My Dad and I tackled a big project in our house last week – shelving in the basement. Our home was built in 1918 or thereabouts, and this room was the coal room, so pardon the dark and dreary appearance. The mask is because he’s crazy allergic to dust, mold, and dog dander and the basement {…Continue Reading}
I made the final push and got the chairs I purchased for $100 from the ReStore refinished! I think they turned out really great, and I learned a bit along the way. Here’s what I did: I took the ucky bad vinyl seats off and gave all the chairs a light sanding all over with {…Continue Reading}
Garbage Picking, Dumpster Diving, D-Mart, Skip-raiding, Trashing, Curbside Salvage… Whatever you call it, I just did it! Thanks to your brave confessions I just mustered the courage to pull my car into some stranger’s driveway, inspect a find and then load it into my car. I feel a little bit of a shopper’s high, but without {…Continue Reading}
Here’s a peek at a future project – four dining chairs I found at the ReStore. Arden has a thing for chairs, so she joined the photo shoot: We have Dave’s Great-grandparents’ table and chairs from their Oregon homestead that are just for show. We rarely sit on them, and hold our breath when we {…Continue Reading}
Sew Dang Cute has a brand new competition – Crafting With the Stars. I submitted my DIY Play Rifridgerator project. Please, please go check out the entries and click on mine – number of views may be considered in the audition process! Wish Me Luck!
I am super-geeked about this project. Arden loves it already, and I am pretty darn pleased with myself for making it for her! Super-hubby Dave has been busy with major outdoor projects for several recent weekends (fence installation, garage demolition), so I decided that Labor day weekend would be my DIY weekend. I was inspired {…Continue Reading}
One of the main features of Arden’s nursery is a peg rail going around the room. The idea was a bit of a collaboration between my mother and myself. I knew I wanted some kind of a detail going around the room, but I didn’t like the idea of a chair rail.  Mom suggested using knobs, {…Continue Reading}
So, this is where I’m supposed to say something incredibly witty about myself and why I’m starting this blog. Well. Umm. Here goes nothing. Can’t promise witty, but it will be about me and why I’m starting this blog I’m a 30-something mother to Arden, my adorable little girl who I love more than my arms can {…Continue Reading}
