creating what you wish for
A few weeks back while browsing around a local thrift shop, I came across this solid oak medicine cabinet. I honestly wasn’t looking for one, but for $8.00 I figured I could make use of it. The cabinet was definitely new, but dusty…I’m thinking maybe a leftover from some new construction job ?!? Anyway, I… read more »
I had this table I bought as part of a Bistro set several years ago. It was a pretty set when I first purchased it from Stop & Shop of all places, but after a few seasons, the set started to look dingy. Since I had leftover outdoor paint from my bench project, I decided… read more »
On a recent trip to my favorite store Savers, I came across this dingy, but beautifully-structured wooden chair…. Yeah, it was pretty bad, dirty, torn, icky. So bad in fact, that I wouldn’t even bring it into the house. I stored the chair in our shed until I was ready for the makeover. I wasn’t… read more »
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again. I am somewhat of a “picker”. “Picker”, as in I enjoy finding discarded, unwanted items for the purpose of re-purposing. It’s fun and exciting and it’s free most of the time, so what’s better than that? Guess I take a bit after my Dad,… read more »
I admit that I do change things in our home. Often. I don’t know if it’s because my Mom was always moving furniture around and redecorating our home as a kid. I really loved it when she did. I remember feeling so excited when she would change my bedroom around. The first night sleeping in… read more »
I’ll be the first to admit that I can be impulsive. And when I say “impulsive” I am referring to shopping. However, I am not referring to the crazy over the top impulse shopping like buying a $3,000 Dolce and Gabanna bag, or $1,200 Manolo Blahnik shoes, {although I totally drool over them cuz I’m a… read more »
In an earlier post I talked about how much I just LOVE Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I also mentioned that I got my very first refinish/reupholster job {squeal!}, and I was thrilled to take on the challenge! My client {Rosemarie} wanted her 2 very large and structurally gorgeous arm chairs refinished and reupholstered. The… read more »
Yup, I finally broke down and bought myself a quart of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I know, it’s a bit pricey at $39.00 a quart, but after hearing all of the wonderful reviews here in blog-land, I just had to bite the bullet. The way I look at it, if this paint really works as… read more »
I recently found this lovely side table at Savers. I was trying not to be my typical impulsive self, so I didn’t buy it. I went back 3 days later thinking….”if it’s still there then it’s meant to be”. Guess what??? {I’m sure you guessed it because this post is about a side table makeover,… read more »
So it’s no secret that I just LOVE perusing Savers every week or so to see what goods I can find. I didn’t plan to go yesterday, but then my Mother called to ask if I wanted to meet her there. Well, I couldn’t say no to my Mother could I ?!? I wasn’t looking… read more »
