The Accent Piece
The Accent Piece is a blog about simplifying projects for the home like DIY furniture builds, painting projects, home decor, and tips on new home construction.
That sounds funny…handmade footbridge. Footmade handbridge…handfoot bridgemade…madebridge foothand… Confused now? Me too 🙂 Anyhoo, I have a different kind of furniture for you today. My sister and I were recently brainstorming about a gift for our mom and she had the wonderful idea of a footbridge. My mom goes walking on some trails behind her …
I found this little beauty about in the back of a huge shed full of junk that I found through craigslist advertised as an “estate sale”. It was a real-life version of the show Hoarding: Buried Alive on TLC. Seriously. Sheds FULL of furniture. A treasure trove for someone like me! I was so excited! …
Here is another ana-white project fer ya. I needed some end tables for the guest bedroom and I found these plans. They are inspired by the Pottery Barn Hyde End Tables. Except those cost $199. Mine cost $45 for both! This is one of them after it’s been built. Wahoo accomplishment! (Excuse the bad picture. …
During a recent visit to a local antique store, I found these beauties for only $7 a piece! I love ’em. There is so much potential! I love the chipped paint all over them. The natural distressing is the real deal. That’s why I’m not going to touch the finish on them. I love the different colors …
If you have been following the DIY blog world I’m sure you have heard of ana-white.com. It’s a seriously awesome site that has free plans for building furniture. I’ve tackled a couple pieces and my most recent one was this bench: The second I saw the plans for it, I knew I had to try! …
I have been looking for a headboard for our guest bedroom. I stumbled upon this headboard from Pottery Barn. Hate to break it you Pottery Barn, but I don’t have $1,199.00 to spend on a headboard. I do love you, but that ain’t happenin. So, I decided to make my own. To make this headboard, …
