Looking for ideas for painting a dresser? I have rounded up a TON of examples of painted dressers to inspire you today! Ok, so you have an old dresser that you have decided that you want to paint for a furniture makeover. Now, you need to decide what you want to paint it to look...
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How to Use the Mohawk Buff and Polish Kit
If you have a dinged and scratched piece of furniture, you can restore it to new. Scratches to a nice piece of solid wood furniture can seem devastating, but knowing how to fix them is simple. If you have small dings or scratches in your furniture, you can buff it out and polish it back...
Spring Cleaning with Hoover ONEPWR
Spring is a great time to freshen up your home and clean away all the sad winter dreariness. Spring cleaning has become something that everyone feels they should do, but then basically forget for the rest of the year. What you really need to do is keep spring cleaning going all year long. Cleaning has...
How to get woodworking tools for free and cheap
There's no way around it - if you want to get started woodworking, you need some tools to get started. However, if you don't have a big budget, you can still do woodworking projects! Here are our best tips for where to get woodworking tools for free or cheap! How to get woodworking tools for...
How to Install Drawer Slides- The simple and easy way!
Want to add drawers to a woodworking project? Here is the easiest way to install drawer slides for perfect working drawers every time! Building DIY furniture comes with a wide range of difficulty depending on the project. It's pretty simple to build a side table with a top and shelves, it's more difficult to build...
FREE Printable Spring Azalea Photography
Hello! I am so excited to be participating in a link up of free Spring printables with you today. I am excited to share my printable azalea photography and lots of Spring-themed printables from other bloggers. I love decorating my home with beautiful art and photography - but it can get so expensive! So, I...
18 Amazing Thrift Store Makeovers & Upcycle Ideas
I love thrift store makeovers for a lot of reasons. First of all, repurposing something used keeps that item out of the landfill and is therefore an environmentally friendly option. Secondly, upcycle projects are a great chance to get creative and try out a new technique. Low cost materials mean you only have your time...
DIY Modern Angle Bench - Free PDF plans
Get the woodworking plans for this DIY modern angle bench and make a beautiful piece of furniture for your dining table. We recently built a DIY angled base dining table and needed to design a modern angle bench to go with it. We didn't want to copy the exact same design but did want to...
How to propagate a peperomia
This post is all about how to propagate peperomia in water! It's super simple - let me show you a step by step tutorial! If you know me, you know that I love plants. Even more than plants, I love free plants! I have gotten really obsessed with propagating plants in water and I think...
19 Kreg Jig Coffee Table Ideas
Our favorite building tool is the Kreg Jig Pocket Hole Jig. This tool makes it so easy to build furniture woodworking projects in your own garage! Today I am excited to round up coffee table plans made using a Kreg Jig! A coffee table is a super heavily used piece of furniture in many homes....
DIY Angled Base Dining Table
Check out how we built a DIY angled base dining table that is perfect for any modern home! This table is easy to replicate for your home with our free plans! Y'all, we are bringing to you what might be our new favorite build of all time! This DIY angled base dining table is sleek,...
Decocrated Review - Spring 2020 Unboxing!
If you love mixing up your home decor each season, then you are going to love Decocrated! Decocrated is a home decor subscription box that delivers you a ton of home decor accessories four times per year. This is my second time receiving a Decocrated box, and I was once again really impressed by how...
RYOBI Whisper Series Jet Fan Blower Review
We were recently given the new RYOBI Whisper Series Brushless Jet Fan Blower to review. We were not compensated for this review. The opinions in this post are our own based on our experience with the blower. We're talking today about the RYOBI Whisper Series 40v Brushless Jet Fan Blower, the newest tool for tackling...
The Beautiful Doors of Historical Charleston, South Carolina
Love the look of the beautiful doors on historical homes in downtown Charleston, South Carolina! Get printable photography of them today! I have been in love with the beauty of historical downtown Charleston since the first time I set foot there. It is both aspirational and cozy and welcoming. It is such a magical place!...
