Category: My Handmade Home

Two ways to recover a desk chair

My new pink keyboard was already making me smile at work, and now my new rainbow desk chair is proudly drawn up in front of it.

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 weighted blanket quilt

DIY weighted blanket quilt {Heather's Handmade Life}

I’m really happy with my new DIY weighted blanket quilt. It looks great tossed over the couch and feels so much nicer to snuggle up with.

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.