diy chevron dining table

chevron dining table

  Say hello to my new dining table! Hello you lovely chevron table you!   This is what it looked like before. It had a shabby chic thing going on.     I hate to sand, but I started by sanding the table top because I wanted a nice smooth surface and … [Read more...]

room by room: living room makeover?

open space

  I wasn't quite sure what to call this post. Is it still considered a makeover if all you do is rearrange things? I'm going to say yes. Maybe a lesser degree of makeover, but still a makeover. I sure feel like I have a whole new room and that is one of the best feelings ever! As I … [Read more...]

$1 million lamp for $20

Alison's Lamp Finished

  I flatter myself that someone would pay $1 million for this little beauty, but $1 million is exactly what it would take for me to part with it!  Days and days of blood, sweat, and tears went into the making of this lamp!  Ok, none of those bodily dramatizations were involved in the … [Read more...]

Birds n’ Books

birds n' books

This afternoon, as I was wishing I could open up the windows and let in some fresh spring air, I decided my table needed a little re-do. Just a little taste of spring. Maybe if I start decorating for spring it'll help it along. Fingers crossed. Remember my three little birds? They've been patiently … [Read more...]