Parson’s style slipcovers are the easiest style to make because they are symmetrical and have no arms.
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THE easiest bed pillowcase to sew – the roll-up or burrito method.
This DIY bed pillowcase is THE easiest sewing project ever. From beginner to advanced seamsters, this roll-up or burrito pillowcase method is a thrill.
What kind of tools do I need to make a pillowcase?
The speed at which you can crank out pillowcases is so satisfying. So, if you want some immediate gratification these pillowcases are the answer. Or if you’re teaching your children to sew, this project is the answer. …
How to reupholster a boxed dining chair seat.
This tutorial and video, how to reupholster a boxed dining chair seat, is a detailed(video) and step by step tutorial, so if you’re about to embark upon a project like this, definitely tune in.
Do You have a dining chairs that look like this????
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This boxed dining chair seat is generally beyond the DIY realm. The “boxed” design…meaning welt(piping) on the top edge of the foam and the bottom edge, requires sewing welt, cutting the boxing piece, and sewing those two pieces together to create the boxed design. I’ll show you how to make this happen even if you only have basic sewing skills and a home sewing machine. It’s a little time consuming the first time, but not that difficult….
kitchen re-fresh…
This re-fresh will be done on a bare bones budget because I would like to totally remodel the kitchen in the not-so-distant future. We plan to replace all the floors in the all common areas of our home eventually and that would include the kitchen so I figure that would be a good time to make new cabinets. The current layout is good but the cabinets are original to this 1962 house. Then I added two file cabinets I turned into kitchen cabinets, I bought a clearance corner cabinet and pulled a built-in armoire outta my girls room and installed it in the kitchen as our pantry. So, to say our kitchen is a hodgepodge of cabinetry is an understatement. I did install lattice moulding on all the cabinets to give them a shaker profile and make them look similar. 
My kitchen is not completely revolting. The layout and workflow are both great. The size is perfect for a family of five and company. But it’s worn out and a little outdated. The wood countertops from Ikea are 10 years old and desperately need to be replaced. The island countertop is the well known feather finish concrete. You can read about my feather finish experience here and here. I really loved the concrete countertop for the price and the look, but they’re not super durable. Fortunately, the expense of feather finish is so low it can done over and over. However, I’m just over it and I’d like something else. Which leads me to a kitchen refresh in my very near future starting with new countertops. Epoxy countertops….
One bag wonder…quickcrete lamp.
This One Bag Wonder DIY concrete lamp idea was birthed a few years ago when I first saw these Rejuvenation lamps on the blog The Makerista. I fell in love with the odd proportion of the lamps. They’re perfect for a Buffett or desk where a spindly silhouette is needed.
This is my second attempt at this concrete lamp project. You can read about the first here. Needless to say I’ve been intending to re-make the lamps since then. So when I saw the quickcrete One Bag Wonder Challenge online, I thought it would be a great opportunity to try this again.
My girls have this little desk where they sit and do makeup and hair, which requires proper lighting, of course. But the lamp needed to be slender and not take up a lot of space. So this slim lamp is perfect!…
DIY Bimini Top…lesson learned.
I learned a lesson making this bimini top for my paddle boat today. After mowing the grass this morning, I decided since I was already sweaty and dirty I might as well go ahead and tackle this bimini top project. I’ve had this marine fabric in my stash for a couple years, and the boat hasn’t had a bimini top since it was given to us. 
A good cleaning was the first order of business…the paddle boat sat full of rain water for a good month so it was growing green fuzz….
