Vintage & Repurposed Home Decor & Furniture
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...]
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...]
Today, I thought I'd show you the guest room that I designed. My daughter moved back to the parental nest temporarily, so I designed it with her taste in mind, as well as my own. Below is a view from the hallway. I found the bed at a garage sale here a couple summers ago for $40.00. They told me the price with a huge question mark … [Read more...]
Last week I gave you an idea of what we did in the butler's pantry/breakfast nook. Magic Dave at work: Why do I call him Magic Dave, you ask? Because he can build stuff!! He can take pieces of lumber and turn them into tables, benches, walls, and even showers. I'm in awe!! Mr. Wonderful does not build … [Read more...]
Let's talk pillows, shall we? We all know that pillows can change the look and color scheme in a room, right? We all know that we can walk into any department store and buy pillows in any color or fabric. But have you tried making your own pillow covers? Have you tried mixing modern pillows into your vintage decorating scheme? … [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.
