Those of you who have read my blog for a long time are familiar with the weeks leading up to the Lucketts Antique Market in May. It's always a frenzy of shopping,...
Finds for Lucketts
Today I went out antique shopping for the Lucketts fair with my mother-in-law and mom. It's been a while since I've been out looking for goodies, but the Lucketts May Fair is fast...
vintage linens
Recently, I've been buying up some vintage European linens. From France... ...Germany... ...and I just got a shipment in from Hungary... I'm buying most of them for upholstery/slipcovering...
Pine Cone Hill Bedding & $150 Giveaway
I love how my bedroom looks, but more than that, I LOVE my bed. I don't know if I've ever had a bed I loved. It's always been adequate. I used to giggle when I slid into freshly washed sheets as...
New French Sofa
Do you ever get that feeling...the sudden urge to look at Craig's List? You just know in your gut that there's something there for you. Sometimes I get that urge and come up empty. My...
the final coat & latest cow
There is a reason why I love painting and never quite latched onto quilting. Patience. I am a finisher and I like to finish in a day. If a project drags on too long, I get bored with it. Well,...
Copper & Tin Giveaway
There are times when I'm browsing through an antique store and someone asks me what I'm looking for. My response is almost always, "Well, I don't know. I'll know it when I see it."...
Grain Sack Chair
I'm still plowing through my list of freelance articles (all 30 of them), so today I worked on a tutorial showing how to reupholster a small armchair. See that yellow French chair under the window?...
Installing the tile back splash
I woke up today, ready to get to work on the tile. I had the tile saw (borrowed from a friend), the tile, the supplies and my dad lined up to help. The morning was cold, but sunny. So, I started...
Some things about a planked ceiling…
I did the plank ceiling A.) because we had some sloppy drywall and a strange textured ceiling, B.) because I was hired to write a tutorial on how to install a planked ceiling and C.) because I love...