Pallet for Home

Yesterday I happened to pass a garage sale on my way to the store. I kind of like that people are having Friday yard sales too now, more opportunities to stumble upon goodies in need of love. I've been working on changing our school room into Emma's room for the past month. I'm not done and ready to...

Here's what the cabinet looked like before I painted and repaired it. It was plain white with green trim and flower decals. Ugh.  Now it's painted a masculine dark blue-gray with a little distressing, which I'm currently loving. Originally this was a liquor cabinet/bar, but...

Yesterday I decided to do something about my hodge podge living room wall. If you look at the picture below, you'll see what it used to be. Forgive the poor picture quality, because of all of the high windows in my house, it's hard to get a good picture during the day. First, I realized that I...

Designcollector Top 2012 Summer from Designcollector ※ on Vimeo.Designcollector blog sums up the best videos from the first half of 2012 in a non-stop video mix composed by Alex Frolov aka MrFrukta. Via Design You Trus...

American illustrator Emily McDowell is responsible for these adorable hand rendered type illustrations with sweet and inspiring quotes!You can buy her prints on her Etsy shop her...

Ok contenders! It's time to link up your best paint projects and go for the gold!Just in case you missed our projects, here they are again!I jazzed up this boring old chest using multi-tone stain, spray paint, and chalkboard paint!Cassie transformed this old bed from boring to brilliant using homemade...

I'm a chick Obsessed. As with any new adventure, I DIVE right in. I usually come up for air later on with just a few scratches...  Being this one has been a long term dream, it casts an even more surreal glow effect. Many thanks to Small farm Girl for her comment...

Yesterday my wonderful hubby turned 33! A few months ago, I made Bakerella's yellow cake and fell in love. My husband is crazy isn't big on chocolate, so I made the next best thing! This cake with a classic buttercream frosting SCREAMS wedding cake to me. Now, I must admit, there has...

Tracery Interiors When I came across this gorgeous photo the other day, it made me stop and stare. I just couldn't believe how charming these chippy, distressed wooden walls looked. I'm use to distressing furniture, but this takes distressing to an entire new level. I would love to try this...

Times are busy! I am preparing for lots of upcoming vintage fairs this Summer and Autumn, including one next weekend in the lovely north east town of Banchory, Aberdeenshire. This is the first of hopefully many organised by LK Vintage and will feature antiques, collectables and crafts by various local...