Flea Market Find, Rusty Hinges When you go to a flea market always stop to check the bins of rusty junk. That’s where you find the good stuff. And by good stuff I mean hinges. Great big beautiful rusty, barely … Continue Reading →
DIY Home Decor, Wood Wall Quilt Today we’re back in my son’s airbnb in Luray, Virginia. Specifically, we’re back in the garage. It’s the same garage I made this barn quilt for back in 2023. This was the interior of … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Doors – Wood Shelf Liners Welcome back, today we’re upcycling some old hollow core doors I retrieved from a architectural salvage dump pile. With the peeling veneer, the salvage place I’m getting these from couldn’t sell them, but they … Continue Reading →
Whale Weathervane DIY Revisit A couple of weeks ago I was showing you some of my flea market finds. Remember the oak side table, the pair of dressing table side tables and the trio of country style signs, all from … Continue Reading →
Bathroom Makeover with Vintage Dresser Vanity Welcome back everyone. Today we’re in my middle son’s house tackling this small bathroom you see on the above right. The closet on the left will also come into play as we will be … Continue Reading →
Antique Oak Side Table, Flea Market Find At the beginning of the month, my sister, my niece and I hit up the 40 mile Yard Crawl in Virginia while the husbands golfed. Only bought a few items for refinishing and … Continue Reading →
Vintage Waterfall Dressing Table Nightstands Before my sister and I head out to a flea market often times we will discuss what we may be in the market for. For me, it’s something unique, something I haven’t transformed before, something … Continue Reading →
DIY Vintage Style Sign, Flea Market Find Hi all and welcome back. Last weekend I spent a fantastic couple days with my sister and my niece at a great flea market. I didn’t buy too much stuff. After 10 years … Continue Reading →
Replacing Cracked or Broken Tile, Easy Home Repair While my son was on vacation, I asked if he had any chores he would like done while he was gone and just didn’t have the time for. He pointed out these … Continue Reading →
Goodwill Find, Refinishing a Vintage Oak Captain’s Chair On a recent Goodwill stop I spied a pair of these vintage oak Boling’s captain’s chairs for the low low price of only $5 each. Personally, I don’t particularly enjoy refinishing chairs, … Continue Reading →
Behind the Door Pantry Storage DIY For this post I’m bringing you all the way back to March of 2019 and the installation of my vintage pantry door. The door is still fully functional and I still love it. It’s … Continue Reading →
Antique Parts Cabinet, Coffee Table DIY Welcome back. You may not have noticed but I took the past month off. It wasn’t a planned break, but life got in the way of my blog. First there was a daughter in … Continue Reading →
Using Painters Tape with No Bleeding I picked up this thrift store bed tray table recently from the thrift store. And since he was in need of a new paint job, I figured this was a great project for how … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Side Table, To Paint or Not to Paint Today I’m tackling this cute little side table I picked up from a flea market a few years ago. Sitting in my storage room for all those years, his … Continue Reading →
25 Fantastic Before and After Furniture Makeovers I love a good before and after furniture makeover and my Facebook algorithm has finally figured that out. So after weeks of ogling tons of makeovers I finally decided to compile an assortment … Continue Reading →
Easy DIY – Dinosaur Photo Holder Welcome back. Today I’m converting my kid’s old plastic dinosaurs into chic photo holders. They don’t look like it quite yet, but the photo holders will be Anthropologie inspired. First up, my Anthropologie … Continue Reading →
Vintage Side Table Refresh Today I have another Thrift Store find, a vintage side table that was desperately in need of a little TLC. Considering he was only $5 he was destined to come home with me. If you think … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Stool – Child’s Table and Chair Last week I showed you all how I repurposed this thrift store find, a wooden bar stool, into a much shorter, antique looking, milking stool. When I cut off my soon to be … Continue Reading →
