Tuesday
Monday
Orange Garage Sale Traffic Cones
I went out on the usual Friday thrifting with my pal Dii (hi Dii!) and the finds for the day were mostly a bust.
No that does not mean I found a bust at a thrift store or garage sale.
Nothing much good to be found other than the salted caramel truffle ice cream we both had instead of lunch.
No photos of those, you gotta eat them fast in the summer heat.
No that does not mean I found a bust at a thrift store or garage sale.
Nothing much good to be found other than the salted caramel truffle ice cream we both had instead of lunch.
No photos of those, you gotta eat them fast in the summer heat.
Saturday
Barn Wood Whale
Today when I downloaded the photos from my camera there were photos I didn't remember taking.
Because I didn't take them.
This is the second time that's happened this month.
My family is learning not only to save free furniture finds in case I can create something, but also when they make a project they are remembering to take photos.
I thank them for doing that because it's not really any work for me.
Thursday
Orange Marquee Letters
A couple months ago I purchased a new rug for the family room in my quest to actually decorate with color.
I know what I like when I see something in someone elses house, but I don't always do so good picking out my own things.
But the rug.........I got it right.
And it's orange.
Adding some color to my otherwise beige toned home was sort of earth shattering for the people that know me.
I know what I like when I see something in someone elses house, but I don't always do so good picking out my own things.
But the rug.........I got it right.
And it's orange.
Adding some color to my otherwise beige toned home was sort of earth shattering for the people that know me.
Tuesday
Monday
Garage Sale Season
Spring, Summer and Fall however are made for being outside and enjoying the thrill of the hunt.
Many cities and towns host city wide sales, which are like a smorgasbord with very little driving once you get there, and street after street of sale after sale.
Saturday
Rustic Potting Bench
But then we turned the potting shed turned playhouse back into a playhouse and the warped cracked door I used to pot plants was sent to the burn pile.
Spring came and I decided not to pot as many plants as usual, but I still missed the shelf I had to do that on.
Enter this big 'ol heavy piece of weathered awesomeness.
Thursday
New Finds Of Old Stuff
I could just as easy title this post old finds, or finds that find me.
The stuff is old, and some of it shows up in my driveway without any solicitation.
Such was the case with this little oak desk......
The stuff is old, and some of it shows up in my driveway without any solicitation.
Such was the case with this little oak desk......
Tuesday
Sunday
Rock River Landscape Removal
I've told you about Albert before, he's the old farmer we bought our land from.
You can read the story {here} with the basics. It's a pretty nice post about how we bought this land and how Albert's barn was burned down.
It's also about how I use Albert in my decorating, like this bench.....
You can read the story {here} with the basics. It's a pretty nice post about how we bought this land and how Albert's barn was burned down.
It's also about how I use Albert in my decorating, like this bench.....
Saturday
Family Room Coffee Table, Re-do #2
At Christmas time I gave a garage sale coffee table a faux metal/pewter/zinc-ish look, and it replaced a smaller bent willow table that was topped with glass.
I loved how the garage sale table turned out.
I painted it that faux color in anticipation of the gray couch I was going to be ordering in the new year.
But that didn't work out according to my plan.
I loved how the garage sale table turned out.
I painted it that faux color in anticipation of the gray couch I was going to be ordering in the new year.
But that didn't work out according to my plan.
Thursday
Master Bedroom Perfect Linens With Discount Code
When I do a review on this blog it's going to be because I really like something.
Sometimes I do reviews on things I have purchased myself and just want to share how great it is with you, and sometimes, like today it's because a company contacted me and I still want to share how great it is with you!
As per Thomas, the big cheese at Perfect Linens, they are a "line of superior sheets that aim to deliver truly exceptional comfort"..... because "life's too short for bad sheets".
I have to agree.
And I gotta say..... they are pretty darn comfy.
Sometimes I do reviews on things I have purchased myself and just want to share how great it is with you, and sometimes, like today it's because a company contacted me and I still want to share how great it is with you!
As per Thomas, the big cheese at Perfect Linens, they are a "line of superior sheets that aim to deliver truly exceptional comfort"..... because "life's too short for bad sheets".
I have to agree.
And I gotta say..... they are pretty darn comfy.
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party #196
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
The VIP is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered, and you can also share projects that were made to look old, including salvaged, repurposed, and upcycled creations.
Saturday
Make Your Own Succulent Planter
She did a hack of a Target nightstand, and that post included some succulents she planted in two heavy glass squares but she forgot to take photos of the mystery process.
I didn't care because I didn't have to do anything but write the post.
And such is the case with this post, and a trio of succulents she bought.
Thursday
Iced Coffee As Good or Better Than At The Shop
Or if you want to call it a fancy coffee shop name go ahead.
I just call it another excuse to drink coffee all day long.
From time to time I've tried a few other recipes and never found one I'd make over and over again.
So I perfected my own.
