I went crazy at The Blue Building Antiques. It’s a treasure trove of vintage stuff, antiques, rusty metal, reclaimed doors, and everything I love. It’s the kind of place where there are areas you have to dig to find stuff. My kind of place. There are two levels and the “garage/bring stuff in area” is… [Read More]
Painting Wood Furniture | Pewter Gray & Modern White
Painting Wood Furniture Painting wood furniture is not the time consuming, difficult process it used to be. The improvement in paint formulas has made the job of painting furniture a breeze. This paint project is very basic, no special techniques. Perfect for the beginning painter. We had to do a few repairs to the chest… [Read More]
Vintage School Lockers I Passed Up Because Of Price
Vintage School Lockers Why do you think vintage school lockers are so pricy? Is it because of the nostalgia factor? I sure remember the days when I used a locker. I even remember what a big deal locker day was at our school. We went to school and were assigned our lockers a couple of… [Read More]
Unpainted Wood Wardrobe And Junky Chandelier In The House!
Wood Wardrobe and Vintage Chandelier I didn’t paint it! The vintage wood wardrobe is all dressed up and in the house. I hung the junky chandelier from the clothes rod and it looks awesome if I do say so myself. I also dressed it up with a few new knobs. I’m not sure about the… [Read More]
Homemade Ice Cream | Arkansas | Alzheimer’s Story
Homemade Ice Cream Have you made homemade ice cream before? Dad loves homemade banana ice cream and I have the recipe for you. The post includes Arkansas photos, a story about a 106 year old lady, auction buys, and an update my parents. The story begins with a birthday. As I mentioned earlier my Dad… [Read More]
Scrumptious Serving Stands Made From Pier One Dishes And Brass Candlesticks
DIY Serving Stands I hope you love these serving stands as much as I do. You can make similar serving stands or tiered stands too. All you need are some thrifty finds. The finds for this makeover are a bit glitzy. I love glitz, shine, bling…..I could go on but you get the idea. I’m… [Read More]
2 Minute Watering Can Jack O Lantern Plus Candy Corn & Peanuts
Watering Can Jack O Lantern Make a watering can Jack O Lantern. If you don’t have a watering can grab a large pail, tin bucket, or something similar. Use Duck Tape for the design then remove it when Halloween is over. Reuse and Repurpose. The watering can never looked cuter. It’s one of my… [Read More]
Birdhouse Flower Container And Rake Wreath | Porch Decor
Birdhouse Flower Container & Rake Wreath Wait until you see how I made a birdhouse flower container out of a $5 rustic birdhouse. And I put together a rake wreath out of flea market finds. Decorating the front porch with my rusty junk collection and tossing in a few pots of flowers is my go… [Read More]