Spotlight Tripod Lamp diy
I usually have a few things on my to buy list for whenever I’m in a thrift store, whether it be a frame, a mirror, a cool chair…And most of the time I don’t find what I’m looking for. So, here I … Continue Reading →
Category: DIY around the House
Pottery Barn Inspired New York Tiled Map diy
I am always on the lookout for my next big project and I am not ashamed to tell you that I often steal my ideas from the millions of ideas floating out there on the internet. It may not be direct … Continue Reading →
Build an Easy Bathroom Shelf
Welcome back all you diyers. Today I have a super easy project that is put together just like a toolbox with the exception that the opening is in front instead of on top. This project came about because I’m still using … Continue Reading →
Vintage Style Oyster Sign diy
Have you ever been given a sign by the universe that you should follow a certain course of action? Well my sign from the universe was really a sign. An oyster sign. I spotted my first and second sign in … Continue Reading →
Vintage Windows and Signal Flags Wall Decor
International Code Flags or Signaling Flags are used for communicating short messages between ships out at sea. Each flag can either be a letter or have a short meaning. While A is known as Alpha, it also means, I have … Continue Reading →
Rusty Hinge Junk Angel
It’s kind of hard for me to believe that it has been two months since I’ve brought you a junk angel. This little angel has been just sitting patiently in my workshop waiting for me to decide on what kind of … Continue Reading →
Vintage Molding and Pallet Wood Frame
Before I get started on my frame, I wanted to give you an update on the Railroad spike wine rack that I shared with you a couple of weeks ago. When we last saw the wine rack it was laying on … Continue Reading →
Chalk Paint Side Table Makeover
Here is one more project from the loot I scavenged from the theatre company otherwise known as my Scavenging Jackpot. There were several pieces of furniture, all in bad shape, and all in desperate need of makeovers. This is actually the … Continue Reading →
Upcycling a Rusty Septic Pipe
I know you’re curious and that’s why you’re here. What can you do with a rusty, dirty, previously used, septic pipe. You gotta admit that that is one fine looking poo pipe, a nice round circular shape, nice rusty patina, … Continue Reading →
Pier 1 Copycat Mirror diy
Last week I showed you highlights of my trip to Black Dog Salvage, the Salvage Company that is the basis for the TV show, Salvage Dawgs. At the salvage yard I picked up tons of ideas, but only one item … Continue Reading →
Railroad Spike Wine Rack diy
Back in March I shared with you my coat rack made from old railroad spikes. At the time, I wanted to make another project from the railroad spikes and I eventually settled on a wine rack. Back to the … Continue Reading →
Honeysuckle / Tomato Cage Tree
The honeysuckle hurricane lamp that I showed you last week hardly used up any of my weedy honeysuckle vines. I needed to think bigger. I needed to think tree size. That’s it, a tree! You’ve seen Christmas trees covered in … Continue Reading →
Curbside Chairs get a Makeover
Driving home from my local Home Depot one day, I spied this set of 5 beautiful dining chairs just sitting on the side of the road with a big sign…take me home, free! I didn’t happen to need dining chairs … Continue Reading →
Save a Tree – Make a Honeysuckle Hurricane Lamp
When my kids were growing up they all had the pleasure of being taught kindergarten by the same wonderful teacher, Ms. Guertler. Ms. Guertler was a nature loving, recycle loving, earth loving, turn off the lights when you leave the … Continue Reading →
Making a Bench from leftover Spindles
Several weeks ago, my youngest brother showed up on my front doorstep with 2 doors, lots of indoor shutters, a little bit of beadboard and over 40 spindles (sometimes called balusters). He had been cleaning out his garage and thought I … Continue Reading →
Design Your own Vintage Style Sign
I love vintage signs and apparently everyone else does too. The cost of a genuine old sign is somewhere in the hundreds of dollar range. Did you know that you can make your own sign practically for free. Yup, free! … Continue Reading →
Repurposing a Vintage Wood Planer
At the same flea market that I bought the typewriter desk earlier in the week, I bought this cute woodworkers planer. I had been eyeing them all day, sometimes they were too big, sometimes too small, some were missing the lower knob, … Continue Reading →
Old Typewriter Desk gets a Makeover
Last year I wrote about the Route 11 Yard Crawl in Virginia and earlier in the month I had the pleasure of returning. This time I was accompanied by not just my 2 sisters, but 2 sons as well as … Continue Reading →