Before and After, Projects, Things I Love
Painting my front door has been put on the back burner way too long. I’ve been in my home fifteen years and it has been on my to do list for at least seven. Part of my procrastination was deciding on a color. Taking into consideration the red orange brick, dark...
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Before and After, Creativity, Furniture, Projects, Things I Love
I love to create, re-create, repurpose and make. I dabble in just about everything including sewing, upholstery, furniture refinishing. It’s part of who I am. Although, I have been at it for some time, I don’t consider myself an expert and perfection is not what I...
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Before and After, Furniture, Projects
I decided to turn my secretary into a papercrafting station. The top section used to look like this filled with various tchotchkes while the drawers were filled with random miscellaneous stuff. So I emptied everything out and replaced the fabric backing with a...
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Before and After, How To, Meaningful Remnants, Projects
Finally, I got it done! I started working on transforming this china cabinet several months ago and here they are! Here’s what I began with: I cut this piece into three sections and joined two sections together, forming two almost identical bookcase cabinets....
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Before and After, Book, Creativity, How To, Meaningful Remnants, Projects, Uncategorized
A few years ago I discovered this buffet and china cabinet in one of my favorite thrift stores. I bought it to repurpose the china section only. I sold the bottom portion at a consignment store. I’ve been using it for our family library. We have lots of books...
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