This DIY takes a plain or thrifted mirror and turns it into your favorite piece of décor. Decorate your home with custom pieces made yourself with just a few products from A Makers' Studio. Whether you enjoy a sleek modern look or an antique vintage vibe, our new line of Decorate Molds are a must have.

Products Needed:

• Acrylic Glacier Resin Bundle
• Your Choice of Decorative Mold (we used My Flower Garden)
• Gilding Size
• Your Choice of Leaf (we used Gold Leaf)
• Resin Measuring Cup (or any disposable cup on hand)
• Artist Brush (or any small paint brush)
• Chip Brush (or any medium sized paint brush)
• Light and Dark Wax (optional to antique)

Welcome back to our series: DIY On A Dime! This series is designed to help you save money while furnishing and decorating your house. With the prices of everything skyrocketing, we are here to help you stay on budget. We will walk you through the process step-by-step on how you can save thousands by doing the project yourself. In part three of this series we are showing you how you can give yourself DIY marble counter tops. P.s. scroll below for an awesome deal to save money on your must-have DIY products!

We've been inspired by our friends Meg & Joe Piercy. Who says you can't have the renovation of your dreams. Check out their channel to find out how you can save money on your next flip. Click here!

Marbled patterns are all the rage, but so expensive. Get a legitimate marble finish on your counters using the Amy Howard at Home Acrylic Glacier Resin. Cindy from Provincial Designs demonstrates how to achieve this finish. Marble counter tops can cost thousand of dollars (the national average is three grand!), do it yourself for only $140!!!

Shop the supplies you'll need here to stay on budget:

•  Clean Slate: $32.00
•  Acrylic Glacier Resin Bundle: $32.00
•  Scandinavian Gray - Pigment Powder: $11.50
•  Noir - Pigment Powder: $11.50
•  Strasburg White - Pigment Powder: $11.50
•  Bauhaus Buff - One Step Paint: $22.00
•  Deep Gold - Mica Powder: $19.99

This brings your grand total for supplies to only: $140.49

Keep in mind, this project won't use up all of your supplies! Once you buy them, you will have leftovers to use on other projects, giving you the best bang for your buck.

Did you know our furniture could use a good moisturizer too? Wood pieces can get old and dry throughout the years. A little moisturizer makes them look brand new! Watch as Cindy from Cozy Mountain Cottage shows you how she uses our Furniture Tonic to restore her wooden piece.

Shop What She Used

•  Furniture Tonic
•  2.0" Flat Paint Chip Brush  

HOW TO

Step One

Pour Furniture Tonic Into A Cup

Step Two

Dip Brush Into Furniture Tonic

Step Three

Began Painting The Furniture Tonic Onto The Piece

Step Four

Let Dry And See If You Need A Second Coat (this is your choice!)

How easy is this makeover?!

(Furniture Tonic is recommended to be used on raw wood or wood without a finish on it. )

The all-natural way to bring wood back to life! After time, wooden furniture begins to look parched and dry. Furniture Tonic revives the natural warmth and beauty of wood in one quick and easy application. It also serves as a water-resistant protective layer for raw wood and milk-painted or stained finishes.

Wooden furniture is so hardy and stands the test of time so well that its needs are often overlooked. Or perhaps you regularly use leading furniture sprays and other products on your furniture, thinking these will preserve their beauty. Unfortunately, these products are actually as damaging as neglecting your furniture. We created Furniture Tonic as an all-natural solution to reviving parched, dry wood surfaces without harmful VOCs. Watch as the hemp oil and other ingredients wood loves, bring your pieces back to life in seconds!

Give your furniture a fresh look for Valentine's Day with this easy DIY project. With Amy Howard at Home products, it's simple and affordable to restore old pieces yourself!

In this DIY project, we'll show you how easy it is to restore a worn cafe table and chairs with just a bit of paint! Even if you've never painted before, we give you everything you need to Rescue, Restore, and Redecorate.

What Exactly is DIY?

To DIY is to Do It Yourself. Why hire a professional and pay an exorbitant amount of money when you can do the job yourself? 

