Here in Wisconsin, summers are cherished. If you don’t embrace every minute of it, in a flash it is gone. That means, get your butt outside, soak in the the warmth and sunshine and enjoy. I took my own advice this season and did a deck refresh. Take a look back a couple years when I first purchased my new home. I concentrated my efforts on the interior by decorating with thrifty … [Read more...]
THRIFTY TO NIFTY IN THE CARIBBEAN
Say What? That's right. Let me catch you up on the story... I was generously ask to accompany a dear friend and husband to beautiful St John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They were on a business trip to the island to check on there properties post hurricane. In September 2017, Category 5 hurricane, Irma slammed the Island downing power lines, tearing off rooftops, or destroying … [Read more...]
Magazine Rack Makeover
Happy Monday, friends. I hope you all had a great weekend. Here, at Thrifty to Nifty, it was a weekend to complete some simple and easy projects. My favorite was a Magazine Rack Makeover Today, I am going to share this favorite makeover that was so simple. I'm not sure why it took me so long to complete. I found this great magazine rack on a resale site and I knew it had … [Read more...]
Upcycled Pallet Winter Decoration
I'm a little bit early but I wanted to kick off December by sharing my attempts at adding new or restaged Christmas decor to my home. My first piece was an upcycled window with Christmas bulbs attached to make it festive. You can take a look at the process here, The latest project was a fun one. I upcycled again to make a pallet winter decororation. This was super easy and being a larger … [Read more...]
Neutral Fall Trimmings To The Home
Were you just as surprised as me when folks started proclaiming it was the first day of fall? What? Weren't we just at the pool soaking in the rays or on the boat with the breeze on our faces. I'm so in denial that the cool weather will be upon us soon. Because, of my oblivion, I'm was so glad At Home Stores was on the ball and presented an opportunity for me to add a touch of fall trimmings to … [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary Thrifty to Nifty
Does time sneak by and you realize after the fact you missed an important date? Well, it did for me this month. I missed a big personal milestone involving Thrifty to Nifty. It was a year ago, June 6, 2015, that I decided to take my hush, hush private hobby and share it with the public in a tangible way. From beyond the photos and written blog posts, I ventured out and opened a small retail space … [Read more...]
Rocking Chair Redo
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...]
Weekend Treasure Hunting
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...]
Darling Bench Makeover
I have been trying to stay true to my New Year's goal of treating my blog as a job. All in all I have been doing well at starting and completing projects, writing posts, and updating my facebook page and other social media. At first I felt a bit shy to share my projects with the outside world, but I have found great support and encouragement in this new endevor. Thank you all for being such … [Read more...]
ADD Decorating – Changing it Up
Why am I never satisfied? Let me start over. Why am I continuously decorating my home and then shortly after finishing change it all up again? I guess I never really realized I was an ADD decorator until a friend brought it to my attention. She actually was the the one to " coin" the title and bestowed it upon me. We laughed and I then I showed her the new projects I completed which allowed me … [Read more...]