Add to Flipboard Magazine. A dresser I bought from the local Salvation Army came complete with a laminate top, chippy paint (and not in a good way) and a full set of wooden drawer knobs. Wanting a knob with a … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Several years ago , my youngest son , Nathan, received a present of a book….,Paper Airplanes With Dollar Bills, Another Way to Throw Your Money Away, by Duy Nguyen, It was filled with 13 ways to … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. One of my errands last week was to take a trip to the local Goodwill, I had four huge garbage bags of clothing to donate. Some from my mother-in-law and some from my husband who decided … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. If you’ve been keeping up with my posts, you’ll notice that I have a somewhat abnormal obsession with lamps. Not just any lamps, but lamps made from junk. It all started rather innocently enough, I was … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This very ordinary guest bedroom seems to have everything the average guest is looking for…a tv remote, an alarm clock, a bed with pillows, a fan..but it has one thing no guest would want….popcorn … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Over the weekend my sister invited the family over just for the heck of it. There was no holiday, no birthday, no crisis….it was how she put it, “family time, it’s about time.” A cold windy afternoon … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. This is my 11th pallet wood project I’m going to share with you. To me, it’s just rough, aged wood. Similar to barn wood, but way more obtainable and the price is right. Free. I have … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. GPS Coordinates Pillow DIY Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of GPS coordinates pillows…in gift shops, in home furnishing stores, on etsy…The idea didn’t seem hard to replicate and when my daughter-in-law expressed an interest, a … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A couple of years ago, we redecorated our bedroom. In doing so, we took down the wainscoting that encircled the room. There was nothing wrong with it, but after 15 years I was just a little … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. A while ago, I came across a picture of an Open sign, with lights, with a red background, on wood. Being the Scavenger that I am, my first thought was, I can make that, how hard … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. Upcycled Shutter Lamp DIY , As a self-professed scavenger, I get my ideas and my supplies from just about anywhere. I’ve been known to root around in a dump or two, flea markets, thrift stores, … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. I find junk everywhere and if that junk is tall and thin my mind will immediately go to lamp. Who else would see an old septic pipe and think lamp? Yes, I would. Everybody needs lamps, … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. The other night, while cruising around the World of Pinterest, I happened upon these fantastic Apothecary Jars from MagiaMia. I thought they were so cool. I even eyed the vitamin container in my own bathroom trashcan. … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. An easy project for Halloween and for my husband who always gets the shivers every time we mention spiders. You will need the following… grapevine wreath white spray paint ugly spider fake spiderweb sticks hot glue gun Gather … Continue Reading →
DIY Dartboard Cabinet Ok, this is the third time, and more than likely not my last, that I’ve mentioned the Route 11 Yard Crawl that I went to with my 2 sisters and my youngest son, Nathan. I’ve already completed … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. As you all know, October is the month of Halloween. So, just as you are thinking about what your little munchkin may be, I’m throwing out a couple of ideas. Both made of boxes , … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. If you’ve been following my blog, I spent all of last week in my laundry room showing my cabinet transformation. From transforming laminate cabinets to the diy pallet crates you see above. I was now … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. For my birthday this year, my oldest son and my daughter-in-law gave me a whole bunch of “stuff”. That’s really the only way I can describe it. It was an interesting assortment of what can you … Continue Reading →
