My DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Upcycling Old Furniture with Chalk Paint Last year during quarantine, I was bored and tired of my old bedroom furniture. I wanted a change, but didn’t want to spend a lot of money on new stuff. I scoured the classifieds and Marketplace, but just didn’t like anything I saw […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Custom Sign
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Custom Sign I saw a similar sign online, but they wanted a lot of money for it and it was smaller than I wanted. So, time to kick up the DIY gears and figure out a way to create my own on the cheap! Materials I used to make this […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Shelves
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Shelves First, I tried to buy floating Farmhouse shelves online. They arrived damaged (shown here), so I was refunded and had to send them back. They were some kind of plastic-coated non-wood that I wasn’t thrilled with. Especially since they were really expensive! So, I headed to my […]
The BEST Homemade DIY Farmhouse Chalk Paint Recipe (Cheap & Long Lasting!)
The BEST Homemade DIY Farmhouse Chalk Paint Recipe (Cheap & Long Lasting!) There are literally thousands of recipes for homemade chalk paint online these days. So, how do you know which one is best? I sorted through dozens of ideas, and came up with a proven recipe that will not disappoint. How to make DIY […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Entertainment Center
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Entertainment Center One of the last things I chalk painted in my bedroom Farmhouse makeover was my entertainment center. This was due in part to the fact that it was so nice and I was afraid to ruin it! Even after the amazing results I had with my […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Nightstands
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Nightstands Next in the series of redoing my French cherry wood bedroom furniture was the nightstands. Of everything, these might have been the most beat up! Maybe not as bad compared to the footboard of the sleigh bed from my pets. But, the nightstands were pretty bad. And, […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Sleigh Bed
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Sleigh Bed As you can see, this bed was FAR from perfect before I started. That was one big motivator not to be afraid to try this DIY restoration project. I figured, what’s the worst that can happen? My dearly departed dog, Mickey (a fat little MinPin) used […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Hope Chest
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Hope Chest When I redid my whole bedroom in Farmhouse Chic, I targeted this almost-matching hope chest bench that I’d had almost as long as my bedroom furniture. They weren’t an exact match, but they’re the same style – Louis Philippe French eclectic/neoclassicism. This poor thing was never […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Dresser
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Dresser As I’ve mentioned before, this lovely set of oversized (and outdated) nightstands sitting next to each other look just like one big dresser. They’re high quality furniture that I found used on Facebook Marketplace. With a little homemade chalk paint, some stain and sealant, they are a […]
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Jewelry Armoire
DIY Farmhouse Bedroom Makeover – Chalk Painted Jewelry Armoire This is the second-to-newest (to me) piece of furniture in my bedroom hodgepodge. I bought it used on Craigslist for cheap, but I’ve had it now for several years. It sort of has the same look and feel of my other furniture. It was a similar […]