The kids and I took off at the last minute and headed to beautiful Cape Cod. At least once each summer we are so lucky to be invited to stay with family at Ocean Edge Resort in the quaint town of Brewster, Massachusetts.
Brewster is an hour drive from Boston. It's located on what we call the inner elbow of The Cape. Cape Code is like an arm extending out from the mainland and slightly bent in the center (at the elbow). The inner elbow is the Massachusetts Bay and the ...
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Brewster, Massachusetts – Part II: The Brewster Flats
Yesterday, I told you about our spur-of-the moment trip to Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, Massachusetts. Today is all about the beach there and the incredible Brewster Flats.
The Brewster Flats is the name given to the tidal flats of Cape Cod Bay. They run from Brewster to North Eastham which is about 10 miles. It's said that the Brewster Flats are the widest expanse of tidal flats in North America. They are wonderful but you need be very cautious because of the ...
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Starburst Pedestal Table With Driftwood Stain
Making more space in my workshop meant finishing up this pedestal table project. I've known since the moment I brought this table home, that the finish was calling to be brought into this century with Driftwood stain.
Here's a peek at how the table looked before.
Sanding enhanced the starburst design even further. Any dark stain would have covered up this gorgeous detail. Driftwood stain, however, would allow the starburst to show through.
Here's the tabletop after one coat of stain...
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Tin-Wrapped Coffee Table
Tin, Aluminum, or Zinc. For the past few months, I've had visions of a tabletop wrapped in metal, secured with decorative nail heads, and set on antique wooden legs. Today I finally finished the table in my vision.
This table is actually a basic Ikea tabletop painted to resemble a metal-wrapped table. Here's the before...
The legs and bottom shelf were both damaged so they were removed. The legs were replaced with a set of antique legs purchased from CraigsList and then cut down to ...
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Colonial Dresser Turned Modern Buffet
Long, low dressers are some of my favorite pieces of furniture to make over. Their low profile means they can be used in any room of the house - in the bedroom as a dresser, in the office as a credenza, in the living room as a TV console, or in the dining room as a buffet.
When I came across this six-foot long, low colonial dresser, I didn't even flinch at the out-of-date style. What I saw was a future coastal blue buffet with tons of storage and amazing dental detail along the top ...
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Sideboard in Antique White Milk Paint
Happy Sunday! I have so many reveals to share with you, but I have to pace myself. At one point I was working on seven different furniture pieces - all at different stages. My goal this weekend was to finish up several of them and get my garage back in some sort of order.
Honestly… I find it really difficult to work in chaos and right now there's furniture everywhere, cans of paint everywhere, brushes, sandpaper, wood filler everywhere! I need to get organized!
Today's reveal is a simple ...
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Bright White Girl’s Vanity & Stool
I promised my husband I wouldn't… but I did. I tried really hard not to… but I did. I've now taken over two bays of our garage painting furniture. What started as a small painting project or two in my cellar to keep me busy and relax me, has expanded from one bay in the garage… to the second bay of the garage… and is now overflowing out into our driveway.
I vowed last week that I wouldn't bring home another piece of furniture until I was able to finish up several projects and sell them; ...
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