Making A Eucalyptus Grapevine Wreath To Display With Red And Pink Stuff On The Mantel I always have a few thrifty decorating ideas up my sleeve. Today it’s all about making a wreath from a flea market find and showcasing the wreath along with red and pink stuff to celebrate February. I didn’t redecorate my… [Read More]
How To Paint Plastic Furniture From The 70’s & Make It Look Good
Outdated Mediterranean Style Furniture Can Be Painted You can paint plastic furniture….that ugly overly detailed stuff from the 1970’s known as Mediterranean style. The furniture is mostly made of hard plastic and MDF but it can look great painted in a vibrant color. The bedroom furniture I painted for the granddaughter of a friend of… [Read More]
Recycled Junk Decor: Love And Luck
Red And Turquoise Wall Decor Having a big collection of rusty junky stuff and vintage quilts comes in handy when making recycled junk decor. The project today is all about love with a bit of luck thrown in. Recycled Junk Sign In honor of Valentine’s Day (coming soon) I put together a junk project featuring… [Read More]
Painting Furniture At The Shop And Shop Tour
You Never Know, Clarksville, TN I did some furniture painting last week in the shop where I have my booth. I used to paint furniture at the shop, You Never Know, when it first opened but then the JTS and I had a workshop built and no more painting at the store. It was nice… [Read More]
Weathered Gray Sideboard: Coastal Or Nantucket style?
Painted Furniture With A Weathered Finish When I look at this weathered gray sideboard I think of the Atlantic coast and Nantucket or Cape Cod. Don’t ask me why because I’ve never been to either place. You guys might have another take on the look and I would love to hear it. It’s Furniture Fixer… [Read More]
Make 17 Creative Junk Drawer Magnets In Record time
Shop Your Junk Drawer For Refrigerator Magnet Ideas If your junk drawer is like mine you can find all kinds of things to make some simple but creative magnets. You guys know I’m all about recycling and repurposing and making home decor from all kinds of stuff. Well the other day when I was down… [Read More]
Make A Love Letter Sign With Reclaimed Hardware
Reclaim And Repurpose This DIY love letter sign is made completely from salvaged wood and reclaimed hardware. DIY Love Letters The letter blocks stand on their own like shelf sitters. That means the hubby did a good job of cutting the wood. I gathered the boards from a construction site a couple of years ago…. [Read More]
Wood Sewing Machine Cabinet From The Junk Shop
Furniture From The Junk Shop Hey Guys! Today I have a short post….a few photos and a bit of writing. I took a trip to the my favorite junk shop yesterday and bought one piece of furniture. The pickin’s at the shop were slim. I didn’t see anything interesting in the outside shopping area as… [Read More]
Cleaning and Prepping Vintage Sideboard Number 1
Prepping and Cleaning Is The Hardest Part I started working on vintage sideboard number 1 from the junk shop. It needed a few repairs and a good cleaning. I decided not to paint it black like I talked about last week. Going to go with a lighter color. I paid $75 for the vintage sideboard…. [Read More]
Painting A Vintage Wood Desk And Re-covering A Chair Seat
Vintage Desk and Soda Shop Chair When painting a vintage wood desk you can decide to work with the flaws caused from aging or try to restore it to it’s original state. You guys know me. I work with the flaws! That’s why the technique of distressing paint was invented. I also have a chair… [Read More]
Salvaged Junk Art Angel
This little angel will be staying at my house. The salvaged junk art angel is made out of reclaimed hardware, junk jewelry, and a door knob backplate from my grandparents house. When my cousin (Jane) started the whole house makeover of my grandparents home she kept a lot of the original features of the house… [Read More]
How I Upcycled Thrift Store Mirrors Into Upscale Wall Decor
3 Thrifty Mirrors Reinvented I bought 3 mirrors at the thrift store for $2 each. Not a steal but an okay deal. White Spray paint improved the look of the mirrors but what I did next was genius. Upcycled Thrift Store Mirrors Today is Thrift Store Decor Tour Day and my thrifty friends have some… [Read More]