DIY Mercury Glass Window

Mercury Glass Window Happy New Year everyone.  You may have noticed that I took the month of December off from blogging.  I was still working on projects but not blogging saved me the time of sitting at my computer and … Continue Reading →

75 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

DIY Christmas Gift Ideas  This is the 3rd time I’ve done a roundup of DIY gift ideas from around the web. There is something for every skill level and everyone on your shopping list.  I’ve also thrown in a few … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Rusty Can 2 Ways, Planter, Candle Holder

Upcycled Rusty Can Today I bring you scavenger chic at its finest featuring this beautiful, rusty, pitted and holey industrial can. I found it in a dump a few years ago and you can probably guess which side was facing … Continue Reading →

Painted Christmas Tin Makeover, Upcycled and Recycled

Christmas Tin Makeover It’s almost that time of year…the time of year when you’ll be getting or giving Christmas tins.  Hopefully not an empty tin, but one filled with glorious homemade treats. Once you receive one, you may be wondering, … Continue Reading →

Preserve Your Rusty Patina Finish

Preserve Your Rusty Patina Finish I’ve had this rusty tray sitting around the house for over a year now.  It was a flea market find that my sister was first to spy, but I was the first to pull my … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Lamp Makeover

Thrift Store Lamp Makeover At least once a month I’ll head over to the local thrift store to see if anything catches my eye.  Sometimes even more frequently if I have a project in mind.  But rarely do I find … Continue Reading →

Pallet Wood Painted Fish

Pallet Wood Painted Fish This past month I’ve been sharing my adventures with built in bunk beds, closing up a wall and then adding a  DIY crab sign.   Before deciding on the crab sign for my empty wall, my thoughts … Continue Reading →

Handpainted Vintage Sign DIY

Handpainted Vintage Sign After finishing the bunk beds last week, there was just one more little detail  I needed to complete.  Artwork for the wall we enclosed.  Remember, the bunk bed started out as a loft room.  A room where … Continue Reading →

Built-in Bunk Beds Part 2 – The Finishing Touches

Built-in Bunk Beds Last week I gave you all the step by step instructions to get your brand new built in bunk beds to this point. You’ve been waiting a week, and now here it is, the finishing touches.  It’s everything  … Continue Reading →

Built-in Bunk Beds DIY – Part 1

Built-in Bunk Beds We have this great little townhouse, fairly near the beach, that we’ve used a ton this year.  With Covid going on and  hubby working from home we might as well use this home away from home to … Continue Reading →

DIY Yard Yahtzee

DIY Yard Yahtzee If you’re tired of Corn Hole, you’re terrible at Ladder Ball (maybe that’s just me),  and you don’t have room for horseshoes, I have a fun yard game for you.  We’re taking Yahtzee and supersizing it! You’ll … Continue Reading →

Upcycled DIY Birdbath Ideas

The top of my birdbath cracked several years ago and hasn’t held water since.  From a distance it looked intact sitting upon its base, so I just left it where it was. But now, its intact days are over  and … Continue Reading →

DIY Towel Rack…or a Plant Hanger, or a Coat Rack…

DIY Towel Rack…or a Plant Hanger, or a Coat Rack… While berry picking with the family in July we happened to find a few rusty treasures nearby. These giant cotter pin type things and a very rusty whatzit.  Today I’m … 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 →

Enlarging a Postcard, 75th Anniversary of VJ Day

Enlarging a Postcard Years ago, when I was still reading thru magazines, tearing out decor ideas that caught my eye, I found this enlarged envelope used as wall art.  I tore it out and kept it in a file used … 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 →

DIY Black Arch Headboard, pt 2

Black Arch Headboard A few weeks ago I showed you the making of a reclaimed wood DIY king headboard.  When I constructed the headboard I hadn’t bought the bed yet, but why wait until the last minute. I finally got … Continue Reading →

Cabin Ready – Rustic Log Lamps

Rustic Log Lamps We’ve lost a few trees in our yard over the years.  Sometimes it’s from disease, sometimes bugs and sometimes the weather is to blame. Instead of hauling all the trees to the dump or the firewood pile, … Continue Reading →