Organize Those Cords!

Dollar Tree DIY Simple Wood Desk Organizer and an Updated Vase

Super Easy Way to Turn a Glass Vase Into Vintage Pottery

I know, I know I'm late getting on the vase makeover train but I was looking for a specific spackling that I could never find here locally. Rather than give up completely on the idea I came up with a two step, kid friendly and cheaper way to get a pottery look.

Easy DIY Farmhouse Style Cake Pan Tiered Tray

Material of the Week: Command Hooks

This week, we’re excited to show you some ordinary and some super extra-ordinary uses for one of the most versatile materials we’ve featured to date: Material of the Week: Command hooks. If you’re a Command hook maven, or if you’d like to try them for the first time, check out all the uses that other Hometalkers have shared for these super strong adhesive wall hooks and organizers.

Repurpose Chip Containers to Organize Media Device Cords!

A while back someone on Hometalk asked how they could repurpose Pringles containers. After my last post about repurposing tea boxes to organize media cords and a kid who loves Pringles, I came up with an idea!

A stand for iPad

Since I discovered Pinterest I am pinning a lot of recipes. When cooking in my small kitchen there was no real safe place to put the iPad. When I saw these awesome DIY iPad stands on Pinterest, I knew I needed to make one.

How to Hide Desk Cords

We recently added a little office nook to our master bedroom. And since it's tucked away in a space that is supposed to be a peaceful retreat, I didn't want it to look messy and disorganized. But the computer, lamp, and electronic cords were a bit of an eyesore at our minimal desk. So I took action to get those cords neat and tidy. Here's how I did just that.

Easy Upcycled Temporary DIY Pallet Fence

I’ve created some awesome projects from scrap wood, old furniture and pallets and was absolutely thrilled when the international delivery company let me keep the shipping pallets that held our belongings during their journey from Berlin to Toronto:

How To Make An Easy Ribbon Craft DIY

Make this Easy Ribbon Craft DIY using dollar store supplies and scrap wood. It makes a great addition to your home decor, and can be hung on the wall, or placed standing on an entry table or mantel. SUPPLIES Scrap WoodDollar Tree Gingham RibbonDollar Tree FlowersSpray Bottle With Water Acrylic Paint in brownHot Glue Gun Chip Brush

Ethan Allen Chandelier Knock Off

I have never done one of these before…. A Knock Off Challenge is where you choose an expensive item from a fancy, high class store– then you make an inexpensive imitation. Now if you’ve read my blog for any length of time you know that my favorite words are “free” and “yard sale.” So I wasn’t sure what I would be able to find, that I could copy inexpensively.But I think I found a winner!!! I walked into my local Ethan Allen furniture store at the beginning of March 2020– just a few days before everyone in the world got sent to their rooms. Well, you know what I mean. So I was short on time in more ways than one. And guess what I found? I found this gorgeous Ethan Allen Orb Chandelier. Isn’t it fabulous?!Orb Chandelier from Ethan Allen

New Life to an Old Table

I got this table at an online auction. I knew it would look great getting a facelift, but little did I know it would speak to me in a different way.

DIY Garden Decor | DIY Challenge

Potato Stamped Wall Hanging

That’s right I said potato!! If you can carve out a design on a potato (anyone can) then you can make your own art piece!!

How to Install a Killer Wallpaper Accent Wall

Slowly the laundry room is starting to change and I’m so thrilled. Without a doubt, adding the beadboard wainscoting and hooks dramatically improved the space. But today, I’m so delighted to reveal the full wall. Clearly adding a wallpaper accent wall is a game changer for this room.Now every time I walk past my laundry room, I have to pause and stare at my gorgeous wall! I think I’m going to have to replace the current door with a door with a window. It’s just too pretty to be closed off!When I started making plans for updating my laundry room, I began looking at wallpaper. I knew that a wallpaper accent wall would definitely add some pizzazz to my room. Perhaps, it would even make doing the laundry fun. 😉 One can hope right?So I was ecstatic to receive an email from Photowall wallpaper, asking us to try their wallpaper and share the results with our readers.This post is sponsored by Photowall, however all the comments and opinions are my own.

How to Flip Vintage Picture Frames Into a Tiered Jewelry Tray

I recycle lots of things especially picture frames, I create sea glass or pebble scenes onto them as you can see from my previous Hometalk posts. Last year I was given some old picture frames to reuse and when I saw amongst them two, oval, vintage frames... I just knew I had to create something special with them.

Repurpose Your Kids Bunkbed When They Grow Out of It.

My kids no longer use the bunkbed in the play room and after a year of trying to sell it I gave up and decided to repurpose it. This bunkbed was real oak wood and I could not bring myself to putting this out on the curb.

Farmhouse Kitchen Backsplash That You’ll Dream Over

Check out a beautiful backsplash that will be the crown jewel of your kitchen! Here are some dreamy before and after pics with serious inspo! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Jeffrey Court.

DIY Cardboard Bookshelves (Make a Kid’s Bookcase!)

My husband was complaining about the mess of books in my son’s room this past weekend – to which I responded that if he doesn’t like it he should come up with a solution to store them!He grunted and said he didn’t want to spend money on a bookshelf.I decided I needed to prove a point – that we had everything we needed to make one in the house already – so I set out to make my own cardboard bookshelves. I was determined to do it in an afternoon….and I succeeded!Here’s how!Materials Needed – DIY Cardboard BookshelvesCardboard Boxes – I used one strong vegetable crate as well as on large and one medium sized cardboard box. Read on or watch the video to see how you can adapt this to fit your own space and the boxes you have available.A craft knifeGlue (I used Gorilla Glue which is actually for wood but regular craft glue will work too) and/or Duct Tape (I used both!)Measuring TapePen or PencilClamps (optional)The full written instructions are below or you can watch the video tutorial here:

Never Throw Out a Piece of Furniture Again

I had a client who was moving into her new dream home and wanted to save on the furniture budget. Since this dresser was free to her and made of solid wood, she hired me to to give it a face lift and make it fit with her current decor.

