Recycled and Upcycled Projects for your Home
Candy Cane Vintage Style Signs on Reclaimed Doors Hello again friends. Today I’m back to my to do pile and we’re working with the large bottom sections on these old doors. If you can remember back that far, almost 2 … Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Tablescapes and Buffet Ideas Hello friends and welcome back. I’m back early this week because I have a bunch of Thanksgiving tablescape and serving ideas for your feast this year. I wanted to give you a little extra time … Continue Reading →
DIY Vintage Shutter Snowman, Easy Project Just in time for winter and the holiday season I have an easy project for you, an upcycled shutter snowman. All you need is a shutter some white spray paint and a few other … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Rescue, Vintage Shoe Form Coat Rack Today I have a antique shoe form rescue project for you. I recently found these 3 old shoe forms in a local thrift shop. They were begging me to take them home … Continue Reading →
Easy Craft, Fabric Wrapped Paper Mache Tree Is it too early to start thinking about Christmas decorating? Probably, but I have a super easy craft that you might even be able to get your kids to tackle. You’ll need one … Continue Reading →
25 Fall and Halloween Party Ideas Scrolling thru my phone the other day I was treated to a fun (although disgusting) Halloween Party tray featuring lots of meat, blood, guts…you know…party decor. It reminded me of the skeleton platter I … Continue Reading →
Trashed Antique Table, Refinished and Modernized Welcome back, today I have for you another dump find. An antique tabletop, stained, peeling, slightly falling apart with no legs or pedestal in sight. On the plus side, the tabletop is solid wood. … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Brass Pole 4 Ways I’ve been working on a wooden table all week and that is what I planned to bring you today. So close, but that project is still tacky and not quite ready for his closeup so … Continue Reading →
Flea Market Find, Rusty Hinges When you go to a flea market always stop to check the bins of rusty junk. That’s where you find the good stuff. And by good stuff I mean hinges. Great big beautiful rusty, barely … Continue Reading →
DIY Home Decor, Wood Wall Quilt Today we’re back in my son’s airbnb in Luray, Virginia. Specifically, we’re back in the garage. It’s the same garage I made this barn quilt for back in 2023. This was the interior of … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Doors – Wood Shelf Liners Welcome back, today we’re upcycling some old hollow core doors I retrieved from a architectural salvage dump pile. With the peeling veneer, the salvage place I’m getting these from couldn’t sell them, but they … Continue Reading →
Whale Weathervane DIY Revisit A couple of weeks ago I was showing you some of my flea market finds. Remember the oak side table, the pair of dressing table side tables and the trio of country style signs, all from … Continue Reading →
Bathroom Makeover with Vintage Dresser Vanity Welcome back everyone. Today we’re in my middle son’s house tackling this small bathroom you see on the above right. The closet on the left will also come into play as we will be … Continue Reading →
Antique Oak Side Table, Flea Market Find At the beginning of the month, my sister, my niece and I hit up the 40 mile Yard Crawl in Virginia while the husbands golfed. Only bought a few items for refinishing and … Continue Reading →
Vintage Waterfall Dressing Table Nightstands Before my sister and I head out to a flea market often times we will discuss what we may be in the market for. For me, it’s something unique, something I haven’t transformed before, something … Continue Reading →
DIY Vintage Style Sign, Flea Market Find Hi all and welcome back. Last weekend I spent a fantastic couple days with my sister and my niece at a great flea market. I didn’t buy too much stuff. After 10 years … Continue Reading →
Replacing Cracked or Broken Tile, Easy Home Repair While my son was on vacation, I asked if he had any chores he would like done while he was gone and just didn’t have the time for. He pointed out these … Continue Reading →
Goodwill Find, Refinishing a Vintage Oak Captain’s Chair On a recent Goodwill stop I spied a pair of these vintage oak Boling’s captain’s chairs for the low low price of only $5 each. Personally, I don’t particularly enjoy refinishing chairs, … Continue Reading →