What’s not to love about a pallet project, especially when something that might get tossed in the garbage becomes a useful home décor item? A pallet wine rack has been on my mind and now one is mine! Our wine rack was only lightly sanded and the wood was left natural. We may decide to…
A beautiful milk glass florist bowl spray painted gold was a recent dumpster find. It was in perfect condition and had a beautiful shape and pattern, so I kept it hoping that the paint would scrub off easily. Scrubbing didn’t remove all of the paint, so I went to Plan B, spray paint. …
It’s no secret that I love thrift stores, antique stores, junk stores, and anything vintage. I was tickled pink to discover a new store along Route 151 in beautiful Nelson County, VA while driving to Wintergreen Resort last Friday. Second Time Around specializes in antiques and architectural salvage. The yard is chocked full of…
We spent a fabulous weekend at nearby Wintergreen Resort with a group of friends participating in a tennis academy. We all play together and our spring USTA season just started, so it was a perfect time to work on our tennis skills while also enjoying a relaxing weekend away from home. Five of us shared…
One of Mr. SP’s winter projects was crafting a Chippendale door for our screened porch. A few years ago we purchased a custom made Chippendale door from a local hardware store for our front door and Mr. SP made this one to match. Our old door looked fine at a distance. When…
This past week was a banner week for vintage finds. You might wonder what I plan to do with all of the good stuff that I’ve been collecting lately. Well, after attending Vintage Lynchburg last weekend, I’ve decided that I want to have my own booth at their next event. I’ve cleaned everything that I’ve…
On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending “Vintage Lynchburg Spring Market”. This event was hosted by Regeneration Lynchburg. Cheryl and Leah, the girls behind Regeneration Lynchburg, did a fabulous job of organizing this event. I can’t wait until the next market day and would love to have a booth myself. It was difficult to…
Over spring break I had time to stop in at a new Goodwill in my town and found several great items for the home including this set of flower vases designed to look like a test tube holder. I though this would be a handy item to have for a quick centerpiece and the $2.95…
After a successful first round of dumpster diving, Suzanne and I couldn’t wait until the people cleaning out the house down the street came back to do more work. Suzanne called me late Friday afternoon to let me know that there was more in the dumpster, so I raced over to see what treasures might…
Today is Mr. SP’s 50th birthday! His present is sweet Sherman, the dog he’s been wanting since we met in 1993. It’s going to be a great day in our area and we plan to celebrate his 50th year with a cookout on the patio followed by cake! Speaking of cake, we celebrated three birthdays…
I’ll freely admit that drinking coffee in the morning is one of my greatest pleasures in life. On a weekday I quickly drink two cups of coffee between 5:00 and 5:25 am and then I’m out the door to hit the Y for a run or cycle class and then I’m off to school. When…
Dumpster diving? Oh yes I did!! My friend Suzanne and I started our run the other morning and noticed a dumpster in front of an empty house formerly occupied by an elderly couple. The couple moved into a retirement home in another city and someone is working on cleaning out the house. Before we ran,…