Thrift Store Upcycle, Belt Candle Holder

Thrift Store Upcycle, Belt Candle Holder Welcome back friends.  Last weekend you would have found me with my 2 sisters, happily shopping the Rt 11 Yard Crawl in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.  It’s 43 miles of yard sale goodness. … Continue Reading →

Hand Painted DIY Subway Sign

Hand Painted DIY Subway Sign I have a great project for you today, a DIY subway sign, hand painted on wood, personalized for all your favorite places, created by you. What could be better? All of mine were created  several … Continue Reading →

Easy DIY Crackle Finish with School Glue

Easy DIY Crackle Finish with School Glue Today I want to show you a fun and easy paint technique, a DIY Crackle finish. It is super easy to do and only requires a couple paint colors, a bottle of school … Continue Reading →

DIY Mudroom with Reclaimed Wood

DIY Mudroom with Reclaimed Wood Hi friends, today I’m back at my middle son’s house installing a mudroom.  Up until a few days ago it was a room that housed a couple refrigerators.  And since that wasn’t a look that … Continue Reading →

Decorative Scrap Wood Arrows DIY

Decorative Scrap Wood Arrows DIY I have an easy crafty project for you today to use a lot of those bits and pieces of old wood and other scraps you may have laying around the house.  These are old oak … Continue Reading →

Review, Rustoleum Outdoor Fabric Paint

Review, Rustoleum Outdoor Fabric Paint We have a shade sail over our patio area in the back of our house.  I don’t recall where we bought it from, it was  so many years ago, but it has held up in … Continue Reading →

DIY Cutting Board with Scrap Wood

DIY Cutting Board with Scrap Wood I have such a quick and easy DIY for you today… cutting boards from scrap wood. This piece of wood has been sitting in my workshop for at least 6 months.  The level of … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Transformations with IOD Transfers

Thrift Store Transformations with IOD Transfers Today I have some more thrift store transformations for you. The reason I bought this odd assortment of thrift store goodies is that I wanted to try my hand at rub on transfers.  I’ve … Continue Reading →

Vintage Spinet Desk Makeover

Vintage Spinet Desk Makeover Looking at a local online auction I came upon this little beauty.  It was listed as a Larson’s desk, what the heck is that?  This is actually all the information I got from the listing …Painted … Continue Reading →

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint Last week I found this pair of wooden plaques at a local thrift store. At $6 each I had to have them.  I was having a good day, it was the same … Continue Reading →

Easy DIY, 3 Tier Serving Tray

Easy DIY, 3 Tier Serving Tray Sometimes I find a project and sometimes the project finds me.    This project found me.  Minding my own business perusing a thrift store I found this set of two galvanized tin pans.  Considering … Continue Reading →

Easy DIY Stained Glass Window Frame

Easy DIY Stained Glass Window Frame Recently I acquired these two beautiful old stained glass windows.  I don’t know how they ever managed to make it to me intact, but they are both missing their frames. Stained Glass Windows absolutely … Continue Reading →

Black Fireplace Makeover and Shiplap Wall

Black Fireplace Makeover and Shiplap Wall It was waaaaay back in 2017 that I finally got tired of my brick fireplace and decided I was ready for a change.  All the smoke stains and  efflorescence  (the white stuff that leaks … Continue Reading →

20 Long Narrow Backyard Landscaping Ideas

20 Long Narrow Backyard Landscaping Ideas My oldest son, Keith, and his family recently purchased a new home. They are super busy renovating the inside with hopes of moving in next month but they haven’t even begun to think about … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Vintage Door Coffee Table

Upcycled Door Coffee Table My oldest son, Keith, lives fairly close to an apartment complex where they have a great unwanted furniture pile. It’s all ready for bulk pickup or a local scavenger, whoever gets there first. Keith passes by … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Door, Menu Chalkboard DIY

Upcycled Door , Menu Chalkboard DIY Today I bring you a chalkboard made from a salvaged vintage door.  And I can honestly say that is not the direction this project was going when I began working on it this morning. … Continue Reading →

Curbside Rescue Blanket Chest DIY

Curbside Rescue Blanket Chest DIY Don’t you just love a curbside rescue?  A piece that has been sent to the curb just waiting for the trash man or a wayward scavenger, whichever comes first.  This time I was victorious!  This … Continue Reading →

DIY Your Own Vintage Turn Button Catch

DIY Your Own Vintage Turn Button Catch I was working on an old cabinet last week that hubby and I had bought from an auction.  The cabinet was super old and had been stored in a dank basement.  The terms … Continue Reading →