Table Before & After
I love it when I finally finish a piece. This one has been hanging out in my basement for a really long time. An embarrasingly long time. The woman who owns “my” shop found this on the side of the road. Can you believe that? It’s an amazing piece! Anyway, she gave it to me […]
What I’m Up To…
I have been a busy girl, lately. Ok, I’m always a busy girl and this time is no different. I’ve been getting my house ready for two big posts. I worked on a guest post about three rooms in my home to share on Remodelaholic and my home is stop number nine on the parade of homes presented […]
My Floor Refinishing Story
This post is a little different from most. I am a person who likes lots of pictures and little bit of explanation. I don’t want to have to read a book or write a book when I’m blogging. I just want to be inspired by the eye candy. Every once in a while, though, there is […]
Creating Signs with History
I’m linking this to SNS All About Crates over at Funky Junk Interiors. I love antique signs, but the cost is rising on the real deal. This is an easy thing to make, even for people who don’t feel comfortable painting freehand. One of the keys to creating a convincing antique sign is what you […]
Value in Everyday Objects
If someone had told some farmer in 1890 that his feed sacks would be covering furniture in high end homes 120 years later, he probably would’ve dropped his plow. I love finding beauty in everyday objects that are worn, well used and mended. The fact that an object is still around over 100 years later speaks […]
My Dining Room
Our house has come a long way. When I look at our mile long DIY wish list it’s easy for me to forget how much we’ve accomplished. This is what our dining room looked like when we first moved in. The paint on the walls was dingy, the wood floors were covered with nasty carpet, […]
Dear, where are my tennis balls?
I have had this beautiful ironstone wash bowl sitting on the floor of my office for months. I pull it out every once in a while to use it for a picture, but I’ve always struggled with what to put in it. It’s just so big. Everything I drop in it shrinks away and just doesn’t […]
Painting By Candlelight
In case some of you have not realized it, yet…I am crazy. I will hack through a row of bushes and vines with a pair of cheap pruning shears and my bare hands. I will dig through bug infested boxes in order to find some cool things to decorate my house with. I will go […]