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How to Create a Rustic Wood King Headboard

I’m back with more progress on the beach condo. I am really excited to share this tutorial on how to create a rustic wood headboard with you because it caused quite the buzz on Facebook and Instagram. This has to be one of my favorite projects that I completed in my stepmom’s beach condo. (You can see more pictures of the condo renovation on my sister’s interior design business page. Be sure to like her page, she has some great renovations to share.)

My sister, Caitlin, wanted me to make a unique rustic wood headboard for the master bedroom. Her budget was running low so she turned to Pinterest for some ideas and showed me this picture as inspiration.

I followed the link to a retail site where you could purchase the headboard for $2,195! {Cough, choke, gag…this was well out of our budget!} When we tallied the receipts, the lumber and materials to build our own king-sized headboard came in around $90 from Lowe’s! Woot woot!

And best of all, it is a relatively easy project that anyone can do if they have the right power tools.

Materials: Read more

October 25, 2013/25 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

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Creating Vintage Painted Oars with 3M

Vintage painted oars are nostagic objects for me. They bring back memories of camp and watching crew teams rowing along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. So, when my sister wanted to find some oars to decorate the beach condo with, I jumped at the opportunity to make some. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you know that my sister Caitlin (of Symmetry Designs in San Jose, CA) and I have been renovating Diane Chamberlain’s Topsail Beach condo. The condo is a great size (three bedrooms) and located ocean front. That’s where the pros ended. Sadly the condo was stuck in the 80’s: teal carpeting, orangey wood trim and cabinet doors that were falling off. We converged on the property back in September to start the renovation process.

Before the trip, I whipped out these fun painted oars. They were easy to make, you could sooo do this!

(I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience. I earn a small percentage from a purchase using these links. There is no additional cost to you. You can read more about affiliate links here.)

Materials:

3M Sand paper for sander (80,120 & 180 grits)
3M 220 Grit Sanding sponge
ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape
3M Sanding block
1″ x 6″ pine boards
Jigsaw
Sander
Paint brushes
Stencil brush or sponge
White paint
Red Paint
Red Paint
Number stencils
Minwax Early American stain
Rags

3M™ Safety Products:

Instructions:

Clamp your 1″ x 6″ board to a work surface. Trace out the oar shape onto your board. You can use rulers and rounded paint cans or plates to trace the curves.

Put on your safety glasses, ear plugs and grab the jig saw.

DIY Industrial Cupcake Stands

Make these DIY industrial cupcake stands now and you’ll be ready for all the upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching! The cool black steel plumbing parts base combined with the natural wood slice platform lends itself to an unexpected industrial feel.

Each cupcake stand costs $5.50 in parts (not including the birch log), very reasonable for a unique, DIY project that could easily lend itself to become a favor or small gift.

Supplies required (for one DIY Industrial Cupcake Stands):

1/2″ black steel floor flange
1/2″ x 3 1/2″ black steel nipple
birch log (approx. 5″ in diameter)
hand saw or circular saw
palm sander or sandpaper
drill
3/4″ circular drill bit
E-6000 glue

DIY Industrial Cupcake Stands Instructions:

Step 1: Using a handsaw or circular saw slice off 3/4″ thick disc of wood from the birch log. (If you’re concerned about bugs, you can bake them as shown here.)

Step 2: Sand wood slices smooth.

Step 3: Using a drill with a 3/4″ circular bit drill out a small hole for the nipple piece, only about 1/4″ deep, be careful not to let the tip of the bit pierce through to the other side of the wood slice.

Step 4: Apply E-6000 glue to one end of nipple and screw it into flange.

Step 5: Apply E-6000 glue to circular hole in wood slice.

Step 6: Gently ‘screw’ other end of nipple into wood slice.

Let the glue dry while the cupcake stands are upside down.

When dry, flip the stands over and load them up! They are perfect not only for cupcakes but candles too:

Cupcakes, candles and individual pies too! Mini pumpkin and pecan pies are on definitely my Thanksgiving menu this year:

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October 16, 2013/4 Comments/by Jaime Costiglio

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How to Replace Decorative Trim on Furniture

I found a cute nightstand at an antique mall a while back. As usual it sat in the garage for some ~~a few years~~ time and then I decided it was time to re-finish the piece.

The nightstand had been painted multiple times and needed some paint stripping.

Rather than use any chemicals I opted for a heat gun and it worked great …

…until I got to the delicate trim on the front of the nightstand drawers. Every time I would try to get the paint off it would gouge the trim. I knew that I had two options: try and repair the damage or replace the trim with new trim that wasn’t caked with 40 years of paint. I had a few trial runs with various trims and various cutting methods but rather than dwell on wasted time I’ll just tell you all about what worked best for me!

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October 9, 2013/12 Comments/by Jacque Knowlton

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How to Build a Rolling Storage Seat

Everyone can always use more hidden storage! What’s better than getting organized with more storage? How about combining it with additional seating! Jaime here from That’s My Letter sharing with you this easy tutorial for how to build a rolling storage seat.

Of course I couldn’t stop myself at just one seat, I had to make three – they’re just that fast and easy! The finished size is a generous stool at 19″w x 18″ d x 20″h.

Lift up that cushioned top and you’ve got tons of storage space:

To make the rolling storage stool you’ll need the following supplies: Read more

September 18, 2013/12 Comments/by Jaime Costiglio