What you'll love about DIY:

• Save money and refresh your own furniture instead of throwing it away
• Enjoy the Bragging Rights when you let others know you've done it yourself!
• Learn new skills as we give you all the instruction you need

Grab your favorite stencil designs and start adding artistic elements to your furniture and accents without any drawing or painting skills!

Why You Should DIY

Over 28 million pieces of furniture are thrown away in the US every year, ending up in landfills. At Amy Howard at Home, we believe in rescuing, restoring, and redecorating and we give you the ability to do just that. DIY is also an outlet for creative expression and might just be the new hobby you never knew you needed!

What You Need to DIY

The tools needed for your own DIY project could be as few as a single can of paint and a paint brush. You can make your project as simple or as complex as you like with the Amy Howard at Home products. We give you the teaching and the tools to create old world vintage finishes or more simple sleek and modern looks.

Cafe Table & Chairs | Valentine's Day DIY

Step 1: Gather Supplies

For this specific project, we used the following products:

• Clean Slate
• One Hour Miracle Paint - Black
• XOXO - Mesh Stencil 9x12 (by A Makers' Studio)
• One Step Paint - Pasha White OR Well I Declare Gel Art Ink
• Bright Idea Lacquer
• 2.5" Chip Brush
• Artist Brush or Squeegee (A Makers' Studio)

Step 2: Prep

First you will clean your piece using Clean Slate. Take a lint free rag (or an old t-shirt) and wet with the Clean Slate. Rub your piece down all over to eliminate all dust, grease, or dirt on all flat surfaces as well as any corners and tight areas where there might be build up. Once done, allow to dry 15-20 minutes.

Step 3: Paint

Once the Clean Slate has dried, take the 1.5" Chip Brush and the Black One Hour Miracle Paint and start painting! The Miracle Paint will go on very smoothly, is self-leveling, and will have a lovely sheen when dried. Paint all areas of the chairs and table (or chosen piece) with one thin coat. The paint will dry fairly quickly, within 30 minutes, so once the first coat is dry you may apply a second coat. Allow to dry.

Once the paint is fully dried, take the XOXO Pattern Mesh Stencil and remove it from the clear packaging and then peel from the white backing (keep these and do not throw away). Adhere the stencil to the surface of the piece, lining it up exactly how you would like it. Burnish the stencil (rub firmly all over) to make sure it is adhered everywhere with no gaps or bubbles. Take an Artist Brush or Squeegee and the Pasha White One Step Paint (or Well I Declare Gel Art Ink) and apply a small amount of paint to the stencil. Use the brush or squeegee to move the paint across the stencil, pushing the paint through the mesh to the piece below. Work quickly, within a few minutes, so the paint does not dry in the mesh. Once fully painted, carefully peel the stencil away from the surface and immediately wash the stencil.

IMPORTANT: Wash the stencil under warm water, massaging the non adhesive side with your fingertips in circular motions until all the paint is removed from the mesh. If you're not able to wash the stencil immediately, you may place in a water bath to keep the paint from drying in the mesh. Once washed, place adhesive side up to air dry. Once fully dry, you may return the stencil to the white backing and place inside the clear packaging to store for future use. 

Step 4: Finish

To keep your design protected, we recommend adding a finish on top. We used the Bright Idea Lacquer which adds a high gloss while also protecting the paint underneath. Take the lacquer spray and shake well for 2-3 minutes. Spray in sweeping motions back and forth across the surface of your piece, keeping the nozzle depressed and spraying with each pass until evenly coated. Allow to cure overnight.

Enjoy the Bragging Rights!

Want to Enjoy the Bragging Rights? Join our community on the Amy Howard at Home Before and After Facebook page to share project photos, get inspired, and get tips and tricks from fellow finishers.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Have you been wanting to flip furniture or give your home a new look and you're not sure where to start? Join Kathy from Broaken Roads as she teaches you the steps to start transforming pieces.

