On our last trip to the beach, I stopped in a hole-in-the-wall thrift shop. The store was musty, dirty and reeked of old cigarette butts. I'm still not sure why I was drawn into this store. But low and behold, this is what I found!The owner told me it was a minnow trap. Duh, of … [Read more...]
DIY Glass Window Shelves
I love african violets! They can be fickle, but once they have the right amount of light, and slightly damp soil, they will happily put on a show for you. My violets used to perch on the kitchen window sill, but occasionally they would take a suicidal nose dive into the sink. To … [Read more...]
Ladder Stepping Up to the Stashbusting September Challenge
Robin over at TheTshirtDiaries is a gal after my own heart. She has thrown down a challenge to anyone willing to close up their pocketbooks this month (well, at least for spending on arts and crafts and DIY projects), and use what you have in your home, workshop, craft room or … [Read more...]
Trashy Coffee Table Finds Her Beautiful Beachy Self
Okay readers, so the truth is out, I just can't seem to pass up discarded furniture. They look so sad and pitiful awaiting the trash trucks. They plead with me to rescue them from life in the dump. That is how I found this coffee table. It was resting against a dumpster. The … [Read more...]
Message Center for the Mudroom
If you came by for my mudroom tour, you saw this message center made from a curbside window frame.This was a super easy project and I built it in about 2 hours.First, I gave the whole window a fresh coat of white paint. Then, I taped off the edges of the upper left and lower … [Read more...]
Installing the Antique Heart Pine Flooring
Welcome back! If you are just joining us, we are on the fifth step of a five part series on our living room. A living room that started out as a dark cave of a room: Before picture shot during daytime with a lamp lit. VERY DARK! Previous steps can be viewed here: 1. Faux … [Read more...]
Preparing to Install Antique Heart Pine Floors (and buying antique lumber on Craig’s List)
While writing this post, I thought about some alternate titles. Here are some of the contenders:1. How to entertain your kids while installing hard wood floors2. How to cover your screened porch with debris from demolition3. When you really should rent a dumpster4. How to signify … [Read more...]
Building a Shoe Storage Bench from Kitchen Cabinets
Welcome! If you are a friend, you know that all our friends and family enter through our mudroom. This door is the closest to our driveway. Only the door-to-door salesmen go to our front door (heh, heh, heh!) Come on in! This blackboard, mirror and memory board used to be a … [Read more...]
Coat Rack made from an Old Door
We have a great mudroom area in our house, but when we moved in we didn't have anywhere to store our shoes, and all we had to hang our coats on were a few peg hooks behind the door. Not very efficient or attractive in my opinion. (Especially when my toddler filled the pegs with … [Read more...]
Door & Picket Fence Nightstand – I "Picked It" from the Trash
My best friend from elementary school will be flying in today from New York. I have a sweet little retreat all made up for her in our guest room. I promise to post pictures of the whole room in the near future (when the sun – and sons – cooperate with me.) Our guest room is … [Read more...]
Turning a Craig’s List Bed Frame into a Garden Bench
How to Turn a Craig's List Bed Frame into a Garden Bench While visiting one of Raleigh's local shabby chic boutiques, I fell in love with a sweet bench made from an old bed frame. But, the $350 price tag meant that our relationship was not meant to be. I began scouring Craig's … [Read more...]
When is a Closet not a Closet? Reading Nook Transformation!
Come see this Closet Reading Nook Transformation! Learn how I turned this closet into a Reading Nook in a weekend. This area could also become a built-in desk area at a later date. When is a Closet not a Closet? Reading Nook Transformation! Have you seen all those cute … [Read more...]
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