There's two things I always grab when I see them at a thrift store. Badminton sets and croquet sets. It's the kind of thing people will buy for a picnic or family reunion, but just end up tripping over in the garage the rest of the year. So a lot of times they end up...
How To Buy A Sofa Without Losing Your Mind
I wanted to give you a little more detail on my new sofa that I showed you in my Colorful Summer Home Tour post, why I chose it and all that went into that enormously important life-altering decision that almost was the death of me. Too dramatic? Maybe, but buying pretty much the one item...
Colorful Summer Home Tour
Probably about 90% of my home decor is bought at thrift stores, estate sales or little antique shops. I rarely if ever buy anything brand spanking new, because I like the quirkiness of a home decorated with found and vintage items. I feel a house tells more of a story about its owners when it's...
How To Grow Bee Balm
Bee Balm is one doozy of a plant for the flower garden. It's bee-utiful. Puts on an impressive show. And is super easy to grow. Oh, and did I mention it attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies like a magnet? Really, any of the backyard pollinators just flock to it! Bee balm, also known by wild...
Homemade Natural Mosquito Spray
Mosquitoes suck! Literally! And lucky for me, I am one of those people who get welts and itch endlessly when bitten by those vampires with wings. They can ruin your outdoor summer fun if you let them, so I try to keep them far far away. Instead of dousing myself in chemicals this year, I...
How To Cross Stitch A Metal Strainer
I'm not sure whether to call this embroidery or cross stitch or what? I would lean toward cross stitch, but I'm not using traditional aida cross stitching cloth to make it. But then again, I am using DMC floss and I am making big old x's??? So after much deliberation . . . cross stitch...
Repurposed Sink Planter
I've been holding out on you. A few months ago, prior to the world turning upside down, I decided to pop into my local Habitat Restore store to see if they had anything that thrilled me. At first I thought the trip was a bust . . . lots of ugly lighting fixtures, half empty...
Vintage Kitchen Tools Repurposed For Gardening
What do you do when thrift stores are shut down and you have a hankering to do some repurposing projects? You go shopping in your garage to see what you can find in your stash of items that were too good to pass up at the thrift store, but you really had no actual use...
Easiest Vegetables To Sow Directly In The Ground
This year, more than ever, growing your own garden is going to be important. Gardening is a great way to get your mind off all that's going on in the world and is an excellent way to eat healthier (I'm talking to you sitting over there in your stretchy yoga pants). Not to mention, it's...