Painted Furniture What You Need To Know Painted furniture is really hot right now and has been for over the past 4 years. I think the reason people like it so much is because you can find a crappy piece of furniture at a garage sale, thrift shop or even on the curb, add a few coats of paint, and you have a beautiful new piece of furniture. (This post contains affiliate links, please read disclosure policy) (Cabinet painted with Posh Pink, sealed with Muddy Pond Wax) And painted furniture isn't limited to what you find, but also pieces in your home including cabinets and upholstered furniture. But how do you know what pieces to paint? What's the prep, what kind of paint should be used? And do you need to finish it? Let's go through each of those questions so I can ... View Post
How To Sell A Home By Owner No Realtor
How To Sell A Home By Owner To sell a home by owner is so easy to do, that's how we sold our last home. I bet your wondering why I'm sharing this with you today. I've shared that were planning on putting our house on the market in the next couple of years, I wanted to talk about how to sell a home by owner. I'm slowly changing things in my home as I prepare to sell it, you start seeing more and more of these changes. One of the changes is not using pink in my home. As much as I love it, most buyers won't. I have personal experience with how to sell a home by owner, since the last home that we lived in, that's how we sold it. I have nothing against hiring a realtor, I have family that are in the biz. For us personally, we need all of the profits for our sale to put towards our ... View Post
Guest Post Podcast My Repurposed Life
I am thrilled to announce that I was asked to be a guest on Gail from My Repurposed Life Podcast. We met several weeks ago at the Heirloom Traditions seminar. We've chatted back and fourth over the past year or so, but never met. That's how it is in the world of blogging. We meet many people virtually, but not always in person, unless we're lucky. Gail and I talked a bit at the seminar and shortly after we returned she mentioned that she was doing podcasts and asked if anyone would like to be featured. I jumped at the chance because I knew it would be fun chatting with Gail. If you don't know who Gail is or her site, which I would be shocked to know, Gail's blog shares lots of DIY projects. She takes the fear out of power tools. Seriously, she inspires me to go for it! Now, I know ... View Post
Creating Patina Using Tarnished Silver
Creating Patina Using Tarnished Silver Yesterday I shared my desk that I repurposed into two side tables, you can read about that HERE. This is part 2, I'm sharing how easy it was creating patina using tarnished silver. (This post contains affiliate links, please read disclosure policy) First let me explain what I needed to do to prep these tables. These table tops had a combination of wallpaper and decoupage. I started scraping the table tops using a scraper. Some of this came off easily and some of it was a little harder to take off. I decided to add fabric softener to the tops of the tables, let it sit for 5 minutes, then I started scraping again. This worked perfectly and the residue that was left from the wall paper peeled right off. Sorry I don't have photos, I should have ... View Post
Repurpose A Desk Into Two Side Tables
Repurpose A Desk Into Two Side Tables I've been searching for about a year for the perfect old vanity table that I could repurpose into two side tables for our bedroom. I got this idea while shopping at one of our favorite shabby shops in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. I actually asked to purchase the tables, but they're not for sale. Which is probably a good thing, because I'm cheap and I'm sure they would be expensive. A month ago, while I was preparing for my vintage sale, as my daughter and I were taking things out to the garage for set up, I had a ah-ha moment! We were carrying an old desk out that I no longer used, and while carrying it I noticed the two ends of the desk looked like two side tables. Similar to the vanity that I had been seeking. Seriously, how did I not think ... View Post
No Sew Window Treatment Ideas
No Sew Window Treatment Making a curtain from a vintage sheet was the first thing that came to my mind when I spotted this cool vintage sheet. I fell for the soft faded colors, that are just perfect for my farmhouse kitchen. I bet you can't tell that my window treatment is actually a bed sheet. My patio door has been a challenge when it came to adding a window treatment. I needed some privacy, but I didn't want to add blinds to this door. This bed sheet was the perfect solution. (This post contains affiliate links, please see disclosure policy) As you know or maybe you don't know, that I don't sew. Not because I can't sew, but I don't have a sewing machine yet. I know, I know, I need to get a sewing machine! I know how easy it would be to sew easy things like curtains and ... View Post
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