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Month: January 2016

Easy Basement Shelving Organization

  • By Joan
  • January 29, 2016
  • 12 Comments

It’s January, it’s cold outside, there is 2 feet of snow, I’ve been stuck inside and my house is screaming ORGANIZE ME!  Actually most of my house is mostly organized, but my storage room is a nightmare. I’m kind of embarrassed … Continue Reading →

Storage Solutions to Organize your House

  • By Joan
  • January 26, 2016
  • 2 Comments

Welcome back. Today I have a great guest post from Kathleen Crane.  Kathleen runs a small cleaning agency , so who better to give advice on cleaning and organizing?  I think she has some great ideas and simple solutions for the … Continue Reading →

IKEA Bookshelves go Horizontal

  • By Joan
  • January 25, 2016
  • 9 Comments

When I shared with you the desktop (above) last week, I mentioned that a blizzard was on its way. Well I’m back, and pleased to announce that I survived the blizzard of 2016. Forecasts called for 18-24 inches of the white … Continue Reading →

Desk made from old Metal File Cabinets

  • By Joan
  • January 21, 2016
  • 4 Comments

Welcome back. If you live in the northeast, I hope you’re prepared.  Yup, we’re expecting a blizzard. We have actually had an extremely warm winter so far, so I guess we’re due. The stores were filled today with people buying … Continue Reading →

Mismatched Metal File Cabinets get a Makeover

  • By Joan
  • January 18, 2016
  • 29 Comments

A couple of months before Christmas, my youngest son tells me that he really needs a bigger desk.  The old, “This end up” desk he’s been using since he was about 5, is no longer cutting it.  If you have … Continue Reading →

Sliding Barn Door for a Bathroom

  • By Joan
  • January 15, 2016
  • 3 Comments

It’s hard to believe that it is already the third Friday of the month, but since it is, that means I’m guest posting over at My Repurposed Life. If you have one of those 80’s, no door on the bathroom … Continue Reading →

Rustic Pallet Wood Valentines Heart

  • By Joan
  • January 14, 2016
  • 56 Comments

I just put away the Christmas decorations and I’m already thinking about Valentine’s Day. Well, I did have an empty space on the wall where the pallet Christmas tree has stood for the last couple of months. I could have … Continue Reading →

Scavenging the Haunted Past…and a mirror

  • By Joan
  • January 11, 2016
  • 14 Comments

Not too far from my home used to be the site of one of Maryland’s Most Haunted buildings, the Henryton State Hospital.  The hospital closed it’s doors in 1985, having been opened since the early 1920’s. In it’s prime, it housed … Continue Reading →

Winter, Ivy and Seed Pod Wreath

  • By Joan
  • January 7, 2016
  • 5 Comments

Way back in September, I got a call from my middle son, Kevin.  He had been mowing his lawn and had run over an old stump that the previous owners had left behind. The stump did some kind of damage … Continue Reading →

Headboard made from Salvaged Shutters

  • By Joan
  • January 4, 2016
  • 24 Comments

Welcome back and Happy New Year! I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions.  Frankly, I have very little willpower and who can say no to chocolate.  That being said, I love January.  January is the time I work on all … Continue Reading →

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