When we bought our house 3 1/2 years ago, we redid just about the whole house. One of the worst parts was the bathroom upstairs. An old cast iron tub and a yucky wall insert in the shower. Not to mention, no storage, old fixtures and a terrible cupboard and sink. We replaced the tub area with [...]
I think you may be….. They look like spots. And if you aren’t sure, You should be. Because… they are spots. The picture at the top is of my Aunt a long time ago( She’s 88 now). I think she is sporting the height of outdoor fashion. That’s her daughter in the [...]
This is a Santa Claus tree topper that my son made in kindergarten or maybe preschool. So it’s somewhere around 25 years old. I used it for the top of our Christmas tree every year until it was just about falling apart. Last year I decided to frame it and just hang it on the [...]
I bought this Santa sign at a garage sale for $4. I couldn’t believe my luck, that I had found it. It stands about 4 ft tall and is made out of wood. I think it may have been an advertisement of some sort long ago. Whatever it was, it has new life now [...]
I made This Chrismas tree from vintage pins that were given to me. Each one of them is so pretty and unique. They remind me of the person who gave it to me which makes it more special. It is about 15 inches square and each one is pinned to the red velvet and then I framed them [...]
I made this wreath several years ago from vintage ornaments I have collected through the years. Most of them were saved from family, some from garage sales and ebay. They are what I always decorate my tree with, but I had so many I decided to make some of the extras into a wreath so [...]
This is an old cupboard someone threw away several months ago. While out on a walk with my friend, we came across it. The back was falling apart, the door was off, the finish was horrible and their had been a can of polyurethane that had dumped inside of it. Quite a mess. It was in [...]
I found these vintage castiron andirons on the curb several years back. My neighbor threw them away. Again, I am amazed at what people will put out to the curb to sit in the landfill. But I am so glad she did because they are mine now. I keep them near my fireplace but every October they [...]
This is the chair I got at the Madison Bouckville Antique show back in August. I had never seen one like it and when my husband and I laid eyes on it, we both sort of looked at each other and we knew right then what the other was thinking. The price was only $50 and [...]
My husband brought me home a surprise a couple of weeks ago. He found this wonderful cupboard on the curb. Someone had thrown it away. In better shape than these pictures show in the before pics. The paint was still in tact, I scraped it to see the wood. The glass was unbroken, even the shelf [...]
