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BEFORE and AFTER: A Distressed Desk for Mother’s Day!
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I’m really awful about buying gifts for people for holidays. It seems so superficial, doesn’t it? You know, just buying some random gift to satisfy your holiday quota? That’s just not me. (I prefer to make things for people, like that DIY craft pack that I made for my friend’s 40th birthday a few months [...]
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Ask Me Anything!
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Let’s do another fun post!! I’ve never done this kind of post before, but I thought it would be fun for people to just ask me anything on my Thrift Diving Facebook, and then I would do a post and answer them! I was up for anything, from personal questions, to questions about my thrift [...]
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: A Painted Lamp Makeover!
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(This post is a partnership with GE. I received coupons for GE light bulbs to feature in this project. All opinions about my GE lighting experience are my own.) I hate to admit it……..but I’ve been wasting money on my electricity bill over the last year. I know, you’re shocked, right? Me…..the so-called Miss Thrift [...]
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How Handy Is Your Hubby?
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Let’s have a light-hearted conversation and poll today! Because I’m always curious about your HUSBANDS. You know, the husbands (or spouse or sigificant other!) of all you wonderful readers out there. You know…those significant others that have to listen to you tell them about one more home project you’re excited about…..or one more piece of furniture you [...]
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The Makeover of a French Provincial Desk
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I absolutely looooove the combination of grey and white, and I’ve been dying to make over a piece of thrift store furniture with this color combo for quite a while. Enter: this beat-up (but cute style!) French Provincial desk that I picked up at my favorite thrift store for a mere $12.00. Isn’t it amazing [...]
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HomeRight Steam Machine Giveaway!
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I Have a Confession…. So, I made a confession recently in this video below that 1) my bathrooms are NASTY, and 2) I still have old 1970′s wallpaper in my house that I’ve been too lazy busy to remove. (And you thought bloggers’ homes were immaculate, right?? NOT MINE!) But if you have children boys….(um, [...]
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BEFORE and AFTER: Makeover of a Wooden Play Kitchen!
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If you had walked past this beat up wooden play kitchen at the thrift store, would you have stopped? Would it have caught your eye? Well, how about if you had know it could look like THIS?? When I saw this wooden play kitchen., I stopped in my tracks–eeeerrrcchhh!–total thrift score! This isn’t the first [...]
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The Makeover of a Wooden Play Kitchen!
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Hey, guys! I wanted to post real quick before I tore my butt out of this comfy seat this morning to get showered and ready for my “9-to-5″ <<<INSERT GROAN HERE>>>. I scored this awesome kid’s cook top play set at the thrift store for–GASP!–$2.50! I shot a quick video last night to show you [...]
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3 Things a Spouse Should Never to Say to a DIY Hoarder
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I bet no DIY blogger ever shows you the totally UGLY side of their homes, do they? Maybe a few of them do. But it’s rare. Maybe they don’t even HAVE an ugly side! Bloggers are supposed to the oh-so-creative and oh-so-organized people that are supposed to INSPIRE others–not make them shriek out loud, “Dag!! [...]
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Painting Old Furniture
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When did YOU first start painting old furniture? Well, I can tell you, I first remember making over a $7.00 “mod” thrift store side table (with red spray paint!) back in 2002 when I started scouring thrift stores to looking for a few unique pieces for my first REAL HOUSE condo I bought at 24. [...]
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GIVEAWAY and Cheap Valentine’s DIY Gift Ideas!
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Don’t you love blog giveaways?? There’s always cool stuff being given away, and because you’re not competing with, like, 1,000,000,000,000 other entries, your odds are usually pretty good for winning The Giveaway! It’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway! So I’m super excited to be giving away a set of 3 of [...]
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10 Questions You MUST Ask Before You Buy a Home!
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Let’s take a step back from decorating and thrift stores for a second….and let’s talk HOME BUYING. The reason I’m bringing this up is for 2 reasons. First, I got into a conversation yesterday with a friend who’s about to start the arduous process of HOUSE HUNTING. I started spewing off bits of advice to [...]
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TUTORIAL: How to Make a DIY Pendant Lamp
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Have you ever thought about making your own pendant lamp? Well, it’s SUPER EASY! And I’m so excited to share this with you how to do it! In this post, I’m going to show you how I turned this pretty little fruit basket that I picked up about 10 years ago from Crate and Barrel [...]
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My Dresses From Thrift Stores
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If you’ve been reading this blog for any time (BIG SHOUT OUT to all the newest subscribers–THANK YOU!–and thanks to all my other subscribers; luv ya!), you know that I come from the philosophy that life doesn’t have to be financial suicide. Not only do I furnish my house with thrift store goodies (like my latest project, [...]
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My Thrifted Craft Room
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Would you believe that everything in my craft room came from a thrift store or bought second-hand? Yep. It’s true! Not kidding you. And I’ve been a busy little bee. I have been working very diligently, since one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to “finish what I start”)! I was tired of waiting until [...]
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