From Curbside To Runway: Outdoor Furniture Makeover!

Upcycle Storage Containers

I have these 3 drawer storage containers several places in our home. Sometimes I like that I can see what's in the drawer, and other times I do not. I came up with an easy and inexpensive way to upcycle the drawers - hiding what's inside and giving it a face lift at the same time. You can see more of my crazy creations here

Create a Safe and Easy Bee Watering Station

Provide a safe water source for the bees and other pollinators in garden with a DIY watering station. It’s easy, can serve as a focal point and decorative garden ornament or *bee* as simple as you like!

How to Make a Playful Summer Wreath for Your Front Door

Summer is definitely upon us, with the 4th of July, right around the corner. Definitely it’s time to update the front door with a summer wreath.Last summer, we made this simple, playful wreath for summer, however we didn’t share how to make it with you. It’s also perfect for your front door for the 4th of July and patriotic celebrations too.Certainly, this easy summer wreath for your front door is affordable too. In fact, most of the supplies came from the dollar store.If you’d like to see a quick video tutorial on how to make this playful summer wreath for your front door. Click the play button below.We also invite you to follow along on our YouTube channel.

2WK FURNITURE FLIP

Restoring an Art Deco Bar Cabinet

Chocolate Inspired End Table Makeover {Themed Furniture Makeover}

It is Themed Furniture Makeover Day! It’s one of my favorite days of the month when my blogging friends and I come together to share a furniture makeover based on a theme.

Simple Chair Makeover Themed Furniture Makeover Day

Every month a group of us get together to do a Themed Furniture Makeover. This months theme was chairs. Come see how I took this outdated chair with a plastic seat and turned it into a classic comfortable seat. 

DIY Painted and Stenciled Side Table Furniture Makeover

I am so excited to be sharing this drop leaf table furniture makeover project with you today! This project was the first furniture flip that I tackled after my shoulder surgery in late November. Thanks to DecoArt for sending me chalk paint and furniture stencils to use! This diy furniture makeover project ended up turning out beautiful.I love finding free furniture and luckily the people I surround myself with know that too! My old landlord saved this table for me for when I picked up some old mail. I am grateful.DecoArt sent me amazing chalk paint and the stencil that I used for this drop leaf table furniture makeover.

Garbage to Gorgeous® Episode 24: Desk Makeover With Unicorn Spit!

Today I am going to transform and old school desk into a beach table using Unicorn Spit and GlazeCoat! I found the desk a few years ago, at the curb. The folks at Ecclectic Products sponsored this project and I thought it was finally time to tackle the desk makeover! | desk makeover | furniture makeover | redo | furniture redo | desk redo | home decor | furniture makeover diy | diy |You can find more info, more pictures, the video and materials list at my original blogpost: https://craftklatchwithmona.blogspot.com/2019/05/garbage-to-gorgeous-episode-24-desk.html

Hanging Plant Ladder

You know those inspiration pictures you see and you just have to have it or build it? That was to is project for me. I’m a plant lover and I had the perfect window for several plants but no room to have them. A plant ladder to hang plants off of was the perfect solution. This inspiration picture is everything, especially the dogs!

How To Make Flags For The Fourth

Today, I’m sharing how to make flags for the fourth. The fourth of July is around the corner and these are easy to make for your celebrating.

No Pantry? No Problem!!!

If you’ve been following me for a while then you know I enjoy switching up spaces every now and then. Our back entry used to have a closed in coat closet, which was great but as we don’t usually enter through the back, I found it to be a waste of space.

Thrifted Candle Holder Makeover

Here we go again, I am making over another thrift store find! This candle holder is one of those items I bought because it was only $1.00 and I knew someday I would do something with it! Well, someday was like YEARS later HAHA! I had kind of forgotten about it and I also wasn’t set on what I wanted to do with it, so it got pushed to the side. The other day I was organizing some of my craft stash and had it all piled and one thing sitting next to another and it all fell into place….I am not sure if that happens to you, but it does to me! All. The. Time! This came out better than anything I had envisioned for this candle holder! Come join me while for this thrifted candle holder makeover!

