cabinet base + hutch top =
Remember this cabinet I picked up a couple of weeks ago? I cleaned it all up and removed the doors, that were rotten from water damage, to get it ready for the next step. My dad and I worked together to rebuild the bottom of the cabinet and I nailed on the trim pieces that […]
looks can be deceiving…
Let me take you back to high school. Remember that first day of a new class, looking around the room, scoping out your classmates? Who might be your friend? Who is going to be a troublemaker? And where is the – oh, there he is… The hot guy. Perfect hair. Great smile. Gorgeous eyes. At […]
antique mail sorter
I shared a preview of this find on Instagram and everyone thought I was talking about the marmalade jars. Those are awesome, but I was actually showing a preview of this antique mail sorter… The cubbies are the perfect size for all sorts of little goodies and the wire backing is the cherry on top. […]
the great wall
It’s been a couple of weeks since I put up my first post about my trip to China. A part of it is that I’ve been busy, but another part is that I’ve needed to process it for a while. When people ask how my trip was, I struggle with it a bit and let […]
revamped balance scale
When shopping for pieces, I try to look past things that aren’t my taste cosmetically, like color and fabric, and try to envision what the piece will look like when I make it my taste. In the case of this scale, the bright yellow just wasn’t my taste. I love yellow, but this yellow was pretty […]
antique goodies & things for sale
You know how you can plan out your week, but those plans don’t exactly work out? Well, this week is turning out to be one of those weeks. My plan for a super-productive, get in a good rhythm on a few things (like exercise, organizing, etc.), knock a bunch of things off to-do list, etc. was […]
a total heart purchase…
With milk paint and distressing and the right combination of techniques, one can give a pretty convincing aged look to a piece of furniture. But, none of that can compare to what time can do. And time did a beautiful job on this piece… It’s perfectly dented, scratched, cracked, crazed, and worn in all the right […]
the cottage bed reveal
The cottage bed is all finished, assembled, styled, and photographed. It even got its own little room in the corner of my studio. I just used things I had on hand to create an eclectic, cottage-y, bedroom, a ‘tween girl who was in my imagination. The color of the bed is a custom mix of Kitchen […]