junk bonanza 2019 | part 2
Saturday evening, we packed up our remaining merchandise and headed home after a long three days at Junk Bonanza. We were pretty much cleared out by the end of the event, which is always a victory. Our little crew of three painted and finished a dresser, talked a lot about MMS Milk Paint, our finishes, […]
junk bonanza 2019
I meant to write a post last night, but I just couldn’t. It was taking forever to upload my pictures and I was tired and I knew I had three long days in front of me. I just needed to get to sleep, so I did just that. I have survived day one, though, and I […]
March Favorites
Wow! I wasn’t expecting such a response to selling the postal sorter. I can assure you, though, that I’ve bought and sold a lot of beautiful things over the years…things that were rare, unusual, and things that I loved. But I’ve learned that I can love something for a while, as long as I have […]
stuff I’m selling at Junk Bonanza
I sold a lot of pieces before we moved halfway across the country from PA to MN. I knew that some of them just weren’t going to work in what would most likely be our new house. And I don’t regret selling any of the pieces I sold. There were a few things, though, that […]
milk-painted washstands reveal
I told you I was going to reveal these on Thursday, but I ended up reminiscing about my 41 years on this earth! I loved reading your comments on that post and you brought back some memories of things I forgot from my childhood. Thank you also for all of the birthday wishes. My DMs […]
how the world has changed
Today, I turned 41 and I found myself thinking about how the world has changed since I came into it in 1978… I saw my first VCR at the age of four. I watched Dumbo and thought it was the most magical thing ever. My brother and I played Frogger on Atari, hooked up to […]
mixing a custom color & fixing too much chipping
The first thing I have to say about painting these two antique washstands is that I didn’t follow my own advice. But, before we get into that, let me show you how the pieces looked before… I painted these pieces in MMS Milk Paint in Linen a few years ago for our master bedroom in […]
dwelling book & a giveaway
When I was organizing my decorating book collection on the new bookshelf in my office, something struck me. Most of the books were written by people who I now consider friends and professional acquaintances. When I was first joining decorating book clubs 18+ years ago to start and grow a collection, I never would’ve guessed […]