In the shop, I am constantly changing out displays. In my house, I never make changes. I’m working on changing out some things lately, and I thought you might like to see how I use vintage pieces in my own house. Today, you can dine with my vintage finds, with a tour of my dining […]
A Dining Room Tour Read More »
My original plan for this cabinet was to repaint it white. With a purple front, blue top, and originally chippy white on the sides, I didn’t know what else to do. However, after deciding on this color choice, I realized that I was out of my white milk paint, which I had planned on using.
Experimenting with Paint and Distressing Read More »
Styling cabinets depends a lot on whether you are keeping the doors open or closed. Your first decision is to decide what to do…open or closed. A lot of times at a shop like mine, the cabinet doors will be open. This allows me as a shop owner to cram in more merchandise! It is
Styling Cabinets 101: Doors Open vs. Closed Read More »
Did you know the Amish moved our house to its current location? We then gutted it, leaving the good stuff…floors, trim, the basic floor plan. But, we have new plumbing, electrical and drywall instead of plaster! It’s basically a new house with tons of character. That was over 10 years ago and I really hadn’t
Cover your eyes! The Junk Parlor reveals her ugly bathroom before… Read More »
I love laminate flooring, but it does not like water, or pee. Here’s what we did to replace the flooring, that then caused a snowball affect with an updated bathroom! It all started 12 years ago when we first added this dormer to our second story to create a new bathroom. This bathroom was used
Pee on the floor means time for an update in the kids bathroom Read More »