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By Andrea, on January 8, 2012
About a year ago, I found this ottoman in my neighbor’s trash…
It was in pretty bad shape, but sturdy nonetheless…
Obviously trash picked, since there was even garbage in the springs…
Gross, but salvagable!
So, . . . → Read More: ottoman before & after
By Andrea, on December 28, 2011
In the office of my home there is a large and boring wall that’s been crying out for help for some time now.
It really needs some paint, but that’s not happening this week. I already started to give the wall a bit of flair with this fabulous . . . → Read More: spinning a yarn
By Andrea, on October 20, 2011
Coming soon to a trash-picked ottoman near you…
By Andrea, on July 8, 2011
A while back I bought 3 vintage gym baskets from EveryEskimo a seller on Etsy, who has great vintage treasures.
I’ve always liked the cool look of vintage gym baskets, even though I wasn’t much of an athlete back in school…I class-clowned my way through gym class!
They weren’t particularly . . . → Read More: vintage gym baskets
By Andrea, on June 10, 2011
Lookee what I found on Craigslist for 30 clams!
A beautiful chandelier that I’m going to paint and put in my bedroom. (That is after it “cures” for a while in my garage with my other projects-in-waiting.)
Can’t decide…white, black or other?
Don’t want it to be . . . → Read More: lookee what i found!
By Andrea, on April 2, 2011
As you may know, I have a bird problem. So, in the event that you have a bird problem too, I thought I’d show you how to get a bird to nest in a vintage purse.
You will need the following supplies:
Vintage purse Floral foam Spanish moss Floral pins (optional) Decorative bird’s . . . → Read More: there’s a bird in my purse – tutorial
By Andrea, on January 16, 2011
A while back, I found this in the trash in my neighborhood…
It was a sweet gift from the decorating gods, because I had recently seen what Donna over at Funky Junk Interiors had done with a mattress spring, and I wanted to try my hand at decorating . . . → Read More: lookie what i found
By Andrea, on November 27, 2010
This Thanksgiving I hosted the Thanksgiving dinner and had a total of 11 guests. Not a huge production, but certainly more than my usual 3 person deal.
As always, I wanted to create a special tablescape, but using things that I have around the house. Plus, this year, in addition to making it . . . → Read More: thanksgiving table
By Andrea, on October 23, 2010
Because I live in a land where backpacks, purses, viola, suitcase-sized-5th-grade-zipper-binder-almost-as-large-as-said-5th-grader, and other various & sundry items litter the kitchen table and the bar stools and the breakfast bar, I need some sort of storage solution.
We do have a coat closet with a shelf for each person, however, that . . . → Read More: benched
By Andrea, on August 17, 2010
Recently, a dear friend who lives in New York came to visit me in Ohio.
After his visit, because I have a collection of masks like this…
And this…
He sent me these…
He suggested that I frame them, which I thought . . . → Read More: when you said to frame it, is this what you meant?

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