Spindle Christmas Tree

Vintage Spindle Christmas Trees

Vintage Spindle Christmas Trees Hi friends, welcome back.  One of my most pinned ideas from last year’s 75 homemade gift ideas roundup were these artificial trees in old spindles from The Junk Chick.  The Junk Chick  hasn’t made a new … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Rusty Pipe Side Table

Upcycled Rusty Pipe Side Table I found this fantastic rusty pipe  in a dump pile behind my son’s house. It immediately screamed TAKE ME HOME, followed by a quieter,  YOU KNOW I’D MAKE A GREAT SIDE TABLE! Pair that pipe … Continue Reading →

Curbside Rescue / DIY Game Table

Curbside Rescue / DIY Game Table Last week I shared with you this DIY chess set created from scrap wood and an old door.  Well I’m not quite finished with him yet. I’m pairing the chess set with this cute … Continue Reading →

DIY – Hand Painted Butterflies on Reclaimed Doors

Hand Painted Butterflies on Reclaimed Doors With four inches of fresh snow on the ground, more snow expected tomorrow and temperatures in the 20’s, I’m doing what everyone should be doing… I’m hibernating and passing the time away by painting … Continue Reading →

Buffet Makeover with Chalk Paint

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 →

DIY Art, Make Your Own Pottery Barn Copycat Painting

DIY Art, Make Your Own Pottery Barn Copycat Painting Back in January I was showing you my basement half bath makeover.  I started with the closet shelves, moved on to an upcycled towel rack and finished with the thrifted finds … 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 →

Thrifted Dining Chair Makeover DIY

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

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 →

Easy DIY Crackle Finish with School Glue

Easy DIY Crackle Finish with School Glue Today I want to show you a fun and easy paint technique, a DIY Crackle finish. It is super easy to do and only requires a couple paint colors, a bottle of school … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Transformations with IOD Transfers

Thrift Store Transformations with IOD Transfers Today I have some more thrift store transformations for you. The reason I bought this odd assortment of thrift store goodies is that I wanted to try my hand at rub on transfers.  I’ve … Continue Reading →

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint Last week I found this pair of wooden plaques at a local thrift store. At $6 each I had to have them.  I was having a good day, it was the same … Continue Reading →

Curbside Rescue Blanket Chest DIY

Curbside Rescue Blanket Chest DIY Don’t you just love a curbside rescue?  A piece that has been sent to the curb just waiting for the trash man or a wayward scavenger, whichever comes first.  This time I was victorious!  This … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Salad Bowl Belted Mirror DIY

Upcycled Salad Bowl, Belted Mirror DIY I have another thrift store upcycle for you today.  This time I’m working with an old salad bowl. Besides the salad bowl you’ll also need a craft mirror that fits inside your bowl, upholstery … Continue Reading →

Painting on Driftwood DIY, Santa Claus

Driftwood Santa Claus   Hi folks, today we’re painting on a beautiful piece of driftwood   To be more precise, this 34″ piece of driftwood is about to become Santa. You may remember this same piece of driftwood from the easy … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Transformations with Paint

Thrift Store Transformations with Paint I have 2 super easy  transformations today for you using  paint.  The green box is straight from the thrift store and the globe on the pedestal was a gift to my husband  from a coworker … Continue Reading →

Harlequin Diamond Red Side Table

Harlequin Diamond Red Side Table I have another side table for you today that is just waiting for his makeover.  I picked him up at an online auction in early March at the same time I picked up the desk … Continue Reading →

Painting a Nightstand and Creating an Heirloom

Painting a Nightstand and Creating an Heirloom At the same auction where I bought the sofa table from last week I also purchased this pair of almost matching nightstands.  When I bought them I thought they were exactly the same.  … Continue Reading →