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How To Make DIY Timber Hanging Bookshelves
This is a super simple DIY project perfect for beginners. We love this for any room in the house and you can easily adjust the length measurement to suit any space.
Get the look - Bold Bedroom Styling with our Bookshelf Bed
You can find all of the items used to style this bedroom with links and Iβm pretty proud that the majority of artists, authors and business owners featured are women.
How To Make DIY Recipe Cards
This is a collection of our go-to meals of the year, recipes we've had passed on to us and some that over time we have tweaked from recipe books. Iβm planning on gifting these as part of our Christmas presents and starting a tradition of adding new recipes each year. This is a really simple gift idea that is creative and from the heart.
How To Make a DIY Timber Cookbook Stand
This is a great project to make for yourself, or to make as a Christmas gift for someone that loves to cook.
How To Frame Pressed Flowers DIY
I love this project as itβs affordable, quick to whip up and the finished product looks really beautiful. This is a great project to make for yourself, or turn your childrenβs flowers into art or give as a gift leading up to Christmas.
How To Make a DIY Timber Grazing Board
For this week's DIY Project as part of our Christmas Gift Guide Series we thought we'd make a nice BIG Grazing Board that is perfect for those who love to entertain (like us).
How To Make a DIY Flower Press
This is such a simple project and great gift idea that encourages outside play in both adults and children!
How To Make DIY Timber Picture Frames
This was a DIY project requested by so many of you when we put the word out asking what you wanted to see us build! Simple timber picture frames that you can build yourself at home.
Get Organised - DIY Timber Drawer Dividers
Custom joinery can be expensive particularly when the drawers youβre working with are not a standard size. These steps can be applied to any drawer throughout your house, I know weβll be doing them in every room!
DIY Kitchen Open Shelving with Plate Rack
We are renting our house and storage in our kitchen is a struggle. For us we really wanted to build something that maximised our bench space while making sure we didn't need to add any permanent fixings.
How To Make DIY Timber Door Handles
We wanted to give our rental kitchen a mini makeover by replacing the metal door handles with beautiful timber ones. This is a super easy, quick and budget-friendly DIY home improvement project that you can whip up in an afternoon.
DIY Timber Full Length Mirror
Weβve had this mirror ever since we inherited it from an old share-house. Weβve always said weβd make a new timber frame for it and we finally got around to doing it.
Get the Look - Bedroom Styling with Earthy Colours and Natural Materials
For this bedroom styling I had picked up some beautiful orange banksia flowers, I wanted to bring out the bold colours and create a really fun and fresh feel that highlighted the beauty of the natural materials used - timer, linen, jute rug and handmade ceramics.
Upcycled DIY Department Store Stool Tops
We picked these stools up a few years ago, although a quick, cheap and regretful purchase we couldnβt bring ourselves to just toss them out - so we thought letβs try replacing the tops with beautiful solid hardwood and see what we get.
DIY Hallway Coat and Boot Rack - Downloadable Plans
Itβs Winter here in Australia which means Al and I will be wearing our boots all day - everyday. This DIY project is a really practical item for our home here on the farm in Victoria as it gets quite wet here and we are constantly treading grass and sawdust from the workshop to our house.
How to sand, seal and restore your timber dining table
Over the weekend we sanded back and re-sealed our dining room table. A couple of hours work and we now have a dining table that looks brand new again.
DIY Timber Plant Stands - Free Downloadable Plans
We asked you to request a DIY project for us to do and plant stand came in a bunch of time so we decided to get give it a crack. This is a great beginner project, you can use scrap timber you have laying around the house and itβs super easy to customise the design to fit your pots.
DIY Surfboard Rack - Free Downloadable Plans
This surf board rack has been a long time in the making and we've finally ticked it off our list of things to do! We decided to round the edges which we've provided instructions for - it's a little tricker so definitely worth having a go if you want to challenge your woodworking skills. If you want the quick and easy, skip the routing and just go with the straight edges
DIY Spice Rack - Free Downloadable Plans
This spice rack was a weekend project we did a while ago and anytime it appears in one of our photos or videos we get asked if we sell it. We are renting our house and storage in our kitchen is a problem. For us we really wanted to build something that maximised our bench space while making sure we didn't need to add any permanent fixings.
How to style a Bedside Table
Staging a room for a photoshoot or just have guests coming over? Here are my tips on getting that magazine look in your bedroom. Severely impractical for real living but they sure do make a good first impression.