Our home is a little over a year old, but there are so many things I want to do to it. The builder gave us a handful of lighting packages to choose from. This means I got to pick my favorite out of packages that I didn’t really like too much. We couldn’t modify anything, bring in our own lights, and for the first year of homeownership, we had to use their electrician for any…

This post may contain affiliate links. This means I may receive a small commission from each purchase, at no cost to you. Thank you for using my links to help keep this blog going! We haven’t had a coffee table for years! I love them, love styling them, love the function they add, but having one doesn’t always work out. Our daughters are eight and a half years apart, so we’ve had littles rolling around…

Have you ever painted an old piece of furniture and gave it new life? I have wanted to paint a vintage piece for the longest time, but all the cleaning, sanding, and prep work always turned me off. Well, that all changed when a friend texted me a photo of this beautiful hutch. I loved the details and the small size of it. It was a solid wood vintage piece with character, but it wasn’t…

Do you love the old world look of aged terracotta pots and planters? I love all things vintage, the older, the better in most cases and terracotta pots are included! If you want to know how to create vintage terracotta pots, you will just need one common ingredient found in the gardening shed. Well, maybe it’s not that common in your shed, but it’s inexpensive and can be found at Wal-Mart so I was easily…

Do you love vintage mercury glass? Isn’t it beautiful… and expensive!? I really became aware of mercury glass when I was designing jewelry. I found the prettiest mercury glass beads on Etsy and they were spendy. I also felt like they were extra special, unique, and fragile. And since then, I’ve seen plenty of modern-day fabricated mercury glass things. The best part about DIY faux vintage mercury glass is that it’s very easy to do…