DIY Console Table – The House of Wood

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Roeshel

Jen from the House of Wood…

is such a super sweet friend. The kind of friend who builds furniture for presents! Specifically a DIY console table for extra kitchen work space. WOW, huh? My kind of friend…(Jen?) haha!

Jen’s friends Matt & Anya are new home owners. (Congrats to Matt & Anya!) You can find the instructions and detailed tutorial on how to make a console table/coffee bar at The House of Wood. (Cost: less than $70!)

Love this rich color…

and the rustic towel bar.

Beautiful job!

Every time I look at my Kreg Jig, I’m overwhelmed. lol Once I figure that thing out, I have visions of making furniture for me! And some friends…once I learn to build. No one wants a ‘first time built piece’, do they? Jen…wish you were local to give some lessons. 🙂

Here are some more favorite DIY projects from Jen worth checking out:

Knock off Pottery Barn kids cubby shelf tutorial – how cute!

rustic planter box tutorial…

foam board window cornice tutorial…

Kitchen island/coffee bar tutorial….

DIY Project Parade and Highlights – Part 2

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Roeshel

Hello, DIY friends! There are so many amazing links each week. I’m trying to figure out how to include the highlights (please bear with me). I think some weeks, a few different Highlight posts throughout the week will be a great idea to get your creativity and inspiration noticed even more! This week, the features are random but I think starting next week, I’ll categorize the highlights. Thanks for your patience!

See Highlights Part 1 and check out these awesome DIY projects you may have missed last week:

One area that is really neglected in our home this year is the porch. With a summer passing by as we renovate the apartment, I’m longing to relax on this beautiful southern porch over at Dixie Delights. Dreamy!

Couldn’t you just run to the next yard sale to see if you can find something this amazing? I love Amy’s {Blissful Bee} vision and the before/after transformation is stunning. What a beautiful settee makeover!

I love that Miss Charming painted the wood on her chairs and the impact was instant updating and WOW! They look fabulous with her new chalkboard wall and pretty white frames. See more at Charming Zebra.

An organized and pretty welcoming entryway is something I’ve always longed for. Jenn at Clean and Scentsible shares her inspiring tips and beautiful styling:

I love old windows. We have a few more around here somewhere and this idea from Number Fifty Three is a great way to create wall old window wall art.

Debbie at Visual Eye Candy shares tips and a tutorial for a herringbone tiled floor. It looks amazing!

How to Tile a Herringbone Patterned Floor Part 1

How to Tile a Herringbone Floor Part 2

Bridgett at Osie Moats shows you how to build a DIY farmhouse table. It is gorgeous and they make it look sooooo easy! Check it out!

Great idea for a small or virtually non existent entry space. Love this mini mudroom creation at How 2 Home…

Let’s see what you’ve been up to. I’ll be visiting, pinning, tweeting and sharing links on Facebook this week!

Leave a link, visit a link and stop back to see more links as they’re added in. Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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Thanks!

2. Your post must be recent, shared at one DIY Project Parade only (not continuously) and be DIY related.

3. Include your name or blog name and project title. Add your permalink (not your blog url, but your DIY project post url).

4. Or email your link to thediyshowoff@gmail.com and I will add it for you.

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7. Please be sure to visit a few other links to make some friends (maybe the one before you) and to collect some creative inspiration!

Thanks for showing off!

Mark your calenders! 3rd Annual DIY Fall Festival starts Sept. 5th! {and yea…my button says the Wed. the 4th. No idea what I was looking at so I’ll probably have the party up on the evening of Tues. the 4th!}

How to turn a coffee table into an ottoman ~ Inside Out Design

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Roeshel

Brooke from Inside Out Design is sharing how to turn an old coffee table into a tufted ottoman. It takes a little work, but transforming an old coffee table with some foam and fabric can make add a beautiful element to your existing living room space. I do have an old coffee table hanging out in the basement and Brooke’s tutorial is an inspiration!

Brooke’s coffee table is actually pretty cute with a painted stencil design but she felt the height was wrong for her couch, wanted to add a beautiful designer fabric to her living room (sometimes throw pillows aren’t the answer) and having a comfy place to prop feet is always a bonus. I know I’m always propping my feet up onto a glass coffee table and it’s not ever comfortable. ::envisions of basement coffee table with a new look and coffee foot prop::

Quick summary:

To adjust the height, Brooke and her husband cut (and painted/distressed) the existing lets and reattached them.

Next, they added a frame so that it’d look more like an ottoman and less like a coffee table. The new wooden frame will support the new upholstery and hides the drawer.

A little math for spacing and a chalkline create a grid for drilling tufting holes…

They ordered pre-cut foam (awesome! see original post for details) and attached to the wooden frame using spray adhesive.

Add batting by stapling to the wood frame…

then fabric…

What a transformation! It looks good just like this…

But of course, tufting makes everything better. Brooke made up some buttons with the fabric and created some tufts (link to tutorial below). The final result is stunning and a beautiful addition to her living room!