DIY Bathtub Tray for Spa Day
DIY Bathtub Tray for Spa Day In my son’s new house he has a beautiful, vintage, claw foot tub. The kind of tub that’s made for stretching out, putting your feet up, adding bubbles, maybe even a glass of wine … 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 →
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 →
Easy DIY Stained Glass Window Frame
Easy DIY Stained Glass Window Frame Recently I acquired these two beautiful old stained glass windows. I don’t know how they ever managed to make it to me intact, but they are both missing their frames. Stained Glass Windows absolutely … Continue Reading →
Throw Rug Pillow Cover, Thrift Store Makeover
- By Joan
- September 2, 2021
- 2 Comments
Throw Rug Pillow Cover, Thrift Store Makeover Welcome back! I know I skipped a post last week but I was on vacation with the family in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We rented a wonderful log cabin overlooking the Smoky Mountains. Lots … Continue Reading →
Easy DIY, Upcycled Corbel Shelves
- By Joan
- August 18, 2021
- 2 Comments
Easy DIY, Upcycled Corbel Shelves Today I’m working with a pair of fat , chunky corbels and hopefully, by the end of the day I’ll have a set of display shelves to hold collectibles or tchotchkes. Actually, I have no … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Vintage Tool Chest Coffee Table
- By Joan
- April 21, 2021
- 5 Comments
Upcycled Vintage Tool Chest , Coffee Table This project today comes to you courtesy of my sister Ann. I stopped by her house earlier in the week before spending the day junk shopping and I spied this vintage tool chest … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Kitchen Cabinet Side Table
- By Joan
- August 20, 2020
- 9 Comments
Upcycled Kitchen Cabinet Side Table Over the past few months I’ve been helping my middle son and his wife update a little of their 1980 house. A 1980’s house doesn’t sound that old but styles have changed, a lot! These … Continue Reading →
Carved Wood Wall Art, DIY
- By Joan
- March 26, 2020
- 16 Comments
Carved Wood Wall Art Welcome back friends. I know the world has been turned upside down but I hope you are all healthy, washing the heck out of your hands, staying far away from your friends, not touching your face … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Candle Holder with Oak Flooring
- By Joan
- February 27, 2020
- 13 Comments
Upcycled Candle Holder My oldest son is an architect and often his company will acquire a house where the previous homeowners have left some odds and ends behind. And sometimes what is left behind is perfect for someones mom to … Continue Reading →
Nautical Salad Bowl Mirror
- By Joan
- June 5, 2019
- 5 Comments
Over Memorial weekend my local thrift store had a half price sale for everything in the store. I’ve been looking for a wooden salad bowl for a couple of months now and to find one on half price day, even … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Lazy Susan
- By Joan
- September 14, 2017
- No Comments
You may recognize this wooden piece. It was the top tier of the table I refinished last week. I told you last week that I had plans for one of the tiers and this is it…a Lazy Susan. You know, the … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Gasoline Can Pendant Light diy
- By Joan
- March 12, 2015
- 8 Comments
Welcome back, I write this post as I sit in a hospital waiting room waiting for my sister to get out of a minor surgery. I feel lucky to be here. A couple of years ago she went thru a … Continue Reading →