When the weather gets warm in southern Ontario, we love to throw open the doors and spend as much time as we can outside. Here we’ve put together a list of 6 impressive summer furniture makeovers that we hope will inspire you to make the most of your outdoor furniture projects this season. I know they certainly have us inspired…
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How to repair damaged wood veneers in 5 easy steps
A scenario that often replayed itself in our home was as follows: Stuart backed his truck up the driveway, jumped out excitedly and said “look what I picked up”. He opened the truck cover and revealed a (insert furniture of choice) that had damaged wood veneer. I mustered a pretty unenthusiastic smile. I can admit it – damaged wood veneer…
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Furniture Flip: this antique pine harvest table goes dark
PINE HARVEST TABLE MAKEOVER – We always host our families for dinner on Christmas day. In order to fit in all 20+ of us, we clear out our dining room table and put up folding tables through our dining and living room. This year we decided not to bring the dining table back into the house from the garage to…
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Furniture Flip: this dresser/wardrobe combo gets a masculine redesign
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but A LOT of painted furniture you see online has a definite feminine vibe. While I love a pink french provincial dresser as much as the next gal, sometimes a more masculine design is in order. We picked up these two pieces for next to nothing through an online auction. The chunky design and…
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