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Vintage Grey and White Wood Dresser 27 Aug 2013 | 05:56 am
This dresser makeover came with a few lessons for me and it was headed for the trash more than once. I finished it this week and now I'm glad I didn't give up on this four drawer solid wood vintage pi...
Painted Plant Stand and A Kimberley Queen Fern 22 Aug 2013 | 05:29 am
I finished painting a plant stand earlier this month and after lots of local searching I finally found a lovely fern to place on it. I must have waited too long because the summer stock of ferns at ...
Ongoing Completed Projects List, A Replaced Patio Screen and A Light 19 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
I love making lists for all sorts of things. When it comes to planning home or creative projects I create lots of lists. From quick supply lists entered into my iphone for when I'm at the hardware sto...
Armoire Painting In Progress 15 Aug 2013 | 04:16 am
After three coats of paint I am finally close to finishing painting the armoire at the end of our kitchen and family room. I have been doing a lot of painting this past week and one project nearing c...
Canada Flag Pillow Cover And Basement TV Room Plans 8 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
Our basement guest suite TV room and kitchen area are needing a mini makeover and I have been planning and painting some pieces, collecting a few items and completing sewing projects. This is going t...
Silver and White - Vintage Jello Moulds, Measuring Spoons and Ironstone 3 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am
On the way up north for vacation last week I found some vintage tin jello moulds at a little antique shop. I took a quick peek around the store because my guys and the dog were waiting. These tin mo....
Our Living Room ~ Vintage Black Transferware Platters 25 Jul 2013 | 11:11 pm
I found a new spot in our living room for my two largest vintage black transferware platters. These platters were an Aberfoyle flea market find, along with some matching smaller plates and a bowl, f...
Hobby Studio ~ A Ruffled Lampshade and Organizing 22 Jul 2013 | 06:42 am
This past week I finally re-organized my hobby studio and even had time to work on some projects including a ruffled lampshade. I will be posting a full room reveal with lots of photos soon, but for t...
Painted Pine Boxes with Decoy Details 13 Jul 2013 | 08:57 pm
I have been avoiding some of the bigger home projects I am supposed to be working on but I have been able to finish some more smaller painted projects. Until mid-week it had been very hot and humid ...
Grey and Black Painted Pine Benches 12 Jul 2013 | 07:22 am
I love simple benches and just finished painting two solid pine pieces to add to our home. I'm still working on changing some things in our basement guest suite and part of the plan is to lighten th...