Vintage & Repurposed Home Decor & Furniture
I've been on a mission to get several projects for my home finished. I have been painting, sanding, stenciling, repairing, and waxing like a mad woman. My friend, Donna, gave me this beautiful footboard to turn into a fireplace screen. I really needed something to brighten up this dark and dingy fireplace and this footboard could be just … [Read more...]
So, each morning I sit at my computer and wonder what I'm going to blog about. Some days this is hard because I haven't done anything extraordinary the day before. Because, you know, life as a 52 year-old can be kinda...well...dull. Yesterday, I did something extraordinary. Not in the bigger-than-life kind of extraordinary, but … [Read more...]
As much as I absolutely LOVE shopping, fixing, painting, repairing and generally puttering around my house preparing items for the market, the market itself is soooo much work. I mean actual back-breaking, heavy-lifting, unpacking, repacking, lots of driving, endless fluffing work! We, at the Backyard Bungalow, are always the first to arrive … [Read more...]
Did you hear the thunder this morning around 5:45 AM, my time? Well, that was me. I ran out of espresso. I gripped my throat in panic. I stomped my feet in disbelief and horror. I thought the world had come to an end. And then I improvised my morning latte' with regular coffee grounds. It took for. ever., but it sufficed and … [Read more...]
Drum roll… Orchestra fanfare…. Curtain rising…. And now….the GUEST BEDROOM REVEAL!!! That sounds so exciting, doesn’t it? Well, I hope this post lives up to the hype. Let’s start with a view from the door: This is the bedroom as we saw it with the realtor in 2009. The view is also taken from the … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Jean. I live in historic Butte, Montana in a Craftsman home built in 1920. This blog is all about my adventures (and sometimes misadventures) in updating and decorating my house with antiques and vintage goods I find at garage sales, thrift stores, estate sales or wherever cool things from the past are waiting to be discovered.
