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 →
DIY Rustic Milking Stool My most recent thrift store find was this plain wooden , bar height sized, stool. While the stool is used and has a crack in the seat, it is otherwise in great shape. Perfect for me … Continue Reading →
4 More Mini Thrift Store Makeovers Today I have 4 mini thrift store makeovers. Little fixes that require very little effort, or frankly even imagination. I’m basically taking inexpensive thrift store finds and making them useable. Hexagon Shelves First up, … Continue Reading →
DIY Cubby Shelf from a Curbside Find Last week I showed you a bunch of antique cubby shelves I’ve been ogling for years now. When I found this shelf curbside it was finally time to make that dream of … Continue Reading →
Cubby, Cubby, Cubby and more Cubby Storage Long time readers of this blog may have noticed that I have been ogling and lusting after cubby cabinets for years. Cabinets that were used for tool parts, mail slots, apothecary or store … Continue Reading →
DIY Customized Storage Box, Chess Pieces My eldest grandson turned 7 this week. Happy Birthday Felix! I have no idea where the time goes but one of his many hobbies is playing chess. I have never learned how to play … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Brake Drum Side Table If you love making something useful out of various odds and ends I have a great side table for you. This one uses 2 thrift store finds, a candlestick and a table top, plus a … Continue Reading →
