Treasure Hunting for DIY: The Upholstered Coffee Table
<p>When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with two things: pirates and fashion makeover Fairy Godmothers. Sure, they sound like polar opposites, but I assure you they are totally related. One...
View ArticleDIY Treasure: Design A Framed Velvet Jewelry Display
<p>Earrings are like socks: when it’s really important I find a pair, I can only find one. I swear, it happens every time-even the absolutely gorgeous Anthropologie earrings I spent a small...
View ArticleDIY Treasures: Make A Lamp From A Thrift Store Vase And Reveal Your Inner Light
<p>I should have ‘knocked on wood’ last week after having an internal Stuart Smalley-esque conversation. You know the type: the self-confidence boosting internal dialogue where, because of ample...
View ArticleDIY Treasures: Transform Thrift Store Furniture With Decoupage
<p>When someone mentions the ‘three year itch,’ chances are they are referring to relationship troubles. <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/on-home">In my case, the ‘three year itch,’...
View ArticleMakeover A Thrift Store Coffee Table With Chalkboard Paint
<p>There are few things that remind me more of autumn than chalkboards. Fall to me is made up of cable knit sweaters, fresh pencils, brown leather boots and a freshly washed chalkboard. It is not...
View ArticleThrift Store Treasure: DIY Fabric Flowerpots
<p>Love it or not, the holiday season is descending upon us. For many of us, this is a time when we’ll start migrating indoors as the weather chills. <a...
View ArticleThrift Store Treasures: DIY Upholstered Dining Chair
<p>I love chairs most of all. Random, perhaps? Nevertheless—</p> <p>A chair can be plain and unadorned in appearance or an ornate work of art, yet regardless of its design, its...
View ArticleDIY: Vintage Dresser Knob Wine Stoppers
<p>In his <em>Vicar of Wakefield</em>, author Oliver Goldsmith wrote, ‘I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.’</p>...
View ArticleTransform Thrift Store Votives Into Glittering Lights
<p>The other day, despite a zillion deadlines, I found myself aimlessly wandering through an antiques store when I spotted a display of vintage holiday décor. Nestled among pinecone turkeys and...
View ArticleDIY: Thrift Store Serving Platter Mosaic Revamp
<p>Mosaics are, in the simplest sense, a grouping of small, sometimes broken materials, joined together to form vivid patterns. These patterns may tell stories, like those found in the Basilica...
View ArticleSimple Furniture Rehab: Tips and Tricks To Find The Best Hidden Treasures
<p>I have written about different methods of rehabbing old furniture: from adding fabric to creating a chalkboard surface and also constructing new items from found objects. But I truly believe...
View ArticleDIY Vintage Thrift Door To Cute Headboard
<p><em>‘When one door closes, another one opens</em>,’ or so goes the age-old adage to describe the hope of future, yet undiscovered opportunities. I like to think of thrift store...
View ArticleEasy DIY: Upholstered Flea Market Chair Flip With Nailhead Trim
<p>British journalist and economist Evan Davis thoughtfully observed, ‘A chair’s function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about...
View ArticleDIY Painted Curtains
<p>Normally, I write a column about hunting for quality thrift and flea market goods and transforming them to fit your style and space. But every once in a while there’s something that you need...
View ArticleDIY Traditional Light Pendant From $1 Shades
<p>I looked around my house the other day and realized that at least 90% of my décor falls into three categories:</p> <ol> <li>Hand me downs from my parents/brother and...
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