Tutorial - Refinish a Salvaged Dining Room Set

Makeover a mismatched table and set of chairs

Tutorial at Craft Klatch Blog

"Using Craigslist freebies I did a dining room makeover on a budget!!  I took a table and four chairs that were not meant to be together and turned them into a boutiquey chic set!  I'll show you how!Who doesn't love free stuff, right?  Well I love scouring Craigslist.  The progression seems to be: For Sale....Freestuff.....Curb Alert!  I try to catch it before it turns into Curb Alert, because I figure I would never be the first one there".... Read more

Tutorial - Refinish a Chair in Upcycled Denim

A staple guns makes reupholstering easy

Tutorial at Pillarboxblue Box

"I have been called the denim whisperer, because of all the things that I make with old jeans. From sunglasses cases, magazine racks and pocket organizers. I just love upcycling with old denim. So when my office chair was in need of a makeover then this Ikea hack had to involve denim. This isn’t my first denim chair upcycle, in the past I’ve upcycled a dining room chair and foot stool with old jeans. I’m sure it won’t be my last either. Upholstering in denim is a lot easier than it looks, especially with a bit of staple gun magic".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Install an Inexpensive Wood Floor

500 square foot wood floor cost less then $300

Tutorial at Grandma's House DIY Blog

"You can put whatever you want under foot, if its wood, then you have a wood floor! It does not need to come out of a box that says “flooring” on it, nope, what makes a floor a floor is the fact that you walk on it. The only reason we did not opt for the plywood-cut-into-strips-option was because we do not own a table saw to cut it ourselves and it still would have been about twice the cost of what we ended up paying".... Read more