Just a few more days and fall will be here. Leaves are already dropping from the trees in my neck of the woods, but the days are still warm and nights are starting to get cool...aaah...great sleeping weather! Like I proudly proclaimed in my Autumn Inspiration post, this is my favorite ... READ the POST
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Potential…Do You See It?
One of my latest custom orders was for another antique upholstered rocking chair for a mommy-to-be, and it needed some seat springs replaced. (You can view my 3-step tutorial on how to reupholster a rocking chair here.) I asked on Freecycle if anyone had any seat springs from an antique chair. I ... READ the POST
Chippy Door Turned Into Fabulous Decor
Have you ever seen a chippy door laying in the trash or out curbside after neighbors remodel? Snatch it up, I say!! Okay, so I've well-established I love junking, and if you didn't know that yet, you can read more about it in my pallet adventures or my #trashure finds (that's treasure out of ... READ the POST
Trashure….Making Treasure Out of Trash
My love for junking can never be quenched, at least I don't see how. There are so many ways you can reuse an item, even to the point of dismantling it and putting it back together in a different form. One man's trash is another (woman's) treasure, right? When I pulled out this particular ... READ the POST
Closet Renovation Using Reclaimed Barn Wood
Back in late winter, it was finally time to give my much used and much abused family mud room (walk-in-closet) a closet renovation like its never seen before. We live in a 1952 ranch home that has some great amenities in it, and this closet is one of them. It totally suits my gang because with 6 ... READ the POST
Dill Pickles ~ How to Make Fermented Crock Dill Pickles
Summer offers garden goodness and one of my all-time favorites are pickles. If you eat the typical store-bought canned dill pickles or any canned pickle for that matter, you are completely missing out in more ways than one. A LITTLE HISTORY Fermented, or cultured foods, are an integral part ... READ the POST