Aimless Tangents

A while back I found two ugly pictures at a thrift store.  I thought I took a before picture but I can’t seem to find it in my archives.  Trust me, they were beyond ugly.  But the shape of the frames were nice so I brought them home and painted them with some custom mixed [...]

I’m still slowly (very slowly) working on the master bedroom redo.  To that end there are several things that are always on my “Look For” list whenever I go into a thrift store.  Frames are definitely on that list. A few weeks ago I picked up these items:   The left frame is a nice [...]

The current nightstands that we are using in the bedroom are cheap little particle board shelves.  These to be specific: They aren’t bad, per say, but they are very much “college chic” and not the look I want for a grown up bedroom.  So I started keeping an eye out at the thrift stores.  I [...]

I found this table at Salvation Army a few weeks ago for $14.99: One of the drawers has all three of the knobs missing and a second drawer has one of the knobs off, but that knob was in the drawer waiting to be reattached.  I’ve been looking for an accent table for the small [...]

I’m very jealous of the people that have actual laundry rooms. I only have a closet. It has enough floorspace for the washer, the dryer, and the Litter Maid between them. I am, however, thankful to have the laundry closet that I do. Originally my house (built in the late 1920s) did not have a [...]

Remember this dresser? Here is the backstory on how I came to own the dresser. My paternal grandfather was a dumpster diver. He found this dresser left at the dump and brought it home to store some tools. At the time it was a beat-up dingy shade of white. I was in college and was [...]

My husband is a geek. And I don’t say that like it is a bad thing. I, most of the time, adore his geekly ways and support him in them. Recently I came to a decision, since most of the house is my taste and style Hubs needed at least one place in the house [...]

For years I’ve been fascinated with the idea of making my own soap. I never attempted it because the websites/blogs/books all seemed more determined to scare you rather than help you. When I turned 30 last month I decided that my birthday money would be spent on soap supplies so that I could try out [...]

My oldest nephew’s 7th birthday party was last weekend. I needed a present, fast. And cheap. I turned to Google and asked for ideas. Most of them were not suitable for J (not something he would be interested in) or were not something I was comfortable making and giving. I might have wanted cheap but [...]

I’m on a pretty big No-Sew kick here lately. Mostly thanks to my sewing machine cord turning into a chew toy for a cat and me not having any sewing skill. I see all these great ideas on blogs and usually pass them on by because I can’t sew right now. Occasionally though I’ll get [...]