Products Used:

• My London Flat One-Hour Miracle Paint
• Clean Slate
• 2' Wedge Brush
• Artist Bush

Other Products Needed:

• Lint free rag
• Paint Stirring Stick

Explore all of our One Hour Miracle Paint colors here!

With One Step Paint you can virtually refinish any piece of furniture or decor with ease. Join Linda from ReMade With Love this morning as she shows you how to combine One Step Paint and waxes to create the perfect custom finish for you. The amount of beauty you can create is endless!

Products Used: 

• Vintage Affliction - One Step Paint
• Summer Regatta - One Step Paint
• Aviary - One Step Paint
• But First, Flowers
• Light Wax
• Dark Wax
• Dust Of Ages
• Angled Squeegee
• Chip Brush (2-3x)
• Clean slate

Additional Products Used: 

• Sand Paper
• Thrifted Wooden Box
• Lint free rag
• Mixing cup
• 4 oz Steel Wool

Mary from Mary Corrado Interiors will show you the way this morning. In this video she shows you how to mix, apply, and even add details with Milk Paint to your plaster. Get the look you've always dreamed of!

At Amy Howard at Home, we’ve created a high-quality Venetian plaster that provides truly endless possibilities for a variety of projects. Easy to work with and highly textured, our Venetian plaster has three ingredients: lime, calcium carbonate, and marble dust.

Products Needed: 

• Venetian Plaster
• Toscana Milk Paint- A Praying Wife
• Furniture Stencil of your choice 

Additional Products used: 

• Mixing cups
• Tongue depressor or something to mix with
• Venetian Plaster Trowel
• Towel

HOW TO

Step 1

Put your Venetian Plaster into a mixing cup, add water and mix. Add enough water to create a paste. 

Step 2

Put plaster onto a Venetian Plaster Trowel. If you are right handed apply Venetian Plaster to left hand edge of the Trowel and If you are left handed apply the Plaster to the right hand edge. At a low angle do some sweeping motions to get the plaster onto the board and once you have some on the board start spreading it all over. Continue this process until you have used all of the plaster you mixed. You will add multiple layers. This will take some time. As it dries it will make a swooshing sound like ice skates on ice, that is what you want to hear as it dries! If you start to see something in the surface, fill it in.

Tip: Clean the trowel with warm water and a towel as you to continue to go over the plaster. This will help get rid of any plaster that starts to dry on the trowel. 

Step 3

Add the A Praying Wife Milk Paint and Venetian Plaster into a mixing cup. Mix them in dry powder form before adding water. Once you have mixed them in powder form, add water and mix to the consistency of sour cream. Take an Amy Howard Furniture Stencil of your choice, and lay it across the top part of the plaster (or where ever you would like the design to go), load up Trowel with the Milk Paint and Plaster mix and run it across the Stencil in a nice even coat. Keep Trowel at a low angle. 

Step 4

That is it! We hope you enjoyed following along. Don't forget to share and tag us in your creations. We can't wait to see what you design with our Venetian Plaster!

Did you know you can restore a mirror while antiquing it at the same time? Join Mary from Mary Carrodo interiors as she brings life back into this piece. She will show you great technique in order to achieve a beautiful antique - Milk Paint finish.

Products Used:

• Scandinavian Gray - Toscana Milk Paint
• Central Park - Toscana Milk Paint
• Dust Of Ages
• Silver Leaf
• Gilding Size
• Cracked Gesso
• Light Wax
• Dark Wax
• Antiquing Glaze

Additional Products Used: 

• Sea Wool Sponge
• Disposable cup
• A Plastic Spoon (or anything used to stir with)
• A couple of artist paint brushes 
• Cardboard
• Soft Rag
• Chip Brush

We are here for this stunning Furniture Makeover! We will give you step by step instructions and all the products needed to create this exact Modern look. All your friends will be asking how you did it! 

Products Used:

• Cherbourg One-Hour Miracle Paint
• Clean Slate
• Wedge Brush
• 1.5" Chip Brush
• Artist Bush
• Dense Foam Roller
• Paint Roller Handle

Other Products Needed:

• Lint free rag
• Screw driver
• Hardware

Step One

Apply Clean Slate to the furniture using a dry lint free rag to properly clean and prep the furniture before painting. Remove the hardware from your furniture piece using a screwdriver. Once you have cleaned the furniture wait a few minutes for it to dry before painting. 