Making a Lampshade Out of an Antique Sieve / Strainer

We are in our 3rd Lockdown and Stay at Home orders here in Ontario Canada and that doesn't bother me, but it has made me have to become more creative in my diyng especially this time around as my go to Dollarstore is only allowed to sell essentials and hardware stores etc are all curbside. So it is abit more challenging to design anything but I love a challenge! It has also given me the opportunity to go through my " junk" I have collected and put it to use. And that's exactly what I did when I came across this antique sieve/ strainer, whatever you want to call it.

A Diy Mid-century Wood Accent Wall

I have a quick and easy DIY for you today. I am laughing as I write this as I am kind of known for my accent walls (I have promised no more on a few occasions), and well, here I go again. ;) Today, I am sharing my version of a Mid-Century Modern Wood Accent Wall.

How to Make a DIY Concrete Bowl Planter

Fabric Scrap Rainbow Pillow

I have so many little pieces of fabric. It is hard to call them scraps really because they are all worthy of saving to be used. Most of them came from prior projects but sometimes I have been known to buy little pieces just because. I buy them just because I MIGHT need them sometime. Today that sometime came. I loved using the little pieces in all of the colors of the rainbow to make this awesome rainbow pillow for my bench in my front yard. I don’t think it will last there for very long though because both of my girls want it in their rooms!

Before And After Tool Room Reveal

Who doesn’t love a really good before and after?! I’ve got one today that just could make your jaw drop with our before and after tool room reveal.

Planter Update

So last year my fave shop was selling these half whiskey barrels and I just needed one for the garden - at first I wasnt sure what I was going to do with it!then I decided that I would turn it into a planter and yes it took over a year of it sitting empty in the garden for me to do something with it !! I got plants for it last week & decided to sort it yesterday!!

Painted Sunshine Dresser

I happened upon this painted black mid century modern dresser at a thrift store. It looked to be in great shape other than the rough paint job.

Ottoman Coffee Table From a Pallet

What to do with those pallets? The quintessential DIY dilemma for all the pallet hoarders out there. When I recently salvaged a couple of half-pallets, I knew I needed to think fast because we don’t have a lot of storage! As it often happens, the inspiration for DIY projects comes from our daily life pain points: we have a vintage Mid-Century glass and brass coffee table that seems too precious to put anything on top – especially feet! It’s beautiful but, in the end, not very functional. It didn’t take long to realize the newly adopted pallets were the perfect base for a DIY Ottoman Coffee Table.

Best Guide to Painting Rocks

Spreading kindness can be done in so many wonderful ways, one of which is painting rocks and scattering them around for others to find. This is the best guide to painting rocks that also gives you some tips and tricks of how easy it can be done to create magnificent results.

Creating An Easy Wood Accent Wall: Using Peel & Stick Planks

This project is sponsored by Outwater, however, the thoughts & opinions are always my own. I only share products & companies I absolutely love with yall! Create a wood slat accent wall the easy way with peel & stick planks from OutwaterCreating An Easy Wood Accent Wall: Using Peel & Stick PlanksWhat’s better than a gorgeous accent wall to completely transform a space?! An accent wall that’s done the easy way!If you have been following along with this little blog for any time at all you know I am no stranger to an accent wall. I completed one in the laundry room & most recently in the master bathroom transformation.This was by far the easiest one I have ever done!For this room makeover we are creating a sweet little office space.

How to Add Wallpaper to a Dresser

In an effort to create some much needed storage for my children's bedroom that is also pretty, I updated an old dresser by adding Photowall's amazing wallpaper to it. This step-by-step blog post featuring picture and video tutorials showcases how to add wallpaper to an old Ikea dresser to create a custom and beautiful piece of furniture!

Make a Big Impact on a Budget – Painted Book Wall

Tiktok Approved Hanging Planter

Any Gen Z will tell you that a TikToker's room always has at least one hanging planter (if you can locate it through all the stuff) and lots of fake vines. Non-negotiable. So Ma, drop the modern farmhouse and craft some cluttercore.

DIY Bathtub Caddy

It could be a great present for any mom out there and not only suitable for Christmas but also could be a great handmade gift for Mother’s Day.

Bespoke Looking Bookcase for IKEA Prices

We wanted a beautiful bespoke looking bookcase for our home office but the quotes we had were insane. Instead, we bought some IKEA units and built them in to the wall ourselves!

Lodi’s Room Reveal Complete With New Light Fixtures!

Lodi’s Room Reveal complete with New Light Fixtures! Starting at the beginning… When I renovated this home back in 2014-2015 I designed this as a wide hallway which included a huge closet made specifically to house a 6 foot chest freezer. At the end of the hall I put our “back door” which included a doggie door in it – which was a great straight shot out of the house for my big dog at the time. In 2018 I got rid of the chest freezer and I was playing around with making this wasted area into a reading nook / day bed / dog bed area and putting up some kind of gate so I could lock dogs back here whenever I needed to…

Old Chest Turned Flower Box

I found this old chest and transformed it into a planter box for my front porch in perfect time for Spring!

Thrift Store Sewing Tables Makeover

Check out how we upcycled some old sewing tables from the thrift store! Get the full makeover details and list of products used here.

How to Make a Bold and Beautiful Rain Gutter Garden

Learn how to brighten up a plain fence with this colorful DIY rain gutter garden created from an inexpensive vinyl gutter or repurposed old gutters.