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Decorating On a Budget…A Thrift Store Frame Makeover

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Lisa Hogan

Hello Everyone, A couple of weeks ago I was trecking through my favorite haunt and came across this…. It wasn’t the painting that caught my eye. The frame did. I loved the detail on it and knew right away it would look great after a makeover. Considering it’s size I thought the $12 price was a pretty good deal. My first thought was to turn it into a bulletin board for my daughter’s room. I brought it home, plopped it in the garage and there it sat for a few days. Then one day I was sitting on my couch staring at my walls when a lightbulb went off. I found this great bird inspired canavas print last year when I was doing a Simple Staging … Continue reading →

Posted in Before and After, Cottage Decorating, Shabby to Chic Makeovers, Tutorials, Yard Sales and Thrifty Finds | Tagged antiquing a frame, before and after, decorating on a budget, designing on a dime, frame makeover, Minwax Paste Wax, redesighing thrift store finds, thrift store frame | 4 Comments

Staging To Live… Decorating A Colorful Beach Condo Part 2

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Lisa Hogan

Hi All, I know you have been sitting on the edge of your seats, chewing your finger nails just waiting to see how the rest of that Colorful Beach Condo turned out! So, without further ado..here it is! Today we will be touring the second story of this colorful little beach condo. We will begin with the guest bedroom. This room is my absolute favorite room in the home. I had so much fun staging the space and it is one of the more dramatic “before and afters” of this entire project. As you can see it began as pretty much a blank canvas despite the beautiful walls of blue with purple undertones. I LOVE this color! The home owner created these cute little lamps made out of … Continue reading →

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Flea Market Style Design…New Cottage Chic Kitchen Chairs

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lisa Hogan

Hi All, I’ve been spending this past week or so BUSY decorating for Halloween. By popular request we are hosting a party again this year and I want everything to look amazing. I’ll be posting pics on my progress next week sometime. Today I wanted to share another “before and after” with you. You may remember last year I blogged about the new paint gun I bought (love it!)and the makeover I gave to my kitchen chairs. I painted all of them a pretty aqua blue. You can view that post HERE . Well, I’ve lived with them for a year and it was time for a change. To be honest, I love the shape of these vintage chairs but because the legs are so narrow the legs kept … Continue reading →