DIY Projects

Here is a collection of DIY projects that I've tried my hand at since starting this blog. More projects will be added as they are completed.

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Bentwood Chair Makeover

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For my first real DIY (Do-it-yourself) project, I decided to start slow and simple. Oh wait, slow and simple is not my style. Well then, I decided to jump right in and make over a bentwood chair. At this point, I had zero experience with sanding, priming, or painting any piece of furniture. I've also never reupholstered anything before. And I had absolutely no supplies. What could possibly go wrong? It's like Beauty and the Beast, right? The end result doesn't look so bad after all. What you don't see in this picture are the many days months that this project of mine occupied our balcony, living room, and second bedroom. Also not pictured is D's cursing of the day I bought this chair loving support for my first adventure into the land of DIY. And now, for the gory details. The first thing I did was remove the chair seat. Which turned out to be a total pain in the a**. See, I was under the impression that most chair seats are attached to the base by means of s
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DIY Wine and Beer Bottle Vases

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As I mentioned earlier , I decided to get a little crafty with Christmas presents this year. While browsing Pinterest, I stumbled upon this image that inspired me to try my hand at making vases out of wine and beer bottles. Found here . Originally from here . A little bit of googling turned up handy tutorials on how to wrap bottles with jute. Some tutorials called for using a hot glue gun, which I don't own (and quite frankly, I can't imagine that getting hot glue on your fingers is all that pleasant). Luckily, I found some tutorials, like this one , which claimed that you could achieve the same results using plain old Elmer's glue. The first step was to obtain some empty wine and beer bottles. I asked D to help me out with this step. I literally told him, "I need you to drink beer for my project." He was happy to oblige! Once I had a few bottles collected, I needed to remove the labels. Soaking the bottles in hot water makes this step much easier than tr
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How to choose a paint color: marital tragicomedy in three scenes

SCENE 1 husband: I don't want any blue or gray colors. Our entire house is blue-gray. How about purple? wife: Purple wouldn't go with anything in our house. How about turquoise, like in our hallway? husband: Hmm, let's consider it. SCENE 2 Husband comes home from a paint store with paint swatches: shades of blue-gray-purple. SCENE 3 wife: But... what about turquoise? husband: You ALWAYS say NO to EVERYTHING! wife: <temporarily loses her mind> Bedroom remains unpainted for three more years.
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