Helllllllo Long lost friends! It has been quite some time since I have put up a post. I have been MIA and itching to get back to blogging. So where have I been? Well, you all know I opened up a repurposed furniture and home decor shop (called Always Never Done) and business has been booming! I haven’t had a moment to catch my breath
Modern Credenza Makeover
Hello Friends! How have y’all been lately. I am just finishing up an anniversary vacation week on Hatteras Island which is where the y’all came from:) Those little southern contractions are just so infectious especially when you hear them all week from one the best islanders Miss Kathy! Kathy owns Changing Tide in Frisco, NC, an amazing repurposed furniture shop. She is the sole inspiration for me opening a shop of
Vintage Jewelry Holder & Chalkboard Sign- Swap It Like It’s Hot 5
Hello Friends! It’s that time again. Swap It Like It’s Hot 5. If you weren’t around for the past few rounds of this fun swap it game for bloggers, I’ll catch you up to speed. Here’s the low down. A group of DIY bloggers pick out items that desperately need rescued from thrift stores and then send them to other bloggers. When that blogger receives their
How to Cover A Lamp Shade with Fabric
Hello again friends. I hope you are having a good week so far. Today I am going to show you how to take a plain lamp shade and cover it with fabric to jazz it up. Here was my lamp before. It’s a simple lamp with a super simple shade. Nothing extraordinary going on here so I wanted give it a little life but I didn’t
French Poem Stenciled Table
Hello folks! I’ve been quite the busy little bee lately. More and more people are finding about my wee little shop which means I have been painting my little heart out as well as getting calls to go look at other peoples furniture so that I have more projects to work on. I occasionally have the opportunity to “pick” through a barn or a basement
Steamer Trunk Restoration
Hello Friends! Hopefully all my north east readers are staying warm and cozy. We just experienced the biggest snowstorm in history here in Lancaster, PA. We are supposed to stay off the roads so I have been getting a ton of stuff done around the house including this post. Have you ever come across one of those cool old steamer trunks? The ones with really cool hardware and
DIY Large Crate Toy Storage Bench/Home Depot Giveaway
Hi Friends! Wow it’s been awhile. I am glad to be back on the web blogging. I had a ridiculously crazy holiday season at the shop and at home but it was so wonderful. I hope you all had a great holiday season too!! It feels good to be able to take a deep breath and sit down and show you my latest creation. I’ve partnered
DIY Wall Crate Storage & Giveaway
Hello Friends! With the upcoming colder weather slowly creeping in it is bound to bring snow into southeast Pennsylvania sooner or later. I am planning on sooner which is why I needed to come up with an area for the kiddos and adults in this house to keep their outdoor cold weather items in reach. I don’t about you but until I did the pictures for
Old Wood Barrel End Tables/Plant Holder
Hello Friends! How has everyone been? I have been a busy little bee lately. Now that fall is here I have been in cleaning out the house mode. I am trying to clear out my basement for the upcoming colder months. We like to watch movies and hang out in the basement where it’s nice and cozy on colder days but my basement currently holds a
#Swap It Like It’s Hot – Gold and Blue Vignette
Happy Tuesday folks!! This weeks post is part of the Swap It Like It’s Hot blogger series where 40 of us bloggers have swapped thrifted items and turned them into something fabulous. The rules went as follows. Spend no more than $15 in thrifty finds and send them to your chosen blogger. They then have to make something new and exciting out the “crap” that you sent them:) FUN