Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf
- By Joan
- January 11, 2023
- 9 Comments
Bathroom Makeover, Cover your Ugly Wire Shelf Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing, joyful holiday season filled with good food, good friends, good times and family…and not necessarily in that order. We just finished up the last of … Continue Reading →
Something for Everyone, 300 DIY Gift Ideas
- By Joan
- November 30, 2022
- 3 Comments
Something for Everyone, 300 DIY Gift Ideas Hello again, all my DIY friends. Thanksgiving has come and gone and it is time to start thinking about Christmas. I like to take the month of December off to concentrate more on … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Dresser and Door Kitchen Island Part 2
- By Joan
- November 23, 2022
- 9 Comments
Upcycled Dresser and Door Kitchen Island Part 2 If you are following along with my projects, you may remember that last week I shared with you Part 1 of a dresser to kitchen island DIY conversion. On my last post … Continue Reading →
DIY Upcycled Dresser Kitchen Island Part 1
- By Joan
- November 16, 2022
- 3 Comments
DIY Upcycled Dresser Kitchen Island Recently I’ve been sharing with you parts of my son and daughter-in-law’s house that they bought as an investment. Most of the house was coming along great but the kitchen needed something, and that something … Continue Reading →
DIY Backgammon Board with a Recycled Door
- By Joan
- November 9, 2022
- 2 Comments
DIY Backgammon Board with a Recycled Door I picked up these 2 hollow core doors for free from the dump pile at my local architectural salvage yard. They were in awesome shape, just not what people are normally looking for … Continue Reading →
DIY Outside Corner Molding for Cheap
- By Joan
- November 3, 2022
- 3 Comments
DIY Outside Corner Molding for Cheap I’m working on a great project…can’t share it with you yet because it’s still in progress. But as with any new project I always seems to make multiple trips to the hardware store. On … Continue Reading →
10+ Projects, Upcycled Decorating with Scavenger Chic
- By Joan
- October 26, 2022
- 5 Comments
Upcycled Decorating with Scavenger Chic I mentioned last week that my oldest son Keith and his wife, Steph, purchased an investment property that, for better or worse, came filled with furniture. Last week I did some easy fixes to three … Continue Reading →
Easy Makeovers, A Desk, A Nightstand and A Chest
Easy Makeovers, A Desk, A Nightstand and A Chest Today I’m bringing you three easy furniture makeovers, a desk, a blanket chest and a pair of nightstands. I’m doing all three of these projects for my oldest son and his … Continue Reading →
DIY Vintage Galvanized Washtub Shelf
- By Joan
- October 12, 2022
- 2 Comments
DIY Vintage Galvanized Washtub Shelf You may have seen a washtub shelf in your travels, this one is from Amazon, but you probably didn’t know just how easy they are to create yourself. I was lucky to find this beautiful … Continue Reading →
Easy Crafts, Air Dry Clay Leaves for Fall
Easy Crafts, Air Dry Clay Leaves for Fall Like all good fit bit owners, I try to hit between 10,000 to 14,000 steps each day, and with each walk there is always something to discover. On this day, it was … Continue Reading →
DIY Rustic Farmhouse Table
- By Joan
- September 21, 2022
- 6 Comments
DIY Rustic Farmhouse Table Welcome back. Last week I showed you my inspiration for a DIY farmhouse dining room table and chairs. On last weeks post I tackled the chairs, and while I couldn’t copy the style of the chairs … Continue Reading →
Thrifted Dining Chair Makeover DIY
- By Joan
- September 14, 2022
- 5 Comments
Thrifted Dining Chair Makeover DIY My latest edition of HGTV magazine featured this beautiful dining set. The magazine was not actually advertising the dining set, just the mismatched pendants from IKEA above the table. They also didn’t give any information … Continue Reading →
Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda, Easy DIY
- By Joan
- September 7, 2022
- 6 Comments
Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda This one is for all my crafting friends out there. I’ve collected these birds and the candlesticks over the past few weeks in hopes of trying a faux concrete paint finish using chalk paint … Continue Reading →
Ironing Board Closet Turned Spice Cabinet
- By Joan
- August 24, 2022
- 7 Comments
Ironing Board Closet Turned Spice Cabinet Back in the spring my oldest son (Keith) and his wife (Steph) bought an old, 1930’s, brick colonial. For it’s age, it was actually in pretty decent shape but the new homeowners wanted to … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Upcycle, Belt Candle Holder
- By Joan
- August 17, 2022
- 4 Comments
Thrift Store Upcycle, Belt Candle Holder Welcome back friends. Last weekend you would have found me with my 2 sisters, happily shopping the Rt 11 Yard Crawl in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. It’s 43 miles of yard sale goodness. … Continue Reading →
Hand Painted DIY Subway Sign
- By Joan
- August 11, 2022
- 3 Comments
Hand Painted DIY Subway Sign I have a great project for you today, a DIY subway sign, hand painted on wood, personalized for all your favorite places, created by you. What could be better? All of mine were created several … Continue Reading →