About three years ago I purchased a used solid oak dining table and six upholstered oak chairs in excellent condition from a yard sale for $100. Score! I completely refinished the set myself for my own kitchen after nothing in the (affordable) furniture stores was catching my eye. It was only my second or third refinishing project at the time, but it turned out beautifully. I received some great instruction from my Dad and I really took my time with…
Although it’s not really to my taste, my kitchen is still my favorite room in the house. I spend the majority of my time at home in my kitchen whether it be cooking, baking, crafting, designing, blogging…it’s the first place anyone comes looking for me. So because a complete overhaul of a kitchen isn’t in the budget this Christmas, jazzing up a little corner of it is. At first glance there appears to be a lot of counter space yet…
Well here goes nothing! Creating this blog has been something I’ve been brainstorming about on and off but thanks to a little push in the right direction (JHD) I told myself, ‘get on with it girly!’ Since leaving my career in social work to become a stay at home mama two years ago, I have been finding lots of new ways of making the most of my creativity. With a passion for design and making old furniture beautiful again,…