Follow this step-by-step DIY cedar lining tutorial to repurpose a vintage trunk or make your own cedar chest.

How To Build a Cedar Liner for a Vintage Trunk

Follow this step-by-step DIY cedar lining tutorial to repurpose a vintage trunk or make your own cedar chest.

Many thanks to CedarSafe for providing the cedar planks for this project. All opinions are my own.

Yesterday I shared the bold makeover I gave to a beat-up vintage trunk I had in my basement, and today I’m going to share how to build a DIY cedar lining using tongue-and-groove cedar planks from CedarSafe.

When I started thinking about repurposing this trunk, I knew I needed a solution to get rid of its incredible musty smell. How in the world did this trunk still smell like my Grandma’s basement after 17 years!? I have no idea. But it needed a smell makeover something fierce! And aromatic cedar is perfect solution. And it happens to be one of my favorite scents. Seriously. When we’re at the hardware store, I have to walk past the cedar in the wood section just to smell it. I love it that much.

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Gorgeous Steamer Trunk Makeover via www.twopurplecouches.com

Steamer Trunk Makeover

Gorgeous Steamer Trunk Makeover via www.twopurplecouches.com

Back in September, I began my biggest DIY project to-date. This by far outweighs our previous crown moulding projects and window trimming work. This project was full of curveballs, starts and stops, second guesses, and even some bouts of self-doubt. But I pressed on and powered through, and today I’m sharing the before-and-after of my first big DIY triumph – this antique steamer trunk makeover.

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Create this spooky Halloween mantel decor inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven". Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore!' via www.twopurplecouches.com

Edgar Allan Poe Inspired Halloween Mantel Decor

Create this spooky Halloween mantel decor inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven". Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore!' via www.twopurplecouches.com

There is no better Halloween muse for an English major than Edgar Allan Poe! The whole idea for this mantel started when I sat down to make this ravens book page banner for the October Silhouette Challenge. Antiqued book pages, sparkly black ravens and spooky portraits, all coming together to create this hauntingly festive Halloween mantel decor!

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