Melanie Alexander

Last fall I found this incredible bird book at one of my favorite flea markets.     There is page after page of gorgeous bird illustrations, each of which would make …

We had a nasty hail storm last night right around dinnertime. It had been raining on and off all day, and around 6:00 pm it got really dark again and …

In case you need a refresher, here is where my kitchen island started: Yep, it’s your basic, builder-grade island with a laminate countertop. Nothing particularly special about it, except the …

Meet my family, in our annual “Turn the Couch Around Easter Photo.”     Notice that I am the only female in the picture?  Yep, I am surrounded by boys. …

If you’ve been a Lost & Found reader for awhile, you know I have been working on my DIY kitchen renovation for a crazy long time now . . . …

This is my FAV-orite time of year!  I get all giddy when the temperatures start to warm up and all the plants start coming back to life.  Each spring I …

A while back a friend posted on Facebook that she was giving away a vintage Dixie bedroom set–a full-size bed with headboard and footboard, along with a chest of drawers. …

Hi everybody!  If you follow Lost & Found on Facebook or Instagram, then you probably saw that I spent a few days last week in New Orleans. It was a …

I teased you all a few days ago with a picture of this chest of drawers.     It was a Craigslist find, and I was lucky enough to live …

I will admit it–I am a nerd. I like to watch “educational” tv shows where I learn random tidbits of information. One such show I watched a while back was called …