$2 Chalkboard Sign - Home Sweet Home

A few weeks ago, I decided to decorate the second story shelf in my entry, and this sign ened up being part of my decor. I found the frame at Goodwill for $1.99.  Since I purchased it on the first Saturday of the month, I only paid $1 for it.  I didn’t have a purpose for it at the time of purchase, but I loved the color and knew I could do something creative with it. While thinking about things to put on my shelf in the entry,...

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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Furniture Redo - from dresser to TV stand

I spent much of last fall furnishing our loft.  Because this is a large space, I wanted to utilize the area for several different purposes.  I wanted one half of the loft to be utilized as an office/library area, and I wanted  the other half  to be utilized as a family/media area.  Above all else, I needed the loft to have lots of storage.  This was the space in the house where I would...

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Ordinary Bar Stool Repurposed - Rope End Table

  Last summer, I found a couple of barstools at a yard sale for $2 a piece.  One  is used as a plant stand on our porch.  The other has been repurposed as an end table in our loft.   To do this, I took a traditional barstool…. ….and a package of rope that I purchased from Hobby Lobby. Starting from the outside edge and working my way to the center, I hot glued the rope to the seat of the barstool. ...

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Goodwill Barstools Painted Black

  I’ve  been wanting a pair of barstools for the island in the kitchen since we moved into this house.  Not wanting to pay $20-40 for a nice bar stool, I knew I needed to get my thrift on and keep an eye out for a set that I could refinish. I did eventually find something that I could work with.  That's how these barstools….. …..turned into these barstools….. …..using the same method that I used in “Refinishing...

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Refinished Craigslist Kitchen Table - No Streaks and No Sanding

Would you believe that this table….  ….used to look like this?  Yep, when we bought this table and chairs off of Craigslist for $50 last summer, this is what I had to work with.  Many might have overlooked it, but I saw a diamond in the rough.  Who wouldn’t want a beautiful pedestal table and chairs that if purchased brand new, would cost anywhere from $500-1,000?  I was glad to finally replace our old table and chairs.  There...

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