Repurposed Vintage Books 2 Ways

Repurposed Vintage Books 2 Ways I’ve had these old books sitting around forever.  Hubby and I purchased the set of vintage books soon after we were married to fill a bunch of empty shelves, and to look like we were … Continue Reading →

Three Quick and Easy Furniture Fixes

Three Quick and Easy Furniture Fixes   Little Red Desk One of my assignments last year while shopping for the farmhouse in Luray , Virginia,  was to find a smallish desk that could be placed in the center of a … Continue Reading →

DIY – Hand Painted Butterflies on Reclaimed Doors

Hand Painted Butterflies on Reclaimed Doors With four inches of fresh snow on the ground, more snow expected tomorrow and temperatures in the 20’s, I’m doing what everyone should be doing… I’m hibernating and passing the time away by painting … Continue Reading →

Creating a Playhouse in an old Shed

Creating a Playhouse in an old Shed Welcome back everyone.  I hope you all had the happiest holiday season and are enjoying a brand new year. To catch you up a bit, or to remind you, in 2023 I was  … Continue Reading →

Small Pallet Wood Christmas Tree Collar

Small Pallet Wood Christmas Tree Collar This is my latest thrift store find, a sad little Charlie Brown Christmas tree.  Yes, more than one person in the store remarked that I had a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in my cart.  … Continue Reading →

3D Buffalo Plaid Christmas Trees

3D Buffalo Plaid Christmas Trees Are you ready to start decorating for the holidays?  Personally, I am not, but I did want to get this project out for all of you as you start planning your own decorations.  What we’re … Continue Reading →

75 Unique Homemade and DIY Gift Ideas , Something for Everyone

75 Unique Homemade and DIY Gift Ideas , Something for Everyone   Hi Everyone, welcome back.  Today I bring you a roundup of 75 homemade and DIY gift ideas.  This is actually the 5th time I’ve compiled such a list.  … Continue Reading →

DIY Rustic Coffee Table from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Rustic Coffee Table from Reclaimed Wood There are a few pieces of furniture that I love to make from scratch.  Benches, headboards and coffee tables, and I realized this week that I haven’t  brought you a coffee table since … Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →