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5 Top Tips for Facebook Lives on Your DIY Business Page
I’ve been asked a number of questions relating to this topic, since the time I started doing Facebook Lives, and thought it was time…
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Visiting Paris – Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower
Our 25th Anniversary Surprise Vacation – Part 5 Included in this post: Eiffel Tower, Sacré-Coeur Basilica, Notré Dame, and Arc du Triomph! Continuing our…
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Who Knew there was Furniture at The Louvre?
More of our Anniversary Surprise European Getaway Visiting the Louvre Our second day in Paris, France and we decided to venture out early on…
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An Antique Store in Vercailles, France
Antique Store in France? Yes please! If you’re going to be in Paris, or anywhere in Europe really, finding a good Antique Store or…
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Versailles, France – French Provincial Heaven!
Furniture, France, French Provincial Haven I’m reminiscing our trip to Europe last November, and if you’ve just joined me, I’m on our first full…
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Our Paris/Italy Anniversary Getaway – Was that even REAL?
Paris & Italy – 25th Anniversary Surprise! PARIS??!! What? If you remember, back in November … my amazing husband surprised me with a 25th…
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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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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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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – I Restore Stuff Style!
Eek, did I really just hit “Publish”?! Oh boy, you guys, I had this big grand Christmas idea of something that would be totally…
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25th Anniversary Surprise of my Life!
We’re going WHERE? The surprise of all surprises! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted on my blog and I have the BEST…
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I'm a furniture painter & restorer from Brisbane, Australia, who loves to up-cycle and repurpose old neglected pieces and bring them back to life again. Are you a thrifty DIYer or home renovator? Keen to make transformations in your own home? Let me inspire you and help you in your DIY Furniture Painting journey with educational tutorials, tips and furniture makeovers. You’ll be surprised what could be hiding in your house gathering dust, that could be given a completely new lease of life! As a mother of four young adults, 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! What about you? Join me as we learn together. There are such a variety of ways of making old things become new again!