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Thrifty Kitchen Decorating- Shop My Stash

May 14, 2017 By thriftytonifty

How has your weekend been?  It has been fabulous here. Although there has been thunderstorms, there also has been a nice balance of great weather too. I know I often talk about the weather, but where I live, it strongly dictates what you end up doing.  When the weather is nice, you certainly don't spend it indoors. So my plans changed, and I spent a little " me time" doing a little Thrifty Kitchen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, decorating on a budget, shopping my stash, thrifty finds, Upcycled Tagged With: cutting boards, shop my stash, thrifty decorating

Rocking Chair Redo

June 20, 2016 By thriftytonifty

I have been busy treasure hunting since the beginning of spring. So much as to the point I have to call it quits on any new purchases. It is time I got busy and started tackling these must needed transformations.   Looking at the pile can be a bit overwhelming, so I decided to do a piece that would take the least amount of effort.   This lead me to do a rocking chair redo. In a previous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: chalk paint, transforamtion, treasure hunting

Chalk Painted Side Tables

September 14, 2015 By thriftytonifty

Do you feel the panic of summer slipping by more quickly than desired?  Oh my gosh, it is the middle of September and my days of painting in my garage are ticking away.  My cars lost their home this summer to my collection of " finds" and "treasures" waiting for a transformation. This collection consists of doors, tables, chairs, shelves, cabinets, shutters and old windows just to name the major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: chalk paint, paint sprayer, side table

Paint Sprayer vs The Brush

August 26, 2015 By thriftytonifty

I have been painting "projects" for a little over a year and its alway been with a brush.  That has always worked out fine with the kind of items I was painting.  I started with a buffet, a bench, a cocktail and sofa table and also a large hutch, just to name a few.  All and all, these pieces were quite manageable with a paint brush until I purchase a dining set that needed some tlc. Within this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, projects Tagged With: paint sprayer, painted furniture

Painted Child’s Rocking Chair

July 30, 2015 By thriftytonifty

I was having some terrific luck with garage sales and thrift store searches. With such success, leaves a garage full of potential projects.  One of these projects was a sweet little wooden child's rocker I came across at an estate sale for a song. It was in excellent condition but just a little too dark for my taste.  Hmm, what should I do to give a child's rocking chair a fresh look?  You got it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, garage sales, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: child's rocking chair, oops paint, painted rocker

DIY Chalk Paint

June 29, 2015 By thriftytonifty

I've been plugging away working on projects that I have either stored up from the winter or have an acquired during Thrifty Friday outings.  Recently, I painted a cedar chest, and freshened up a tired mirror. I'm feeling good!  I can see progress, that's always motivating. I don't know what came over me but I was very much in a groove. So much, that I neglected to take photos of my work until they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, office space, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: chalk paint, painted furniture

Chalk Painted Cedar Chest

May 26, 2015 By thriftytonifty

  The past few posts I shared have been the terrific scores I made when I was out treasure hunting.  These crazy finds can be seen here and here .  However, the downside to all of this is that , now what to do with all of it? Time to get to work.  My first project... give a fresh look to a tired piece, chalk paint a cedar chest. This is the piece I picked up.  It had really good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, garage sales, projects, Transforamtion Tagged With: Annie Sloan, cedar chest, chalk paint

Nesting Tables – Drab to Fab

April 13, 2015 By thriftytonifty

These nesting tables have been sitting in storage just waiting for a fresh new look.  They were a find at a church sale last spring.  It was time for them to be rescued and given a fresh look. They need to be transformed from drab to fab. When pondering how I wanted them to look, I was undecided. Because of that, I chose just to make a safe decision. "When in doubt go white ".  The slight risk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chalk paint, Friday finds, Transforamtion Tagged With: chalk paint, Ironstone nest

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Hi! Welcome to Thrifty to Nifty. Hope you like garage sales, thrift store shopping, and finding treasures at flea markets as much as I do. I hope I can inspire you to use your finds to decorate your home on a budget. Please poke around and enjoy.

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