Old things shouldn’t be wasted and thrown away if you can give them a second life. To renovate a usual folding chair you’ll need a screwdriver, drop cloth, spray paint (2 cans per chair), fabric, scissors, a staple gun and staples. Remove the seat and place chair on drop cloth and wipe down with damp...
We started the topic of renovation from a new laptop skin and now here’s one more idea – this time it’s for your laptop or computer desk. You’ll need colorful paper tape and scissors. You may choose bright colors of the rainbow like in this tutorial or your own combination. Clean off your desk from...
If have an old dresser, don’t hurry to throw it away, you can make a wonderful flower piece of it that would always make you think of summer and spring. How? First remove the face plate, now apply a thin even coat of spray paint on it, try warm yellow to make it more cheerful....
IKEA furniture has always been an object to changes and various decorations because it’s rather simple and easy to change. Side table called Trolsta, model of 2012, is interesting because of its legs’ shape in Gustav’s style and simple white color. You can easily change it into a vintage pouf. You’ll need this table, some...
If you don’t know how to renovate a usual wooden planter, you can use a chevron pattern or do like this – in a vintage shabby way. For the project you’ll need a wood planter box, several dozen wood shims, wood glue, craft paint or paint samples from the paint department, small paintbrushes, miter box...
A usual stool can be easily changed into a very original piece without making much effort. You’ll need a stool, masking tape, acrylic paint, some varnish, a power drill + 1/4 drill bit for wood, wool in 4 different colors, a large-eye needle, some paper and a printer. Tape the pattern to the top of...
We have already told you how to decorate simple IKEA dresser. Now have a look at this table, it’s a renovation of an IKEA piece. You’ll need an Ikea Lack coffee table, some spray adhesive, Mod Podge, shellac, wallpaper, a craft knife, a paint brush, decorative nails or nail head trim, a ruler and a...
How to make your usual furniture more original? Here’s a very simple variant – just paint the legs! Choose some crazy fluorescent color to highlight the contrast. What you need to do is just to prop the feet up on pieces of a paper towel roll and you can start the work. Paint 2 or...
If you have a fine IKEA piece like this one – a small dresser. Traditional classical furniture of this brand is cool but if you like to make it special and unusual, have a look at this tutorial. You’ll need a dresser, some paint, brass hardware. The craft itself is rather simple, all you need...
In spring a fresh small garden is right what we need – a piece of nature, what can be better? Lets’ repurpose an old dresser into a fresh spring garden. The dresser doesn’t even need to be transformed. It has three spacious drawers, you need just to take the dresser outside and put the plant...