Thrift Store Transformations with Paint

Thrift Store Transformations with Paint I have 2 super easy  transformations today for you using  paint.  The green box is straight from the thrift store and the globe on the pedestal was a gift to my husband  from a coworker … Continue Reading →

DIY Table Leaf for Vintage Dining Table

DIY Table Leaf What you see here is an early 1900’s oak pedestal table that I found at the local Goodwill well over a year ago.  I had no need for another table but it just happened to be half … Continue Reading →

Nautical Salad Bowl Mirror

Over Memorial weekend my local thrift store had a half price sale for everything in the store.  I’ve been looking for a wooden salad bowl for a couple of months now and to find one on half price day, even … Continue Reading →

Easy Upcycled Doodle Table

My son’s girlfriend is moving into her first apartment and I’ve been enjoying helping her find a few things to fill up her big empty space.  When she needed a dresser, I matched her up with my brother who was … Continue Reading →

Vintage Mirror Window Side Table

This is a fun project I’ve been wanting to do for a while…create a vintage mirror from glass.  You know, when an old mirror has started to lose it’s silver on the back and it starts to look black around the edges.  Normally … Continue Reading →

Small Vintage Table with Easy Repairs

I love finding vintage tables at the thrift store.   This little guy was just $8.  He was a kind of sad and broken, but he just needed a  a little TLC and he was practically screaming, take me home! So I did. The table was a little wobbly. … Continue Reading →

Double Drum Pendant Light

My latest Goodwill find, a double lampshade.  I must say I’ve never bought a lampshade at a thrift store before.  Usually they’re kind of dated and I already have my own supply of dated lampshades. I wasn’t even shopping for … Continue Reading →

50+ Thrift Store Makeovers

If you like before and afters this post is for you.  If you head into a thrift store and have no ideas what to look for, this post is for you. Last week I shared my latest thrift store finds … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Retail Therapy

On Monday I dropped off my youngest back at college.  He survived his first semester only having a couple issues with Calc. 3.  With a second semester  about to begin, I helped reload his dorm room (did he bring everything he owned … Continue Reading →

I Found my Stools at the Thrift Store!

Thirty  years ago my husband and I  fixed up our kitchen.  We added a breakfast bar, redid counters, added a new floor.  We also bought two counter height chairs for the new breakfast bar.  I believe they were from one … Continue Reading →

Little Red Jewelry Box and Christmas Mantel

I have another cute jewelry box for you straight from the thrift store.  He spoke to me not just because he was half price ($3.00) but because he had an abundance of little drawers. I wasn’t too crazy about the … Continue Reading →

Recipe Box and Book Holder

In August I picked up about a dozen treasures from a nearby flea market  that I wanted to makeover or transform. I’ve managed to complete a couple of the projects, but most of my finds are still on my todo list.  The … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Junk, Indoor Spring Planter

I have another super easy project for you this week.  Not quite as easy as Monday’s vintage milk crate, but it’s close. At least I got out a paintbrush this time. I’m still stealing ideas from  Joanna Gaines of Fixer … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Salt and Pepper Mill Makeover

This week I’m sharing with you two thrift store makeovers, that you could also use for your holiday gift giving. This is a salt and pepper grinder I found at a local thrift store.  There is actually nothing wrong with them, but that … Continue Reading →