Tag: Mid century modern

• Hairpin Leg Cedar Desk and Shelves

  

  Have you ever held onto something for a long time time just waiting for the right time to use it? I do, probably too often, but this time I am so glad that I waited. In 2014 my dad gave us a load of cut cedar. I thought at the time I would never use […]

  Karen

  July 21, 2020

  Apartment living, cedar lumber, Coldspring, Mid Century

  hairpin legs, live edge cedar, Mid century modern, Repurposing furniture

• Mid Century Chair Makeover

  

  We picked up these beauties at the best garage sale of the year this past winter.  They were rough.  They were broken. They were two dollars each. They were meant to be mine.           I loved the classic style, and the solid wood frame.  Two of the three are going to go in my guest […]

  Karen

  June 24, 2015

  Chair, Coldspring, DIY Furniture, reclaimed wood, vintage style

  1950’s, Danish furniture, Mid century modern

• 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

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Storage Building 

  

  Do you remember when I wrote about this amazing house in December?  It is a historic home that had sat vacant for years before a very nice man bought it and started bringing it back to life. Saturday morning we got up and loaded the truck with my cedar lumber.  It was another bittersweet moment. […]

  Karen

  March 2, 2015

  cedar lumber, Coldspring, Country living

  garage sale finds, Mid century modern, the guest shed

• 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