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A great way to find unique pieces and good stuff for your decorating style is in local thrift stores. I have been to thrift shops enough times to know that a good deal is there waiting for me. I sometimes have to keep an open mind when shopping that some things will be DIY projects…
When things are broken often times they are not put back together exactly the way they were on the first go around. They are put back together for a new purpose. Sometimes it is put together better, sometimes completely different, and sometimes we’re left with a wobble or stuck piece. Let Go The desk I…
I set up a coffee bar in my kitchen and needed a way to hang my coffee mugs due to countertop space being prime real estate in my kitchen. A repurposed shutter became the solution to hanging my coffee mugs from in my new kitchen coffee bar. A Shutter For Hanging Coffee Mugs From The…
Lamps can always be found while thrifting. There are ugly ones that can be made over. Then there are the ugly ones that you need to walk away from. Beautiful ones that make you question why they are donated. And vintage ones that although the electricity is questionable you tuck it in your basket. This…
I absolutely love vintage and antique furniture – the functionality, character, and how well built the pieces are. I’ve had my eye on a vintage apothecary cabinet. But even with all my thrift store shopping, estate sale visits, yard sale adventures and antique mall wanders I have not found one that was in my budget. …
The most popular blog posts in 2023 embody the “fifth sparrow no more” idea. That idea is to find thrifty ways to make the furniture and décor pieces in your home the fifth sparrow no more. So these pieces won’t be discarded, worthless, seen as less then and certainly not put out on the curb! In…
