Here’s a secret, and a good tip if you’re new to painting furniture… this is probably the most forgiving, difficult-to-mess-up type of painted furniture makeover you can do. This cabinet was a split-second decision – I was on Facebook and saw it advertised that the seller wanted it gone right away, and luckily for me […] Read more…
This is one of those pieces you can’t help but bring home because you know in your heart that it needs someone to give it a whole lotta love and a major overhaul… and you hope that someone is you, but it’s way past your skill level so you let it sit in your garage […] Read more…
I really wasn’t planning on buying this desk, I promise. There was a Facebook ad for an antique sideboard, and when I went to see it they kindly also showed me this desk and then bundled the price together so I pretty much couldn’t refuse buying both. I jokingly said, “I’m going to blame you […] Read more…
Whew, I’ve been in recovery mode since that last market – enjoying time with my boys (like chaperoning a field trip today!), getting the house back in order, adjusting back to a normal schedule that doesn’t involve working on furniture projects every morning, noon, and night. 🙂 I have a bunch of pieces to share […] Read more…
Confession: Occasionally I name my furniture makeovers. Do you too? I don’t all the time, but sometimes when I’m working on a bunch of different pieces at the same time for a market. It can get pretty confusing explaining to my husband which one I’m ready to paint or which one needs stained, like “the […] Read more…
This midcentury bookcase was an impulse buy, but for $12 how could I pass it up? You really can’t go wrong with buying a vintage bookcase to upcycle; almost everyone needs more shelf space in their home. As it waited for its update, I considered decoupaging paper onto the back like this bookcase makeover I […] Read more…
Last month was the Hunt and Gather summer market, and it was my second time as a vendor there. (You can also find me at the next H&G which is coming up on Sept. 15-16.) For the entire month before the market, every single one of our weekends was booked (a few because of […] Read more…
A few months ago I was browsing at a local volunteer-run resale shop, and the price tag for this antique dresser about gave me a heart attack. $850?! WOW. That makes the original price of last week’s Goodwill Lane chest seem like a bargain. I was so shocked that I had to see what […] Read more…
It was a Friday afternoon, and I popped into Goodwill as a last-minute decision when I was driving through the neighborhood. As usual, I headed straight through to the back where all the furniture was kept. My expectations were low. I leaned over the back of a big cabinet and something low to the ground […] Read more…
