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...