before & afters

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Torn Table

This little table was one of the first pieces I refurbished. Sadly there are no before pictures so let me describe it to you. It was nasty and all covered in this weird dark green, you know that green that was all the rage in the 90’s called hunter green. It had all kinds of dents and scratches and a few deep cuts. It wasn’t something that I would have put in my home as is. There was so much...

Doggie Dish Redo

My sweet friend Mary texted me about a piece of furniture she found on the side of the street. She dropped it on my front porch for me to discover. It was an odd piece of furniture that was from a long time past.    It was a chamber potty that people used when they had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. They used chamber potties so they didn’t have to go to the out...

Musical Redo

Funny story about my husband and my big mouth. Greg and I both love to shop Rusty by Design Auction. One weekend we were on a trip with our dear friends Janice and David at Breakfast Greg casually mentioned he was bidding on a stereo. I didn’t think much about it at that moment until he popped out of his chair and said BAZINGA! He won the bid in the auction and won this old stereo that had a radio,...

My dusty house

I had a plan,  when school got out to gut,  remodel and finish my new master bathroom in 4 weeks.  Well it’s been all summer and the dusty mess is killing me.  We are in the final run and it’s going to be so worth it.    My bathroom was a bit 90’s with all its gold and white washed cabinets.  I really haven’t liked it from the day I moved in.  We have worked on the rest of the...

Easy Family Room Updates

When I think back on my family room I’m so happy that my sweet hubby took a hammer to all the trim.  It was over loaded with these trimmed out boxes all over every wall in every space they could fit one.  I’m sure there was a purpose to it but for me it had to go.  I complained to my husband that I couldn’t hang any pictures or decorate because all of the boxes limited me.  One night I...