Favorite Posts of 2016

The post with the most readers for 2016, was the one where I did a makeover on a french style night stand at the lake house. The piece had a plastic type finish that had yellowed with age, and I wasn't sure paint would cover it, but Waverly Chalk Paint did the trick.

#1 Favorite: French Night Stand Makeover

2nd Most popular: How to Spruce Up a Good Will Find

I found this lovely ceramic dough bowl and fruit in October at GW.

I removed the yellowed Spanish moss, and replaced it with new, washed everything really good, and added some fall stems to the bowl.

I've had the tray on the dining table ever since. I filled it with ornaments for Christmas. Very versatile.

Post 3: Embellishing Ceramic Pumpkins

I received these pumpkins from Oriental Trading for a sponsored post. I'm enjoying being a Brand Ambassador for them. Such great products!!

They came all white. Above, I had painted the stems.

This was a fun project!

Post 4: Fabulous Finds at Good Will

I found these coordinating items all on the same day for a total of $19.00.

I used them to redecorate my builtin shelf.

The 5th favorite post:

Building an Outdoor Bench for Front Porch

We have really enjoyed this seat. It's much more comfortable t than it appears.

Another favorite: Painting the Hutch

I love how painting the hutch lightened and brightened the space!! I hope you enjoyed seeing a recap of these posts. Stay tuned for more fun in 2017!!

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Linens & Things

I love finding tablecloths, runners, napkins, and other linens when I am out thrifting. Whether it be at consignment shops, GW, or yard sales, I will usually snap up a pretty linen if it doesn't have a lot of stains. I will show you some of my favorites. I found several pieces embroideried with this design at a favorite consignment shop. This blue runner (reversible to stripes), found on consignment. This is one of the nicer quality tablecloths I have found, $4.00 at a thrift store. This cloth was around $10.00 on consignment. This runner is also reversible to polka dots, and was a consignment find. This pink and white gingham is perfect in the sun room, and is a consignment find also. This is the most valuable table cloth I have found, and it was $2.00 at a nearby yard sale. It is a vintage Wielunder. They sell on ebay for 30 - 90 dollars. Mine is in pristine condition! Christmas tablecloth, consignment sale. Consignmen

Trash to Treasure

We had noticed this "jar" sitting near a trash pile, and my husband decided to see what it was. It was full of dirt, and covered in grime. After soaking it a while, it looked much better. The shape and color is very nice. At first I thought it might be a globe for a lamp or some type of candle holder. The bottom has an opening, and no markings. Do you know what it might be? This is how I'm using it. It's made of thick bubbled glass. Any guesses?? Know what this was in its former life? It makes a wonderful vase for faux flowers! It's a vintage fly /wasp trap!! Once yucky, now pretty!!! Joining: Wow Us Wednesday Home and Garden Thursday Share Your Cup Thursday Thursday Favorite Things Feathered Nest Friday Be Inspired Frugal Friday @ Shabby Nest Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home Thrifty Things Friday @ The Thrifty Groove Junk Party @ Funky Junk Interiors

What's in the Hutch?

Yesterday I awoke in the mood to do some "deep" cleaning. First on my list was to dust inside the china cabinet in the dining room. Can you believe how much dust can get into a closed cabinet. Really, how does that happen? My cabinet has glass shelves and they were hazy with dust. This is a rather tedious job because I not only have china inside, I have all kinds of little "pretties" stored there too. It's one of the first things you see upon entry into our home, so I really should do this more often. I want show you the before, sufficeth to say, it had been a while since I had tackled this chore. Here are some photos showing the "after". Here is a collection of vases and crystal pitchers . These were all gifts except the smallest one in the front and the one to the right of it. China and a consignment shop cake plate. The china was formerly my MILs. More china . This little fairy lives here with her 2 sisters. They can all be seen

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