Thrift Store Finds

I picked up these matching lamps at a new consignment store I discovered a little while back. They were marked $14.95 each, but these poor babies had been there since June so the owner told me to make an...

I've been obsessed with refinishing furniture lately, and I'm always on the look out for a new project. So when I saw this sad piece at Goodwill for $30, I knew it had to come home with me and live in the...

As you know, I've been slowly working on redo-ing my brother's space. We had picked up a few pieces for him with the intentions of refinishing them, and I have finally finished them all!  It started with the...

I am sooo excited to share this project with you today! It's the first time I've attempted any kind of extra special finish aside from solid paint. The lucky winner was this poor dresser I got for my brother...

I'm the kind of person that likes to talk and talk and talk about doing a project and then promptly move onto something else more interesting. So it's not surprising that after purchasing my new $100 dining...

You've seen pictures of this stuck-in-the-70s-orange piece that serves as our bar. It's been around for at least 2 years, but I finally bit the bullet and painted it. I'm not quite sure what the hold up...

80, that is. I busted out the sandpaper to get started on a little project. Don't freak out, it's just primer. I'm not completely sure of my plans yet, but I'll be sure to give you the run down when it's all...

Remember a while back when I shared the guest room makeover (including a capiz chandelier, drop cloth bed skirt, wood shim mirror, and stained paper floors)? I conveniently left out a little something from...

Maybe you caught a peek at this lamp when I showed you my guest room. Up close you can see the lamp is actually covered in book pages. Originally, it looked like this. It's hard to tell from the picture,...

I may have finally made some changes in the guest room that I'm happy with. It's taken me about 100 tries, but I realized that I was limiting myself by trying to avoid repainting. Why? Well before I repainted...