Move Mountains In Your Home
With all of the Lucketts hustle and bustle, I almost forgot about FFF! I don't have favorites, but thought I would post the party, anyway. I look forward to checking out the links next week. Here are the rules for our furniture get-together… 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please…just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it’s not because … [Read more...]
As you know, I'm busy getting ready for Lucketts AND I'm participating in a HomeTalk Twitter Chat tonight (I hope you join in), so Kathleen from Between Blue & Yellow has picked favorites for me again. Here they are... This old dresser got quite the makeover from Kathy of Petticoat Junktion. I love the teal blue with the creamy white. And the distressing gives it that perfectly … [Read more...]
Well, I'm back on the road again today. My niece has the lead roll in a play and that's a good excuse to pay some family a short visit. I'll be back to preparing for Lucketts next week, but I get a bit of a break from the sanding, painting, pricing and shopping. (Well, maybe I'll try to squeeze in some shopping...) I did have some time to browse the entries from last week, though, and … [Read more...]
I spent the day traveling to Long Island, New York where I'm working with a group to help clean up and rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. They have an overwhelming amount of work that needs to be done still about seven months later. I brought my camera, so I'll share some pictures of the work we're doing. Before we get to FFF, I want to give a special shout out to a place that has earned my … [Read more...]
Good evening everyone. Before we get going on our furniture festivities, I want to say thanks for all of your supportive comments on Tuesday's post. It really does mean a lot to me to know I have cheerleaders and girls who are going to hold me accountable. I will definitely keep you updated! Now for FFF. Here are my favorites from last week... I picked this dresser as a favorite before … [Read more...]
I'm still working my way through them, but I have loved reading the random bits about all of you. Yes, I do read the comments you leave and I have laughed out loud at some of the funny things you have shared. We could start a little club with people who have freakish thumbs and don't like mushrooms. Funny stuff. Anyway, I mentioned having a guest picker for FFF now and then and one of my … [Read more...]
Well, today I turned the big three-five. It was a quiet day that I spent catching up on e-mail and doing a bit more shopping. I found a bunch of great ironstone...happy birthday, indeed! :) I had a very nice dinner with my husband, parents and in-laws at a beautiful 1776 tavern in Gettysburg called The Dobbin House. I even got a fudge brownie a la mode with a … [Read more...]
All of my honorary moms (and Breida) will be pleased to know that I finally redeemed my 1/2 spa day gift certificate...the one I got for my birthday...last April. I don't know who in the world waits almost a year to have a massage, pedicure and manicure done, but apparently I am that foolish girl. My nails look pretty, I got all oiled up and pampered. It was really nice. If anyone … [Read more...]
Sorry I've been so flaky about FFF lately. I definitely have my weekly routine and when that gets thrown off, things slip. Anyway, I enjoyed looking through the entries from last week and have picked a couple of favorites. Here they are... I love when I find a new-to-me "furniture gal". This week I spotted Meagan from Estuary and her beautiful painted pieces. I think this … [Read more...]
Ahhh! Somehow my days of the week got mixed up with the snow day, so I forgot all about posting FFF last night. Better late than never, I suppose. Enjoy... Here are the rules for our furniture get-together... 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please...just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it's not because I'm mean, it's because your post was not … [Read more...]
What a week! If you read my blog regularly, you know I'm always up to something, but this week has been back-to-back DIY projects. Grouting Monday & Tuesday, upholstery Wednesday and working on counter tops today. I wish they were installed and done, but we made great progress. We still need to finish cutting the hole for the under-mount sink and then I need to do the sanding and … [Read more...]
I'm so sorry, but I couldn't pick favorites tonight. I was getting packed for my trip tomorrow and received a call on my business line. It was United and my connecting flight in Chicago was cancelled. Eeeep! So, I scrambled a bit and found an alternate flight through Houston. I get in a bit later, but better late than never, right? I have a very early morning, so I had to get this post … [Read more...]
I'm not a scrooge when it comes to Valentine's Day, but to me, it's just overpriced flowers and way too much candy for the kids. We make a point not to go out to dinner and we don't exchange gifts or anything. It did happen to my husband's day off work, so we spent it shopping at Home Depot and had a nice lunch at Olive Garden. Works for me. Anyway, here are my favorites from last … [Read more...]
