I wanted to use this cute little table as a vintage writing table in a cozy corner of my office. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, it was once a drop-leaf dining table, used for our family dinners when I was a kid. Somehow it followed me throughout my life like so … More Maggie – The Writing Table
Lisa is another one of the pieces of furniture I picked up from some friends who were flipping a house and wanted it out of their way. In other words, free! 😍😍😍. The top section of the hutch is removable which made it much easier to transport and work on. As you can see, … More Lisa – The Vintage China Cabinet
A while back some friends of mine were flipping a house. There were a few pieces of furniture that had been left behind in the basement of the house and they told me I could have them if I wanted to haul them away. One of the pieces was this old desk. As soon as … More Tomcat the Industrial Desk
When the polar vortex descended upon us here in the Midwest my place of employment was closed for two days due to the extreme cold. Luckily I had furniture to work on to save me from getting cabin fever! I bought this unfinished pine vanity set back in the ’80s. I originally painted it hunter … More Gracie – The Little Pink Vanity
Are there any other horse lovers out there that collected these plastic Breyer horse statues as a child? I remember taking mine out in the yard and borrowing 2 x 4’s from Dad’s woodpile to build a big ranch-size pasture for them. Then I turned Malibu Barbie into a cowgirl and clamped her bendable … More Breyer Horse Restyled
Duke is a sturdy, solid-wood, primitive storage cupboard. Duke was another one of my brother’s curbside rescues! This old cabinet has lived a very hard life and was in desperate need of some TLC. The first step was a thorough cleaning and then filling in some of the numerous holes with wood putty. When the … More Duke – The Rustic Cupboard
Bailey is a Flipped Her Lid original. My brother built her for me many years ago from 100% reclaimed wood. He crafted it himself from a picture I showed him in a magazine. I had painted it with this drab old dark brown color at the time. 😝 It’s no wonder that it eventually made its … More Bailey – The Primitive Dry Sink
As a kid, I remember going to my relative’s house for the annual Christmas Eve party. They had an enormous buffet in the dining room and I was just tall enough to peer over the top at all the baked goodies, piled high on that buffet. Cookies, candies, fudge, pies… 😋 That memory was on my … More Natalie the Vintage Buffet
I went to my first estate sale the other day. In all my years of combing through flea markets, yard sales and antique stores, I had never made it to an estate sale! Luckily a family member was having this sale otherwise I might never have known how interesting they are! And I would … More Wilma – The Vintage Side Table
I originally posted this faux fireplace on my other blog: runningdownmydreams.com Since then, I’ve made a few changes so I thought I would repost some pics here on my new DIY site to see what you think. I ended up adding a border, using 3″ pine boards painted in a neutral tone. Unfortunately, the rustic … More Faux Fireplace Update
