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 […]

We rented this house for three years before we purchased it.  That means, for three years this was the site of my laundry closet.  It was okay, I guess, if you love peacocks and shelving using old door trim.  I mean, it works, right?! This […]