I have been enjoying spending time with my kids while they were on Christmas break, so I haven't been up to my normal amount of projects. I did however start working on this cabinet tonight. Hmmm... Not the best pic. How about this one? I picked it up a few weeks ago at my favorite thrift store, ... read more
Painted upholstery
I wanted to just write up a quick "how-I-did-it" for the painted chairs I posted about here. I first heard of painting furniture from this Pinterest pin... Kristy Swain at Hyphen Interiors painted a thrifted chair for her bedroom. It looked fabulous. Okay, fast forward a few weeks and I see ... read more
It’s not really a makeover
I was so excited this weekend to find this little gem at Faith Farm... Yep, it's really a Stiffel! Some Stiffel lamps go for hundreds of dollars on eBay. As of today, someone has a pair of these listed on eBay for $250. Guess how much I paid for it? Yep!! 2 BUCKS!!! Insane! Obviously, they ... read more
Desk Do-Over
This week has been busy around here. I painted some chairs... Took a few pictures... And got the garage cleaned out and organized. Sorry, no picture of that, it's just too humiliating to share. But my favorite project this week is this desk. I bought this at Faith Farm a few weeks ago, and ... read more
Oh crud, I missed it again
Yesterday was Makeover Monday and I missed it. Blame it on the all-day-long headache, or that it was Monday after a lovely four day weekend, or that I got my new camera and that was all I could focus on (get it, "focus" on? I kill myself!) ... whatever. I missed it. But, now, I'm going to post about ... read more