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Home » Brittany Bailey » Page 223

Pottery Barn Inspired Lantern from $5 ReStore Light Fixture

July 12, 2010 Brittany Bailey 33 Comments

If you have been following my blog, you may remember this light fixture that I rescued bought at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Read below for a Pottery Barn Inspired Lantern. Originally I thought about using it as a light in our foyer, but that plan changed after I … [Read more...]

arts and craft, habitat ReStore, lantern, light fixture, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, pottery barn inspiration, ReNew, Rewiring lamp

A Mailbox that Can Take a Beating and Still Looks Great

July 8, 2010 Brittany Bailey 9 Comments

Magnetic Mailbox Cover | Pretty Handy Girl

Several years ago I painted a mailbox for my stepmom (the wonderfully talented author, Diane Chamberlain). Her house was on a busy street and the mailboxes on this street were a prime target for mailbox baseball. I wanted to paint her mailbox as a surprise for her birthday, but … [Read more...]

arts and craft, Crafts, kids art, magnetic mailbox, mailbox art

Turning a Craig’s List Bed Frame into a Garden Bench

July 6, 2010 Brittany Bailey 98 Comments

How to Turn a Craig's List Bed Frame into a Garden Bench While visiting one of Raleigh's local shabby chic boutiques, I fell in love with a sweet bench made from an old bed frame. But, the $350 price tag meant that our relationship was not meant to be. I began scouring Craig's … [Read more...]

Bed, Build It, cannonball bed, craig's list, Furniture, garden bench, ReNew, Stripping Furniture

Sun Prints – Easy and Stylish Summer DIY Art (+ how to fake floating frames)

July 3, 2010 Brittany Bailey 7 Comments

A few years ago while I was trying to entertain my toddler, we made sun prints on a hot summer day. What! You've never heard of sunprints? Well, you really need to get your crafty hands on this hot product. Visit the Sunprints.org website to see all the details, plus a gallery … [Read more...]

art, arts and craft, blue, Crafts, floating frame, framing, kids art, sunprints

Rewiring a Copper Wall Sconce – Out with the Old and In with the New

July 1, 2010 Brittany Bailey 13 Comments

If you've been following the Pretty Handy Girl blog, you will recognize this copper wall sconce from the reading nook post. It was a $5 find at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore!The sconce was a wall mount, but plug in kind. The lamp was in excellent shape, but it needed a longer … [Read more...]

adding switch to lamp cord, copper sconce, Electrical, Fix It, Rewiring lamp, roll switch

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Hi, I'm Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl. I like the smell of coffee and sawdust in the morning. I live to break stereotypes and empower you to take on your own DIY project.

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