Windswept Living

How To Do a Torched Wood Finish

Last year TJ made this outdoor bar for our son’s wedding. We wanted to do concrete countertops, but ran out of time. We decided to install a 2×6 wood top instead. We torched the wood for a different kind of finish. I never applied the right kind of sealer to keep the “burn” from fading, so it was necessary to…
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DIY Barbed Wire Star

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A show of hands if you are a fan of barbed wire art like me! I especially LOVE the stars! I found a pretty simple way to craft your very own barbed wire star of any size that you choose. The example I show today is about 12″. Here are the few things you will need: While wearing gloves, I…
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Easy DIY Round Black Framed Mirror

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Last week, I showed you how to make farmhouse style planters using plastic coffee ground jugs. (If you missed it, you can find the link here.) This week I’m showing you how to make round, black framed mirrors using the plastic LIDS to the coffee jugs! What?!? Here are the things you will need: The plastic lid (that fit the…
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Make Your Own Corrugated Metal Flower Pots

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With the farmhouse look all the rage, we decided to upcycle some of our leftover corrugated metal from our DIY firepit and several plastic coffee containers laying around to make these cute little planters. These are the up-cycled materials that we used. (I know, it’s a lot of stuff. LOL!) We cut the metal with tin snips to the right…
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Painting Bedroom Furniture

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I have wanted to paint our bedroom furniture for a very long time. I finally gathered up enough nerve to just go for it. It was 90’s cherry laminate and that needed to go! Here is the before pictures. Please forgive the paint on the headboard. As usual, I forgot to take pictures before I started testing colors. “Hi! My…
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