed wood, which I love to paint. The transformation is always for the better, and nobody beats me up for putting paint on some solid mahogany piece, “ruining its value".... Read more