It’s finally finished! We started this project in July of last year, and I was overly optimistic, and thought my new guest cottage room / photo studio would be done by the end of September. Ha! Well, at least it was completed before the end of September this year. It was worth the wait though, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. To give you an idea of the work that went into this room, you have to {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}
Big Blue Finds a Home – {my weekend getaway}
January 20, 2014 by 4 Comments
If you remember last year about this time, I brought home a huge antique shop counter, which I called, Big Blue. Big Blue got a gray makeover during the summer, but I didn’t have anywhere to put it, because it wouldn’t even fit through the doors in my house, so it’s been in my garage ever since. I would love to someday own a brick and mortar shop, but not knowing if that would ever happen, I decided to list {Read More}
Easy Christmas Crafts
December 3, 2013 by 16 Comments
I’m thrilled with all of the holiday projects that were shared at last week’s party! I’m featuring 4 of my favorite easy Christmas crafts that all include tutorials, and were all repurposed from other items. I absolutely love this Christmas wall art that Tanya @ Twelve O Eight made out of canning jar lids. This rustically pretty Birch Bark Tree Topper was created by Melissa @ Shabby Love. Adina @ Simply Country Life gave her old measuring tins some Christmas charm with burlap, {Read More}
French Script Desk Makeover with Chalk Paint
October 14, 2013 by 15 Comments
If you’ve ever made a DIY version of chalk-style paint, or have been curious to try it, today’s post is for you. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know I love chalk paint. It is hands-down, my favorite paint to work with. It dries quickly, distresses beautifully, is much easier to clean up than other paints, and it doesn’t stink up your whole house when you paint indoors. Last year, I discovered I {Read More}
French Script Sewing Bench Makeover & Flying Dust
October 10, 2013 by 22 Comments
Yesterday, I shared with you an 1872 French letter written in a lovely script. Today, I’m going to share what I did with the PNG version of this letter. During the summer, I hit a great yard sale that had lots of my favorite kinds of finds, which included an old sewing machine in a stand and included this little bench seat. The seat lifts off the chair and it was filled with sewing notions – a bonus! It has {Read More}
Antique Store Counter – {Big Blue Goes Gray}
August 8, 2013 by 28 Comments
No, I’m not operating a roadside farmer’s market… Do you remember “Big Blue” that I showed you back in early March? The poor guy has been sitting in my driveway next to my house ever since then. I knew if I didn’t work on him soon, before I knew it, summer would be over and the weather would get too cold to paint him outdoors, so I knew I better tackle the project while the weather is nice. Here he {Read More}
She’s Got Legs…{She Knows How to Use Them!} My New Cable Spool Table
July 24, 2013 by 36 Comments
If you weren’t born before the late 70’s, you won’t “get” the title of my post, but I’m sure those of you who were, know it was based on the 1983 Z Z Top song “Legs”. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself – I was a high schooler in the 80’s and the title perfectly fit today’s project. How to Make a Farmhouse Style Cable Spool Table A year or so ago, I brought home an antique Duncan Phyfe table table {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}
Homemade Chalk Style Paint Pie Safe
May 15, 2013 by 15 Comments
Last year we bought an old RV. It needs some work to get it running well, but we hope to do a little traveling in it. I’m also hoping to make it look pretty – as if I need another remodeling project. Inside the RV was this little pine cabinet. It was cute, but bland. It reminds me of a pie safe. I whipped up a batch of homemade chalk style paint. I used turquoise on the outside and bright {Read More}
