Flea market and garage sale season is in full swing (I call it fleatiquing) and I have to make myself stay home so I won't overfill my house. Are you that way? I mean, who can pass up a good deal, especially when it's a matter of pennies? You can't go wrong I tell ya, but sometimes a deal can be ... READ the POST
Patriotic Bunting from Thrift Store Fabric
Do you ever say to yourself that you're going to complete a project and yet, another year goes by? Then one day you finally pull up your boot straps and say, "No more excuses!!" My friends, I had been wanting to do this patriotic bunting project for a couple of years now, but just couldn't get it ... READ the POST
Farmhouse Master Bedroom Grand Finale
{deep breath} It's done. Our year-long journey of remodeling to give us our farmhouse master bedroom is complete. If you're new here, there's more to the story that meets the eye. We are a family of 8, but not when we started this project. Having lost two babies mid-term just before expecting our ... READ the POST
Feed Sack Purse ~ Repurposed Farmhouse Style
It's DIY time around here....actually, when isn't it? That's all I know. I live for creating and letting loose with tools and my "toys". Some of my favorite mediums to work with are linen and leather, not to mention utilizing repurposed items. Check out how I took a few of these things and made ... READ the POST
Retro Mid Century Modern Score at Goodwill
Like most, pickers, I have rounds I like to make to various places, like the flea markets, thrift stores, estate sales, etc. This one particular day, I was on the hunt for a chair to pair with a desk. I had absolutely NO intention of bringing home more furniture. My house has been stashed to the ... READ the POST
Mid Century Modern Dresser Makeover
My style is typically French farmhouse / shabby chic / cottage, but I seriously love the lines and design of the Mid Century Modern era, like the console and Brasilia chest of drawers I've done. When my kids are watching flashback episodes of The Brady Bunch or Benji, etc. I'm gazing at the ... READ the POST