October 02, 2015
[caption id="attachment_1473" align="alignright" width="225"] Grody little cafe chairs[/caption]Have you ever spent a ton of cash on a piece of furniture only to discover you hate it once you get it home? You find yourself asking, "What did I ever see in this piece?" Perhaps it was the lighting in the store, or all the cute accessories surrounding it, or perhaps you were drunk...
Whatever the case, I'm here to tell you, furniture love can be found in ...
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September 24, 2015
Several months ago, I rescued a canvas from the recycle pile, since that's what I do. The original art was impressive, but the paint on the canvas was so thick, it was all crackled (and not in a cool renaissance-era kind of way). I filled the larger cracks with heavy duty glue, then painted over the art (sorry un-known artist) with a slurry of leftover paint. The effect was less than I had hoped for, so I took the advice of inspiring artist, Ginny ...
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September 17, 2015
How do you get back into blogging after taking a few months off? Keep it short and sweet!
It's a no-brainer...See mid-century foot-stool being thrown out. Rescue foot-stool. Take to local upholsterer. Fix up stool's legs. Done and saved!
That's the clinical version. Here's the romantic version...
One day(s), my neighbor was trying to get her house ready to sell. She had her garage almost completely cleaned out except for a couple things she ...
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