How to Customize an Old Refrigerator

When we built our summer cottage six years ago a friend gave us this refrigerator for our basement. You can click here to see how I reversed the opening of the door. While my first preference was a stainless refrigerator, I couldn’t see spending money when we had a working refrigerator so I have been pining over how to update it. I finally decided to add wood panels to help it blend in with the cabinetry. I purchased two sheets of 1/4” plywood and used some scraps to cut the panels and trim....

Repurposed Chicken Coop Table

When I was staging my niece's house to sell I needed to find a budget friendly table for the entry. When I came across a chicken coop at one of my favorite second hand stores, I knew that it would make a great entry table by standing it on one end. Why does it work? It protrudes from the wall less than 12 inches. It is the perfect height. It provides visual interest. It adds texture to the room. It is very unique. I love that the little door with the spring still works. The price was...

Another Lamp Project

I love pretty lamps. I love it even more when they are not expensive!  I have a nice copy cat lamp project to share with you today. Let me show you my inspiration. I saw the lamp pictured above at one of my favorite browsing shops. It is by Dana Gibson and the price was $495! I decided that I could use this one as inspiration to make my own. I ran across these two lamps at a second hand store. The bright yellow one was $6 and the white one was $15. They are identical in shape and size....