industrial look – A Diamond in the Stuff

8 DIY Concrete Projects

Courtney Carmean — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:00:40 +0000

Lately I have been seeing more and more concrete projects and items popping up all over the place. And I’m kinda crushing on it! It’s such a simple medium, it can be used endlessly on some many different kinds of projects. I love it’s industrial feel but it can be softened depending on how you use it. So I rounded up 8 really awesome DIY Concrete Projects you totally have to try!

Check out these GEOMETRIC CONCRETE BOOKENDS! Think about all the cool shapes you could make!

This CONCRETE LETTER and AMPERSAND could be endless as well! Make any letter using their tutorial!

I’m crushing pretty hard on these DIY Concrete Planters! I think these may be on my list!

Have a table top beyond repair? Why not make a DIY Concrete Table?

Need a pendant light and don’t want to spend a ton of money? Make your own DIY Concrete Pendant Lights!

This is one of my faves! You could make this DIY Concrete Picture Frame any size you need!

I love these Concrete Vases for many reasons; but one reason is you can’t see the stems of your flowers when they are in the vase (weird pet peeve, sorry).

Concrete Counter Top! This little baby is getting filed away in my brain for sure!

So what do you think about the concrete trend? Love it or leave it? I’m kinda diggin it right now! I may have to try my hand a a couple of these babies!!!

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Love the industrial look? Check out this Industrial Spool Table….

Industrial Spool Table

Courtney Carmean — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:00:15 +0000

The industrial look has become quite popular in home decor. I am personally a fan of taking items with that industrial feel and pairing them with softer textiles, colors, and decor. I was perusing the hardware store the other day and spotted an empty wooden spool sitting in the aisle. I kindly asked the sales person if these were available for taking and to my pleasant surprise he said YES!!! I quickly loaded this sucker up in my shopping cart and took it home.

So come check out how I turned this into a Industrial Spool Table….

There isn’t a lot of prep work to do with this one. There was some black sharpie markings that we used the sander to remove. Then all there was left to do was stain and seal the spool. I picked Minwax wood stain in Dark Walnut and Polycrylic to seal the piece.

The most difficult part was making sure that stain got into all the seams, nooks, and crannies of the spool. I even ended up using an old tooth brush to apply stain to some of the difficult spots.

I absolutely love how the dark stain transformed the spool. It now looks so much richer and upscale.

For an added bit of industrial feel I added 4 casters to the bottom of the spool. Not only are these so fun but they could be functional too. How easy it would be to vacuum if all my furniture were on wheels???

Next to these little burlap covered folding chairs all I can think is this makes the perfect looking bistro set.

So what do you think of the industrial look? Do you have any bits of the industrial look in your home?

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Want to see more industrial ideas? Come check out when I transformed an old cart into an Industrial Cart Coffee Table….