Have you ever tried to be productive but kept getting sucked into your favorite TV show? That's exactly what's happening to me right now. My plan is to show you my recent finds, but I keep getting sucked into Flea Market Flip.
One of these days I really need to be on that show! The one showing now is actually taking place at the Brimfield Antique Market in central Massachusetts. The Brimfield Flea Market is so worth the day trip - whether you live in New England or plan to travel here just ...
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Lavender Dresser
My town recently had a community-wide yard sale. It's one of my favorite days of the year! Anyone one who wanted to hold a yard sale at their home paid ten dollars to have their address included on maps that were handed out from City Hall. Over fifty homes participated! It was a yard-saler's dream.
I spent the morning driving from yard sale to yard sale - hitting nearly twenty sales in about two hours.
It was great to talk to the homeowners. They were having sales for different reasons. ...
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Blue Gray Sideboard With Silver Hepplewhite
A little more than one month ago there was snow on the ground and my workshop was bare. I was shopping thrift stores and yard sales in search of the perfect pieces to refinish only to come up empty-handed during most trips. Then, in an instant, it all changed...
In just one week, the two bays of my workshop have filled up with amazing furniture finds. I was lucky enough to have a relative put me in contact with a friend renovating an old home that had old furniture pieces left behind. Did ...
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Dove White Antique Vanity
Last week I was lucky enough to come across an old home being renovated. If your eyes just automatically popped open, then I know you refinish furniture like me. You see the words "old home" and instantly think… old furniture… solid wood furniture! Whooo Hooo!
Yup, that's exactly what happened. Over the next few weeks you'll see some of the gorgeous SOLID WOOD pieces I'm so lucky to have the chance to refinish.
And a funny side note… The super-nice contractor who helped me carry it all ...
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Tall MCM Two-Tone Dresser Makeover
If the mid-century modern triple dresser makeover I revealed last week had a sister, it would be this tall MCM two-tone dresser I finished up this week.
Apparently I'm going through a mid-century neutral phase. I actually received an email yesterday asking if I could include a color photo of a dresser.
Ok, I get the hint.
My latest pieces may not be colorful, but they're certainly dramatic… don't you think?
The dark stain and contrasting bright white make a statement in a room. And, since ...
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MCM Two-Tone Triple Dresser
Ever since I completed the three-drawer mid-century modern dresser, I've been anxious to get my hands on another one and do a similar design. Last week, my wish came true and I was able to refinish an MCM triple dresser.
I picked this one up on Craiglist. The owner was so cute. She couldn't believe how much I loved it. To her it was a 50-year old dresser that was missing handles; but I saw the potential.
The entire dresser was sanded down and then stained a custom dark stain made up ...
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Beginning the College Search & a French Dresser
In addition to working on three different furniture projects this week, I'm in the midst of helping my daughter research potential colleges. Yes, it's been busy around here. And confusing. And overwhelming.
I'm sure in the upcoming weeks and months I'll be posting quite a bit on our college search process and the colleges we visit, so please be sure you're following these posts via email to receive new posts delivered right to your inbox as I post them. Just go over to the right sidebar ...
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Fab Furniture Flippin Contest: Pure & Original
The April showers here in New England have finally started turning the grass a rich, vibrant green and the trees are blooming. It's Spring and it all about refreshing our homes in beautiful new ways and preparing for the travel adventures the summertime brings.
That's why this month's furniture makeover challenge that I am a part of and its theme are so fitting. I decided to refresh a very old (perhaps antique), cedar chest and make it over into a classic piece in which you store memories ...
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Making a Workspace in the Dining Room
Today was the best day! I received a call from one of my best friends asking if I could spend the day with her organizing her home. She needed a fresh set of eyes to go through her home room by room and evaluate the furniture layout, flow, and storage solutions in each room.
Just as they do in the TV show, Design on a Dime, our goal was to both re-use and re-arrange the furniture she already had and work within a strict budget to fill the empty spaces with creative storage solutions that ...
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This Week’s Find: 6-Drawer French Dresser
It was a great weekend. While I wasn't too successful searching several thrift stores last week for new furniture pieces to refinish, I was lucky enough to come across this gorgeous, solid wood french dresser yesterday - thanks to a tip from a good friend of mine!
When you refinish furniture, finding pieces like this are like finding a diamond in the rough. Yes, they need a little polishing, but the real value is in the quality construction.
Looking forward to getting started on this one ...
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Eligible Tax Deductions for Small Businesses
Whether you're still working on this year's taxes or you've efficiently filed already, you'll want to read through this list to be sure you track every expense that may be eligible as a deduction on next year's taxes.
Small business owners wear many hats, including that of bookkeeper. If you operate a small business or are considering starting one you'll need to understand basic bookkeeping. As the bookkeeper, one of your main responsibilities is tracking income and expenses so these ...
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31 Summer Job Ideas for Teenagers
Summer is just a little over two months away and now is the perfect time to start talking to your teenager about a summer job. Whether it be paid or volunteer, gaining work experience that teens can include on college applications is important. Admissions offices want to see initiative, leadership, and commitment. Each of these qualities can be proven when a teen takes on the responsibility of a job.
Below are thirty-one of the most popular summer jobs for teenagers; with numbers 1 ...
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