This Christmas why not try making your own DIY burlap and drop cloth gift bag! I love natural and rustic textures like burlap, linen and drop cloths. I made this burlap gift bag because I couldn’t find any on the market at the time. Plus a personalized gift is the best! As I’m updating this...

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Sharing all the details on how to plaster over a brick fireplace! My parents are selling their house and I’ve been helping them with designing it for sale. Recently I shared how designed their kitchen using Ikea cabinets and how much they cost. The other project I wanted to tackle in their home was the...

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If you are needing to remove wallpaper but are daunted by the task, be sure to follow these easy directions! More than four years ago I did a blog post on how to apply wallpaper or a mural and now I’m telling you how to remove it. Sometimes you need to remove it, what can...

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Making a small wooden display case (or French cheese safe) is easy by following my detailed instructions. A French cheese safe is a place where cheese was stored on the counter in a French country kitchen.  The safe or cabinet was covered in a fine screen.  Because the cabinet is small in size, it makes...

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I turned black frames into vintage gold frames with beautiful patina. Check out how! If you’ve been following along on my mini dining room transformation, you’ll remember that I removed the cabinet with my collectibles in it, that we installed the picture frame moulding, then we painted the inside of the frames and now the...

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