I have so much to share... all of the work that was accomplished when my brother and parents were here, the goodies I found while shopping the Gold Rush Days in Oronoco and Rochester, a tour of the...
oak studio hutch
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card room green front door
Well, it's been a whirlwind few days! My brother came into town to work on my new house along with my parents. I love that my family is all about hard work and we can accomplish a lot in a short...
how to refinish a kitchen table | part 1
Before we even moved in, before we even knew this house was ours, I knew a new kitchen table would be on our list of furniture to hunt for. We've been using a small pine table, which fit our last...
when I just can’t…
I think you will agree that a before and after is more enjoyable than a before and quit-in-the-middle. But that is the truth of furniture rehab or DIY in general. Sometimes projects are abandoned....
installing glass in the “last-minute hutch”
Remember the "last minute hutch"? Well, it was so last minute that we didn't finish it in time to take it to Lucketts. I thought that ended up being very fortunate, since I was contemplating...
the last-minute hutch
Going on a shopping trip for "just smalls" is a dangerous thing for me. I just can't help turning over the tags of pieces of furniture calling my name! There were several pieces that I was able to...
finished “French twins”
Now is the time when everything I started gets finished. Well, it's also the time I buy new things that need to be finished, because it's my biggest event of the year and I have to give it...
grain sack wash stand
Lucketts 2017 is definitely "the year of the hutch". I have more hutches and large pieces in general than I have in previous years, but I am trying to round that out with smaller pieces that will...
antique crib-turned-daybed
Remember this antique Jenny Lind-style crib I found on craigslist a couple of months ago? Well, I finally got around to sprucing it up and made it into a sweet daybed... The wood was so pretty that...
two-tone dresser
You know I love my blues, whites, and greens, but I can't seem to resist sneaking one yellow piece into my booth at Lucketts each year. And I decided, this year, it would be this piece... It was a...
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