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DIY Hints & Tips/ Other DIY-ers & their Space/ Style & Decor

Vintage Lampshade Workshop – Upcycling old Lamps

A Lampshade Workshop with Wendy from Vintage66 studio Walking into Wendy’s lampshade…

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Antique Finds/ Furniture Makeovers/ Fusion Mineral Paint

Midnight Blue Balloon Back Chair & Bedside Revamp

Balloon back chair headed for the dumpster When my father-in-law saw this…

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Furniture Makeovers/ Furniture Restoration & Makeovers/ Fusion Mineral Paint/ Tutorial

Custom Furniture Painting – The Big Hutch

Custom Furniture Painting (Includes FREE printable) Do you do custom furniture painting?…

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Antique Finds/ Furniture Makeovers/ Fusion Mineral Paint/ Style & Decor

A Little Pink Pot Cupboard Gets a Refresh

Antique Pot Cupboard When I picked up this little pot cupboard from…

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Fusion Mineral Paint/ Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Products

White Wash Using Clear Glaze & White Paint

Previously … I’ve used Fusion Mineral Paint Clear Glaze a couple of…

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Fusion Mineral Paint/ My Story

Pink, Purple and Personal Ponderings

Personal Ponderings I’m dedicating this post to my beautiful Mother-in-law, LaDonna, who…

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DIY Hints & Tips/ Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Products/ Tutorial

Milk Paint Demo Day & Moving in to my Shop Space!

What a fun day we had on the first International Milk Paint…

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Antique Finds/ My Story

New Ventures for I Restore Stuff in 2018!

Antique Mall Space And so my 2018 began … “Yes, we do…

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Antique Finds/ Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Products/ Other DIY-ers & their Space

Evonne’s Upcycled Pigeon Hole Cubby – A Customer Story

Introducing Evonne from VonneBears Evonne has been a long-time customer of I…

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The Christmas Song – Folks dressed up like Eskimos … except in Australia!

Well, it’s Christmas Eve, the presents are being wrapped and I’m remembering…

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Vintage Lampshade Workshop – Upcycling old Lamps
A Lampshade Workshop with Wendy from Vintage66 studio Walking into Wendy’s lampshade workshop space, is like a trip back in time to a retro…
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Midnight Blue Balloon Back Chair & Bedside Revamp
Balloon back chair headed for the dumpster When my father-in-law saw this balloon back chair outside his apartment complex, he made a few enquiries,…
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Custom Furniture Painting – The Big Hutch
Custom Furniture Painting (Includes FREE printable) Do you do custom furniture painting? Do you have trouble knowing how to quote on work that you’ve…
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A Little Pink Pot Cupboard Gets a Refresh
Antique Pot Cupboard When I picked up this little pot cupboard from the seller, it seemed to have been half sanded back on one…
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White Wash Using Clear Glaze & White Paint
Previously … I’ve used Fusion Mineral Paint Clear Glaze a couple of times on other projects for adding a dark glaze, like this Coffee…
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Pink, Purple and Personal Ponderings
Personal Ponderings I’m dedicating this post to my beautiful Mother-in-law, LaDonna, who loved the colour purple, loved roses, Valentines Day, Christmas, and any other…
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Milk Paint Demo Day & Moving in to my Shop Space!
What a fun day we had on the first International Milk Paint Demo Day held by Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint retailers all over…
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New Ventures for I Restore Stuff in 2018!
Antique Mall Space And so my 2018 began … “Yes, we do have a space available, would you like to come in tomorrow and…
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Evonne’s Upcycled Pigeon Hole Cubby – A Customer Story
Introducing Evonne from VonneBears Evonne has been a long-time customer of I Restore Stuff here in Australia and recently posted in our Facebook Group…
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The Christmas Song – Folks dressed up like Eskimos … except in Australia!
Well, it’s Christmas Eve, the presents are being wrapped and I’m remembering this time last year to very different temperatures during our visit with…
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Hi, I’m Sharon – a furniture painter & restorer from Australia, who loves to up-cycle and repurpose old neglected pieces and bring them back to life again. My blog was created for thrifty DIYers and home renovators to encourage them to make transformations in their own homes, with educational tutorials, tips and inspirational makeovers. As a mother of four teens, and wife to a busy self-employed audio/video guy, life can be crazy at times, so painting furniture is a bit like therapy for me! My blog began out of a love for taking things (mostly furniture) that have been left for ruins, bound for the dump, kicked to the curb – and giving them a new lease of life. There’s such great satisfaction in being able to bring something out of the storage shed, create a new look, and give it a place of honour in the home again. You’ll be surprised what could be hiding in your house gathering dust, that could be given a completely new lease of life! Join me as we learn together. There are such a variety of ways of making old things become new again!