Last weekend my best girlfriends and I took our {what used to be annual, turned semi-annual, turned quarterly} trip to Ohio. The agenda always includes IKEA, outlet mall shopping and plenty of mini bottles of wine – because what could be better than a hotel slumber party with four grown women? These quick trips away […]
DIY Edison Bulb Lamp | All About That JUNK
Prepare to be amazed. Your lamp buying adventures are about to be revolutionized. You see, one of my favorite things about the above photo (besides my itty bitty baby and my antique door bed frame), are my mismatched lamps. They’re beautiful, and industrial, and make a statement…. …and they started out as hideous brass Goodwill […]
DIY Wall Clock | All About That JUNK
Hi. Have you met my clock? It’s massive (3 foot diameter!), beautiful, and lives in the perfect spot above my basement stairwell. It’s also one of my parents’ projects, so I can claim no credit on this one… other than I had the need to fill up some gigantic wall space. The best part about […]
Where Do You Junk? | All About That JUNK
I’m always on the hunt for new junkin’ locations. Yes, antique malls, thrift shops, resale stores, salvage yards, barn sales and good old fashioned yard sales are EVERYWHERE around these parts, but where are the really, really good ones? It’s like a never-ending scavenger hunt. I get almost giddy thinking about it. 🙂 If you […]
Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That | All About That JUNK
So far on All About That JUNK I’ve only posted projects that take some work. Power tools, sanding, painting… all of it takes time, effort and elbow grease. Some of my favorite pieces are more meaningful because they were created by hand with my little Design Team, but I know those types of projects just […]
Who Doesn’t Love An Old Window? | All About That JUNK
I love a good, old window. Who doesn’t? Actually, I’ll tell you who. My husband HATES them. But the peeling paint! And the vintage farmhouse nod! And the wonderful trash turned treasure! I have managed to make room for one old window into our home decor, but cleverly disguised as a mirror. I’m sneaky like […]
Meet the Design Team | All About That JUNK
I use the term “we” pretty loosely around these parts. That’s because, most of the time, the creation of my DIY projects involve more than just me. And let’s be honest – sometimes they don’t involve me at all. They just magically migrate to my house. Oh, darn. So today, let’s meet the “we” behind […]
Upcycled 20 Drawer Buffet | All About That JUNK
My husband and I purchased our first home from an elderly couple who planned to downsize from the 2,200-square-foot house in central Indiana, to a one-bedroom apartment in California. I don’t think I need to say it, but they left A LOT of stuff behind. Maybe they thought they were being helpful, or maybe they […]
Antique Door Bed Frame | All About That JUNK
My mother and I enjoy “junking.” This is not to be confused with antiquing. Antiquing implies you’re shopping for mint condition collectibles. Junking means you’re digging through old barns and at the back of salvage yards to find the diamonds in the rough. Nearly every piece in my house was at one time considered junk. […]