Vintage & Repurposed Home Decor & Furniture
Adding bead board paneling isn't rocket science to be sure. It's a relatively easy thing to do. But if you're like me you have to complicate everything. Here's how I did it. First of all, do not empty out the room. Make sure you have about a gazillion things in your way before starting your project. Tripping over pieces of furniture, … [Read more...]
I'm finally getting some furniture done! What a relief to feel like I'm finally accomplishing something and not just running around here like a chicken with my head cut off. This small, innocent-looking dresser was part of my problem. It seemed like an innocuous little project. Strip the bad veneer off the top and paint, right? … [Read more...]
Sometimes I see an old object and I just KNOW what I want it to become. This is one of those projects: discarded window frame turned useful magnet/pin board! I found some galvanized tin at the re-store and got to cutting it to fit one half of my window frame. Okay, I forgot to mention that I measured it … [Read more...]
I found this awesome clear small apothecary-looking jar at a garage sale over the weekend and it got me to thinking about how to add a design to it. I had read somewhere on a blog that you could print on contact paper, so I though I'd give it a go. I picked this graphic from Graphics Fairy. I'm diggin' the French thing right now. … [Read more...]
I tend to flit from one project to another. Here's one of my recent flits...flitters....flittings? A couple of months ago, I ordered some yummy French stencils from Maison de Stencils and they came wrapped up in some gorgeous tissue paper. Even though the tissue was taped and torn in many places, I decided to keep it to try and … [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.
