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Top Shelf Clearance Challenge ~ July
Happy Monday, friends!! I hope y’all had a wonderful weekend! It was sunny and warm here! I spent a lot of time outside, and also did a little shopping…I had to find something for this month’s clearance challenge. To my surprise, I found sooo many cute things on clearance! Keeping to the rules of this challenge, I only spent $15 on clearance items. I was able to get a little shelf for $10, and a sweet, little white vase for $4, both from Hobby Lobby. They are having a big clearance event right now. All spring/summer merchandise is marked down! I thought the shelf was so cute as-is, but I…
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Fourth of July Mantel
Happy Monday, y’all!! Can you believe it is already July 1st!!! It seems like we just finished up with Christmas, and now we’re in July! Today, I am sharing a super simple, and inexpensive way to decorate your mantel for the Fourth of July/summer. I gathered all of my milk glass vases, and placed them on my mantel. If you don’t collect these vases, you definitely should! They are usually quite inexpensive, ranging anywhere from $.50 to $3.00. They are perfect for any season. Fill them with flowers, candles, flags, etc. Anytime I spot one at the thrift store, it’s a definite “yes” for me. I then filled the vases…
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Sunday Vibes
Happy Sunday, sweet friends!!! I cannot tell you how much I LOVE flower season!! I spend most Sunday afternoon’s, during the summer, outside, working in my yard as my boys run around and play. It’s my favorite day of the week! What is your favorite day of the week? These sweet lavender colored roses are right out of my garden, and placed in my very favorite vase that I got from Pottery Barn, and it’s on sale today! I love how simple this vase is, and it make arranging flowers a breeze. Just stick the flowers in the vase, they always look effortless, yet beautiful. If you want to check…
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Furniture Transformation & DIY Chalk Paint
Happy Friday y’all!! I’m so excited that we finally made it to another weekend!! I wanted to quickly show y’all an adorable little table that I bought for just $5 at my local thrift shop. With a couple coats of chalk paint, a little distressing, and staging, it sold it in less than an hour! I totally forgot to take a “before” picture, but just imagine it…an ugly brown, dirty, and pretty banged up when I bought it. And now…Such a cute little table! To be honest, the best part about transforming pieces of furniture to sell, is that, one, I love doing it, and, two, I love seeing buyers…
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My New Found Treasures
Happy Friday Eve, doesn’t that sound so much better than “Thursday”? Today, I am so excited to show y’all some of the treasures that I found while on vacation. As you can probably tell, I mostly got a bunch of glass/breakable items, I just couldn’t help myself! I was on a mission to find all the white, chipped, crazed, and worn pieces of china that I could fit into my suitcase!! I think these little finger bowls are so sweet!! These little bowls would have been filled with warm water, used to wash your fingers off between courses, so charming, right?!! And look at these plates, crazed to perfection! Crazing…
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My Favorite Curtains
Hi, friends!! I hope you’re having a wonderful day, full of sunshine and happiness!! Yay for Friday!!! Because I always get asked about these darling curtains, which sold out shortly after I got them, I thought I would share some cute alternatives. I have had these curtains in my kitchen for quite a few months now, and absolutely LOVE them!! I love the effortless look they add to my kitchen window. Before I show you the cute curtains that I have found, I want to show you the stock photo for the curtains that I have in my kitchen… Don’t they look so much different in the stock photo than…
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Furniture Transformation ~ Coffee Table
Happy Thursday, friends!! My little family vacation has almost come to an end. We get home on Sunday. We have been gone 2 1/2 weeks, which feels like such a looong time! While I absolutely love having a break from everyday life, love spending lots of uninterrupted time as a family, and of course, visiting amazing antique stores, it’s always nice to get back home and get back to a normal schedule. Am I totally weird for feeling that way? Anyway, this week, for my furniture transformation, I wanted to share with y’all this darling coffee table that I found on the Facebook marketplace. Here it is before…And after a…
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One of my favorite Antique Malls
Happy Monday, friends!! I have been having so much fun hanging out back East with my family. One of my favorite things about being back here, is all of the great antique shops, flea markets, and auctions. One of my very favorite antique malls to visit, is called “Beaver Creek Antique Mall”, in Hagerstown, Md. I have been visiting this antique mall every summer for that past 15 years. There is never a time that I leave empty handed. There is ALWAYS something that I have to have! Here are a few pictures of one of my favorite booths this time… Every single thing in this booth is DARLING!!! Look…
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A Sweet Little Desk Transformation
Happy Thursday, friends!! I hope you’re having a lovely week! I’m having such a great time, spending time with my family on our little family vacation! Last Thursday, I shared with y’all a dresser that I bought, painted, and sold. After writing that post, and mentioning that I wanted to be more deliberate in spending time doing something that I love, specifically being creative and painting/restoring furniture, I have decided to try to transform at least one piece of furniture every week. I briefly talked to my husband about my plans to start a little side gig, of painting and fixing up furniture to sell. I guess he liked my…
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Top Shelf Clearance Challenge ~ June
Happy Monday, friends! I hope your weekend was full of fun, and lots of sun!! This month for my clearance challenge, I found a corbel at Hobby Lobby for 75% off! It ended up being less than $13!!It is so cute as is, but there was a paint brush just sitting on my kitchen counter, that I had just been using to paint something white, so I’m sure you can guess what happened next…I brushed the corbel with just a little white paint. My original thought was to put it on my mantel, but once I had it drying on my kitchen counter, I knew it would look perfect on…
