Back in September, I was on an all-out mirror search for the office. I wanted a mirror to go above the chest in my little reading corner, something that would reflect the light coming in through the windows . I found this silver one at Marshalls for just $20 and brought it home to try it out. You may remember it from THIS previous Metamorphosis Monday. It looked pretty good except for one thing. … [Read more...]
Pottery Barn Knockoff Shell Chargers
July 30, 2012 by 87 Comments
Welcome to the 184th Metamorphosis Monday! The shell chargers are done! Another significant metamorphosis checked off my "should-have-finished-ages-ago" list was the completion of the shell chargers I started a while back. Remember those? You may recall that I came across these six Pottery Barn shell chargers on eBay while searching for chargers for an Easter table setting. I briefly thought about bidding … [Read more...]
My Fave Garage Sailing Tip: The Headlock Maneuver
July 27, 2012 by 12 Comments
Garage Sailing...what is it? I like this definition from the Urban Dictionary online: The pasttime of attending garage sales in pursuit of other peoples junk. :) Do you like garage sailing? Did you go today or do you have plans to go tomorrow? I've been going through some of the remaining 75+ posts I hadn't categorized yet and I found one I wrote back in May 2010 on the topic of "garage sailing." … [Read more...]
Lots of New “Old” Tablescapes to Enjoy
July 26, 2012 by 16 Comments
Welcome to the 203rd Tablescape Thursday! Sleep deprived. Yup, that's a good way to describe me this morning. I was up to almost 4:00 AM working on the new category system across the top of the blog. Though, I don't have a new tablescape to share this week, I have something even better...access to lots of table settings previously buried and forgotten. If you live outside the U.S., I have some … [Read more...]
Kitchen Renovation Inspired by the Kitchen in Something’s Gotta Give
July 25, 2012 by 15 Comments
Here it is...the last Before and After for the day. Hope you enjoyed all 6 beautiful transformations...lots of inspiration packed into one day! If you missed the other 5 Before and Afters posts from earlier today, click HERE to go to BNOTP Home Page where you'll find all of today's posts excerpts listed down the front of the BNOTP home page. Hope you enjoy and are inspired by this last Before and … [Read more...]
Trash to Treasure: Upcycled Kleenex Box
July 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
If you read my earlier post today, you know I have fun day planned today! I'll be posting six (6) times today and each post will feature a wonderful "Before and After" project I've spotted during a previous Met Monday or from my travels around the Blogsphere. Instead of lumping all the projects into one big post, I've created 6 small posts that will go up throughout the day at the following times: 7:00 … [Read more...]
Paint a Rug on Your Deck
July 25, 2012 by 9 Comments
If you read my earlier post today, you know I have fun day planned today! I'll be posting six (6) times today and each post will feature a wonderful "Before and After" project I've spotted during a previous Met Monday or from my travels around the Blogsphere. Instead of lumping all the projects into one big post, I've created 6 small posts that will go up throughout the day at the following times: 7:00 … [Read more...]
Formal Living Room Becomes Fabulous Craft Room
July 25, 2012 by 6 Comments
Greetings! I have a fun, fun, fun day planned for you, today! I'll be posting six (6) times today! Each post will feature a wonderful "Before and After" project I've spotted during a previous Met Monday or from a lovely blog in my travels around the Blogsphere. Instead of lumping all the projects into one big post, I've created 6 small posts that will go up throughout the day at the following times: … [Read more...]
Bedroom Renovation Featuring Buffalo Check Curtains
July 23, 2012 by 44 Comments
Welcome to the 183rd Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! How was your weekend? I was out of town this weekend but while away I read all the wonderful, heartwarming comments left on the post about how I came to find sweet Max. Thanks so much for sharing your stories about your fur babies. After such a sad, difficult weekend in the news, it helped so much to read your uplifting stories. I really needed … [Read more...]
Sweet Max: A Story of Adoption and Healing
July 20, 2012 by 193 Comments
I ♥ cats! Most of my friends love cats too and the few that were either anti-cat or on the fence, tell me Mr. Max is the first cat they've ever met that they really like. Max has a way of winning over the most ardent cat hater. Max has developed a bit of a fan club in the four years I've been blogging. If several weeks go by and he doesn't show up in a post, I start to get comments and emails asking … [Read more...]