The Cricut Engraving Tool: the Ultimate Guide!
Considering purchasing the Cricut Engraving tool? Here is everything you need to know to get started! One of the things that I was most excited about when I got my Cricut Maker was the ability to swap out the blades for their new, hyper-specific tools. I ordered a few blades when I got started just...
How to propagate prayer plant - Maranta Propagation
Prayer plants (Maranta leuconeura) are a beautiful houseplant and are really easy to grow, keep alive, and propagate! Calatheas and maranta are often referred to as Prayer Plants. I love the variegated leaves of my prayer plant. The pink and red is really beautiful and unique. There are more than 50 types of prayer plants,...
Why we LOVE our Nugget Couch- A 2024 Nugget Comfort Review
Considering buying a play couch for your kids? Here is our complete Nugget couch review - after owning 4 for over 4 years! If you follow us on Instagram, you will know that we bought Luke a Nugget Comfort play couch for his birthday. Well, we are obsessed with it and we are excited to...
We tested 10 stains for wood on 5 species of wood - here's the results!
I am so excited to share this blog post with you today! We have been wanting to do a wood/stain study for a long time now and finally decided to stop talking about it and just do it already! The best wood stains We decided to try our ten favorite wood stains on five types...
Thrift Flip: Upcycled Side Table Idea!
Do you love thrifting? You are going to love this plant stand project! It's a fun project and a great upcycled side table idea! I had a lot of fun at my Goodwill one Sunday without the toddler (oooh sweet freedom!) and I was shocked at my great scores. I am going to be overhauling...
The Ultimate Guide to the Cricut Wavy Blade
One of my favorite things about my Cricut Maker is the fact that Cricut is constantly coming out with new blades and attachments that work with it. Deciding between the Cricut Explore Air 2 and the Cricut Maker? I compare both machines in this article. However, keep in mind that the wavy blade will only...
How to make a custom acrylic sign - engraved and painted!
Acrylic signs are really trending right now - especially for weddings! However, they can be really pricey to purchase on Etsy. So, here is how to make your own custom acrylic sign! I'm not planning a wedding but instead wanted to make a sign to hang above my desk. But, you can use this same...
How to Build Simple Wooden Bins for a Closet- 2 styles!
On Monday, we shared with you our new custom entryway system. This made our storage much more efficient, but a big part of that was these two simple closet storage bins we built. We opted to build two custom types of simple wooden bins that suited two purposes- upper storage and lower storage. Here's how...
The 14 Best Free DIY Bed Plans
Want to build a bed from scratch? Here are some of the best DIY bed plans to inspire your next furniture build! A bed is a super important part of the bedroom. I mean bed-room! It's an essential piece of furniture. However, beds can be really expensive to purchase. If you are looking for a...
Custom Entryway Closet
The very last room in our house to have zero updates was our entryway closet. Everything was shoved in the bottom or hung on the single wire rack. We've done a custom bedroom closet, custom nursery closet, custom craft closet and a custom pantry already, so we decided to do a custom entryway closet. This...
FREE Printable Funny Valentines - Avocados, Sloths, Citrus, and Bees!
Looking for free printable Valentines? These include avocados, a sloth, a lemon lime and orange, and bees! Valentine's Day is such a sweet holiday. I don't get into the idea of giving a lot of gifts or going over the top, but I sure do love the idea of reminding your loved ones how much...
The Best Pinzon by Amazon Bedding, Sheets + Towels
If you are shopping for bedding, sheets, or towels on Amazon, you are likely to see Pinzon - Amazon's brand of linens. Pinzon company is a private label that was launched by Amazon in 2009. The brand is named after Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, the Spanish explorer who discovered the Amazon River. I am a big...
How to Build a DIY Nightstand with a Drawer
Here's how to build a simple and traditional bedside nightstand with a drawer and shelf, perfect for any decor style! We're all about modern, minimalist furniture here at Charleston Crafted, as evidenced by things like our modern side tables, console table and coffee table. But, that doesn't mean we don't recognize the importance of traditional...
