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Free Facebook Marketplace Dresser Makeover

  • By Joan
  • September 6, 2023
  • 4 Comments

Free Facebook Marketplace Dresser Makeover Over the past several months I’ve had a great time filling this house in Luray Virginia.  It’s my son’s house that he purchased to use as an Airbnb.  My job was to find lamps, side … Continue Reading →

Garage Find Bookcase Makeover

  • By Joan
  • August 30, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Garage Find Bookcase Makeover Today I have a fairly easy bookcase makeover for you.  I’m starting out with this very dirty, very basic,  solid wooden bookshelf scavenged from my son’s garage.  Having spent many years in a greasy garage, he … Continue Reading →

Buffet Makeover with Chalk Paint

  • By Joan
  • August 9, 2023
  • 7 Comments

Buffet Makeover with Chalk Paint Welcome back friends, today we’re working on an old buffet makeover for my son’s farmhouse vacation rental in Luray, Virginia.  I found this buffet on Facebook Marketplace.  It’s in great shape but just needed a … Continue Reading →

2 Twin Bed Headboard Makeovers

  • By Joan
  • June 8, 2023
  • 2 Comments

2 Twin Bed Headboard Makeovers I rescued this pair of twin headboards from a local salvage yard’s free pile. Judging by the price tag, they had it on their sales floor at one time and when it didn’t sell, out … Continue Reading →

Vintage Spinet Desk Makeover

  • By Joan
  • June 16, 2022
  • 10 Comments

Vintage Spinet Desk Makeover Looking at a local online auction I came upon this little beauty.  It was listed as a Larson’s desk, what the heck is that?  This is actually all the information I got from the listing …Painted … Continue Reading →

Wet Bar / Kitchen Cabinet Makeover

  • By Joan
  • September 3, 2020
  • 4 Comments

Wet Bar / Kitchen Cabinet Makeover I told you this project was coming a couple of weeks ago when I shared with you the wine cabinet makeover.  Well now we’re on to the kitchen cabinet.  A couple of alert readers … Continue Reading →

Country Farmhouse Table Makeover

  • By Joan
  • December 11, 2019
  • 2 Comments

Country Farmhouse Table Makeover Welcome back.  Today I have a country farmhouse table makeover for you.  I actually did this makeover several years ago.  Somehow the photos got buried and frankly I forgot all about this project until recently.  My … Continue Reading →

Updated Vintage Sewing Cabinet

  • By Joan
  • July 9, 2018
  • 6 Comments

I have another cute side table makeover for you today. I tend to gravitate toward the side tables because they are easy to carry, easy to transform and every home needs a bunch.  Having said that, I think I still have … Continue Reading →

Copycat Graffiti Side Table

  • By Joan
  • January 1, 2018
  • 10 Comments

Welcome back and Happy New Year.   I finished off 2017 with a couple of easier craft projects but I’m back with a fun furniture makeover. I purchased this table at an online auction.   Usually pictures don’t do a piece … Continue Reading →

Recipe Box and Book Holder

  • By Joan
  • October 3, 2016
  • 2 Comments

In August I picked up about a dozen treasures from a nearby flea market  that I wanted to makeover or transform. I’ve managed to complete a couple of the projects, but most of my finds are still on my todo list.  The … Continue Reading →

Ugly Duckling turns into a Swan

  • By Joan
  • September 22, 2016
  • 8 Comments

This is my swan.  A beautiful solid wood Thomasville side table. He is super sturdy with dovetailed joints, shapely legs, rounded edges and beautiful scroll details. He wasn’t always so pretty. When I first came upon him, he was somewhat of an … Continue Reading →

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