Nightstand Makeover

Wowzers long time no post!

I have a little furniture makeover to share with you today! Here's the side by side comparison of the before and after.

I bought the nightstand for $10 at a thrift store. I primed it first then used a light cream paint that I found at our local Re-Store. I used a mini sponge roller to apply the paint.

 I happened to find a navy and white fabric box in the perfect size to use as a drawer at a thrift shop!

The updated knobs are from Home Depot. I adore the vintage look of them!

I  cheated a bit for the top of the dresser. It has an inset space that had a piece of ugly board that was not original to the piece. I kept debating what to put as the top and used it with an open top for far too long, so instead I used my great grandma's suitcase. It's almost a perfect fit!

The lamp is also from our local ReStore!

Now if only we could find a nightstand for my husband's side of the bed. He's has old plastic drawers that he has been using since college.

Our bedroom looks so much better than when we first moved in. There are still things to finish like trim and curtains! Never ending projects! I can't wait to share more with you!

The Macklemore Thrift Shop Challenge

I decided to join in on the fun over at blog, Young House Love, for their thrift shop challenge! This was so up my alley!

If you haven't heard the song, take a listen! I'm not really into rap but I love this song -- seriously how many songs can you name that are about rocking thrift store finds?! Beware it's catchy (and this is the clean version, but it's not thaaat clean).



The challenge is as follows:
Step #1. Go to a thrift shop with – just as the chorus of the song says – “$20 in your pocket” and take a picture.
Step #2. Spend that $20 any way you’d like and photograph your spoils.
Step #3. Find one item (or more) referenced in the song and snap a pic.

I went to my trusty Value Village ready to "pop some tags" with $20.

My scavenger finds:

"I’ma take your grandpa's style, I’ma take your grandpa's style. No for real, ask your grandpa, can I have his hand-me-downs?" this is one of my favorite lines :)

"Thank your granddad for donating that plaid button-up shirt"

 "velour jumpsuit"

"I’m in this big a$$ coat from that thrift shop down the road" No shortage of coats like this in Wisconsin!

"They had a broken keyboard, I bought a broken keyboard."

Now for what I actually bought:

A pillow form.

 8 embroidery hoops! I'm doing some wall art with these babies!

And this rusty, dusty mirror that needs some cleaning up!

My husband also bought a book, but I didn't grab a photo of that.

Aaaand the grand total was $8.21!

My husband and I had lots of laughs doing this and rocking out to the song! If you want to get in on the fun too, the challenge is still open and you can add your link here.

Have you had some good recent thrift store finds?

Turtleneck Refashion

Here's a quick makeover for you! I've been on the lookout for a striped shirt and well, I wasn't really finding what I wanted. So instead of looking for the shirt I wanted, I looked for a shirt that I could make into what I wanted. I bought a turtleneck (cringe!) at a thrift store that was a good weight fabric and I liked the stripes!

 I started by taking in the sleeves and the sides. I used another shirt to use as a template. Pin the excess and then sew! Try it on and make any adjustments then trim away the excess.

Then cut the neckline and again you can use another shirt as a template. So long turtleneck!! The front neckline is slightly lower than the back.

I used bias tape to finish the neckline following a tutorial from Coletterie. I absolutely love the pop of color on the inside and the structure that it gave to the neckline. 

That's it! A quick and easy afternoon project! I'm looking forward to layering this top with some cute fall and winter outfits.

I'd love to answer any questions! Do you refashion clothing if you can't quite find what you're looking for?