Two years ago I built a playhouse. It was nice, but it was, eh. It took me a long time of watching it in the backyard to figure out exactly what I wanted it to be. While antique shopping I came across a building they […]

I yard sale every Saturday. This means I have seen some pretty interesting collections from my fellow humans. What I have really learned, though, is to just go ahead and get rid of stuff as soon as you stop using it. This has become my […]

“So I found this cool idea on Pinterest”  — me, after looking at ideas for over six months without mentioning a word of it to my husband.  He glances down at the phone I have shoved in front of his face and says, ‘yeah- that looks […]

Finding ‘THE sink’ seems to play a major role in renovating rooms with sinks in our house. Finding THIS sink meant driving almost an hour, spending another hour talking with the seller about country living, driving back home and watching it sit, waiting for the […]

I wanted to make a bench seat to go over the mudroom cubbies, and I wanted to use salvaged wood.  My neighbor and I headed to an antique store up the road and I noticed this beauty with a 1/2 off tag.  It was just […]

Here I am at the ‘end’ of my mudroom makeover!  There are always little things left to do, but for now, here she is.  The best compliment I got was from my husband who said, ‘this is my favorite project so far’ – which is HUGE […]

  I found this pair of shutters at a yard sale.  They were mighty green, looking like they came straight off a summer camp cabin.  I fell in love instantly, but having no idea what I would use them for, I did not buy them.  […]

Glass is expensive, folks.  This door (link project) was a steal at $30 – the guy was asking $50 but I talked him down, it’s what I do 🙂 Right away I noticed this black ‘insulation’ between the windows sort of ‘melting into view’.  I […]

I love this dresser.  But there was a time I hated this dresser.  I only buy Ikea furniture used, for two reasons; a) Ikea is like 2.5 hours from my house, and b) it is usually half the price and already assembled –> two huge […]

My very-first-real-life-big-girl building project!  I was still using an old drill that had to be plugged in and required a key to change the bit, but hey, we all start somewhere! You know that feeling when you strike on an idea and you run with […]