Category: resale finds

• Saginaw Furniture Company Expand-O-Matic

  I am always amazed at what I find at garage sales.  At the time I was at my latest garage sale, our house was being inspected so I wasn’t sure if the house would pass.  I had already told myself we were killing time, not buying.  I did pretty well… except for two milk glass […]

  Karen

  April 26, 2015

  Apartment living, Building a Home, Chair, crafting, Painted Furniture, recycled furniture, resale finds, The bedroom

  craft room idea, expandomatic, space saving furniture

• Weekend Finds

  Saturday, before I found out that The sale of our near the lake house fell through, I took off in search of treasures for the home we hope to purchase.  (It is funny how attached I am to that place.  If it doesn’t work out I expect sympathy cards 😊) My buddy, the social planner, […]

  Karen

  April 13, 2015

  collecting, Fun with friends, Mirror, moving, resale finds

  Mid century modern, thrifty girls, weekend finds

• My Most Popular Posts

  

  Well hello there.  If you are new to the blog, welcome. In the last week I have a lot of new friends who have chosen to follow my little bitty minnow of a blog  Thank you for choosing to follow along. It is winter here in southeast Texas. That means high humidity, rain, and lots […]

  Karen

  January 26, 2015

  Blogging, Repurposed Furniture, resale finds, Thrifting, using bright colors, vintage style

  Behr paint, blog recap, blogging, Repurposed furniture

• 100 Thousand Thanks

  

  Ever since I started blogging,  I have stopped 25 thousand page views to look over what happened since we started. I just hit 100,000 page views.  I had not been paying much attention to the stats so this one was a bit of a surprise.   It used to take a long time to reach 25 thousand page […]

  Karen

  December 16, 2014

  Behr Paint with Primer, Blogging, collecting, DIY Furniture, DIY Projects, Dresser, mantle, new home, resale finds, Rustic Christmas

  blogging, Bright Colors, Christmas, Decorating, painted furniture, Reclaimed wood

• The Finished Funky Dresser

  

  Painting furniture in the Garagemahal during a southeast Texas winter is tough. It is either too cold or too humid to dream of painting. I usually take on smallish projects that I can finis in the house during winter. This fall I found a dresser that I wanted to turn into an unusual entertainment center. […]

  Karen

  December 14, 2014

  Country Style, Painted Furniture, Repurposed Furniture, resale finds, Style, The Garagemahal, the suburban home, Thrifty decorating, vintage style

  eclectic dresser, every drawer painted a different color, funky dresser, repurposing an old dresser, using what we have

• Suitcase Shelf Wall

  When I took the job as principal in the suburban city we moved to there just was not time to do much to my office, which before I came on board was a storage closet.  Yes, I felt pretty special, but in the rapidly growing district I work in, I am thilled to have a […]

  Karen

  August 15, 2014

  DIY Projects, reclaimed wood, Redecorating, resale finds, Silliness, Style, the office, traveling, vintage style

  bohemian funk, eclectic, making an office fun to work in, oh the places you’ll go, suitcase wall, vintage

• A Quick and Easy Thrift Store Chest Makeover

  If you are too busy to read my wordy post today I put a quick DIY with photos at the bottom of the page. My brother in law and sister in law built a home recently in Durango, Colorado. In case you are counting, this is home number four for them. We stayed at their […]

  Karen

  July 24, 2014

  Painted Furniture, painting, Repurposed Furniture, resale finds, Style

  repurposing a chest, turquoise, weathered furnishing

• Wrapping Up Two Small Projects

  I actually took a whole day off. I didn’t go anywhere, have an agenda, or have company. For he introvert I am it was bliss. I have been so busy lately I haven’t had a chance for quiet time. I got up this morning and got to work on the mirrors for the vanity. Here […]

  Karen

  July 9, 2014

  family, new home, reclaimed wood, resale finds

  always kiss me goodnight, recliamed wood hooks, reusing an old rake, reusing an old window

• Furniture Should Be Fun(ctional)

  It is my belief that furniture should be sort of like clothes for your home. It should serve a purpose, it should reflect who you are as a person or family, and it should have an element of fun. Oh, and one more thing… your furniture style can (and in my opinion, should) change, just […]

  Karen

  April 21, 2014

  Apartment living, Behr Paint with Primer, Painted Furniture, resale finds, yellow and gray bedroom

  1960’s traditional, 1970’s end table, Mid century modern, using funiture from different decades

• Selling My First Custom Piece of Furniture

  Well, I did it. It sort of felt like the first time I was on a diving board at about age five and was about to dive into the deep end of the pool. I was contacted by someone to source (find and buy) a table and chairs to paint and refinish the set. Scary. […]

  Karen

  March 31, 2014

  Blogging, mid-life, recycled furniture, Repurposed Furniture, resale finds, Style

  clients, scary stuff, selling my first furniture, selling repurposed furniture, working for others