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DIY Footstool from an Upcycled Plastic Tub!

I love making useful things out of proper rubbish that would otherwise end up in the garbage or recycling bin. This DIY Footstool is one of those projects. I used a large empty plastic tub (previously used for Epsom Bath Salts), lots of fabric trimmings, and a William Morris Fabric Remnant to make a functional …

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How to Reupholster a Headboard (without taking it off the wall!)

So I got this lovely tufted headboard when we moved into our new house. Three cats, two kids, and three years later…it wasn’t looking so lovely anymore! So of course I decided I should upcycle it by reupholstering it. But – my husband was adamantly opposed to taking it off the brackets that attach it …

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How to use Free Printables: Downstairs Toilet Makeover

I am one of those people who is always pinning pictures of free printables with the idea of using them for upcycling projects, but never sure exactly what that’s going to be.   I was amassing a huge collection of pins of free vintage bird printables and it was actually while sitting on the toilet …

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