Goodwill Treasures

 The Goodwill Gods were on my side today because even at Goodwill the original price was $49.99 for this glass top console table, but I got lucky and bartered (due to some loose screws) with cashier and she reduced to $24.99! Who knew you could barter at Goodwill:)&nb...

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Ikat Herringbone Design Panels Made From Shower Curtains

  Although I don't mind sewing, I'm not a fan of hemming edges, so my solution was find something already hemmed and draw the design you want. So, I ordered extra long shower curtains from Amazon that only cost me $13 a piece then cut those in half to make two panels each curtain. I measured out the design (which was the part that took the...

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Basket Detail

Who knew adding add a little detail to a basket could make such an impact?! At least I think so. I've had this basket sitting under my console table and felt like it was lacking color. So, I took a paintbrush, some acrylic paint and started painting away...  Love the outcome, but still feel like it is either missing more paint or if I should...

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Oversized IKAT Painting

Ikat seems to be the new trend nowadays, but the price tag of oversized paintings is just not for me. So I decided to go ahead and tackle the project on my own with an old whiteboard I had laying around in my garage. Mixing neutral with metallics adds bold impact to any space. It's so fun and easy just squiggle the paint back-and-forth with medium...

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Accent Chair Makeover

I've always wanted to reupholster a chair, after seeing the price tags on accent chairs in stores. Opportunity arose when I found two ugly brown chairs on Craigslist for $5 a piece I couldn't pass them up. Now it was time to find some fabric that I loved, but I had no idea how expensive upholstery fabric was. I searched high and low throughout the...

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OWL Art

I bought this owl and ever since have this fascination with OWLS. I then came across a clip art on Pinterest and knew that I had to do something with it. I went to look for a large canvas, but didn't realize how expensive the largest canvas was. So, I settled with a six pack of smaller canvases and decided I would just set them side by side...

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