Kitchen Island from a Dresser

Kitchen Island from a Dresser Welcome back friends, today I’m sharing with you a kitchen island made from a dresser.  This is my victim, he is about to get his extreme makeover. It was only about a year ago that … Continue Reading →

Simple DIY Birdhouses

Simple DIY Birdhouses A few years ago I shared with you the side wall of this garage with brightly painted birdhouses that I caught a glimpse of outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Well, I inspired myself, because now I have my … Continue Reading →

5 More Easy Thrift Store Makeovers

5 More Easy Thrift Store Makeovers Today, I have for you, 5 more easy thrift store makeovers.  These are the items you may see at your local Goodwill and hesitate about taking them home with you.  The item may be … Continue Reading →

Dump Find Bookcase Makeover with Reclaimed Wood

Dump Find Bookcase Makeover with Reclaimed Wood Last week I found a fantastic bookshelf just laying discarded next to a dumpster. I wasn’t looking for a bookcase, I wasn’t even dumpster diving. I was just grocery shopping, and  it was … Continue Reading →

DIY Wall Propagation Station

DIY Wall Propagation Station Look what I found at my local thrift store, a box of 12 Erlenmeyer flasks.  I didn’t even know I wanted a bunch of flasks, but once I saw them,  I had to have them.  I … Continue Reading →

3 Easy Thrift Store Makeovers

Trio of Easy Thrift Store Makeovers Today I have for you, three thrift store finds that  just require a little touch up to make them as good as new.  These follow my last “Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers” from April. … Continue Reading →

Adding Wooden Lids to Thrift Store Finds

Adding Wooden Lids to Thrift Store Finds At the thrift store you’ll often find pots, cannisters and cookie jars that have lost their lids.  It’s possible that the pot never had a lid in the first place, or the lid … Continue Reading →

Free Facebook Marketplace Dresser Makeover

Free Facebook Marketplace Dresser Makeover Over the past several months I’ve had a great time filling this house in Luray Virginia.  It’s my son’s house that he purchased to use as an Airbnb.  My job was to find lamps, side … Continue Reading →

Garage Find Bookcase Makeover

Garage Find Bookcase Makeover Today I have a fairly easy bookcase makeover for you.  I’m starting out with this very dirty, very basic,  solid wooden bookshelf scavenged from my son’s garage.  Having spent many years in a greasy garage, he … Continue Reading →

Aging Pottery with Spackle and Dirt

Aging Pottery with Spackle and Dirt I’ve been wanting to texturize a pot with spackle and dirt for some time now and I’ve finally found my victim. This guy is a $12 thrift store find and the perfect shape for … Continue Reading →

Buffet Makeover with Chalk Paint

Buffet Makeover with Chalk Paint Welcome back friends, today we’re working on an old buffet makeover for my son’s farmhouse vacation rental in Luray, Virginia.  I found this buffet on Facebook Marketplace.  It’s in great shape but just needed a … Continue Reading →

DIY Upcycled Newel Post Lamp

DIY Upcycled Newel Post Lamp Over the years I’ve done tons of posts on making your very own, one of a kind, DIY lamps.  Any object that was tall and skinny had a very good chance of becoming my next … Continue Reading →

Create Your Own DIY Barn Quilt

Create Your Own DIY Barn Quilt I’m probably dating myself, but when I was growing up when you thought of a painted barn it meant that there was an ad for Mail Pouch Tobacco on the side. Apparently, in it’s … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Ball and Rusty Nail Flowers

Upcycled Ball and Rusty Nail Flowers After purchasing a lot of hardware at an auction I found myself with a giant pile of old rusty nails. In auction terms, ” a lot” is a grouping, or in this case, a … Continue Reading →

Laundry Room Door Makeover

Laundry Room Door Makeover Welcome back friends, I’m continuing my projects on my son’s old farmhouse. Next up, this very solid, very heavy, wooden door.  It’s located in the kitchen and leads to the laundry room.  We think that this … Continue Reading →

Repurpose Bar Stools into End Tables

Repurpose Bar Stools into End Tables I’ve noticed more and more of these saddle stools hitting the thrift stores lately, and  when I was requested to find or make a pair of smallish end tables I immediately had these stools … Continue Reading →

Super Easy Wood Slice Wall Shelf

Super Easy Wood Slice Wall Shelf This will probably be my shortest DIY ever, a super easy wood slice wall shelf.  I don’t think you really need a how-to, just the idea to keep in the back of your mind, … Continue Reading →

Texture Painting with Drywall Spackle

Texture Painting with Drywall Spackle Welcome back friends.  Here you see my latest dump find, a very large, 32″ x 47″, piece originally from Pier 1 Imports.  Ignoring the mold all over the top, it will be a great piece … Continue Reading →