When we first moved into our home it was a big blue box. Not much going on in the way of curb appeal. I love farm houses with big front porches and rocking chairs to relax in with a glass of sweet tea or colorful cottages with flowers peeking through a white picket fence. This house had neither of those and neither of those could be added. I just had to work at making the house charming … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Miss Mousie’s Dresser – Part 3
I am so excited to share with you how Miss Mousie's dresser turned out! After fixing it up (which you can read about here) and getting it looking like new it seemed rather plain. This dresser has such graceful curves and it would have been a shame to not make it look more feminine. It was a cleaned up canvas waiting for a bit of happy to be added. I knew I wanted to keep whatever I did … [Read more...]
Miss Mousie’s Dresser Part 2
Are you ready for the surprise I told you about in Miss Mousie's Dresser Part 1? If you haven't read Part 1, let me get you up to speed. I recently bought an old falling apart dresser at a yard sale. It came with three baby mice in the top drawer. The whole thing needed a lot of work rebuilding, sanding and painting. This is what I started with. This is what it looked like at the end … [Read more...]
Miss Mousie’s Dresser Part 1
On my way to Lowe's one day I passed by a yard sale. I happened to be kid free that trip so I was free to stop by without being harassed to buy a broken toy or grungy stuffed animal that they just have to have. I found an organizer for Sister's beads, some aqua blue glass bottles that were so old they are striped with air bubbles and an antique dresser. The dresser was my grungy stuffed … [Read more...]
Boy’s Bike Basket
My kids love going on bike rides. I like to think it's for the exercise, but I'm pretty sure its just because it's like a free yard sale. Along the way they find all sorts of treasures: flowers, rocks, screws, springs... What ever catches their eye they have to stop and inspect it. A lot of it ends up coming home with us. The girls have an easy time toting their finds. They have cute … [Read more...]