Thrift Store Transformations

Mirror Makeover with Kilz Easy Start

December 1, 2011

Kilz recently launched a new zero-VOC primer, KILZ Clean Start, sold at the Home Depot and they asked me if I wanted to try it out. Of course I said yes. I am a big fan of Kilz and have been using the original formula for over 25 years. I found out about the need [...]

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Before and After Table Makeover

September 26, 2010

Remember the little table from last week? Well she now has a fresh new look. This was a project that I wanted to include in a guest post I did for Jane over at Finding Fabulous in mid-August, but I got sick and could not finish it or the post. Jane fabulously saved the day by editing what I had [...]

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How-To Decorate a Frame with a Vintage Necklace

April 8, 2010

At work today ( I am a display designer in a department store) I put up Mother’s Day decor. One of my co-workers asked- “ Why are you putting all that up so early, Mother’s Day is a long way off”. My answer was because I got a directive from corporate to do it today, [...]

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Zoom Zoom Zoom – A Craft Cart on Wheels

February 21, 2010

Earlier this week as I have been sitting in front of the television watching the Olympics, I made some decorative items. I had stuff, craft supplies, and trash all over the place and thought – there has to be a better way to bring all my crafting supplies next to the sofa in a neat and orderly way. I needed a craft [...]

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How to Make a Signature Table

January 20, 2010

This project is for all the moms out there who still have little children. I know you must be thinking- what the heck…about the table in the above photo, but it has a cute story. When my girls, Kelly and Mandy were about 10 and 12 they went out to play one Saturday morning. About an hour [...]

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Trash to Holiday Treasure: Display Your Christmas Ornaments

December 6, 2009

I have a sideboard in my foyer that usually is the home of a big white urn filled with purple hydrangeas, but at the holidays I like to change it to something a bit more in tune with a winter theme and a way to display my collection of Christmas ornaments. I found two odd [...]