At the age of 40, I got this crazy idea to enroll in a carpentry certificate program at my local community college. The first class, Introduction to the Building Trades, was starting the same day when the public schools were on a 2-hour weather delay. Having been years since I have taken college courses, I didn’t realize that the community… View Post
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of A.C. Moore. All opinions are 100% mine. Just over a year ago, I scored this lovely little French Provincial vanity from the thrift store for–gasp!–$9.67. I know….insanity, right?? I struggled with what I wanted to do to it because I have learned how to love wood, after building my DIY… View Post
It feels like forever since I have done a proper furniture makeover, so I’m feeling very giddy with my latest project: a French Provincial vanity makeover! If you recall, exactly a year ago I found this beautiful French Provincial vanity at the thrift store for under $10. That is freakin’ insane. No joke–under $10! This beauty was hidden… View Post
Catch the Recap of our Outdoor Overhaul Makeover Challenger! There’s something really fun that we do here at Thrift Diving at least twice a year and that’s 30-day room challenge makeovers! We’ve been doing them for 4 years now, helping each other to turn around the rooms in our house, one at a time. But a year ago I took… View Post
If you’d told me last year I would build a DIY raised garden bed with my own two hands, I would have laughed in your face. Yeah….right! I have a reputation for murdering plants, in fact. “Black thumb” would be too kind of an adjective to describe me. But this video proves that sometimes we surprise ourselves. Watch These Raised Garden… View Post
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been wanting to build a DIY fire pit in my backyard. But when you can barely manage to finish projects inside of the house, the outside seems that much less important, doesn’t it? This month is different, though. My readers and I have been tackling our outdoors for this 30-Day Outdoor Overhaul Makeover Challenge, and if… View Post
For the sake of ease, let’s just call this a vintage bar cart makeover from the thrift store. (Although I am definitely aware that this is an old TV cart from the 60’s and 70’s, I much prefer to think of it as a bar cart or, as I will use it, a tea cart!). But regardless what you call it,… View Post
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Hive. The opinions and text belong to Thrift Diving When we lived in our 2-bedroom condo, the first sign that spring was around the corner, way before Daylight Savings, was a small crack of sunlight that shone on the wall behind our bed in the morning. I know it… View Post
This post is brought to you by Wood, Naturally. All opinions belong to Thrift Diving. I’m embarrassed to admit that I used to paint over every single piece of wood to make it look more modern. I didn’t know better. But over the years, the more I’ve learned about wood, the more I realize how beautiful wood is. It reveals… View Post
Making a DIY privacy window screen is the perfect DIY window treatment. If you can’t hang curtains, have an odd-shaped window, or would love to remove the privacy screen to let in light during the day but easily put it back in place at night, then a privacy window screen that you can make yourself is the way to go!… View Post
