Oh oh, it's that time of year again! The season of ... "We can no longer park the cars in the garage ". Why?, you may ask. My projects have come out of hiding from the basement and found a new home in the garage. Items left over from last year, and new found objects from a weekend treasure hunting haul, waiting for their transformation... weather permitting. Let me tell you about the fabulous … [Read more...]
Upcycled Doors
Recently, I have become obsessed with old doors. I have even started a Pinterest Board dedicated just to upcycling doors and windows. It's seems there are many of us who have caught the upcycle and repurposing the bug. Let me share with you the upcycled door projects I have completed. It all began when I came across a repurposed screen door. It was painted a super cute vintage blue … [Read more...]
Thrifty Ironstone Find
Happy Monday to you all. Hope your weekend was enjoyable. We have been continuously blessed here in Wisconsin, with unseasonably lovely weather. It's always a hope each year to prolong winter as much as possible due to its sometimes unbearable weather. As you can tell, I'm not much of a fan of winter but it can be tolerated much easier with the sun shining. Winter is also hibernation time for me … [Read more...]
Easy DIY Chalkboard
A while ago, and I mean a while, I was out scouring the local thrift stores when I can across three identical picture frames. There was nothing extra special about them that caught my attention other than there were three. Upon further inspection I discovered that they were all good quality frames. They were all wood, stained a nice lighter tone, and had a very attractive green stencil … [Read more...]
Fall Porch Decor
It's the last week of October and I finally am getting around to sharing my Fall Porch Decor. If you know me personally or have been following along on my blog for a while, you would know I'm not one to spend a lot of time on decorating. I like to decorate and change things around, but if it's too involved , too putsy, or take too long... forget it. That is how I became intrigued by the post: … [Read more...]
Garage Sale Friday Finds
Garage Sale For as long as I can remember, I have always been a thrifty shopper. Saturdays were the day I embarked on the "great deal search". However, once I became a stay at home mom, Friday's turned into the day of the hunt. This could include garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets and also the great curbside find. My boys could spot a garage sale sign before … [Read more...]
Painted Child’s Rocking Chair
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...]
DIY Chalk Paint
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...]
Chalk Painted Cedar Chest
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...]
Home Decor: Weekend Treasure Hunting
How was your weekend? Mine was surprisingly spot on! I started the weekend by carving out a brief time to go treasure hunting. You see, here in Wisconsin, it is a seasonal event and now that the weather started cooperating, the garage sales have sprung. Its spring time! If you recall in a pervious post, I explained how I began thrift store and garage sale shopping. It was a Friday … [Read more...]