Old hutch gets new life again!

Garage sale finds are the best especially when it’s furniture and better yet well made furniture. This piece one of my bff’s ‘ratrod Kat’ found for me and is the perfect coffee station. I only spent time and elbow grease on scrubbing it down...

Lost and Found

I’ve been lost, lost in the garden, in projects, lost in weekend car shows with the ratical BF, in weekends up north with my awesome new grandson, lost in our new eRaticate Cancer Car Cruise non profit, just lost in summer. I need to find my way, my way back to...

Steam-punk look for Window Treatments

I’ve been looking for an alternative to the dated vinyl mini blinds in the ‘Ratical BF’s’ house. I traditionally look for an inexpensive way dress up windows because a) I really could live without any window treatments at all and did for many...
Antique Milk Crates for Unique Storage

Antique Milk Crates for Unique Storage

One very cool organizational trick I’ve been using is incorporating old wire milk crates into catch all’s for things like towels, shoes, etc. Below are a couple of examples. They are very sturdy and act very much like a basket, except that their contents...
Old house looking ‘old’ again — Part 3

Old house looking ‘old’ again — Part 3

On our most recent trip up North I was able to snap a couple shots of the finish work for the kitchen’s hole in the wall. It’s -20 degrees and my grandson decided that after being a week and 1 day late, that it was time to be a part of planet earth. So we...