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Getting A Weathered Look | Antique Chest Dry Brush Makeover

Craigslist has been very kind to me lately.  I haven’t been able to make it out to as many flea markets and estate sales as I usually like to hit, …

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Six Things Every Furniture Flipper Needs

My husband jokes with me that I’ve become quite the handy-woman. There used to be a lot more things I would ask for his help with, but after flipping furniture for …

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Do’s and Don’ts – Painting Furniture With Chalk Paint

I feel that I have to speak up in defense of all the great pieces of old wooden furniture that are being snatched up by us furniture painters to be …

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Is This Too Chippy for Chip Gaines? Using the Vaseline Resist Technique with Milk Paint

Let me start off by saying I didn’t discover this process . . . other bloggers out there have shared how this works before.  But I love using this technique …

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4 Tips for Buying Old Furniture to Restore

It seems that I have become the local “expert” on all things old and junky, particularly buying old furniture. Not a week goes by without a friend or family member …

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Restoring Old Wood with Vinegar – Antique Cradle

You may remember this antique cradle I bought down at Antique Alley last month: The lady I bought it from said it was German and from the 1930’s .   …

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How to Reupholster a French Chair | Makeover Reveal

I have been teasing you all for quite some time now about this French chair project. It was a thrift store find, and I was excited to try my hand …

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How To – Dry Brush Painting

I was able to do some painting on my chair project today, and I thought I’d walk you through my process of dry brush painting while I was at it! …

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Estate Sale Shopping 101

Estate sales are where I do a lot of my shopping these days.  I used to go to more garage sales because estate sales, for some reason, seemed . . …

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Milk Paint vs Chalk Paint, My Take

I get lots of questions from friends and family about what types of paint I use to paint furniture and what my thoughts are on the different paints available.   …

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Hi, I’m Melanie! But my friends call me Mel.

Home is where life is both lived and recovered from. It’s an oasis to refresh your family as well as your friends. But creating that space shouldn’t break the bank.

I hope this blog helps you create your own beautiful home on a budget.

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