If you have an old lamp and want to know how to renovate it, then this tutorial from aprudentlife.com is for you! Let’s get started. Before painting, remove the shade and tape off the electrical parts of the lamp. Paint the base and cover it with a clear lacquer spray to make it shine. Next...
We’ve already told you of creative pet beds suitable both for cats and dogs, and today I’d like to be more specific telling you of the easiest and cutest dog beds ever – pillow ones. A pillow bed is a great alternative to a usual bed, it’s mobile, washable and super easy to make, and...
If you can’t imagine your life without sewing, you definitely have lots of pins, needles and threads. To store your pins and needles with comfort the best way is to use a pincushion. Don’t have any? Then make a couple of creative pincushions – and here your imagination can go wild! I’ve rounded up the...
If you spend a lot of time at your desk, if you need a place to hang some pics and stickers for inspiration, make these cork boards from drawingsunderthetable.blogspot.ca. You’ll need old frames, painter’s tape, a cork roll, scissors, contact cement or other adhesive and spray paint. Take your frame apart and spray paint the...
Wanna serve a romantic breakfast abed? You need a good food tray with handles for comfiness in using! Marble, wood, plastic, old pallets and even doors can become a nice source of materials for such a craft. Take what you prefer and go sanding if needed and decorating it in various ways: painting, spray painting,...
This cool doormat was inspired by a Pottery Barn one but it costs less. Take a blank coir rug and use acrylic paint as it’s permanent so it works well for an outdoor and it’s also a flexible paint, unlike oil paint, so it won’t crack once dry. Use a ruler to mark the middle...
Every kitty needs a toy or two, and we’ve already shared some cool DIYs. Today we are sharing one more cool idea from dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.ca, prepare scrap fabric, fusible interfacing, thread, catnip (10-20 grams), a sewing machine, a needle and scissors. Cut out one of the lone cowboys, leaving enough fabric for a half inch seam...
Concrete projects are quite popular these days. It doesn’t take much more than an inexpensive bag of cement and some cardboard to create this cool, industrial-chic concrete serving tray, so let’s do it! Prepare cardboard, a box cutter, a ruler, a pencil, a marker, painter’s tape, cooking spray, cement, 2 drawer handles, a sanding sponge,...
This pretty stand is amazing for anything you like – from displaying cupcakes and sandwiches at a party to storing your jewelry. To make one you’ll need three plates in different sizes, a porcelain drill, a round stick of wood, thread rod, a screw and a screwdriver, thread, a hacksaw, masking tape, a pen, some...
Geometric coasters is a trendy and cool thing, to make these ones from aparedeindecisa.com you’ll need a cork sheet, a hexagon mold, a brush, crayon, masking tape, acrylic paint and varnish. Use a template to trace the amount of cork coasters you want. Try to draw hexagons very close together to make better use of...