I’d love to tell you that every single project I work on turns out exactly as I envisioned, but that would be SO far from the truth. The truth is, some projects never make it on my blog because they were such disasters, and some are just a comedy of errors during the process – except I’m rarely laughing at the time. I have one of those projects to show you today.
Antique Dressing Table Makeover and Beagle Photo Bomb
January 29, 2015 by 23 Comments
Last month, I showed you the antique dressing table I found at a thrift store. I finished painting it several weeks ago, but it’s been too dark in my house to get a good photo of it, so I finally asked my husband and son to carry it outside so I could get photos in natural daylight. Here’s how it looks now. I don’t buy a lot of antique furniture, and when I do, I almost always get it at an auction {Read More}
Vintage Cradle Makeover
January 18, 2015 by 26 Comments
After sharing the adorable little toddler’s chair with you recently (which sold!), I felt motivated to work on this vintage cradle I bought during the summer. I brainstormed a few ideas about turning it into something different, like a shelf, but I finally decided to update the look with paint, and add a little detail. I used Prairie Sunset color by Fusion Mineral Paint that is such a soft, pretty yellow. I did just a bit of distressing to keep its {Read More}
Farmhouse Table Makeover…Again
January 7, 2015 by 16 Comments
Kitchen tables have been like a revolving door in my house over the last several years. We started out with an oak table (sorry, no photo of it) that we bought about 9 years ago, when we still lived in Missouri. When we moved to Illinois, we used the table for a few months, but it was too long for our new kitchen, so when we remodeled the kitchen (seen here), my husband removed the legs, and I painted and {Read More}
Vintage School Desk Makeover
January 3, 2015 by 8 Comments
I’ve been given several old school desks over the years, from people whose kids had outgrown them. I often repurpose parts of them, like the antique alphabet school page sign I made from the top of another desk, but this one didn’t have any parts that were easily removable, so it would get a makeover instead. All in all, it was in decent condition, but a child had scratched some words into the top of the desk, and the “greige” {Read More}
Antique Dressing Table
December 21, 2014 by 13 Comments
Just before Christmas isn’t the best time to splurge on yourself, but I did. It was totally unplanned, and I didn’t even know I wanted it until I saw it, but once I saw it, I couldn’t make myself walk away. I had gone into our local thrift store, specifically looking for wood photo frames,because I had a few Milk & Cream Co. sign orders to make for customers. And there it was. I’m pretty sure I heard it call {Read More}
A Lace Stenciled Chair, a Little Village & an Old Man with His Dog
October 27, 2014 by 10 Comments
Wanting to find a pretty backdrop to photography my latest furniture makeover project, I found the perfect spot! After all, what spot could be better than an an old village, with an old building, with old doors? As if that wasn’t enough, there was also an old church, and even an old man with his old dog! It was the perfect kind of day, for a person like me, who loves old things (including old people with old dogs)!
I’m a Vintage Rulers Hoarder
August 22, 2014 by 15 Comments
I know there’s a name for people who stockpile things they don’t use, and I guess I’m one of them, because I have accumulated a stockpile of vintage rulers and yardsticks, but I almost never actually use them. They’ve gotten a bit pricey in the last few years, so I kept waiting for the absolute perfect project to use them on. I finally realized if I wait much longer, they their popularity as a crafting trend may end, and {Read More}
Typewriter Stand Gets an Industrial Rustic Makeover – Before and After
July 3, 2014 by 20 Comments
I brought this old typewriter stand from a yard sale last year. When I asked the price, the gal said I could have it – gotta love a freebie! I’ll admit, it wasn’t much to look at, but if you ignore the warped pressed board top that someone added to it, the base was pretty cool. It’s been sitting around, awaiting its turn for a makeover, and the beautiful weather we’ve been having inspired me to work outdoors, and start {Read More}
A Quilt Inspired Wooden Chair and a Childhood Story
March 13, 2014 by 17 Comments
My family is full of gifted quilters. I have one aunt that owned a wonderful quilt store for many years, and some day I’m going to coax her into letting me do a blog post about her many quilts (hint, hint, Aunt Lil). I have another aunt that sews beautiful quilted handbags (well, she did before she became a full-time teacher). My mother is a gifted seamstress, who has also sewn beautiful quilts. And then there’s me. Without constant supervision, {Read More}
