White Buffet Table With Wood Top contributed by Suesan at Frou-Frugal I love to scour Craigslist for deals. For a long time, I was missing key pieces of furniture, like a dining room table, living room sofa and other things. By watching Craigslist, I was able to find some pieces I liked in a price […]
Old Writers Desk & Chair Remodel
Kate at Weekend Charm found an old writers desk and chair and remodeled it to their own taste. We snagged this old writer’s desk and chair off of Craigslist for $20! Of course they didn’t look like this when we got them, but look below for their absolute transformation! To begin with…… 1st […]
New White Book Shelves and Cabinets
Saw Dust and Paper Scraps is always up to some kind of build in. See what they did here with a book shelves and cabinets. Since tomorrow is Party day, I better deliver on my promise to show you this room by the end of the week. I’m calling it the “Whatever Room” because it has […]
Repainting an Old White Dresser; Awesome Craig’s List Find
Erin at 3 Meadow Lake Cottage has made a wonderful change to an old white dresser. I FINALLY finished the rehab project on my Craigslist dresser. It was hard work. But it only took me 3 months 🙂 Here’s a reminder of how it looked when I bought it… It was in such sad shape: peeling paint, missing knobs, red stains […]
How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets
I love the difference paint makes on some dated oak cabinets… And am dreaming of the day that I too can paint our current kitchen, for now, I have to be content with admiring other peoples hard work. For example here is Jessica of Running with Scissors new white painted kitchen cabinets! And she outlined […]
Painting a Carved Mirror Frame White
I admit, I am showing this project off for selfish reasons, I have a mirror just like this. I have been considering painting it and now that I have seen that transformation that April on Home Hinges was able to make from hers, I know that someday… when I have time… (ha, ha- but seriously) […]
Simple Wainscoting to Add Detail to your Entry
This great party link is right up my alley! I LOVE wainscoting, you may have noticed I feature a lot of wainscoting posts they ALWAYS catch my eye and it adds so much great architectural detail and so when I saw what Andrea of Willow Wisp Cottage did to her entry I thought I would share it with you! […]
From Hallway to Organized Mudroom
When I saw this party link, I felt like I had entered mudroom heaven. Check out what Megan of Honey We’re Home did to liven up the hallway entrance from her garage into a functional and beautiful mudroom! It’s been quite a week for our little mudroom or mud “hallway”. My goal was to […]
Brighten Up Your Living Room With Aria Ivory Paint
The Red Door Home painted over her red walls to brighten up her living room with Aria Ivory instead. I love the light and breezy feeling the room has now, while before it was so formal. Read how she does it.I took advantage of the long holiday weekend to begin my red room makeover project. The first step in […]
Shabby Chic Lamp Revamp
I realize that I have shown quite a few lamp redos lately, but this one shabby chic remake was too interesting to pass up, and thought it would be worth showing off. It is not your average spray painted lamp, and let me just say, I don’t think I would have tried it, but I […]
From Attic to Office a Bloggers Dream!
Shaunna at Perfectly Imperfect blogs in a very beautiful attic. Yes, I said attic. You just need to see what she did to it and you will wish you had one to. Kate from Centsational Girl is one of my FAVORITE bloggers out there. A little cottage, a little glam–all the way gorgeous. You know how you have those writers that you […]
From Oak Kitchen Cabinets to Painted White Cabinets
This kitchen update is pretty great, the kitchen was actually a good space to start with, but the freshening effects of the white paint, new hood and architectural details makes all the difference. Check out what Jennifer of Southern Inspirations had to say about it: This is a “before” shot of my kitchen – can […]
Brand New Stair Banister, Home Remodel
I try not to feature the same blogger right in a row, but you will have to forgive me for this one cause I couldn’t help it when I saw this party link. Ashley over at The Hillside Home has completely updated the look of her home by changing out the old banister on her […]
White Kitchen Renovation
Heather at Simple Beautiful Home has done a beautiful job with her new white kitchen.189 days after we began this madness, er, kitchen renovation project we are FINALLY moving into the last stage. All that is left to do now is install the backsplash and we are D.O.N.E! EEEE. I honestly cannot believe we have come this far. Here’s a […]
Beautiful Custom Built-in Home Office
Hi, it’s Sandra from Sawdust and Paper Scraps again. Here is another room that is “mostly” finished. It still needs a few touch ups but it’s functional so I’ve moved on for now. I don’t have any pictures of my progress. I’m amazed at how much I didn’t take pictures before blogging. It’s impossible to get a picture of […]
