Tag: DIY

  • DIY Headboard

    DIY Headboard

    I am in the process of  a new makeover for our master bedroom.  I have to admit 15 years of the same look was getting a little boring……..I think that I kept procrastinating because I had fauxed the walls years ago and the time that that took was endless. I came across this massive fireplace…

  • DIY: Upholstered Grandmother’s Chair

    DIY: Upholstered Grandmother’s Chair

    One regret I have in life is not paying attention to my mother when she was trying to teach me to sew like her. Oh, I learned the basic’s but my mother was FABULOUS with her craft. My entire wardrobe was made by her and I am talking about designer looking clothes. She made our…

  • DIY: $7 Cedar Box Planter

    DIY: $7 Cedar Box Planter

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    Tools: Circular or Hand Saw Drill w/1/2″ Bit Crescent Wrench or Pliers Tape Measure Square Pencil & Straight Edge Materials: 3 – 6′ Cedar Dog-Ear Fence Picket 12 – 1-1/2″ Wood Screws 1 – 4′ Concrete Support Strap 4 – 1-1/2 (#40) Nuts & Bolts w/Washers Directions: Start by cutting each picket to 4ft lengths…

  • DIY: Easy Rotisserie Chicken Stock

    DIY: Easy Rotisserie Chicken Stock

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    The supermarket rotisserie chicken has saved many of us from spending a weeknight slaving in the kitchen. You plop it out of the plastic onto a serving plate and ta-da! Dinner is served. The next time your family has devoured one of these store bought birds — save the leftovers and follow this super easy…