Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp

Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp Dating back to a flea market I went to in August of 2019, I am finally doing something with this old surveyors tripod.  It got buried  deep in my garage.  It wasn’t until … Continue Reading →

Reclaimed Wood DIY Whale Wall Hanging

Reclaimed Wood DIY Whale Wall Hanging This is a whale my sister found at the thrift store last week.  He’s big and beautiful measuring 8″ in height and 33″ in length.  His colors were a little bold and I offered … Continue Reading →

Three Quick and Easy Furniture Fixes

Three Quick and Easy Furniture Fixes   Little Red Desk One of my assignments last year while shopping for the farmhouse in Luray , Virginia,  was to find a smallish desk that could be placed in the center of a … Continue Reading →

DIY Wall Propagation Station

DIY Wall Propagation Station Look what I found at my local thrift store, a box of 12 Erlenmeyer flasks.  I didn’t even know I wanted a bunch of flasks, but once I saw them,  I had to have them.  I … Continue Reading →

3 Easy Thrift Store Makeovers

Trio of Easy Thrift Store Makeovers Today I have for you, three thrift store finds that  just require a little touch up to make them as good as new.  These follow my last “Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers” from April. … Continue Reading →

Adding Wooden Lids to Thrift Store Finds

Adding Wooden Lids to Thrift Store Finds At the thrift store you’ll often find pots, cannisters and cookie jars that have lost their lids.  It’s possible that the pot never had a lid in the first place, or the lid … Continue Reading →

DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood For a Christmas gift this year, I found this beautiful, practically brand new, croquet set at a local thrift store.  It seemed to have all the pieces and had only one slight grass stain … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Upcycle, Belt Candle Holder

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 →

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 DIY, 3 Tier Serving Tray

Easy DIY, 3 Tier Serving Tray Sometimes I find a project and sometimes the project finds me.    This project found me.  Minding my own business perusing a thrift store I found this set of two galvanized tin pans.  Considering … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Mirror Makeover with Plaster Lath

Thrift Store MIrror Makeover with Plaster Lath Lately, I’ve been doing several projects with these skinny little plaster lath strips.  What’s not to like?  They’re full of character and they’re like rough pallet wood only thinner.  Once I found out … 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 →