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
I love when the universe conspires to put something in my path that quickens my heart rate–like these vintage building sign letters I got for free today! (Yes, I said free). I had just left a horrible doctor’s appointment (have you ever had a tube inserted up your nose and down your esophagus?? Um….it’s not fun….). Around the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington… View Post
This project is brought to you by Arrow Fastener. The project and all opinions belong to Thrift Diving. Watch This Project in Action! If you knew me in real life, you’ll know that I rarely decorate for the holidays. I typically throw up a little Charlie Brown tree and “holiday decorating” gets quickly checked off the TODO list. But I… View Post
As much as I try not to buy everything at the thrift store, occasionally there are some really special pieces that I just can’t walk away from, like this vintage Chromcraft chair for the office. I had walked into the back of my favorite thrift store and immediately was drawn to it. It had an interesting shape. I texted this… View Post
Last month I did something scary: I decided I was going to learn how to reupholster a thrift store wingback chair. I had found this vintage wingback chair for $60 one day on a spontaneous trip to my favorite thrift stores, Value Village and Unique Thrift here in Maryland. I literally walked away from it, begrudgingly…..only because I hate the… View Post
Watch the Video: Is It Easy to Match Paint Colors? (This post contains affiliate links and is brought to you in part by Nix Color Sensor, Ltd.) Several months ago I had framed this gorgeous fabric framed this gorgeous fabric and wanted to color match the pretty watercolor-like fabrics of the print. About that time, a company… View Post
