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And here we are – after 8 long weeks the Boho Rainbow Room we started working on for Liyana is finally complete!

This room started off looking like this back in 2016

Then in 2018, this room transitioned to a toddler room with a Montessori theme:

And now.. we are here! 6 years later, and a full room makeover later:

Rainbow Trim Accent Wall

We started working on this pastel rainbow trim accent wall for this boho rainbow room a few weeks ago and I shared all the paint colours in this blog post HERE. The gorgeous paint was sponsored by Benjamin Moore and the trim used on top to create some dimension was sponsored by Metrie: Interior Trim and Doors. All the specific details are shared in a previous blog post with a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this feature wall. I absolutely love the feature wall and it is easily customizable to be any colour for any taste preference.

An FAQ I received was how to make this wall a bit more masculine. I would pick some colours that go together in a different colour palette like shades of blues and greens and go with that. You can also look at colour shade cards and simply pick different shades that have already been coordinated for you by Benjamin Moore!

Nightstand and Decorative Items

The nightstand here was a furniture flip as well – I used one of the same colours as the wall and shared the full step-by-step tutorial in this blog post here. The lamp is an old Target find, and the wooden crate, faux succulent plant, and decorative ceramic heart are from Bouclair. The piece of art is a one-of-a-kind piece of art by yours truly. If you followed along on Instagram, you saw all the drama with this little piece of canvas that I had! I think it adds some character to the rainbow room 🙂

Bed and Bedding for Boho Rainbow Room

Next, I would love to share about the bed and bedding because I think they accent this room and the wall so perfectly. For the bed frame, I polled my Instagram audience at the onset of the One Room Challenge and the majority voted AGAINST this bed hah! I still went ahead with it and found this farmhouse style metal bedframe at Wayfair. The white bedding and pink pillows are from Ikea Canada. The lumbar pillow is a find from Bouclair.

The most frequently asked question about the bedding is about the quilt.

This beautiful quilt is from a local company called Blockarma cofounded by Ashima and Anamika who have been working with Indian Artisans on hand block prints from last 20 years from India and last 5 years in Canada. This particular blanket is one of their most popular sellers and is hand block printed with this gorgeous floral pattern. It is perfect for spring/summer and to transition to fall. It is made with 100% pre washed cotton muslin and is SOOOO soft! It is also reversible which means you get TWO blankets in one. It is machine washable and comes pre washed which means no bleeding of colours! The size is a generous size and it can be used on a bed up to a king size! This blanket by Blockarma really added the warmth and feminine look I was looking for for this room and I absolutely love it! I will probably be sneaking it out to use in my room at some point 🙂

Boho Chair + Antique Vanity

Next to complete the boho vibes for this rainbow room, I added this gorgeous peacock chair that was actually gifted to me by Wendy of The K Wendy Home. She was recently moving and put this chair up on her Instagram page for grabs and I jumped on that opportunity!

The vanity was also a furniture flip – it is an original 1920’s piece that I found on facebook marketplace for a whopping $125 and painted in this gorgeous black paint by Behr. The hardware on it is all original and I simply used some good old Rub ‘n Buff to make it brass. The little stool is thrifted! Don’t we love it when things come together? This vanity is truly Liyana’s favourite piece in the room and I have been finding her spending hours here organizing her jewellery and things. She is such a girly girl and I absolutely adore it! This vintage piece take the boho rainbow room to the next level for a little girl. An FAQ I received was about my colour choice for the Vanity – and to be honest, I wanted to do a timeless colour that could go in ANY room should we move this piece around to any new room. The colour is timeless and will not need to be refinished again.

And last but not least, the piece that ties this WHOLE boho rainbow room together is this stunning rug by Loloi Rugs called the Jules Oriental Natural/Ocean Area Rug by Chris Loves Julia. The rug was gifted to me by Loloi Rugs and I am obsessed with the salmons, blues, and peaches which complement the rainbow wall so well. The rug is a flat pile rug and is easy to clean and maintain! I have multiple rugs from Loloi Rug and I love them all so much. I highly recommend them for any high traffic area and they add the perfect level of comfort and charm to a room.

