Awesome DIY Kitchen Furniture

Hey Everyone,

I was so excited to be approached by Hometalk again. 

This time to curate a DIY Kitchen Furniture clipboard.

I loved putting this board together.... There were so many great ideas to chose from.

So pop on over to my Hometalk board, DIY Kitchen Furniture

 and check out these amazing DIY Kitchen Islands and Cupboards (2 are mine, can you spot them?)

  

Sign up to Hometalk and follow NorthShore Days there too, if you haven't already.

 

I hope you've been inspired to DIY this weekend ...

 

Take care

xxx

Painted Wooden Spoons

 Hi Everyone,

I know painted wooden spoons have been done A LOT in blog world, but I really love them, so had to try them myself!

And they are soooooo easy! Super easy and quick to do.

So go grab yourself a set from the dollar shop and lets paint some wooden spoons! This set was approx $3 and made from bamboo.

 

Literally all you do is tape around the spoon where you want and paint the ends with your choice of colour. 

Of course I used white paint (Dulux acrylic interior paint) and painted 2 layers.

Once dry I sanded evenly and distressed the edges.

I threaded twine through the holes at the base of the handles, just for a fun look.

I am really happy with the end result. I use them a lot and they have washed extremely well.

 I think this is such a fun, inexpensive gift idea too, don't you?

Take care,

xxx

 

 

Kitchen Hutch Makeover

 

Hi Everyone, 

It's been forever since I last posted a furniture makeover right? Well truth be told I have a couple (okay more like 4 or 5) of furniture'y projects done, but with the big move and just life in general its taken me this long to have edited the photos!
So these pics were taken at the previous house.

I found this sweet wee hutch on Trade Me and just knew it had to be mine - I won the bidding war up to around $90. Wow how lucky was I? These hutches usually go for heaps more. This is the seller's photo on the listing.

The ad stated that there was some damage to the varnish, turns out it was an auto pest control spray that had eaten through the varnish and made it all soft and sticky. So we had to get to work scraping off the yucky top layer. Then I realised that, oops the hutch was just slightly too big for the kitchen so I got Sean to trim the edges, before I started painting.

 

Yes, white!!! If you have followed me from the beginning, you'll know my love for white! Anyway, I painted 3 coats of white Dulux paint and sanded and distressed the whole unit. I removed the glass and gave it a good clean too. Beautiful!

How awesome are these handles? Perfect for my hutch and at $3 for 3 in the bargain aisle...yes please!

When I decorated with all my treasures, I realised something was missing. I mulled on it for a day or so then remembered the chippy old mirror I had propped against the bedroom wall.

Love love love! 

This cabinet is so totally my style and it turned out heaps better than I imagined.

It was a perfect fit in my little kitchen. Now it's gorgeous in the living room. This has to be hands down my favourite piece in my house.

Thanks for visiting, pop back soon and see what else I've made over lately.

Take care,

xxx

 

 

Linking Up To:

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/05/wow-us-wednesdays-170.html
http://missmustardseed.com/2014/05/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-link-party-23/ 
http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2014/05/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_30.html#