DIY Orb Chandelier
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Last month I had an enjoyable day scavenging the Route 11 Yard Crawl with one of my sons and 2 sisters. By all appearances, I ended up with a pile of junk, but it was gold … Continue Reading →
Category: DIY around the House
Pallet Wood Wine Rack DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. My son Kevin, and his then fiancee, Mollie, showed up on my doorstep one day wanting to do a project. They had been living in a apartment for over a year, and were anxious to make … Continue Reading →
Pottery Barn vs Lowes Chandelier
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of my favorite shows on HGTV was the High Low Project with Sabrina Soto. Though I haven’t seen it in a while, this is my contribution. Back in April, when I was searching for a … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Rusty Giant Spring Lamp
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This project all started a few weeks ago… very innocently I might add… when my husband, Brian, and I were enjoying a nice afternoon hike. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, we spotted … Continue Reading →
Moms Old Letters Pillow DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. My mom and dad were originally from St Louis Missouri. Right after they got married they moved to El Paso, Texas where they lived in a tiny little trailer while my Dad was stationed in the … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Maple Syrup Can Lanterns
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Earlier in the month I had the pleasure of scavenging the Route 11 Yard Crawl. One of my last finds of the day was a set of 4 extremely rusty tin cans. Being that it was … Continue Reading →
Wedding Pallet Centerpiece
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This project started two years ago when my son and his fiance first asked me to do the centerpieces for their wedding. They had already chosen their venue, Khmaira farms, located outside of Luray, Virginia in the beautiful … Continue Reading →
Updated Medicine Cabinet DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of my spring projects this year was to debrassify my house (pretty sure that isn’t even a word). Considering my house was built over 20 years ago, it had more than it’s share of brass … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Centerpiece DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. For a long time I have loved barn wood. Unlike brand new wood from the lumberyard, it has age, it has character, it has splinters, it’s a little weathered. The problem with barn wood is, I … Continue Reading →
DIY Upcycled Pipe Lamp
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Lately I’ve been very into upcycled lighting. Everywhere you look people are creating fantastic lamps and chandeliers from everything….corks, flashlights, mason jars and drift wood , to name but a few. Check out my pinterest here. … Continue Reading →
Cowbell Wall Decor
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A while back I was reading my latest copy of Pottery Barn, (at least I think it was Pottery Barn) and I came across a set of cowbells each perched in their own little frames. It … Continue Reading →
Pallet Coffee Table DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of the reasons I started a blog was because of my Pallet Coffee Table. Once I started to work with pallets and saw the endless possibilities of building with pallet wood, a pallet coffee table … Continue Reading →
Spring and Summer wreath DIY
Add to Flipboard Magazine. I don’t know about you, but I was having the hardest time finding a wreath this Spring to give my front door a new look. Most of the wreaths I saw either had enormous flowers on them, the … Continue Reading →
Recycled Post Lamp
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Recently I’ve been updating my living room. It was mostly done but in dire need of lamps. I shopped all of my normal spots for lamps, Home Goods, Target, JC Penney …but no one had exactly … Continue Reading →