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How to Make Sustainable Lanterns from Upcycled Materials
Last month, my friend and I attended a local lantern festival called the Still Moon Arts Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. In the lead up to the event we were inspired to create our own lanterns to take with us. I wanted a more sustainable lantern project, so looked around my house for items I could upcycle into a lantern. I was really happy with how they turned out, so wanted to share how to make my sustainable lanterns from upcycled materials. An added bonus is these sustainable lanterns are really easy to make! How to Make your DIY Sustainable Lanterns It may look like a number of steps, but they…
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Refinished Dresser: Going from Neon to Nice
I was looking for hardwood flooring on Craigslist when I came across a solid wood dresser that reminded me of my childhood furniture set for a bargain of $20… Needless to say we went to pick up the dresser when we picked up the flooring! Unfortunately this dresser was the colour of a traffic cone and looked as if it was likely to have several layers of paint to be scraped to get to bare wood, but the deal was so good I had to try. Sadly I forgot to take a before picture, but you get the idea. Supplies list Paint stripper Sander and sand paper Scraper Paint Linseed oil Drawer slides Handles/knobs I’d…
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Project DIY: The Charcoal Chalkboard
The DIY Project: Turning a Dresser Mirror into a Chalkboard This is a throwback to one of the first projects Krista and I tackled together. We got ambitious for this project and decided to completely transform a piece of furniture. We took this old dresser mirror and made it into a chalkboard! Our working together actually started with furniture DIY projects, including this mirror turned chalkboard and this vintage table we transformed. Why I Love It We loved that this piece was solid wood and had a good structure. We also enjoyed the fun shape to the mirror and were immediately inspired by it. The Plan We decided to remove…
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Sustainable Christmas Ideas to Inspire you this Year
We love reading content by other bloggers, so wanted to share some of the sustainable Christmas inspiration we’ve been seeing online. From a sustainable Christmas mindset to choosing sustainable Christmas gifts, we have some of our favourite new and old posts from some blogging friends. Sustainable Christmas Mindset With a big topic like “Sustainable Christmas” it’s good to dial in and figure out what that means. We shared last year about how we wanted to approach the holidays in our post What We Are Taking Time for This Christmas. Here are a couple more posts to help you think about how you’d like to approach Christmas. 5 Ways to be…
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Secondhand Furniture Tour and a DIY Furniture Transformation
Introduction If you’ve been reading our blog for some time, you’ll know we’re big fans of DIY furniture and love a good before and after – on a budget, of course! In this season of being indoors, maybe you’re feeling like some of your home decor or furnishings could use a refresh. We’ve pulled together some inspiration from our homes to share, and hope that you will be inspired to share your projects with us! DIY and Secondhand Furniture: House Tour Window Picture Frame This window was actually removed from our house like this: paint colour and all! I have yet to source some backing material and print some photos…
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Project DIY: Barstool Update
We love a good DIY project! Not only is it fun to give new life to old things, it is a great way to keep items out of the landfill. Part of a sustainability mindset is finding ways to use what we already have and therefore purchase less. The DIY Project: Updating a Tired Pair of Barstools Why I Love It I picked up these barstools on the Craigslist freebies page because I was looking for a project to occupy my time. I find refinishing furniture to be great for my mental health and a good way for me to relax and get creative. It’s so fun to see something…
