Decor DIY - Night Table

So there was a 50% off sale at a local thrift store - bonus! Picked up this great little night table for $7.50.

Also grabbed some sandpaper, Rustoleum spray paint in satin black ($9) and a gorgoues handle for $6 from Rona.

 The hardware I purchase was slightly smaller than the original, so my handy hubby drilled me some new holes. If you have no access to tools or a handy hubby, I suggest making sure the hardware you purchase is the same size! haha.

Took this outside to paint. With the wind it was dry in about 20 minutes!

A little bit of distressing and a adding the handle.. and presto chango! A cute, modern little night table for less than $25 - and the satisfaction of DIY ;)

*Sigh* looooove the handle.

Decor DIY - Jewelry Box

Stopped at Value Village the other day. Didn't find too much but this jewelry box for $7.50.

The wood looks so old and the blue velour on the inside was just gross... that was the first thing to go.

Yes, that handy little manicure multi-tool is what I used to pry it off! After the inside was stripped I removed the tiny handles and sanded it down.

After some 'satin' black Rustoleum, a bit of distressing and adding the hardware back on, I think it turned out quite well! :)

I made this jewelry box for myself, but what a great gift idea for a friend or a little girl! You could customise it to their favourite colour, paint or glue something on top, the options are endless. I can just picture it in pink with a few swirly flowers for a little princess :)

Decor DIY - Footstool

So here is the cute little footstool. I think it was adorable, but I wanted to update it a bit.

The tools (minus the spray paint):

My kitty always wants to help :)

The first thing I did was disassemble the parts, then sand down the wood.

Time for paint!

And of course some distressing...

Then on to the fabric top. I didn't remove the old fabric or anything, simply covered it! I got this fabric at the thrift store for $2 - and only used a quarter of it!

So after pulling the fabric taut around the edges I stapled it in place:

Here is the finished product:

Decor DIY - Mirror

I found this mirror at value village for $8. It is actually plastic! Completely fake, but who would know once it's up on the wall?! (Except you of course....shoot...) So here is the 'before' shot complete with the spray paint I used and garbage bag/masking tape floor saver!

This is during the dyring process, the masking tape was easy to put on and rip off after to save the mirror.

After it was dry I distressed it slightly with some sand paper, just for fun...

The 'After' shot :)

Mirrors (especially a white one like this) are great for opening up a space and making it look bigger and brighter. This one will go in my foyer :)

Decor DIY ~ Candle holders

These were a couple dollars each at a thrift store - every one I went to today had so many brass candle holders!

I spray painted them from top to bottom and bottom to top to make sure all the little curves and crevices are filled in.

All done! Distressed them a little bit as well. They're so much brighter now with the white! Beautiful :)