A Friday Full of Beds
I must be tired, because the only major things I worked on this week were beds! See that junky full size headboard and foot board! It is at least three different colors and had great potential! I love the two-tone look. It brings out all of the scalloped edges and...Design Ideas for Total Room Makeovers
In addition to holding myself to the standard of refinishing about five + pieces of furniture every week, keeping up with my day-to-day household tasks (which, I might add I’m not doing very well seeing as how dirty laundry is pouring out of my closet...Birdhouses
A couple of months ago, I was on the hunt for a birdhouse. I just think they are cool looking…particularly the vintage birdhouses that are all rusted and chipped. Today, I have four of them! Seek and ye shall find…right? I got this birdhouse a little over...Curbside Discovery
My problem:Everything in my “back room…” that is, behind my portable wall of doors becomes a dumping ground. It is a dumping ground for furniture that gets donated, for excess inventory, holiday decorations, supplies, sand paper, toys, clothes, food....Homemade Paint-The Reveal
I am so thrilled at how my first piece of furniture came out with my own blend of homemade chalk paint. I know that all you “DIY’ers” out there in blog land want to reach through your computer screens and grab me by the shoulders, shake me and...Homemade Paint
The best paint out there for refinishing furniture is $160 a gallon! GASP! You actually don’t buy it in gallon size, but at $40 per quart plus $15 to ship it, it is waaaaay out of my price range. It’s called chalkpaint. You can’t get it at Home...Music, Marble and Modge Podge
What a busy weekend we have coming up! First of all, tonight Domenico’s Jr. is doing a huge fundraiser for breast cancer research in support of Breast Cancer Month. 10% of your total purchase is being donated to research. Plus, they are having a silent auction...Pumpkins, Leaves and Gourds
There is a quiet and peaceful quality to the rain. Despite the fact that business is slow on a rainy day, I enjoy the rare solitude that comes from this first rainfall of the season. I have my pandora radio station blasting louder than usual while I pick little...Rainy Day Blues
Windows
I like to think that I started the “using windows as decoration” trend. Okay…I know I didn’t start that trend. BUT, I have been decorating with old windows for over ten years! In fact, the first time I ever saw a window used for decoration was...Birds
I saw this dresser on pinterest and loved the birds and all of the detailing. I’m not an artist so wouldn’t in my right mind ever attempt to replicate this. But, it did offer some inspiration. Remember this desk?I’ve been staring at this desk...These are a Few of my Favorite Things
For the second time this month, I made a trip up to the Central Coast to visit family, take a break from the store and treasure hunt! This last weekend, I made a haul and had the back end of the truck loaded with goodies. Amongst my treasures, hard to find, vintage...Friday’s Feature
This Friday at knot too shabby……my first in-store sale! I’m starting to clean house to get ready for Christmas and the new merchandise that will be hitting the floor in November. Plus, a ton of the pieces I use solely for “staging” the...An Oldie but a Goodie
This was one of my pre-store projects, and continues to be one of my favorite make overs to date. This was a fabulous, HEAVY, solid wood dresser. Very simple. Very plain. Opportunities abound! Peeling varnish.Boring knobs. Paperclip artwork.Sigh. Lovely wood beneath...Decopauge Tutorial
One of the most challenging parts of opening a store has been the lack of “kid appropriate” space for my oldest to help me with projects! One of my most successful behavior modification strategies was rewarding Sammi’s good behavior with a piece...A 1942 Vanity
Remember this?A dilapidated, falling apart, split veneer, colossal mess beauty! Just so you know in advance, this post has a lot of pictures! Everything seemed to be falling apart on the exterior part of the vanity. Lots and lots of time was spent removing all of...“Hoo Hoo” Wouldn’t Love this Chair?
Well? I admit, it takes just the right person to love this chair! I had a set of two of these cute owl upholstered chairs and one of them sold less than 30 minutes after I put it out front! This is what it looked like before we tackled these chairs.Pretty gnarly....A Desk for Chris
Chris found me on craigslist a few weeks back and we have been e-mailing and chatting back and forth about refurbishing some of her own bedroom pieces. She found my red and white secretary on craigslist and nearly abandoned all of her decorating plans to buy...A Treasure Amongst the Other Stuff
I may go to yard sale after yard sale, peer in boxes, peruse belongings on the lawn, glance through junk stuff lining tables, and every so often, a gem appears amongst the chaos. No, not that wicker stool. The chandelier sitting on top of the wicker chair! A...
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