I’ve always heard that, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” I hope that the talented Pam from House of Hawthornes agrees with this because I 100% copied her clever idea for making a lamp from a vintage thermos. Pam found her thermos at a yard sale and mine was a dumpster diving find. I…
Last summer while I was at the beach, I found a lamp in a dumpster. I liked its shape and size and knew that with a little effort I could give it a new life. The makeover supplies were purchased early last fall and the lamp has patiently been waiting for its makeover. It’s now…
This post is brought to you by Thompson’s WaterSeal. Do you remember the pallet wine rack that I shared back in May? A picture of it caught the eye of a Thompson’s representative who noticed that the wood was raw and kindly offered to send me Thompson’s WaterSeal Exterior Wood Stain in a spray…
Staining the deck has been on our “to do” for many months. Last weekend we prepped our deck for staining by giving it a thorough cleaning. This weekend we were able to apply stain to the deck and we couldn’t be happier with the end result. The before picture shows that the stain on our…
In 2004 an addition to our home gave us a larger kitchen with an eating area, a family room, and a new deck. The deck was stained in 2004 and hasn’t had an update since. Staining the deck has been one of those projects that we’ve been meaning to do but have put off time…
Learn how to install an Ikea Hemnes sink cabinet and see how we solved a problem or two that we encountered while doing the installation. At the end of July I gave an update on our main bath renovation that included gray paint, a new shower curtain, and a grout refresh. Next on our renovation…