Tag: paint

How to DIY Finish an Ana White Reclaimed Wood Look Bedside Table (Tutorial)

How to DIY Finish an Ana White Reclaimed Wood Look Bedside Table (Tutorial)

That piece could use some serious TLC. I mean, it’s definitely a piece. (A piece of something). Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The host. 

How to DIY Make & Install Vertical Shiplap (Tutorial)

How to DIY Make & Install Vertical Shiplap (Tutorial)

Shiplap is totally your thing. But you’re searching for some out of the ordinary design inspiration. Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The host. The 

How to DIY Finish an Outdoor Picnic Table by MyOutdoorPlans

How to DIY Finish an Outdoor Picnic Table by MyOutdoorPlans

You have the sweetest piece of furniture in mind for your outdoor design aesthetic. Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The host. The “individual.” Your 

How to DIY Finish a Custom Pallet Wood Range Hood Vent Cover

How to DIY Finish a Custom Pallet Wood Range Hood Vent Cover

How do you finish a wood piece to match your home’s overall design aesthetic? So glad you asked. Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The 

How to Refinish Everything: DIY Furniture, Home Decor & Thrift Store Finds

How to Refinish Everything: DIY Furniture, Home Decor & Thrift Store Finds

If you’re into saving a lot of money on furniture, custom designing your home, testing out a new creative hobby or bringing new life to old things, then refinishing is your game. Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The 

How to DIY Finish a Sawhorse Coffee Table by Rogue Engineer

How to DIY Finish a Sawhorse Coffee Table by Rogue Engineer

Your furniture piece is begging you for an update. Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The host. The “individual.” Your listening ear. No friends – 

How to Make DIY Shiplap

How to Make DIY Shiplap

You’re in love with that cottage-y, modern farmhouse look. So are we. The epitome? Shiplap, thanks to the influence of Chip & Joanna Gaines. But, unless you moved into a century old fixer upper, you’re not likely to find shiplap hiding underneath the plaster or 

How to Finish Your Reclaimed Table with Stain, Paint, Distressing, Boiled Linseed Oil, Urethane and Mineral Spirits

How to Finish Your Reclaimed Table with Stain, Paint, Distressing, Boiled Linseed Oil, Urethane and Mineral Spirits

Handcrafting a gorgeous table, but wanting to save some cash in the creative process? 100% hardwood tables cost the prettiest of pennies. 100% soft dimensional lumber-made tables are THE most cost effective, but are usually stained on top to yield a more expensive aesthetic – 

How to Paint, Stain, Whitewash & Distress a Fancy X Farmhouse Table by Ana White

How to Paint, Stain, Whitewash & Distress a Fancy X Farmhouse Table by Ana White

What does your table stand for? Is it only functional, or does it serve a deeper purpose? Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. Adventurer. The host. 

How to Stain, Whitewash & Distress a Herringbone Headboard

How to Stain, Whitewash & Distress a Herringbone Headboard

Welcome to the Rez, friend! We’re super glad you stopped by to try your hand at beautifying your custom piece of woodworked art we like to call a headboard. But feel free to use this finishing technique on any and every piece of wood you 

How to build a DIY herringbone headboard with wood shims

How to build a DIY herringbone headboard with wood shims

Good ole Pinterest, all the DIY blogs, the Google machine and home design magazines are “inadvertently” wooing and beckoning your gaze with their custom-built rustic chic furniture pieces. Is that a droplet of drool I spy, easing itself out of the corner of your jaw-dropped 

How to Build a DIY Restoration Hardware Copycat Maison Bed Headboard | Part I

How to Build a DIY Restoration Hardware Copycat Maison Bed Headboard | Part I

Restoration Freaking Hardware. *Sigh*. Why do you always leave needing wanting everything you see – perfectly space-planned and tastefully positioned in your own “home design studio”. Better yet, outsource a Restoration Hardware design consultant to redecorate your frumptown fabrics, granny graphics & tacky trinkets with