Hello again, dear friend! Today’s new project – an antique serpentine dresser makeover – is what you’d call trashy to classy. My sweet mom found the listing on one of those yard sale apps, and we ended up rescuing it from the back of an old shed in the middle of winter. I’m pretty certain […] Read more…
Friend, first of all I want to thank you guys so much for the heartfelt comments many of you left on my last blog post and on my Facebook page about my big announcement. It feels wonderful knowing that you’re cheering me on while I’m working on this huge project! Today I have a smaller […] Read more…
Honored… humbled… nervous… and thankful. And I’ve been stalling on publishing this blog post for several days now – because that makes this news more official. (EEEK) A couple months ago, a publishing company emailed me about the possibility of writing a book about furniture makeovers. My first thought was that it couldn’t possibly be real. […] Read more…
Hello again, lovely friend! Today I’m sharing the makeover story of these sweet updated antique nightstands. It’s not easy finding an actual pair – usually it’s just one and the other is long gone. But this time I was lucky! Overall they were in good shape and the drawers slid really well; there were just […] Read more…
Hey there, friend! Summer break is in full swing in Indiana and I’ve been trying to balance my work time with keeping the boys entertained enough so I don’t have to hear “Mooooom, I’m booored” a hundred times every day, haha. Today is Trash to Treasure Tuesday with my blogging friends, which means there are four […] Read more…
A local thrift store posted a photo of this antique dresser on their Facebook page, and you bet I drove over there immediately – wouldn’t you? 🙂 I brought my 2-year-old son along for the fun – thankfully I have a pretty big SUV. It was on sale for about $60 I think. It was […] Read more…
This thrifted pair of nesting tables would’ve looked cute on a cottage porch somewhere, with a big glass of sweet tea on top. Sadly, we don’t have any cottages in my area and they weren’t even real wood anyway, so I didn’t feel too badly about giving them a makeover. Here’s a close-up of the […] Read more…
Hello dear friend! Today is all about this sweet little vintage bookcase that only set me back $5.00 – yep, you read that right. 🙂 It was in great shape so you bet I snatched it right up at a yard sale. I’m not a fan of those little decorative railings since they usually make […] Read more…
Hello, friend! Things have been getting busier around here with my next market just over a month away, which means lots of projects in the works! Also I have been working on something really exciting behind the scenes which you will be hearing about soon. 🙂 But first, a new makeover! An upcycled record cabinet. […] Read more…
