I absolutely love dining room benches! I had found this dining room bench at the thrift store for a measly $15. It was perfect for my dining room table, for which I had only paid $12.00. (I have excellent luck at finding deals–what can I say??). But it was one of those pieces of thrifted furniture that you bring into… View Post
I love card catalogs, especially DIY card catalogs! It’s no wonder that (aside from the thrift store), libraries have always been my favorite hangout spot. So imagine my luck when I was walking through the thrift store on a 50% off sale day and saw this amazingly beautiful piece sitting there, pristine! I felt like I had just struck gold!! The… View Post
How to Repurpose an Old Knife Block Do you ever walk by something at the thrift store and your brain says, “Whooooa, hold up–I can make something with THAT!!” Well, that’s what happened when I stopped by the thrift store and walked past this section of knife blocks and inspiration hit. I’ve got a great idea for a DIY knife… View Post
I don’t know if I should be embarrassed or amused that our new custom welcome mat belonged to the previous owners. We never threw out their old worn-out rubber welcome mat when we moved in. Who does that?? Apparently us. It’s not my fault. The welcome mat was dirty, but it was still in solid condition. And you know how… View Post
A DIY journal notebook is one of those easy craft ideas that satisfy your soul: it only takes 10 minutes, but yet, you walk away feeling like Martha Stewart (even if you’re not the creative type). I’ve been making a DIY journal notebook to track projects for the past few years–both for myself and for gifts for family, but I… View Post
Long before crazy do-it-yourselfers like me came along with paint brushes in hand to paint over wood–GASP!– furniture stripping with chemicals (such as Citristrip) and other furniture strippers helped people bring old furniture and wood back to life. But not long ago, painted furniture became wildly popular and even ya girl (ahem–I’ll admit it) slapped paint on nearly every piece… View Post
When temperature drop below freezing (and well into the single digits), the first thought that comes to mind is how to prevent frozen pipes. Often times, it takes a problem before you realize you’ve neglected important home maintenance schedules to prevent homeowner disasters and inconveniences. Anyhow, although we’ve had mild winters in Maryland the past few years, people kept saying… View Post
I hate following with what everyone has been doing this week: posting their top 10 projects and posts of 2017. Yeah, it’s fun to recap the popular posts that have done well in 2017, but the truth is that bloggers have a dirty little secret: most of our best posts aren’t even posts we wrote this year. You read that… View Post
When we bought this old 1973 home, a total kitchen makeover or overhaul was the furthest thing from my mind. I mean…I knew that I would need to paint these kitchen cabinets because they were sooooo dated, but I hadn’t planned to do much else. We simply couldn’t afford to do so. BEFORE But I didn’t suspect that after… View Post
This post is brought to you by Hive presented by Centrica Connected Home. All opinions belong to Thrift Diving. It doesn’t feel very much like Christmas this year. Not that we’ve ever been big celebrators in this house… In fact, hubby scoffs every year I mention putting up a tree (he grew up with never having a tree, but it… View Post
