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DIY Typography Signs from Cast-Off Art
This was completely unintentional, but I’ve run into my former decor identity twice in a row now for Trash to Treasure Tuesdays. Once a month, I team up with four super talented blogger friends to flip...
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French Provincial China Cabinet Makeover
Today, we’ve hit Day 20 of rain in the past month. I wish I were exaggerating. Somehow, rainy days always make me a planner. I make lists and write in goals on my Google calendar and pin great ideas...
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Santa Thrifting and Dollhouse Makeover
Santa and I, we’re good buddies. He gives me the low-down on a frequent basis. I’m not sure if you know this about the big guy or not but he’s a thrift store junkie. It’s true. He told me himself....
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Vintage Military Foot Locker Makeover
I’m married to a superhero. The kind that doesn’t wear spandex. (I’m sure he’d want me to point that out.) Before I came along, before the lucky day when he sat down at my table in my restaurant, he...
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DIY Faux Planked Card Catalog Coffee Table
Reader Question: Where did you buy your coffee table?! I need one just like it! Well, see…here’s the thing. That’s sort of the down side of bargain shopping. Craigslist and thrift store finds are...
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DIY Restoration Hardware French Mute Books
Ever have one of those moments when you think, “My mom would totally laugh at me for this”? Yesterday, I had one of those. When I was little I would sketch my first day of school outfits, redecorate...
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Antique Printer’s Cabinet Makeover
I’ve been keeping a little secret from you guys. A secret that actually all started with a totally-random-but-brilliant idea cooked up by Robert… you know that handiman around here who graciously puts...
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Distressed Charcoal Scroll Mirror Makeover
Do you ever stumble upon a poor neglected something at the thrift store and think about those high school makeover chick flicks? You know like the ones where the “nerd” of the school, after some...
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Faux Rusted Vintage Scale Makeover
On today’s episode of fake it ’til you make it… this cast off busted up thrift store kitchen scale. And not the busted up that is charming in a vintage sort of way. It was straight up sad looking. But...
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DIY Enamel Bread Box Makeover
Apparently my version of playing Pokemon Go is just spray painting things. Has your social media exploded with this too? In my world, transforming a $5 thrift store find into something awesome is the...
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Repurposed Mirror Picture Frames
The first rule of thrift club is: when you see a pair of something, buy it! Well, maybe not everything. I’ve passed up a snazzy pair of neon monkey lamps before that I’m totally kicking myself over....
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Repurposed Bench Coffee Table Makeover
While social media has been blowing up with mudslinging and heated political arguments as we gear up for Election Day, I’ve been over here with my paint brush thinking, “I’ll just decorate and make...
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Sunny Yellow Play Table Makeover
If you ever feel like catapulting yourself into a time warp, come over to our house to visit… because currently, we have fall decor and Christmas decor battling it out. And my latest makeover has a...
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Cranberry Bench Makeover
When I was little, my mother gathered my brother and I around the kitchen table to make ornaments. You know the kind where you pour tiny beads into wreath and Santa Claus shaped molds, stick them in...
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Raw Silk Painted Master Bedroom Chair
Every time I pick up a thrift store / flea market / yard sale piece of furniture, I always wonder what stories it could tell. I mean, I know the expression is, “if walls could talk.” But I’ll bet...
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Mustard Playroom Coffee Table Makeover
Confession: I buy furniture at thrift stores and then let it sit in my garage for 6 months. Robert LOVES that I do that. (Snicker snicker.) I’ll find a piece that is just “too good to pass up”, tell...
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Antique Banister Wall Planter
Oh my stars, y’all! We have something hanging on our wall! I know… it’s the little things that thrill us these days at the new house. In this case, it’s wall decor. Since going paint crazy in the...
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Faux Gilded Nightstands
Sometimes I think furniture can teach us a big lesson about people if we really listen. Like a wobbly table that just needs someone to believe in it. Or a dresser that shows its age in its bang ups...
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How to Revive a Patio Table
I almost died doing this project. Completely true story. And by “died” I mean I’m the most stubborn chick on the planet and when I set my mind to doing something it WILL get done and I sometimes end...
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Repurposed Mirror Picture Frames
The first rule of thrift club is: when you see a pair of something, buy it! Well, maybe not everything. I’ve passed up a snazzy pair of neon monkey lamps before that I’m totally kicking myself over....
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