Category: Thrifting
How to Make Down/Feather Pillow Inserts – Spring ’24 ORC
Hello everyone! This is week 4 of the Spring ’24 One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the ORC, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way. While I’m […]
5 Easy to Find Thrift Store Items – One Room Challenge Week #6
Hello everyone! This is week 6 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m […]
Stylish updates for a tiny college apartment kitchen
Recently, I finished a makeover of a college apartment living room shared by my daughter, Elizabeth, and her four roommates. I was a participant in the One Room Challenge and if you’d like to read about it here is the link to the reveal post: […]
High Style / Low Budget College Apartment Makeover Reveal – One Room Challenge Week 6
Hello! If you’re finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m not averse to buying new, I love being able to […]
How to create an inexpensive boho basket wall – One Room Challenge Week 2
Hello everyone! This is week 2 of the One Room Challenge. If you are finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While […]
College Apartment Living Room Makeover – One Room Challenge Week 1
If you’re finding me through the One Room Challenge, welcome to my blog where I share my passion for creating comforting homes by thrifting, sewing and a little diy-ing along the way! While I’m not averse to buying new. I love being able to stretch […]
Adding function and style to an overlooked hallway
It’s easy to overlook hallways because they serve largely as a pass through to other rooms. But they can be elevated to a focal point and be pressed into service for some additional storage. Today I’m sharing my most recent hallway refresh at the beach […]
Upcycled Picture Frame Trays
Elizabeth and I are busy, busy, busy getting ready for the Hope Christmas Craft Market held each year in Hope, NJ, during the first weekend in December. One of my projects has been to upcycle old metal frames into trays and chalkboards. I picked several […]
Two Finished Projects…
I love starting projects. I have a basement workshop full of them, all in various stages of completion. Anyone else like this? I also love dreaming about projects. Taped to the wall above my sewing machine are pictures of projects that I would love to […]