My Most Valuable Dump Find Ever!

Reviving a Pair of Mid Century Modern Side Tables A couple of months ago my oldest son and his wife bought a fixer upper farmhouse that they intend to rent out.  I told them to hold off on buying any … Continue Reading →

DIY Parcheesi Game Board from an old Door

DIY Parcheesi Game Board from an old Door A few months ago I shared with you a backgammon gameboard I created from an old flat panel door.   From  2 reclaimed doors I created 6, 2 foot square potential gameboards. This … Continue Reading →

20 Landscaping Ideas for a Small Backyard

20 Small Backyard Landscaping Ideas One year ago I shared with you a compilation of 20 landscaping ideas for those of you with a long narrow backyard.  It was mostly for my oldest son who had just moved into a … Continue Reading →

DIY Ladderball Balls (Bolas)

DIY Ladderball Balls (Bolas) On a recent trip to the thrift store I came across a Ladderball game, made of steel, complete with a carrying case and it even had all it’s pieces. If you don’t know what ladderball is, … Continue Reading →

Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers

Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers Have you ever gone to a thrift store and found an item that was so close to perfect.  If only it was a different color, if only it  wasn’t scratched, if only it wasn’t so … Continue Reading →

Easy Easter Bunny Project, Pottery Barn Inspired

Easy Easter Bunny Project, Pottery Barn Inspired Welcome back.  Last week I shared with you my Pottery Barn copycat painting. I must say, all of your comments were so generous and kind.  This week I’m headed back to Pottery Barn, … Continue Reading →

DIY Art, Make Your Own Pottery Barn Copycat Painting

DIY Art, Make Your Own Pottery Barn Copycat Painting Back in January I was showing you my basement half bath makeover.  I started with the closet shelves, moved on to an upcycled towel rack and finished with the thrifted finds … Continue Reading →

DIY Bar, with Reclaimed Wood and an Old Door

DIY Bar, with Reclaimed Wood and an Old Door Welcome back friends, today I have a DIY bar that I created for my oldest son, Keith, for his birthday this year.  His new house had a great spot for a … Continue Reading →

Plaid Stencil Vintage Typing Desk

Plaid Stencil Vintage Typing Desk Welcome back friends.  Today I have a cute little typing desk that is all ready for his makeover. He was probably used about mid-century, long before the day of computers and word processing machines, faxes … Continue Reading →

Aging a Galvanized Napkin Holder

Aging a Galvanized Napkin Holder Above you’ll see one of my latest thrift store finds, a very nice and shiny galvanized metal napkin holder. It’s simple, it’s plain, it does what it is supposed to do, hold napkins, and at … Continue Reading →

DIY Nightstands from an old Desk

DIY Nightstands from an old Desk Welcome back friends.  What you see here is my latest Goodwill find.  A cute little desk that I totally passed up. I walked out to my car empty handed and was about to drive … Continue Reading →

DIY Bathtub Tray for Spa Day

DIY Bathtub Tray for Spa Day In my son’s new house he has a beautiful, vintage, claw foot tub.  The kind of tub that’s made for stretching out, putting your feet up, adding bubbles,  maybe even a glass of wine … Continue Reading →

Dated Side Table Makeover with Hairpin Legs

Dated Side Table Makeover with Hairpin Legs Hi friends, welcome back.  I think you’ll like this project because it’s fairly easy and it has a nice before and after photo. Let’s start out with the before shot. This is a … Continue Reading →

DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood For a Christmas gift this year, I found this beautiful, practically brand new, croquet set at a local thrift store.  It seemed to have all the pieces and had only one slight grass stain … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Boxwood Wreath on Scrap Wood

Thrift Store Boxwood Wreath on Scrap Wood Welcome back friends, today I’m going to finally do something with the DIY barn door I created back in August. My DIY barn door was supposed to go on top of a century … Continue Reading →

Bathroom Makeover, Thrift Store Style

Bathroom Makeover, Thrift Store Style The last couple of weeks I’ve been sharing parts of my bathroom makeover starting with the closet shelves and last weeks 20 ideas for upcycled towel holders. Today I’m replacing the towel bar with a … Continue Reading →

Bathroom Makeover, 20 Upcycled Towel Holder Ideas

Bathroom Makeover, 20 Upcycled Towel Holder Ideas Last week I showed you the start of my basement bathroom makeover.  After hubby ripped the towel bar off the wall I needed a replacement.  I didn’t need a full sized towel bar, … Continue Reading →

Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf

Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a relaxing, joyful holiday season filled with good food, good friends, good times and family…and not necessarily in that order. We just finished up the last of … Continue Reading →