I was looking through the links from last week and I had the urge to look for French chairs and Empire dressers on craigslist. I surfed around and found a pretty Empire dresser for a good price about an hour away. I was asking my husband about the distance for pickup and he leaned into me and said, "Let's just focus on one thing at a time." I'm feeling the itch to paint some furniture, and … [Read more...]
Boy, oh boy. You girls know how to make my heart go pitter-patter. Some of the entries from last week... my goodness. I've said it a couple of times, but we...the furniture refinishers, antique dealers and thrift store scroungers...are making this economy hum. I am always impressed by what I see each week, but this week gave me tingles. There were some pieces I wanted to pluck through … [Read more...]
Good evening, everyone! It's time for another round up of some of the best furniture on the blogs. I hope you enjoy my favorites from last week and the links for this week. Diane from In My Own Style created this home center with an old card catalog, a shelf, some bun feet and a homemade chalk paint recipe. I think it looks brilliant and super functional. I love the … [Read more...]
Hello again all of my furniture-loving friends. It's been nice to get back into the swing of things after the hub-bub of the holidays. It seems like an eternity since I painted my last piece of furniture and I'm getting the itch. I did start on a small table yesterday, but it's more of an experiment than a piece I'm really working on. I do have some pieces to paint around my house and I'll … [Read more...]
Welcome to the first official FFF of the new year! If you're new(er) to my blog, you may wonder what this Furniture Feature Friday is all about. Well, a few years ago, I noticed some link parties around the blog world. Bloggers would allow other bloggers to link posts of projects or recipes or whatever they wanted to share that week. I started participating in these parties and saw a huge … [Read more...]
Welcome to a very special Furniture Feature Friday. This week, you get to share your favorite furniture makeovers and finds of 2012. You can link up any furniture related posts you want to or a collective post of your favorites pieces of 2012. Please try to keep these links the best of the best, so we can all enjoy a collection of the most awesome furniture from last year! Here are the … [Read more...]
Well, this will be our last FFF of 2012! I decided it would be good to take a break over the holidays, since most of us will be hanging with our families instead of painting in the garage. Some of the furniture addicts might sneak in some brush strokes here and there... If you do, just hold onto those links and share them in the new year. We'll kick 2013 off with a special FFF link party … [Read more...]
I have thoroughly enjoyed traveling, but it's so nice to be home! I was basically a loaf today. Slept in, worked on my e-mail and I did have the chance to pick some FFF favorites from last week. Here they are... I thought this piece by Dionne of The Turquoise Iris is absolutely stunning. The colors, the finish, the hardware, the styling...perfect. This pantry in the background, … [Read more...]
Well, I'm in beautiful Monument, Colorado tonight, so I'm not picking favorites. There's no reason that you can't share your new furniture projects, though! Enjoy the party! :) Here are the rules for our furniture get-together... 1.) Your post has to be about furniture. Please, please, please...just furniture. If you find your link has been deleted, it's not because I'm mean, it's … [Read more...]
I hope you all enjoyed a food-and-family-filled Thanksgiving last Thursday. I certainly did, but it's always nice to get back into a routine and FFF is a part of that. Can't wait to see what you've all been up to! Here are some favorites from two weeks ago... I love this bright green dresser by Kim at Reposhture Studio. There's something beautiful and classic, yet a little spunky about … [Read more...]
As I look through the FFF links from the previous week, I leave open the pages of my favorites and I usually end up with about 4-5 and then I narrow them down to a top three. Well, tonight I had about 8 pages open and it was reeeally hard to narrow down to three. There are so many gifted people (mostly ladies in this case) who are making tired pieces of furniture look gorgeous. It's awesome to … [Read more...]
I've been hosting this party for over two years and have sometimes thought I should stop. There are so many link parties out there now. When I started this, mine was the only furniture party and now there are several. Anytime I'm seriously thinking about it, though, something happens that changes my mind. Last week at the book signing at Lucketts a sweet woman mentioned how much she loves … [Read more...]
