No barn? No problem. Paint a barn quilt patio rug for your deck.
Barn quilt patio rug from vinyl flooring
Making a miniature advertising mural
How do you make a big statement on a small barn? Paint a miniature advertising mural on it. This one is a replica of a mural on a barn in Dodge County.
Painting | A home address sign for the porch
I made a new sign for my back porch. If you think it looks familiar ... ... it's because this is what's on the other side of it. I made the "noel" side of the sign back before Christmas (and blogged about it here.) After I put my holiday decorations away, my porch looked a …
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Makeover | Mini chest of drawers
Here's a little chest of drawers that I redid this week. (I think it's supposed to be a jewelry box, but I've been keeping it on my desk to store office supplies in.) This is what it looked like when I first got it. I picked it up for a dollar at a garage sale …
Crafting | A stenciled Santa
I love stenciling. It takes time and patience but absolutely no special skills. Anybody can do it. And you can make almost anything. Say, for instance, you wanted a dish towel with a retro black-and-white Santa image printed on it. You probably wouldn't find one in a store, but you could stencil one. You'd just have …
Makeover | DIY mailbox update
My mailbox has been in a sorry state for quite a while. Paint was chipping off of both the metal mailbox and the wood post that it sits on. I finally did something about it this weekend, and I didn't have to spend a penny. I had all of the necessary supplies (half a can …