Furniture

One day I was taking a walk at the farm and I spotted this rusty old  table.  Now I must have seen this old thing about a million …

This is a thing my son gave to me a few months ago.  It had been sitting in the corner of one of the rooms …

Here I am another week gone by that I am not working on the bedroom furniture.  Instead this week I am going to share a …

This may be the hardest post I’ve ever written.  Let’s plunge ahead and see where we go with this one.  It is a mood board …

One style of chair gets two completely different makeovers with a little paint and repurposed fabric. Perfect for a home office or accents.

What do you do when you have a room to transform on a minuscule budget?  You Do It Yourself of course. But you also take …

An affordable DIY nightstand makeover. Keep reading to see how I painted an old nightstand and gave it a fresh new look.

This certainly has turned into a busy month for me, between the furniture makeovers and finishing up the girls’ bedroom.  And that is exactly what …

Keep a classic piece of furniture in the family! Learn how to makeover a mid century modern china cabinet with just a few materials.

I am so excited to be working on the girls’ bedroom.  We are adding different pieces to it each day.  One of them is this …

This is the post where I get to revisit one of my previous projects and mess with it because sometimes I’m just not happy with …

Well I finally finished that small space that I have been driving all of you crazy about.  Today I’d like to share the living/kitchen area …

I had an old chair -actually there were two of them – and a few years ago I took them and shortened the legs so …

Disclosure: I was compensated for doing this post with product.  However, all the opinions stated here are my own. I only use products I love …

​Disclosure: I was compensated for doing this post with product.  However, all the opinions stated here are my own. I only use products I love …

This beeswax furniture polish recipe makes a great furniture sealant. Plus it’s good for both your skin and for the earth.

The Ikea Hejne shelf is made with untreated solid pine wood so you can paint it and decorate it to match your home decor. Look at how I updated and improved the look with this simple DIY

For about four years now I have been cleaning my wood furniture with a very simple mixture.  I’m not even sure where I found this …

As I’ve mentioned before we are downsizing from a large apartment to a smaller one which is located right below the one we are in now. Today …

Turn a cheap, old, MDF board bookcase into a new upcycled bookcase. Read on to see how you can avoid painting mistakes and save money.

If you have ever consider painting an old metal trunk, you have to see this step-by-step tutorial using Old Fashioned Milk Paint!

It’s that time of the month again when I get to participate in the International Blogger’s Club Challenge.  For any of you who don’t know, …

A while back I had refreshed my older daughter’s room. She is a lover of blue so we had painted the room a sweet shade …

It’s been a month since I’ve returned from my trip to New York where I visited my sons.  I had a great time and even …

This dictionary stand has been in my house for at least the last six years.  I don’t know how it got here, but my son …

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you have all recovered from the holidays. I had a wonderful time, so good in fact, that I am …

This is an old bed frame that I had sitting … you guessed it… in my basement. It is a nice size, a little less …

When I first started this blog I was so ignorant.  I did not know my chalky style paint from enamel paint.  All I knew was …

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of having all of you visit with me and tour my balcony… well, the western part of …

I have been busy this past month cleaning out the balcony and DIYing all sorts of little projects to make it functional and beautiful. Finally …