Before I left for New Mexico, I picked up some great finds. Some of the pieces can be used as-is for home decor, but I’m not sure what to do with a few of the pieces, so I figured I’d just “poll the audience” and get your ideas. First I’ll show you the pieces that don’t have me stumped, then I’ll show you the ones I don’t know what to do with, and I hope you’ll give me your favorite ideas! This {Read More}
Antique Trunk Tray Makeover
May 25, 2016 by 14 Comments
Once upon a time (about 4 years ago), I went to the most ahhmazing farm country auction, and at that auction, I scored an antique trunk. Now, I really didn’t personally have any place to put that antique trunk, but it was so cool I couldn’t resist bidding on it, and to my surprise, I won. As I was getting ready to load it in my van, a young gal approached me and asked if she could buy it off {Read More}
Best of Farmhouse Friends + Rusty Bike Makeover
May 15, 2016 by 30 Comments
I’ve got a special treat for you today! I’ve teamed up with some of my blogging buddies to bring you Best of Farmhouse Friends, and for our special event, I gave my super rusty old bike a makeover and dressed it up with a farmhouse style flower basket! I bought my old bike four years ago at a yard sale (see how it looked when I bought it HERE). It was already really rusty when I got it, but it’s been sitting out {Read More}
Cheese Dome Upcycle + Grade School Flashback
May 1, 2016 by 13 Comments
I’m a sucker for glass cloches, so a few weeks ago when I spotted this little cheese dome at a thrift store, I had to buy it. How could I pass up such a cute little glass top and pretty wood base? But there was one thing about it that I just didn’t like…
Garage Sale Find into Farmhouse Style Crate
April 10, 2016 by 10 Comments
It’s still a bit early in the season, but I did find a garage sale on Friday. I need more “stuff” in my house like a need a hole in the head, but when I saw an elderly man was running it, I threw common sense to the wind and stopped to check it out. If you love rustic and rusty things – look for old men having a garage sale, because they usually have what I love! I didn’t buy a lot, but {Read More}
Door Salvage Mercantile Sign
April 9, 2016 by 9 Comments
I don’t even remember where I got this door panel, but I discovered it one day out in my workshop, and I knew I wanted to turn it into a sign. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to put on it, so I went searching for inspiration for long, large signs, and found several ideas I loved, like this Meat Market sign via Country Living (but seriously, isn’t the whole room incredible?!) And I’ve always loved this Tourists sign that {Read More}
Kitchen Graters Turned Clipboards
March 27, 2016 by 16 Comments
I’m fully convinced that men are selectively deaf when traveling with women. They become so focused on the destination that they don’t seem to understand that women like to “stop and smell the roses” along the way. Here’s how it works when my husband and I are traveling… I spot an antique store, and suggest that we should stop. He pretends he didn’t hear me and keeps driving. He puts on his headphones, to ensure he doesn’t hear my next suggestion. {Read More}
Reclaimed Wood for My Spring Entryway
March 26, 2016 by 4 Comments
Whenever possible, I always choose reclaimed wood over brand new wood, because I want the aged and weathered look, so when given the chance to get some reclaimed wood for free – you can bet I’ll take it! Remember that chippy weathered photo backdrop I shared a few weeks ago? Well, that photo was the top of my mom’s old picnic table, and she told me I could keep it (yippee!!), so my husband took it all apart and we transported {Read More}
My Vintage Typewriter Gets a Brand New Job!
March 11, 2016 by 18 Comments
I absolutely love my vintage typewriter, but when your house is small, it’s hard to justify something that’s taking up space, but doesn’t have a real purpose, and since the typewriter doesn’t work, it doesn’t have any purpose other than to look pretty. I was walking by it recently, and suddenly I had a light bulb moment. What if it could still sit and look pretty, but get a new job so I could justify the space it’s taking? Can you {Read More}
Salvage I Never Thought I’d Never Find a Use For!
March 5, 2016 by 26 Comments
It’s finally warmed up enough, that I ventured out into my junk shop (which would be a workshop if I ever get it cleaned and organized, and started rummaging through my stockpile of salvage. I’m still trying to get my creative mojo groove back, and repurposing junk usually does that for me. I spotted a piece of salvage that’s been taunting me for a long time. Do you know what it is? If you guessed it’s an piece from an antique sewing {Read More}
