It felt really good saving and upcycling a small shelf we've had for many years. It would have been easy to donate it to Goodwill or Salvation Army, but instead I spruced it up and gave it a new purpose. A Little History This piece of furniture was made for us many...
Looking to lighten up your home for Spring, but want to keep the cost down? Here's how to quickly whitewash wood furniture. If you follow my blog or have taken a look around here you know I am all about furnishing a home frugally. I shop thrift stores, Facebook...
I'm excited to show you a solid wood furniture find. Take a look at this thrifted buffet furniture flip before and after. You know you've been thrifting for a long time when you can't remember where you got a large piece of furniture. I guess when such a large...
What do you do when you have a very large piece of wood furniture in a smallish room? I'll tell you. You paint it the same color as the room's walls. Even if you have brightly colored walls, you ask? Trust me, you still paint it and guess what? It almost disappears....
Guess where this writing desk was found? If you saw the broken drawer and guessed the garbage you would be right. As you may know, we're giving Mary's bedroom a makeover for the One Room Challenge. Over the course of 8 weeks I'll be sharing what we're working on to...
Do you keep a Thrift list? I try to go thrift shopping every week and when I do I always check my Thrift list. My Thrift list is a list of items that I'd like to buy and ideally hope to find at a thrift store. Sometimes an item can be on my thrift list for a year or...
While thrifting for furniture I found a table that needed work. I'm going to show you a simple way to save cracked and damaged wood furniture. How I Saved a Damaged Vintage Table The price tag on this little table was $15 so of course I bought it! It has a by gone...
Elsa's Bedroom Makeover BEFORE In my last post I showed you the mood boards (you can see them here) we are working from as we design Elsa's little girl bedroom. Side note, working with my nine year old daughter has been more fun than I anticipated. My girl's a dream...
A Salvation Army Find from 2006 It's been easily fifteen years since I found this huge armoire at a Salvation Army Thrift Store. It was only $60! We had to rent a truck for another $50 to get it home because it was our "pre Honda Mini Van" days. Moving it was worth...
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It's Saturday which means it's time for Life As Art #27. Living life artfully take intension. On Saturdays at Pure Happy Home I love to share great ideas from the design world, inspirational quotes, positive news and of course the best budget-friendly deals I've found...
If you want to bring a warm and rustic feel to a space, adding thrift store finds to a classic modern home is one of your first steps. Today I'm so excited to take part in a blog series called Thrifted Goodies. My blogging friends Rachel from The Antiqued Journey and...
So excited to show you this Pottery Barn arched mirror hack. Almost a year ago while strolling through a thrift store I scored this huge mirror. Here's what I did to transform it. Pottery Barn Dream Mirror This Pottery Barn mirror is one of my dream mirrors. The...
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Looking to lighten up your home for Spring, but want to keep the cost down? Here's how to quickly whitewash wood furniture. If you follow my blog or have taken a look around here you know I am all about furnishing a home frugally. I shop thrift stores, Facebook...
I'm excited to show you a solid wood furniture find. Take a look at this thrifted buffet furniture flip before and after. You know you've been thrifting for a long time when you can't remember where you got a large piece of furniture. I guess when such a large...
What do you do when you have a very large piece of wood furniture in a smallish room? I'll tell you. You paint it the same color as the room's walls. Even if you have brightly colored walls, you ask? Trust me, you still paint it and guess what? It almost disappears....
