My wife, Jacque loves to scour Craigslist looking for treasures that we can refinish or even reinvent to fit our style. Since she’s so dedicated to searching, I find myself at times joining her for the treasure hunt. I ran across a desk that a mom had painted for her son 20+ years ago. We […]
Pottery Barn Inspired Santa Artwork
Jacque and I are always looking for new additions to our “Christmas Collection” She happened upon a post written by Katie from Bower Power that had a re-creation of a Pottery Barn Santa print. We loved what Katie had been able to create and decided that we’d try to come up with an alternative way to […]
Laundry Room Ladder Drying Rack
Jacque and I recently were able to get a set of window washing ladders that her grandfather used in his cleaning company. We’ve re-purposed one of the ladders as a drying rack for the laundry room. We secured ceiling hooks with toggle bolts to the ceiling as attachment points. Next, we drilled 4 pilot holes […]
Refinished Desk
This is one of my latest Craigslist finds. A lady had painted this desk using a textured spray paint and decided later on to sell it rather then try and refinish it. I saw this desk as more of a challenge then a moneymaker…So I bought it for $30. I was ready for the challenge […]