And there you have it! All the details and the final reveal for the Boho Rainbow Room.

We all love rainbows right? My little girl who just turned 5 has been asking for a rainbow room for a year. Finally, for her fifth birthday, we agreed that we would add a DIY Rainbow wall to her bedroom.

There is so much amazing inspiration out there for rainbow bedroom walls in girls bedrooms including beautiful rainbow wall paper such as this one by Hey Sarah Darling, or this beautiful rainbow trim ceiling one by Lauren Burke, or this rainbow slat wall by my friend Holly.

I was inspired by all of these, and especially the rainbow trim ceiling wall by Lauren. I absolutely loved how she added dimension to a rainbow wall with half round trim and used muted pastels.

Step 1: Choose Rainbow Colours for the Bedroom Wall

I took that inspiration, and first created a mood board for the room featuring colours by Benjamin Moore. In particular, I chose colours from the Regal Select Interior Paint line in an ulti matte finish for the rainbow bedroom wall: Rosy Tan, Rose Bisque, Cinnamon n’ Spice, Light Salmon, Mohair, Blue Lace, and Galt Blue

Step 2: Tape Rainbow onto the wall to create the accent wall

Next, I decided that I wanted the rainbow wall to be centered to the bed I have purchased and after some quick math decided that the width of each colour would be 8 inches. I began to create the rainbow on the wall where the bed would be against. For this part of the project, I used a 2.5 inch paint tape by Frog Tape and that was the gap between the colours. I used a level to lightly draw the lines on to the wall and started with the middle line working my way out. This step is tedious, because you can only draw and tape one line at a time to ensure that your lines are level and that your gaps are even and the width of the tape.

Step 3: Get Painting!

This was honestly the most fun step! Here, I started with the middle colour which ended up being yellow after I moved around some colours. I used high density foam rollers and swapped the foam part out between colours and stored in in aluminum foil to keep the roller from drying. Hot tip: use paper plates to roll the paint in versus paint liners! It is way cheaper on your budget! Once I had completed one coat of paint, I did go in with a second coat of paint. To get clean edges at the ceiling and trim, I used my favourite angled brush by Wooster and I love the clean and finished look this particular brush gives.

Step 4: Paint Trim

I wanted to add some depth to the wall and the stripes. To do so, I used 5/16-in x 5/8-in x 8-ft Pine Wood Half Round Moulding by Metrie to add dimension to the rainbow accent wall. I painted 5 pieces of trim in each colour on a flat surface and trimmed them to size using my Dewalt Compund Miter Saw. You can also use a miter box or a hand saw at the store to cut to exact size as the height of your wall.

Then I used my Ryobi Airstrike 18 gauge Brad Nailer to nail in the pieces onto each colour. The spacing between each trim piece was approximately 1.375 inches and I attempted to keep it consistent. However, since the trim is a wooden trim and given how hot it has been in Ontario this summer, the trim warped ever so slightly between painting, drying, and being subject to temperature changes. Once the trim pieces were nailed in, I filled the holes with Dap Canada Wood Filler, lightly sanded it by hand, and used a craft paint brush to touch up any spots.

Once that was all done, this is what the wall looks like!

Now we are going to work on the rest of the room and hopefully share it for the One Room Challenge Reveal next week! I have already worked on the nightstand for this space using the same colour from the rainbow wall. I can’t wait for it to all come together!

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Every DIY blogger has been making DIY fluted furniture since last year and I am a full year late to the trend. I decided to finally get on trend and make a DIY fluted nightstand with an old nightstand in the basement! I have seen some talented friends recreate the fluted/reeded look on a coffee table, ikea dresser, and even on an Ikea nightstand. I wanted to recreate the same fluted look on a nightstand that I have sitting in my basement from a few years ago. This was originally chalk painted in a beautiful gray, but over the years has worn down and ultimately ended up in the basement.

