A vintage typewriter table gets a modern farmhouse-style update with black chalk paint and grain sack stripes.
Vintage typewriter table gets a chalk paint update
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.
Bathroom remodel | A do-it-yourself farmhouse-style makeover
When I left off in my last post, our downstairs bathroom looked something like this: We had just tiled the shower -- and it looked fabulous -- but the rest of the room was still stuck in a 1995 time warp. We wanted to update the room with modern materials but also make it look …
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DIY bathroom renovations
Today's post is about bathroom decor, which, if you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know is a topic I don't write about very often. If you're wondering why, allow me to introduce Exhibit A: "My Downstairs Lavatory, circa 2017." About the only good thing I can say about the room …
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 …
Makeover | Decoupaged jewelry box
Here's my latest makeover project: a jewelry box. Here's what it looked like when I found it at a thrift store: The grey pleather and the plastic handles were a little sad. But when I opened the box up and saw the beautiful blue velvet interior, I knew it had to come home with me. …
Makeover | A new look for an old chair
Old, unwanted chairs have a way of finding me. This one was waiting for me on the curb outside of my son's apartment building in Milwaukee. Here's what it looked like when I found it. The hunter green was a little dated, but otherwise the chair was in great shape, so (much to my son's …
Makeover | Chalk-painted suitcase
Here's a little train case I picked up at a thrift store ... Except when I bought it, it looked like this ... Cute little case, right? Except for the tragic 1990s floral tapestry. I like to use old suitcases for storage (because a shelf full of vintage suitcases is much nicer to look at …
Makeover | Twine-wrapped dog and cat
 Meet my two new pets. They're much less trouble than my two old pets. I found them at the St. Vincent de Paul Dig 'n' Save. (The new pets, that is. The old ones were also someone else's discards, but that's another story.) The Dig 'n' Save is pretty much The Island of Misfit Toys …