I couldn't find a vintage first aid box, so I made one.
Vintage-style first aid box from a thrifted metal case
Makeover | Concrete apothecary cabinet
Time for another trash to treasure makeover. This one features a cheap jewelry box, a cement skim coat, and some weathered brass library pulls.
Giving an old hardware organizer a makeover
Underneath this cute little numbered drawer set was a sad plastic hardware organizer just waiting for a makeover.
Makeover | Giving a dark, dated curio cabinet a new look
I had some leftover milk paint after last week's jewelry box redo, so I decided to use it on a sad little curio cabinet I had stored away in my basement waiting for inspiration to strike. The cabinet was a thrift store find -- although calling it a "find" might be a bit of a …
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Makeover | Mini chest of drawers
Here's a little chest of drawers that I redid this week. (I think it's supposed to be a jewelry box, but I've been keeping it on my desk to store office supplies in.) This is what it looked like when I first got it. I picked it up for a dollar at a garage sale …
Lath log cabin quilt square
Here's what I made this week: And here's what I made it out of: That would be the lath in the shower of our downstairs bathroom, which the husband had to tear out in order to attach cement backerboard to the studs, so we could tile the walls. Sadly, this is what the lath looked …