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Coffee Tables: Wood Or Ottoman?

I am seeing more and more of these ottoman coffee tables in decorating magazines …….. Contemporary Family Room design by San Francisco General Contractor Mascheroni Construction Why would people switch to an ottoman coffee table? Is it a design statement? Is it for function? In my case, I have switched my wooden coffee table years [...]
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Hurricane Candle Holders Etched With Islamic Calligraphy

I have taken my fascination with stencils to the next level. Yep! I went and bought myself a Cameo Silhouette. This is basically a stencil creator. Well, it can be used for other things but for now I will be using it to make stencils………Specifically, Islamic pattern, and calligraphy stencils. Here is my first project…. [...]
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Furniture Painting Tutorials From Blogland

I am still practicing my furniture painting techniques to build up the confidence to paint furniture around my home. In my search for furniture painting tutorials,  I came across several bloggers who have written great posts about furniture painting. For anyone else who is interested in updating some of their wooden pieces of furniture with [...]
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Amazing DIY projects!

Welcome to DIY Friday! In keeping with my theme for this week, I decided to share with you two interesting DIY projects that involve stencils. My first choice comes from Jess who used stencils to create her own canvas art. She shows us how simple it can be in her Make Under My Life blog. Doesn’t that look [...]
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