Please tell me I’m not the only one. And when I say “the only one” I mean the only one who moves things about here and there, constantly tweaking. See the lamps above? They came from the bedroom below. Of course I painted them with my homemade chalky paint, so the green didn’t fight with […]
My Screen Door Turned Chalkboard
I love a good DIY project and turning a screen door into a chalkboard is my kind of project. Using left over salvage and turning it into something useful is green too. I was walking through my new house with my builder when I mentioned that I was looking for a screen door. He […]
Meet Camille, my Frenchy Vanity
Some of you I know are drop dead gorgeous all of the time, but if you are like me, maybe you can relate to Camille, my vanity, who needed a little help, but in the end, turned out beautiful. Here’s the photo I took of Camille, with my phone, when I first found her at the […]
Dining Room Remix
Remember when I said I had made a few purchases for the new house already? Well here are a few of them, the new console the mirror, and the lamps. It’s not that I thought my dining room looked bad, it’s just that the armoire I had in here is not the right size for […]
You Voted, I Listened
In a post last week I showed a photo of my red chest, click here if you missed it. As I looked at the photo, I just didn’t like the look. I wanted to paint the chest, but still wasn’t sure if I should. So I went to the experts… YOU! I asked on the […]
Customizing Built-in Cabinets
We sold this house in 2013, and moved into our current one then. I loved the transformation of these cabinets using paint, and still do. Read on…. When our city house was built in 1978, they added this built-in buffet in the breakfast room. We bought the house in 1990, and back then, glass doors […]
Paint Palooza II
I love homemade chalky paint, and I use it all of the time. If you missed my homemade chalky paint recipe, you can find it here. So recently I went on a painting binge. Here are some of my more recent victims transformations. A little step stool on my desk, AFTER BEFORE A little chalkboard […]
Sewing Basket turned Picnic Hamper
As you can see, I’m still on the front porch. It’s beautiful outdoors so I am just looking for an excuse to stay out here. This basket was inherited and I almost didn’t keep it, but then I thought, “What would Peggy do?” and I realized the answer was “Keep it!!” She’s on a tight […]
