It may be bright and sunny outdoors, but it was a gray kind of day in my workshop this week. When I get my paintbrush out, I try to work on lots of projects using the same color at the same time. I hate cleaning paintbrushes, so I want to get as much mileage out of it as I can before I clean it. I can also accomplish more faster by focusing on one color of paint at a time, {Read More}
Sidewalk Chalkboard from Wooden Folding Chairs
July 11, 2013 by 35 Comments
How to turn a wooden folding chair into a standing chalkboard. Today, I want to show you one of my favorite kinds of projects. I seek out broken things at yard sales, thrift stores, and auctions, because I get a real kick out of taking something broken and turning it into something usable again. You may recall that last fall I bought 35+ antique wooden folding chairs at an auction. I sold all of them that were still in good {Read More}
Repurposed Headboard Chalkboard
October 5, 2012 by 32 Comments
I bought 2 sets of bed headboards and foot boards about 6 months ago, all for $1 at an auction. I wasn’t sure what I’d do with them, but I loved the shape of the headboards, and the posts were pretty cool too, so I knew I’d eventually do something with them. As usual, in the middle of the night I decided one of them had to become a chalkboard. No, it couldn’t wait until morning…it had to be done at 3:30 am. My {Read More}