I decided to haul this shabby nightstand back up and DIY it to give it this fluted look that I so wanted for Liyana’s rainbow room that I am working on.

Now, here is the real problem. Every single piece of DIY fluted furniture I have seen has used trim work that is sold on Amazon by a particular brand. Given the recent trendiness of this style of furniture, the amazon seller has tripled the price. And given that I want to be as thrifty as possible, I am not spending $30 per piece of trim to makeover a nightstand.

Instead, I opted for a beautiful pine trim in a half round shape by Metrie that can be purchased at Lowes. I used a bit more than one piece of trim and I actually did not purchase this – it was gifted to me by them.

Step 1: Sand the Nightstand

To work on the nightstand to make it fluted, I first started by sanding the nightstand down. Since this piece had a layer of chalk paint on it, I had to sand it down quite a bit. You want to sand just enough to create a surface that will allow for the primer to adhere. That does not mean that you need to remove every single chip of previous paint!

Step 2: Cut the Fluted Trim for the Nightstand drawer

Next it’s time to start cutting. This measurement had to be precise—our drawer height was 5″ and I had only one drawer!

Most importantly, each piece had to be cut to exactly the same size. Here’s a neat trick to do this: make a stop block on your miter saw, using a scrap piece of wood and a clamp (the clamp came with our saw)

This eliminates the need to measure each time and will ensure they’re all exactly the same length—pretty cool, huh? It only took a few minutes to cut them all! It took me a grand total of five minutes to do this step!

Step 3: Glue or Nail the Trim

Since I am using a solid wood trim, I used our Ryobi AirStrike Brad Nailer with 3/4″ nails to nail each piece of trim in. Initially I had planned to glue each piece and clamp it down but it seemed way faster to nail the dang pieces of trim! I filled in the nail holes in a few minutes with this DAP Canada wood filler.

Step 4: Prime and Paint

Here, I used this Zinnser primer that came highly recommended. The thing with this primer is that a little goes a long way AND it dries fast! I used a small brush (this is my favourite brush!) to prime the nightstand. If you are priming a larger piece of furniture, you can also use a roller.

Once the primer is dry, I used the same brush to paint on my choice of colour. This is the beauty of sanding, priming, and painting a piece of furniture versus chalk painting (which I also lovee!!) – the world is your oasis in terms of colour choice. I am using the colour Rose Bisque by Benjamin Moore in the Regal Select Line in the Ulti Matte Finish. I will use the same exact colour on the walls of the room for a fun accent wall that I am working on so stay tuned for that.

Step 5: Attach Hardware

Next, to complete the DIY fluted nightstand, I attached the hardware. I had purchased these flat centre bar pulls from Wayfair for another project, and used one here! Since the trim was an exact measurement to the heigh of the drawer, I did sand the trim a tiny bit to accommodate the drawer pull fitting on top of the trim AND sliding into its spot.

And here is the finished DIY fluted nightstand!

I think it turned out really cute!

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Oh hey there! Hope you are having a wonderful day! I am FINALLY getting around to writing this blog post about the DIY Sponge Wall Powder Room Makeover t that took it from builder grade to fancy in just an evening! Now, I love the look of some gorgeous wallpaper in a bathroom but I don’t love the price tag attached to wallpapers and also the work that goes into installing them especially in a small crammed space like a powder room!

It is absolutely no secret that I love painting, and painting old furniture has become somewhat of a hobby. I almost exclusively use chalk paint to paint furniture and have painted over 20 pieces at this point with different brands. I thought it was time that I put down what I love and also don’t like about chalk paint – because let’s be real: It is NOT for everyone, and some people just hate it.

Let’s discuss the pro’s and con’s in the context of the things that matter when you are painting and some questions that I have been asked frequently:

Remember how I painted and upcycled these nightstands in my bedroom a few years ago with chalk paint? Well, today I am doing the same thing but with a slight twist. It shouldn’t surprise you when I say that I have this unhealthy obsession with thrifting items and upcycling them and giving them new life especially with paint. I mean, I have painted nightstands, antique school desks, thrifted frames… even vases to make into a lamp – so I can safely say that yes I am obsessed.

