I've lucked out a few times at the thrift store. Usually everything good is waaaay overpriced for my budget, and everything else is just ugly. But every once in a while I find something. I stopped in one morning looking for a basket, and walked out with this:It's a piece I … [Read more...]
Furniture As Art and Meredith
I love when I can find inspiration somewhere and challenge myself to do something unusual or different than I normally do. THAT is what keeps furniture refinishing fun for me. I don't think I could keep doing this if I had to do the same thing, same technique every time. I look … [Read more...]
Vintage Market Days: Moving Furniture For 3 Days
I've been meaning to do a wrap up post of my experience at Vintage Market Days and share a few pictures, so now is as good as ever! :) Thursday night we took two trips over (thankfully we don't live too far) to unload the furniture we had ready to go. This is our first big … [Read more...]
Some of My Favorite Things: Cane Chairs with Grain Sack Seats
I did this project actually MONTHS ago. I bought these chairs in early July off of craigslist. Behold, the ugliness therein: But I was SO pleased with the condition of the cane on these barrel back chairs! Then about a week later I saw on Miss Mustard Seed an awesome deal … [Read more...]
Nautical Lamp Tutorial – A Jute Twine Makeover
Here is the inspiration: Source Price: $190 Source Price: $600 Source Price: $310 Source Price: $150 Dilemma: My budget is less than $50. Solution? Make something similar yourself using things you probably have in your home right … [Read more...]
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