How to make a Cupid's Arrow Valentine's Day Wall Hanging
Getting ready for Valentine's Day? This DIY cupid's arrow wall hanging can be a wreath, part of a gallery wall, or hang anywhere that you need a touch of Valentine's day crafty spirit! Feel like you've been shot with cupid's arrow? Maybe not, but this project was a fun and simple one for me to...
The Best Rug Pads for Hardwood Floors in 2024
Looking for the best rug pad for your hardwood floors? Here's everything that you need to know about rug pads! Rugs are a hard thing to buy. You might spend weeks or months agonizing over the perfect pattern or colors. And I totally get it - rugs are expensive and it's important that you find...
How to make a DIY Magic Tissue Box for Babies
Wanting to make one of those Magic Tissue Boxes for your baby? Here's a simple tutorial you can adjust based on your supplies! I absolutely love building little toys for our son and this DIY magic tissue box toy has definitely been the biggest hit so far! This is the perfect wooden Montessori toy for...
19 Beautiful DIY Valentines Day Wreath Ideas
Truly, I am not that into decorating for random holidays. However, I have really been letting myself get into wreaths lately (did you see me on Facebook live making one recently?) as a fun way to decorate my front door. Whether you want to make them or buy them, wreaths are a fun and relatively...
The 41 Best Blue-Gray Paint Colors for 2024
Searching for the perfect blue-gray paint color? These shades are the ultimate way to keep a neutral color palette while still having a little bit of color and personality in your space! It's no secret that I love decorating with blue. Pretty much our whole house is blue or blue-ish green. Based on color psychology,...
The Best Wooden Mega Bloks Holder You'll Ever Build
Luke has so many toys, but one of his favorites is a bag of Mega Bloks that someone gave us as a hand-me-down. The bag was pretty worn and breaking down, so for Christmas, I built him a wooden Mega Bloks holder that would keep all his blocks out in the open. DIY Wooden Mega...
Wagner FURNO 500 Review
Interested in buying a Wagner FURNO 500 heat gun? Today we're bringing you some of the most useful information you need to know about the Wagner FURNO 500 to help you make your purchase. We've included a lot, but let us know if there's anything else you'd like answered in this Wagner FURNO 500 Review!...
Eco-Baby Magnetic Safety Locks Review
We hope this review of the Eco-Baby Magnetic Safety Locks is helpful to you! We recently purchased these from Amazon and installed them ourselves. It took about 30 minutes to install them all and it wasn't hard. Here's what we think of them! Eco-Baby Magnetic Safety Locks The Eco-Baby Magnetic Safety Locks are a new...
How to Build a Crate- Free, Easy Plans
These free, easy woodworking plans for how to build a crate will help you make something useful and beautiful! This crate is simple to build and very functional. We've got for you some free and easy plans for how to build a crate for your home. Crates are a great stylish storage option and are...
How to make a fur ball pom pom ornament
Looking to add a snowy touch to your Christmas decor? Maybe you just want a furry pom pom to put on your keychain? Here is a super easy tutorial for making Fur Ball Pom Poms! I am feeling the snowy Christmas vibes this year. Well, I mean, I like the 75 degree weather we have...
How to make a DIY wood and vinyl sign with a Cricut
Wood signs are trendy all year long, but can be intimidating to make. Well, fear not, because today I am going to share with you the easiest way to make a wood and vinyl sign using your Cricut cutting machine. There are a few things that can be intimidating about making a wood sign with...
Floor & Decor North Charleston
We were given access to a tour of the Floor & Decor in North Charleston, South Carolina. Here's what you can expect in the store! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Floor & Decor for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. We were recently given a tour of...
Our 2019 Christmas Decor Home Tour
We love to go big with our homemade Christmas decor every year. Each year, we incorporate projects we've done in the past and add new ones to the mix. We have had a ton of different Christmas tree themes over the years and try to coordinate our decor around that. This year, we went with...