This little piece of furniture was a free find on The Freecycle Network. The ad was posted for a couple of days and no one seemed to be interested in it. I thought that it would be perfect for extra storage in my home. It seemed like a fresh coat of paint was all it needed to look like new. You can… Continue Reading
A couple of weekends ago, my daughter was home for a three-day weekend. She drove me down to San Jose to pick up a little vanity desk I had seen on Craiglist which I thought would be perfect for her room. I had previously exchanged a few messages with its owner and we had agreed on a… Continue Reading
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! While all were out shopping on Black Friday (I admit doing just a little shopping myself!), I stayed in and finished up this project which I have been working on for a little too long. Back in October, I found this table left outside a house in a San Mateo, California… Continue Reading
The house we’re renting is lacking a mudroom. As you enter the house from the garage, the laundry room is to the left and the guest room is right across. If I were to place some furniture, it would have to be 8 inches wide because that’s exactly the space between the side of the laundry… Continue Reading
I found this chair on the curb a few days ago. Its previous owner had left it out on the street for someone like me to pick it up. There were two of them but the other one was way too broken and I knew I wouldn’t have been able to fix it. The one… Continue Reading
I transformed a $50 boring headboard into an amazing upholstered embroidered monogrammed headboard! All done and ready in one week-end – including the hand made initials! And if you think I’m some kind of expert in embroidery, then you’re mistaken! All you need to know is how to aim (and follow my simple directions)! … Continue Reading
I’ve been wanting to do something with this dresser for a very long time. Techniques, colors, materials and shapes of all kinds have been going around in my head for a while, trying to find the best way to embellish this dresser and give it some kind of personality. The dresser sits in my daughter’s… Continue Reading
