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Tag: thrift store makeover

Use a Coaster, Removing Water Marks on Vintage Furniture

  • By Joan
  • September 9, 2026
  • 3 Comments

Use a Coaster, Removing Water Marks on Vintage Furniture Welcome back friends, as the title suggests today I’m going to be refinishing furniture just enough to get rid of some unsightly water stains.  You don’t always have to strip an … Continue Reading →

Simple upholstery, Recovering a Bar Stool

Simple Upholstery, Recovering a Bar Stool

  • By Joan
  • July 15, 2026
  • 1 Comment

Simple Upholstery, Recovering a Bar Stool Welcome back friends.  I know I’ve recovered a chair seat or two for you in the past but it’s been quite a while.  So in case you missed it, I’m back with a simple … Continue Reading →

Vintage Shoe Form Coat Rack DIY

Thrift Store Rescue, Vintage Shoe Form Coat Rack

  • By Joan
  • November 12, 2025
  • 4 Comments

Thrift Store Rescue, Vintage Shoe Form Coat Rack Today I have a antique shoe form rescue project for you. I recently found these 3 old shoe forms in a local thrift shop.  They were begging me to take them home … Continue Reading →

$5 Goodwill Find, Refinishing a Vintage Oak Captain’s Chair

  • By Joan
  • July 30, 2025
  • 3 Comments

Goodwill Find, Refinishing a Vintage Oak Captain’s Chair On a recent Goodwill stop I spied a pair of these vintage oak Boling’s captain’s chairs for the low low price of only $5 each.  Personally, I don’t particularly enjoy refinishing chairs, … Continue Reading →

No Bleed Painters Tape

No Bleed Painters Tape – Easy DIY Tip

  • By Joan
  • June 11, 2025
  • 1 Comment

Using Painters Tape with No Bleeding I picked up this thrift store bed tray table recently from the thrift store.  And since he was in need of a new paint job,  I figured this was a great project for how … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Stool Child's Table and Chair

Upcycled Stool – Child’s Table and Chair

  • By Joan
  • May 7, 2025
  • 2 Comments

Upcycled Stool – Child’s Table and Chair Last week I showed you all how I repurposed this thrift store find, a wooden bar stool, into a much shorter, antique looking, milking stool. When I cut off my soon to be … Continue Reading →

IKEA Moppe Cabinet Transformation with Wine Crates

IKEA Moppe Cabinet with Wine Crate Drawer Fronts

  • By Joan
  • February 12, 2025
  • 2 Comments

IKEA Moppe Cabinet with Wine Crate Drawer Fronts Welcome back friends.  I’d like to introduce you to my latest thrift store find.  An  IKEA Moppe cabinet that someone has lovingly painted with labels for all their art supplies. While I … Continue Reading →

Curb Rescue, Painted Buffet

  • By Joan
  • July 31, 2024
  • 5 Comments

Curb Rescue, Painted Buffet Hi friends, welcome back.  Let me introduce to you my latest curbside rescue.  A very nice wooden buffet just waiting for me to take him home and give him a makeover.  While this piece looks like … Continue Reading →

5 Mini Thrift Store Makeovers

  • By Joan
  • June 5, 2024
  • 3 Comments

I usually visit my local thrift store about once a week.  Most of the time I have no idea what I’m looking for, but I’ll know it if I see it.  An item that just needs a little TLC is … Continue Reading →

Small Pallet Wood Christmas Tree Collar

  • By Joan
  • December 17, 2023
  • 5 Comments

Small Pallet Wood Christmas Tree Collar This is my latest thrift store find, a sad little Charlie Brown Christmas tree.  Yes, more than one person in the store remarked that I had a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in my cart.  … Continue Reading →

3 Easy Thrift Store Makeovers

  • By Joan
  • September 20, 2023
  • 3 Comments

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 →

Aging Pottery with Spackle and Dirt

  • By Joan
  • August 23, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Aging Pottery with Spackle and Dirt I’ve been wanting to texturize a pot with spackle and dirt for some time now and I’ve finally found my victim. This guy is a $12 thrift store find and the perfect shape for … Continue Reading →

Aging a Galvanized Napkin Holder

  • By Joan
  • March 8, 2023
  • 2 Comments

Aging a Galvanized Napkin Holder Above you’ll see one of my latest thrift store finds, a very nice and shiny galvanized metal napkin holder. It’s simple, it’s plain, it does what it is supposed to do, hold napkins, and at … 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 →

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers with White Chalk Paint

  • By Joan
  • June 8, 2022
  • 4 Comments

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 →

Upcycled Salad Bowl Belted Mirror DIY

  • By Joan
  • February 9, 2022
  • 3 Comments

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 →

Thrift Store Makeover, Frame for Baby

  • By Joan
  • November 3, 2021
  • 5 Comments

DIY Frame with a Thrift Store Find I’m so proud and excited to introduce you to the newest addition to our family, our  grandson, Isaac Michael.  This sweet little angel arrived last Thursday, weighing in at only 6lbs 9 oz. … Continue Reading →

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