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san francisco bay coffee
Tuesday
Friday
Cake Tester Winner (s)
First of all, thank you to everyone who entered to win one of daughter #2's lampwork bead cake testers.
But there can only be one winner.
Well usually.
But not this time.
This time there are two winners for the one cake tester I am forcing my daughter to make for me to give away.
But there can only be one winner.
Well usually.
But not this time.
This time there are two winners for the one cake tester I am forcing my daughter to make for me to give away.
Thursday
Antique Oak Table
In the early days of kids and dinner, our home had an antique round claw foot table that was 100 years old and made of oak.
We bought it with the typical four press back chairs that had caned seats.
This was at our first house and we used it as our kitchen table. We bought it from an elderly man named Harry Peterson who went to auctions and refurbished furniture, mostly oak pieces.
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party #195
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
The VIP is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered, and you can also share projects that were made to look old, including repurposed and upcycled creations.
Saturday
Thursday
Grand Central Station Sign
I had this metal Bon Appetit sign hanging in the breakfast nook for about 20 years.
Then last fall I made a Dairy Scale sign and Bon Appetit went behind a door.
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
The VIP is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered, and you can also share projects that were made to look old, including repurposed and upcycled creations.
Saturday
VIP Paint Tote (Very Important Parts)
I spotted this wooden tote at the end of a driveway at a home that was having a garage sale.
It was with the pile of free stuff.
Free? Why yes thank you very much.
I hopped out and walked directly to the tote and picked it up.
Then I went to pay for something that was free because I had to know why it was in the free pile.
I mean holy moley - totes are like wooden gold to me, there is always a use for them.
It was with the pile of free stuff.
Free? Why yes thank you very much.
I hopped out and walked directly to the tote and picked it up.
Then I went to pay for something that was free because I had to know why it was in the free pile.
I mean holy moley - totes are like wooden gold to me, there is always a use for them.
Thursday
Sun Room Window Box Fail
You know how one thing leads to another?
And sometimes the road where it leads to is to a road you should not have taken?
Well that's what happened on the road to window box FAIL.
And sometimes the road where it leads to is to a road you should not have taken?
Well that's what happened on the road to window box FAIL.
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
The VIP is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered, but you can also share projects that were made to look old, including repurposed and upcycled creations.
Saturday
Old Furniture Came Calling
Last weekend a text came in from Daughter #1:
I pictured her and her husband driving along, spotting stuff and thinking of me.
I pictured her and her husband driving along, spotting stuff and thinking of me.
Thursday
Mud Pie Station
Last year this time I made what turned into my all time favorite project.
A mud pie station.
Since it's ready to be hauled out of the shed and into the yard so baking can begin, I decided to re-post it in time for other people to cook one up for themselves this summer.
I see something somewhere that I have never seen before and I get all pie eyed with wonder.
A mud pie station.
Since it's ready to be hauled out of the shed and into the yard so baking can begin, I decided to re-post it in time for other people to cook one up for themselves this summer.
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Sometimes I have these crazy thoughts, lets call them pie in the sky notions.I see something somewhere that I have never seen before and I get all pie eyed with wonder.
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party
Welcome back to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
Between Memorial Day and July 4th, a lot of patriotic decor and crafts start popping up around Blogland, so you'll see a red, white a blue theme in the features this week.
Monday
Minnesota Rhubarb Dessert
Rhubarb.
Growing up in Southern California I never heard of such a thing.
My mid-western mother surely had, but I'm guessing there wasn't an over abundance of rhubarb in the produce isle in our suburb of Los Angeles.
Thursday
Rocking & Rolling Dresser By Jen
Have you ever inspired someone before?
Maybe you have and you don't even know you did?
I was fortunate enough not only to inspire someone, but also to find out that I did.
And I'll tell 'ya - that feels all sorts of terrific.
Tuesday
Friday
Divided Drawer Key Holder
I've had this old drawer on a wall by the mudroom door for about 20 years and it hung just about over my head, I couldn't even see what was inside the top cubbies.
It's been taken down to paint the walls several times, and without batting an eye, it went back up.
It's been taken down to paint the walls several times, and without batting an eye, it went back up.
Thursday
Tuesday
Vintage Inspiration Party #189
Welcome to the Vintage Inspiration Party!
This is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered. You can also share projects that were made to look old, including repurposed and upcycled creations.
vin-tage (adj.) 1.) used to describe something that is not new, but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc. 2.) used to describe something that has the best qualities or characteristics of the things made or done by a particular person, organization, etc.
Bliss @ Bliss Ranch - Playhouse Conversion: Phase 1 - Ceiling
Carlene @ Organized Clutter - New Patio Look
Betsy @ My Salvaged Treasures - Farmers Market Sign
Angie @ Knick of Time - DIY Barn Quilt
Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs. Olson shows us her interesting plant containers
Scavenger Chic upcycled shutters into a lamp, and then turned them into a lantern
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