Ugly Gold Fixture Transformed

gold fixtureI am very excited for this post!  I am so proud of Farm Boy and how talented he is.  It seriously amazes me  that I can show him a picture of something, find something similar that I think can be transformed, and poof somehow he does it.

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My Goodwill Find of a Lifetime

2013 035 I know I have said this so many times but I love going to Goodwill!  I love to look for pieces of furniture that are ugly.  Now this piece is not ugly but no one wanted it.  I couldn’t figure out why until I really started looking at it.

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My $27 Makeover

DSC_0086On one of my Goodwill visits I found this desk that was badly beaten up.  DSC_0087It had a

huge gouge on the top but I knew with some sanding and paint it was going to be a beauty. With dovetailed drawers and even a bottom cedar lined drawer who could pass up $15! On a different visit I found this! Read More


My Old Wicker Chairs

july 030 copyI remember the day I bought these chairs.  We were newlyweds and had just built a house with a big front porch.  I miss that porch.  Anyway, I saw these Martha Stewart chairs at K-Mart for only $50.  I wasn’t expecting them to last very long but they are still hanging in there 10 (or 14) years later.  Read More



I’m Addicted

7 003 copyI am getting addicted to looking for old furniture to make pretty.    I only had one of my helpers with me one day so I thought going to Goodwill would be a good idea.  I had room with just one car seat if I found something.  I found it!  The ugliest thing on the planet.  Read More