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How to Make a DIY Float Frame + Turn Your Photo into an Oil Painting
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / November 17, 2014
DIY

How to Make a DIY Float Frame + Turn Your Photo into an Oil Painting

When I was approached by Artsheaven to choose a piece from their selection of oil painting reproductions, or have one of my own photos turned into a painting, my thoughts…

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How to Build a DIY Plywood Christmas Tree
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / November 12, 2014
Christmas

How to Build a DIY Plywood Christmas Tree

This DIY plywood Christmas tree is such a fun, Scandinavian-inspired alternative to a traditional Christmas tree – plus it’s perfect for anyone with a small space.  Or you can make…

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Unique Ideas for Displaying Ornaments
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / November 7, 2014
Holidays

Unique Ideas for Displaying Ornaments

This post is all about unique ideas for displaying ornaments and I have two cute ideas: using a rustic ladder for a casual ornament display and framing beautiful ornaments as…

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DIY LED and Plywood Sign with Text | Celebrate Holiday Art
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / November 3, 2014
Art

DIY LED and Plywood Sign with Text | Celebrate Holiday Art

I hope you love the DIY LED and plywood sign with text I’m sharing today – AKA my Celebrate Holiday Art! I’m so excited that I can finally begin sharing…

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How to Rub ‘n Buff Hardware
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / October 17, 2014
DIY

How to Rub ‘n Buff Hardware

If you can’t find the right hardware, try refreshing vintage hard with this easy tutorial for how to rub ‘n buff hardware – it’s easy! We had a new furnace…

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DIY Metal Headboard Refresh
Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse / October 13, 2014
Painting

DIY Metal Headboard Refresh

A little warning: this DIY metal headboard refresh is misleading. Before I actually got to witness my talented Papa weld our headboard, I thought that metal tubing came black.  Nearly…

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("in the lakehouse") - where beachy meets mid-century.

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