Here is a little bit of a backstory. My dad found these nightstands to upcycle at Salvation Army for $25 each! They are in amazing condition and have this beautiful detailing and brass pulls that are just screaming mid-century modern to me.

Please note this post is sponsored by Krazy Glue. All opinions and comments are my own.

I am not a board game person. I have a bunch lying around, scrabble being one of them, and we rarely ever play it. Today, I am showing you to up-cycle Scrabble Tiles into easy coasters with some Krazy Glue in under half an hour. These easy coasters make for a wonderful holiday gift that you can create in a budget! I am going to be making some of these easy DIY Scrabble Tile Coasters as Teacher’s gifts for Liyana.

You guys! Would you believe me if I told you that I actually I made a Copycat Pottery Table Lamp with an ugly brown vase with an even more hideous glaze?!?

These pottery lamps retail from $400- even a $1000! I am not even kidding.. Here is an inspiration pictures for your reference. McGee and Co has a similar version that retails for $400 USD.

Now, imagine if I told you that you did not need to spend hundreds of dollars to have these gorgeous lamps! Lets be real, I was never going to spend hundreds of dollars on a lamp. And you know how much I love converting thrifted finds into unique pieces and use them even for seasonal home decor.

I am going to transform this ugly $7.99 Vase from Value Village into something similar and create a Copycat Pottery Table Lamp!

There are a few steps to creating this look.

First, we have to give the ugly thrifted vase look like pottery.

For this step, we will need Black Spray paint, Brown Spray Paint, some Drydex spackle, and some wet dirt (optional)

We are going to start off with spray painting the vase brown.

Next we will wait till its semi-dry, and add a thin layer of Drydex Spackle.

Let that dry a bit, and add black spray paint. Rub with dirt while the spray paint is wet.

Repeat until satisfied with the look you want.

Now we are going to take the Copycat Pottery Vase into a Table Lamp.

Now, this part was 100% Inspired by Danielle at The Nest on Powell. She purchased a pottery vase from Home Depot and converted it into a lamp. I saw that a while ago, and had that filed in the back of my mind for when I saw a vase I could convert into a lamp.

For this part you will need: A bottle Lamp Kit, Small terracotta dish that covers the mouth of your vase (this will form the base of your bulb, masonry drill bit, lamp shade + harp.

First, we drilled a hole in the terracotta plate and the base of the vase.

Next we threaded the electrical cord through, and then attached the bottle lamp kit and the harp to the lamp base, and attached the shade.

And done! Isn’t that one heck of a before and after?!

All the supplies including the vase cost me roughly $60! Isn’t that a DIY!

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Hellooo friends!!

I have been yapping about a Master Bath Makeover for weeks now, and I have been spending sooo much time on Pinterest, pinning all the inspo (come check that out here). So I thought I’d finally put together a mood board for y’all with all the different elements and colours that I am planning to use in the Master Bath.

Heyyy friends!

Valentine’s Day is only NINE Days away… and I have zero plans! Today I am sharing DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts for your toddler and their classmates made out of old crayons. I love using things I already own and giving them new life – I basically have a love affair with painting and upcycling things like nightstands, old furniture, and even pantry staples. I love me a good DIY, and that’s always been the case. 

Hi friends!

Happy monday!! Last week, a few DIY bloggers including got together and did a wonderful collaboration on how we started our DIY Journeys. The bloggers included myself, Rachel (Shades of Blue Interiors), Fariha (Pennies for a Fortune), Monica (House of Esperenza), and Faiza (Simply Create Joy). You can check all these fabulous blogger friends of mine out, and watch our stories on Instagram as well!

Hi guys!

Last summer I painted our master bedroom wall a beautiful deep blue. I shared that transformation HERE. 

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