Step Two

Once the furniture piece has dried it is time to paint! Using the Wedge Brush and the Cherbourg One Hour Miracle Paint start painting your furniture piece. If there are smaller areas that the Wedge Brush cannot reach, use the 1.5" Chip Brush to paint those smaller sections. For the doors and drawers of the furniture use the Artist Brush to paint thin layers to provide a clean and finished look.

Step Three

Once the body of your furniture is finished paint the top of the furniture piece using a Dense Foam Roller and the Cherbourg One Hour Miracle Paint. Let it dry and then apply a second coat. 

Step Four

Add hardware of choice to finish up the furniture piece and tie it all together!

Step Five

Enjoy your beautiful Modern Furniture Piece!

For more project ideas, techniques, and products, visit Amy Howard at Home and the AHAH Blog.  

We are here for this stunning DIY to replicate the Malachite pattern. We will give you step by step instructions and all the products needed to create this exact pattern on any surface. Bring this gorgeous look into your home on your next furniture flip, as an art piece, or as an accent like we did. You'll be amazed how easy it is to copycat this look.

Products Used:

• Acrylic Glacier Resin
• Colorants (White, Pine Green, and Black)
• Silicone Measuring Cups (or disposable plastic cups)
• Artist Brush (or wooden craft sticks to stir)

Other Products Needed

• Round Wooden Tray (this technique can be done on any surface or shape)
• Cardboard or Drop Cloth
• Three Small Disposable Plastic Cups
• Hair Dryer or Heat Gun

Step One

Mix equal parts Resin Part A and Hardener Part B. Mix enough resin to fully coat the desired surface area. You may measure Parts A and B out separately to be sure your amounts are exact and then combine into one container. Stir until thoroughly mixed (at least five minutes). 

Step Two

Place the tray or surface on top of the cardboard or drop cloth. If you are applying this technique to a table top or other defined area, tape off the edges and make sure there is a disposable cloth to catch any resin running off the sides.

Once thoroughly mixed, pour a coat of resin onto your surface. Use the Artist brush to spread it out and cover the whole surface area. Allow to sit for twenty to thirty minutes while you move on to the next step and color the remaining resin. 

Step Three

Once thoroughly mixed, pour the resin in equal amounts into your three small disposable plastic cups. You will know color the resin. 

Cut off the very tips of the Colorant bottles. Starting with the Black Colorant, add one to two drops at a time into the first cup of resin and mix well until the color is fully incorporated. You may continue to add drops and mix until the desired color is reached or the color is no longer translucent (no more than ten drops total). Repeat with the second cup of resin and the Pine Green Colorant. For the third cup of resin, add in several drops of both Pine Green and White Colorant (you want a lighter version of the Pine Green). You can play with this until you get the desired affect (no more than ten drops total). 

Once completed, you should have one cup each of colored resin in Black, Pine Green, and lighter Pine Green.

Step Four

Pour the Black colored resin onto the surface in long stripes. This is where you can get creative and play with it until you get the desired effect. Once the Black is poured, allow it to sit for twenty to thirty minutes. 

Complete the same process for the Pine Green and lighter Pine Green colors. Pour in sweeping lines and allow each color to sit for twenty to thirty minutes.

Apply as much or as little of each color as you want to see come through. We applied equal amounts of each color for our end piece.

Step Five

Once the final layer has been allowed to sit for twenty to thirty minutes, take the hair dryer or heat gun and use to combine the colors and manipulate for the desired effect. For a more striking and defined look, apply less heat. For a more combined effect and to blend the colors, use more heat to manipulate them together. 

Finally

Allow to dry for at least twenty four hours before displaying or putting to use.
Enjoy the Bragging Rights of your new Malachite Tray!

For more project ideas, techniques, and products, visit Amy Howard at Home and the AHAH Blog.