high end serving board for less than $5.00. Compare that to the $60 Pottery Barn price tag! See my blog for a detailed tutorial.

it weighed a thousand pounds. It took three people just to get it in the car! Once it was cleaned up I painted it with aqua DIY chalkpaint, glazed it with a brown paint mixture, shined up the hardware, and coated it in clear wax. I might be keeping this bad boy simply for the fact that no one will be able to lift it out of here! I think this aqua table looks pretty good right where it is!

unpainted furniture that I haven't gotten around to painting yet, and this dresser was the perfect fit for a tool chest.

We removed the bottom drawers and dividers and replaced them with two doors. This gives a larger space to store our bigger tools and still keeps them hidden away. After all the building portion was done, I gave it a fresh coat of paint and updated the door and drawer pulls. #BeforeandAfter

pallets and little more. I kid you not! This is the easiest build in the world and you'll wonder why you didn't think of it first!

#MayProjects

#SummerStyle

curtain (with a liner behind them), dark fixtures and some French prints finish off the look. A few wreaths were added for a Christmas touch. I feel transported to la Belle Epoque each time I walk by! :-)

in my latest pillow. I used my favorite fabric combination...linen and burlap...to give it added texture. A complete tutorial, including the free graphic, some great tips and instructions for making a book bundle, can be found on my blog.