Upcycled and Recycled Home Decor Inspiration

Upcycled and Recycled Home Decor Wherever I travel I’m always on the lookout for inspiration for upcycled and recycled home decor and crafts.  Today I’m bringing you those things that I’ve found over the last few months that inspire me. … Continue Reading →

Repair Lumpy or Sagging Ikea Henriksdal Dining Chair

Repair Lumpy or Sagging Ikea Henriksdal  Chair Today we’re repairing a set of very uncomfortable IKEA Henriksdal Dining Chairs.  These chairs were once owned by my mama, who passed them on to my oldest son Keith and his wife. Time … Continue Reading →

Wet Bar / Kitchen Cabinet Makeover

Wet Bar / Kitchen Cabinet Makeover I told you this project was coming a couple of weeks ago when I shared with you the wine cabinet makeover.  Well now we’re on to the kitchen cabinet.  A couple of alert readers … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Kitchen Cabinet Side Table

Upcycled Kitchen Cabinet Side Table Over the past few months I’ve been helping my middle son and his wife update a little of their 1980 house.  A 1980’s house doesn’t sound that old but styles have changed, a lot! These … Continue Reading →

Harlequin Diamond Red Side Table

Harlequin Diamond Red Side Table I have another side table for you today that is just waiting for his makeover.  I picked him up at an online auction in early March at the same time I picked up the desk … Continue Reading →

DIY Table Leaf for Vintage Dining Table

DIY Table Leaf What you see here is an early 1900’s oak pedestal table that I found at the local Goodwill well over a year ago.  I had no need for another table but it just happened to be half … Continue Reading →

Painting a Nightstand and Creating an Heirloom

Painting a Nightstand and Creating an Heirloom At the same auction where I bought the sofa table from last week I also purchased this pair of almost matching nightstands.  When I bought them I thought they were exactly the same.  … Continue Reading →

Remove Paper Stuck to Wood….Easily?

Remove Paper Stuck to Wood   If my husband has to work on weekends or in the evenings he’ll usually use my youngest son’s desk. It’s large, the room is bright and while son #3 was away at college the … Continue Reading →

Pottery Barn inspired, Painted Trunk Makeover

Painted Trunk Makeover   I picked up this battered trunk over a year ago and it has sat in my storage room ever since.  I bought him from an online auction and he definitely looked better in his pictures than … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Find, Upholstered Stool Makeover

Flea Market Find, Upholstered Stool Makeover I’m back with one more of my flea market finds from back in August.   Head to the end of this post for all my finds, makeovers and DIYs.  I knew that haul would keep … Continue Reading →

Bar Stool Makeover, Painting with Wax

Bar Stool Makeover Last week I showed you a table makeover using an iron base I got from my oldest son.  Well on the same trip that he brought over the table base he also brought over a set of … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, Upcycled Wire Spool Table

Upcycled Wire Spool Table Do you remember my flea market haul from back in August? Today I’m tackling one more of of those projects.  I’m calling this a wire spool but frankly I don’t know what it is.  It has … Continue Reading →

Country Farmhouse Table Makeover

Country Farmhouse Table Makeover Welcome back.  Today I have a country farmhouse table makeover for you.  I actually did this makeover several years ago.  Somehow the photos got buried and frankly I forgot all about this project until recently.  My … Continue Reading →

IKEA Play Kitchen Hack (With a Shiplap backsplash)

Welcome back.  Today I’m working on modifying this Duktig Play Kitchen from IKEA. I found my Duktig from the thrift store for $15.  Perfect for my grandson for Christmas, who is getting close to 2  and loves  helping Mommy in … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, DIY Bar Cart

Flea Market Flip, DIY Bar Cart Since I watch the show Flea Market Flip all the time, it may come as no surprise that I saw a bar cart to be as soon as I saw this rusty old metal … Continue Reading →

Raised Stencil Headboard DIY

I’m working on another one of my flea market finds…this time it’s the bed.  That’s him all the way on the right, in the back.  You may remember while I found the bed at the flea market,  it was actually a … Continue Reading →

Flea Market Flip, Upcycled Silo Doors

Today I bring you project number 3 from my flea market finds back in August.  First up, there was the whale weathervane from an old car jack.  Next, we had the stars made from  tobacco sticks.  And today I’m transforming … Continue Reading →

Kitchen Makeover, Refacing Kitchen Cabinets

Over the past month my computer has slowly been dying.  It’s been freezing up, the blue screen of death has been appearing quite frequently or the screen just turns black…it’s having issues. At 10 years old, it probably has lived past … Continue Reading →