You guys know I love doing vintage markets, and I’ve written several posts about them which you can read here. My problem (okay not really a problem) is – I’m always thinking of new ways to personalize my booth and make it both more eye-pleasing and functional. The challenge: What can I use as “walls” […] Read more…
Do you wander around Goodwill too, spying any kind of potential-treasure and dreaming of how you can make it prettier or more useful again? Then you’re my kind of shopping buddy. 🙂 Little wooden storage boxes like these are pretty easy to find at thrift stores and yard sales. You can easily upcycle them with […] Read more…
If you’re doing a market or antique booth and your main focus is furniture, it’s always a good idea to also offer some small and medium sized home decor items at different price points. Just be sure to stay within your general style or design niche. After doing several markets now, I think I’ve settled on a […] Read more…
A few months ago I shared this repurposed drawer project for Trash to Treasure Tuesday, and I still had a couple more of the exact same drawers that needed to be updated. I wanted to do something a little different with them though, and I finally tackled them for this month’s Trash to Treasure. Here […] Read more…
Alrighty friends, don’t hate me for painting over this double-sided homemade art I found at Goodwill. I’m sure someone poured their heart into painting it and it had a sweet little home at one time, but eventually it was donated and I couldn’t pass it up for just 50 cents. **Today is Trash to Treasure […] Read more…
A couple months ago, a favorite local vintage shop was closing for good (don’t you hate when that happens?) and of course I stopped by to see what treasures were left. I came home with lots of goodies, including this old cabinet door: I had the perfect spot in my kitchen to hang some new […] Read more…
Have you ever come across something while thrifting and you didn’t really know what you’d do with it, but you just had to buy it because you knew it had all kinds of potential? That’s me… I can see the potential in just about anything, even if it means that thing will sit in my garage […] Read more…
Have you ever been inspired by a creative idea that you really loved and you wanted to try for yourself, but it took ages for the right piece to come along? Meet this little crate that I recently found secondhand for a creative decoupage napkins project. This post contains affiliate links so that you can easily find […] Read more…
How early/late do you decorate for Christmas? It’s (finally) beginning to look like Christmas around here… For once, I got all my shopping finished early (thanks to my very good friend The Internet), but I slacked on decorating and just finished up this week. With three kiddos, including a very active 14-month-old, I kept things […] Read more…
