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 →
Orange Checkerboard Pallet Wood Frame
Welcome Back, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Today I have an easy build for you, another pallet wood frame, but stay with me until the end…or just skip to the end…because I have a wonderful announcement. … Continue Reading →
Cow , Pig, Sheep, Rooster
In honor of Spring I was totally in the mood to paint another seed packet sign like the Sunflowers I painted back in 2015. I was totally immersed in my search finding, pansies, daisies, dahlias and poppies. I don’t know … Continue Reading →
DIY Twin Headboard
Welcome back. Normally I refrain from talking about anything political here knowing that I would be alienating half of my visitors. That being said, I watched with tears in my eyes the March for our Lives in Washington this weekend. … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Louvred Door Bookcase
So far I’ve made 21 projects with recycled shutters. There have been beds, lamps, bar carts, pictures…you name it, I’ve made a shutter project out of it. This was supposed to be project #22…a bookcase with shutter sides. I really … Continue Reading →
Scrap Wood Easter Egg
I have a fun spring time or Easter project for you and if you have enough scrap wood sitting around you just may be able to make it for FREE. This colorful Easter egg is made with pieces of moulding … Continue Reading →
Pottery Barn Knockoff Clock Plates
Pottery Barn Knockoff Clock Plates In honor of daylight saving time this weekend, I’m bringing you a set of DIY clock plates. I’m pretty sure I’ve never decorated for daylight savings time, but there is always a first. These are … Continue Reading →
Chicken Nesting Box to Shabby Chic Shelving
I never knew it before but I think I have a thing for chickens. Over the past couple years I’ve transformed a chicken coop into a coffee table. And a chicken incubator into another coffee table… …and so it would … Continue Reading →
Mardi Gras Baby Shower
Last week I showed you the alligator veggie tray from my son and daughter-in-law’s Mardi Gras themed baby shower. I have a few more projects from the party and even if you’re not planning a Mardi Gras party you may be able to modify … Continue Reading →
Folk Art Pallet Wood Rabbit
This is a photo of a running rabbit offered by the Busacca Gallery. It supposedly dates from the early 19th or 20th century (though that’s kind of a wide range). “This piece was obviously done by a carver with … Continue Reading →
Alligator Cheese and Veggie Platter
Last weekend we hosted my son and daughter-in-law’s Mardi Gras themed baby shower. Tons of fun and I’m sharing one of my projects from the party today. It’s a super easy, big impact veggie tray. I must say that the theme and all … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Peter Rabbit in Time for Spring
Valentine’s Day is barely over and I’m thinking Spring and bunnies. This time I’m hand painting Peter Rabbit onto pallet wood. If you’re not comfortable painting, I have an option for you too. If you are familiar with the tale … Continue Reading →
Domed Cheese Plate Makeover
If there is one item in a thrift store you are almost guaranteed to find every time you shop is a domed cheese platter. It’s one of those things you get as a gift but rarely use. Most of the … Continue Reading →
Create a Mantel from a Mirror Frame
When I first saw this frame I thought it was a mantel. It was the height and width of a mantel, it had the wood carvings of a mantel. It just had that one extra piece of wood running along … Continue Reading →
Corner Bookshelf Turned on it’s Side
After I got my dusty corner shelf out from the recesses of my garage for my Thrift Store Retail Therapy post, I decided to actually do something with it before it got buried again (and got even dustier). My … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Quilt Square
I recently broke up 10 pallets and I have a fresh supply of usable wood just waiting for me. It’s time to bring you another pallet wood project. This time it’s a quilt made of wood. I have made a real … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Barrel Bistro Set DIY
My sister always has the coolest things and sometimes I find myself wanting to do her projects more than my own. Remember the chicken incubator…that was hers. I also stole this toolbox from her. It’s a coffee table. Oh, and … Continue Reading →
50+ Thrift Store Makeovers
If you like before and afters this post is for you. If you head into a thrift store and have no ideas what to look for, this post is for you. Last week I shared my latest thrift store finds … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Retail Therapy
On Monday I dropped off my youngest back at college. He survived his first semester only having a couple issues with Calc. 3. With a second semester about to begin, I helped reload his dorm room (did he bring everything he owned … Continue Reading →


