Before & After: 5 Minute Wall Makeover

Before & After: 5 Minute Wall Makeover

Dying to decorate that empty wall in your dining room, but aren’t sure what exactly to do with it? You’ll love this modern before and after transformation that only took five minutes. See how we used one big canvas to take this space from boring to WOW!  Getting the canvas ready to hang Although our canvas came with two large D-rings, we opted not to use them. Instead, we installed...

IKEA Table Makeover with Paint

IKEA Table Makeover with Paint

*Written by Liette Tousignant, UTR Decorating Co-Founder Can you believe it’s the same table? I was ready to give away this old IKEA table because it no longer fit in my decor. I’m sure glad I didn’t because I’m totally smitten with its new look in white. This is a simple makeover that delivers huge impact while barely spending any money.  Lucky me, I had two of these orangey coloured tables...

Desk Makeover: Giving New Life to Old Furniture

Desk Makeover: Giving New Life to Old Furniture

Have you ever acquired a piece of furniture that you didn't know what to do with, but you just couldn't say goodbye to? That's the story with this desk... we've had it since the early days of starting our company, Under The Roof Decorating. Although it's all scratched up, and damaged, we've never wanted to part with it because it's part of our story. So, we decided to give it a makeover, and we're so glad we did because we've fallen in love with it all over again.

From Clunky to Funky: Budget-Friendly Chair Makeover

From Clunky to Funky: Budget-Friendly Chair Makeover

A couple of years ago, we did this super easy budget chair makeover. Since transforming the desk chair into a funky little stool, we’ve been using it every single day at the office. The old chair was ugly and clunky, and the backrest was falling apart. We used to hide it in the back room but it was taking up a lot of space. I brought it home and parked it in...

Deck decorating ideas – enjoy outdoor living

Deck decorating ideas – enjoy outdoor living

When we're at our cottage, we literally live outside. Rain or shine we eat and entertain outside because that's what cottaging is all about. Since our deck is the most used room in the house (or out), my husband and I decided it was time to invest in new patio furniture.

Before and After: A cottage bedroom gets a well-deserved makeover

Before and After: A cottage bedroom gets a well-deserved makeover

This bedroom is very spacious, but it was also very dated. After 17 years of enjoying the old cottage, my husband and I finally bit the bullet and renovated. New flooring, a fresh coat of paint and different furniture placement that's all that was needed to transform this master into a peaceful retreat.

How to spruce up your rental space

How to spruce up your rental space

Let's face it - if you're renting, you're probably hesitant to put too many holes in the walls for fear of not getting your damage deposit back, right? So how do you temporarily spruce up an apartment without sacrificing style? Do it with art! In my case, I did it with Rudolph. (He's become quite the fixture - in my blog posts, and on my wall)!

Bookend makeover: from boring bronze to crisp white

Bookend makeover: from boring bronze to crisp white

  Last year, I held a quick poll on Facebook and asked whether or not I should paint my bronze equine bookends, white. Most of you said “NO”. Well, that was then and this is now. I ended up painting them knowing they would be much more versatile with a fresh coat of white paint (sorry to disappoint you poll-takers)! What a difference! The bookends now work with so many décor...

Don’t let mistake holes scare you – hang stuff with no fear

Don’t let mistake holes scare you – hang stuff with no fear

Plaid, DIY art, animals, cabin, bathroom, hang framesThe other day I was hanging some picture frames in a bathroom and despite all my careful calculations, my frames didn't line up. I couldn't believe it! What happened?

5 frames – 5 looks

5 frames – 5 looks

5 framesYou buy the perfect size of frames to frame pictures of your family, vacation or pets. When the time comes to hang them, you're feeling confused because you don't know where to begin.

Before and after: dining chair makeover

Before and after: dining chair makeover

I bought these chairs over 12 years ago. After renovating and changing our wall color, the chairs' dated fabric clashed with our new décor, so I retired them to the basement a few years ago

Use frames to hide an architectural eyesore

Use frames to hide an architectural eyesore

P&P blackIf you hate hanging pictures, you'll LOVE these frames. Meet our brand new picture frames called Place&Push. At first glance they may look like any other frames but they're not. The big difference is in the way you hang them - you simply push the frames into the wall to hang them.

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