Uncle Sam Porch Sitter

This project was so much fun to make! I love anything Patriotic/Americana, and what is more Patriotic than Uncle Sam?! I had some wood laying around from other projects, so I thought I would put together a Uncle Sam Porch Sitter. He turned out AMAZING!

15 Minute DIY Pot Lid Storage Rack

So ahhh crap, I broke my metal store-bought rack. Now what?! In a bind, I discovered you can DIY your own from scrap wood!

How To Recycle A Broken Urn

Today, I’m sharing how to recycle a broken urn. Because a piece has a broken piece off the edge, don’t throw it in the trash. Here I will share steps to fix the broken edge.By the way, if you have been following Cloches & Lavender for any time, you know I love to recycle. As an example, this cabinet needed some love. Because it still works with my French Country home, I used chalk paint making it petty again.Besides the cabinet project, I also have a collection of antique tea cups and saucers. Not a tea drinker like me? After some thinking I show how to make a plate wreath. Now, back to how to recycle a broken urn. I found this urn thrifting some time ago, and I have used in our home before. However, I was tired of hiding the broken side. So, it was time to fix the broken edge.Let’s Take A Look And See How To Recycle A Broken UrnBefore I begin, I wanted to mention, this urn is made of resin of some sort. So I feel this is the best and easiest solution.First, a piece of spackle tape is added to give a base to the urn. After the tape, using a chip brush I add joint compound. This is the beginning how to recycle a broken urn. Brushing also seemed to be the best way to apply joint compound to the tape.

Garden Trellis

It's spring and I'm eager to work in my flower beds!! One of the projects on my to do list is to make a trellis for my Rose bush to climb on. Every year my Rose bush produces long runs and they always end up going behind the deck or up the foundation headed for the siding.I normally end up cutting the runs off and its a never ending cycle all summer long. So this year I will be able to use my new trellis and hopefully enjoy more blooms!This trellis also would be amazing for a veggie garden as well!

DIY Wall Sconce Cord Cover

Patriotic Garland Wreath a Dollar Tree DIY

When I walk around Dollar Tree and see random items that I can create with, it makes me super excited to get home and get crafty! For $3.00, I picked up a wreath form and two garlands then used some supplies from my stash to create a Patriotic Garland Wreath DIY project. Perfect for the Fourth of July and the rest of the year. I like to show my spirit for all things red, white, and blue by keeping up some decorations year-round. It also helps me remember the brave men and women who have made us the Home of the Free because of the Brave.

Don't Be Afraid to Be Bold

My friend wanted to spice up her home office as it was now regularly "featured"On her zoom calls. Her taste is a bit different than mine but I heard her loud and clear when she said she wanted to paint her French provincial desk to something bold.

Living Wall Out Of Pallet Wood

I decided it was time to do something interesting on the wall above the commodeAnd here’s what I came up with...A Living Wall with succulents

How to Add Charm With Inexpensive DIY Wall Decor

Our open concept home has many large walls. Today I want to share a how-to for an easy and inexpensive way to DIY wall decor for large walls.

Fun Decorative Upcycled Road Map Art

I love to upcycle and reuse old maps, they are very affordable craft paper. There are so many fun things you can do with them. One of the most popular things I've made with them is beautiful roses (see here).This time I've used my old maps to create some beautiful moths for fun faux taxidermy wall art. You can give these as a gift if you use a map of somewhere special.

DIY Bleaching Wood – Restoring Precious Vintage Pieces

Hi friends! Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like how I’ve refinished my Dad’s vintage chair? I’ll explain how I got this blond look but first a bit of why this chair is so precious to me.

DIY Painted Cacti Rocks

Do you love plants but are notoriously bad at keeping any alive, even succulents? Yeah, that's me so cactus rocks are the best!

