Tag: diy projects

At Home

From 70’s Stereo to Portable Bar — Part 2

Welcome back to Part 2 of our DIY project — stereo to bar! When we left off in our previous post, I had shown a photo of what the stereo looked like after a coat of chalk paint and the shiplap stained and attached: As mentioned in the first post,

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spray painting pillows
At Home

Spray Painting Pillows — Oh, yes, you CAN!

Spray painting pillows can be done, but read on to learn from my mistakes. This definitely wasn’t an epic fail, but if I had it to do all over again, I would do a few things differently. If you don’t know this about me, I will spray paint just about

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Chalk Paint

Chalk Painted Kitchen Cabinets — Two Years Later

***Note to Readers: This is a republished post from awhile back on chalk painting your kitchen cabinets. It has been a very popular post and I thought it would be a good idea to post again for some first timers who are visiting the site. Enjoy! It’s been two years

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cleaning indoor outdoor rug
At Home

Cleaning Your Indoor/Outdoor Rug

Recently I was given a gorgeous indoor/outdoor rug. Since I am in the process of redoing my outdoor space, this was perfect — and the rug was even the color scheme that I was going to be using. The rug is 8′ x 11′ and covers a significant part of

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chalk paint
Chalk Paint

The Wonderful World of Chalk Paint

I have discovered that chalk paint is a very crucial element to this blog. When I began taking over and going through Our Storied Home I was overwhelmed at all the chalk paint questions. Amanda needed to take a break on the blog so when I started poking around and

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