Add to Flipboard Magazine. Just last week my family was spending a fantastic weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains, chowing down on a mountain of food. There was corn pudding, sweet potatoes, a mountain of mashed potatoes, 2 turkeys, 2 … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. DIY Oyster Shell Mirror Today we’re creating our own DIY Oyster Shell Mirror. You can tell just by looking at this mirror that this project is perfect for me. It’s Scavenger Chic at it’s finest in … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. It’s starting to feel like Christmas around here. The leaves are almost off the trees, the stores are decked out with lights and ornaments, and it’s freezing cold! Time to get started on a Christmas project. … Continue Reading →
Add to Flipboard Magazine. . On Wednesday I showed you the wooden knobs I created for my dresser makeover. And now for my dresser reveal. Coming from the very chic, Salvation Army, where it was perched between bed posts and … Continue Reading →
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 →
