furniture upcycling
How to Repurpose a Table Into a Bar Cart
Are you ready to make a statement in your home without breaking the bank? Today, the self-proclaimed “colour-wielding queen” and blogger behind PMQ for two, Ariel Garneau, is showing how to transform an Ikea® make-up table into a rolling bar cart using 1 part Woven Wallpaper and 1 part power tool mixed with 3 parts creativity. We feel confident that by the time you’re finished with this beginner-friendly DIY project, you’ll have a new favorite accent piece in your home and something to cheers to!
Metro – Midcentury Modern by heatherdutton
Revamp a Nightstand with Wallpaper
Whoever said wallpaper was just meant for your walls didn’t know Stefanie Schoen, the ultimate do-it-yourselfer behind the blog The Style Safari. The mom-to-be has been prepping for her little baby girl’s arrival and has taken on the task of designing her daughter’s nursery from floor to ceiling. While this might seem like a daunting task for some, it’s a walk in the park for Stefanie. She recently did an entire wallpaper refresh in her dining room while seven months pregnant — on her own! There’s nothing this lady can’t do!
Win A Copy of “Furniture Makes the Home” and 4 Rolls of Wallpaper! {Now Closed}
Love furniture re-do projects like this one? Enter to win Barb Blair’s new book, Furniture Makes the Room + 4 rolls of custom wallpaper
To celebrate the launch of Barb Blair (Knack Studio’s) inspiring second book, Furniture Makes the Room, we’re giving away a copy to four lucky winners! One grand prize winner will also score 4 rolls of Spoonflower’s Smooth Wallpaper in any design ($240 value) to tackle some of those fab home décor projects in the book.
This promotion is now closed. Winners were notified on Monday, May 9.
Did you miss Barb’s tutorial yesterday for how to update an old jewelry box using Spoonflower paper scraps? Find it here!
Project: Revive a bedside table with Peel and Stick Wallpaper
Spoonflower staffer Caitlin Topham of the modern quilting blog Salty Oat shares how she gave an old bedside table new life with paint and Spoonflower’s new Woven Peel and Stick Wallpaper.
A few years ago, before moving to North Carolina, I bought a bedside table at a thrift store for $10 (you can see proof of it on my blog here). While the table was solid and sturdy and generally in great shape, I knew from the start that I wanted to give it a makeover.
Fast forward two years and three moves later, and I was finally ready to do something about it. I hemmed and hawed about what color to paint it, but after seeing this amazing dresser makeover, I knew I’d found my palette: robin’s egg blue and black.
To start with, I removed the hardware, sanded the entire bedside table down, washed it with warm soapy water, and, once dry, primed it white.
Next, I spray painted the table using an aqua blue spray paint I’d picked up at the hardware store, applying two to three coats in each section. I had to be careful to keep the coats light and even, to avoid having the paint run down the sides.
To revive the sad-looking drawer pull, I spray painted it black.
To add more personality to the piece and make it unique, I decided to line the drawer and inside shelf with Spoonflower’s peel and stick wallpaper. I pored over all of the choices available, and eventually settled on Ninaribena’s black and white raindrops. I loved the bold, graphic nature of the design and thought it’d work well with the table.
First, I cleaned out the inside of the drawer with soapy water and measured it, to determine how much wallpaper I’d need. For a single drawer, I needed a 15″ x 15″ section of wallpaper. Since I was using the same pattern for the inside of the table, the safest bet was to buy a roll of peel and stick wallpaper.
Next, I cut a 30″ x 30″ portion of the remaining roll into four rectangles using a rotary cutter and cutting mat. Each rectangle was sized to fit the back, sides, and bottom of the shelf. I applied one side at a time, being sure the print ran in the right direction each time. Whenever possible, I also tried to match up the raindrops along the edges to make the design as seamless as possible.
I am so, so happy with the end results—I now have a completely unique piece, and love how it adds a pop of color and a bit of whimsy to the side of our bed.
About Our Guest Blogger
When she’s not working behind the scenes at Spoonflower, sourcing fabric, Caitlin can be found quilting in her home studio or blogging over at Salty Oat.