Category: DIY

DIY fur pouf from a thrift store footstool

In just a few minutes, the thrift store footstool was transformed into a fluffy fur pouf that was pretty similar to Pottery Barn’s Mongolian faux fur stool (which retails for $319 plus tax).

Reupholstering an ottoman

Reupholstering an ottoman {Heather's Handmade Life}

For less than $20 in fabric and upholstery tacks — and about 30 minutes of sewing, cutting and hammering — she had what looked like a brand-new ottoman.

DIY Signs + Lettered Canvases

From using stickers and hot-gluing wooden letters to various ways to transfer words you print out, here are my top methods for DIY signs and canvases.

Easy ways to change a room’s colour palette

Easy Ways to Change a Room's Colour Palette {Heather's Handmade Life}

They wanted to repaint the walls (from a creamy beige to a cool crisp white), focus on deep greys instead of browns and bring in mustard yellow as the new primary accent colour.

We extended our dining room hutch!

We extended our dining room hutch! {Heather's Handmade Life}

Our hutch was great, but there was all this wasted space between the top of the hutch and the ceiling. I just wanted to … I don’t know, stretch it up!