Santa’s Naughty List Christmas Elf Time Out Chair Sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time, right? You see, as soon as I spotted this little child’s chair, I knew it was meant for me to find it. Even though it had an old unappealing finish, the $3.99 price tag was well worth it for such a sturdy little chair. I had cute plans for it!
Small Side Table Upcyled In Black and White Buffalo Check
August 7, 2019 by 9 Comments
Small Side Table Upcyled in Black and White Buffalo Check Do you ever buy furniture at thrift stores or yard sales? I don’t often, but when I found a pair of these small side tables at a thrift store for $15 for the set, I couldn’t pass them up. Clearly, the previous owners have kids because they had dried food all over them. As a mom of four, no judgement here! After cleaning really well, it was time to transform {Read More}
Wooden Step Stool Makeover Vintage Truck Inspired!
April 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Wooden Step Stool Makeover Today I’m sharing a wooden step stool makeover, a quick and easy idea that you can use on a finished or unfinished step stool. I used spray paint, but you can use your favorite type of paint. You can make over one of these in about an hour.
DIY Christmas Tree Farm Canvas Sign & Chalk Couture Giveaway Winner
August 1, 2018 by 5 Comments
DIY Christmas Tree Farm Christmas Sign I wanted to squeak in a Christmas in July post before July was over, but I had some trouble with the project. So instead of a Christmas in July project, this will have to be a Christmas in August project. Oh well. What’s one day? I received some new Chalk Couture transfers and just had to play around with some of the Christmas ones I ordered. I had the perfect canvas to make one {Read More}
My New Farmhouse Entry Bench from an Old Door
March 17, 2018 by 38 Comments
Farmhouse Entryway Bench I’ve wanted a small old church pew for several years to use in my farmhouse entryway. but either they were way out of my price range or they were much too large. So what’s a gal to do? Ask her husband to make a farmhouse entryway bench instead! :0) Making an entryway bench that looks like a church pew isn’t at the top of our list of projects to finish, but when I came across this bench on Pinterest, {Read More}
Spring Green Fresh Flowers Stenciled Dresser
February 16, 2018 by 50 Comments
My mom returned home last week after visiting almost a month, but while she was here, we moved the bed from the guest house to my daughter’s old bedroom for her. The guest house is insulated and we have a heater in it, but I didn’t want to worry about her walking outside and slipping on the ice to come into the main house. I’ll probably buy another bed to put in the guest house and continue to use my {Read More}
Painting, Pallet Wood and a Farmhouse Accent Table
April 24, 2016 by 14 Comments
Have you ever had something that was just begging for a makeover, but you needed some time to decide whether it needed painting, or decoupaging, or glittering? So you thought, and thought, and thought about it… for two years? Please tell me you sometimes have to think that long too. Well, this is the story of a little table that finally got the makeover it waited two whole years to get.
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}
Grain Sack Bar Stool – Before and After
August 1, 2013 by 15 Comments
It was half-price day at our local thrift store, and my husband spotted this slat back stool and brought it home for me. I love this style of stool, but I didn’t love the vinyl seat cushion or the chrome foot rest bar, so a makeover was definitely in order. Thankfully, the cushion was still in good condition, so it was going to be a quick and easy project to recover it…or so I thought. I painted the base solid {Read More}
Grain Sack Wicker Sofa … Before, During & After
July 17, 2013 by 76 Comments
There is something really rewarding about tackling a project you’ve never attempted before, and this antique sofa was definitely a first for me. Let me preface this post by saying that my grandfather was a professional upholsterer…I am not. My mother is a retired professional drapery seamstress…I am not. I have marginal sewing skills and no upholstery skills, other than recovering a few chair seat cushions. I’m not a restorer of antique furniture. I’m more of a “try to make it {Read More}