Laundry Room Makeover – My First DIY Project That Was a Complete Ren

DIY Whimsical Bird Cage Hanging Lamp

My daughter recently turned 6 and wanted her own desk in her room so I decided to give her a cute little desk nook! Once I decided on a design plan I just knew I had to make a hanging bird cage lamp!

Dollar Tree Patriotic Straw Vase

This Dollar Tree Patriotic Straw Vase is one of the easiest DIY’s EVER. Last year I made this patriotic wreath (which was also super easy) using Dollar Tree paper straws and this year I decided to try decorating a Dollar Tree vase using the same straws.

Simple Bathroom Beadboard

I was on a mission to train my kids to hang up their bathroom towels so I decided to create a bead board chair rail to designate a spot to do do!

How to Propagate Pothos in Water

Looking for ways to grow your indoor garden on a budget? Propagating plants is the easiest way to grow your garden for free! Learn how to propagate pothos in water with these 7 easy steps.Pothos is one of the easiest houseplants to grow and care for.They are low maintenance, resilient, can tolerate different levels of light, boosts the mood, and purifies the air.But did you also know that they are super easy to propagate in water?It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of easy-care houseplants.My plants grew so much while summering outdoors.So it’s time to clean them up and cut some of them back.But what to do with the cuttings?I’m going to grow more plants!

DIY Oversized Fabric Covered Cork Board

How to Repurpose All Those Glass Luncheon Snack Plates

They must have been MASSIVELY mass produced. These lovely cut glass luncheon plates with matching cups were, at one time, the standard for serving “a light lunch” at baby showers, wedding showers, church meetings, bridge clubs and other hosted “Ladies who Lunch” events.

How To Tear Down A Box Spring For Reuse / Box Spring String Lights

I didn’t intend to start this project. I am in the middle of so many others, but I am afflicted or gifted, depending on how you look at it, with trasho-distracto-imagination-disorder.

DIY Thrifted Flag Tray

On another one of my thrifting trips to Second Chance Thrift Store, which seems to be daily lately. I found this super cute little tray, it was plain and boring but I had an idea! Right before I stopped at the thrift store I was at Ocean State Job Lots (a discount store here on the East Coast) and I found these Patriotic paper placemats, it had 4 different Patriotic designs. I had never even heard of such a thing, how did I not know about paper placemats?! They are so fun and can be used for so many things! Did you know about them? I knew that I wanted to add one of these placemats to my thrifted tray! Let’s get started on this DIY thrifted flag tray!

DIY Stock Tank Pool

So my hubby made my dreams come true this summer by helping me make a stock tank pool in our backyard! If you’ve been wondering how to make one too, I am going to outline all the steps for you here. It’s definitely not as hard as you think it may be! I was honestly surprised because I thought this project would be a little out of our DIY range. But it turned out to be just fine and it only took us a couple of weekends to finish. This is the perfect solution if you don’t have a neighborhood pool to enjoy this summer. Keep on reading to see just how easy and simple this DIY stock tank pool is!

Rustic Steampunk Night Lamps

I love this idea I found on the internet and I wanted to make something like this for our country cabin to put in the master bedroom instead of regular lamps.

A Beautiful Brick Porch in One Weekend

I stenciled my front porch to make it look like brick and I love it! It took one weekend and it was totally worth it!(for the in-depth tutorial please visit my blog www.somethingpaintedwhite.com)

Easy Rock Garden Markers

I have the perfect way for you to use up some of your old game pieces! With just a few supplies, I made these DIY Rock Garden Markers and they turned out adorable. I have a bag of random game pieces that I’ve collected over the years. I have lots of Monopoly houses, that turned out to be perfect for this project.

Painting Exterior Brick

One of the things I disliked about our home is the red brick and red roof. Red is just not my thing. Especially since the brick is only on the front and doesn’t match the rest of the house. But I didn't know what to do...It hit me that I could paint it dark, creating a beautiful contrast.