My Scores at the Thrift Store and More

April 19, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I’m back this week to share some more of my scores from the thrift store. This weeks finds come from Goodwill, of course, and a local antique and consignment shop. I think I will start with my Goodwill treasure. As soon as a saw it, I knew I had to have it and it was worth every dollar, all 4 of them to be exact!

Thrift Shop Scores

I am obsessed with this white enamel pot. The lid slides into a locked position and it is actually a strainer. My husband took one look at it and said, ” Oh good, you’re making pasta tonight.” I said, “I bought it because it looks good on the stove and no, we are not having spaghetti tonight.” This baby cleaned up nicely and yes I will use it for more than just a pretty prop on the stovetop…just not today.

I am thinking it will be a pretty prop for a few more days!

In this photo the following items are from Goodwill:

The bread board behind the wreath above the cooktop
The white enamel pot
The pizza-board on the counter
The Hearth and Hand White Enamel Hot Cocoa Pot
The white pot holding the faux greenery (faux greenery is from IKEA)

The next item came from a local antique shop. This thing took over 4 weeks to get home due to the size of it. The shop owner and I tried every which way to fit it into my car but it was a no go. Luckily for me, a dear friend was able to put this monster in her suburban. I must say, a few people were skeptical when they saw it before I cleaned it up. Here she is…

A few things about this ladder,

It’s from the old Bell telephone company.
The shop owner said it was 10 feet tall.
I didn’t measure it.
My ceiling is 11 feet tall.
The ladder is actually closer to 13 feet tall.
I discovered this when I tried to fit it into the room.
My husband trimmed the excess from the top and bottom of the ladder so it would fit.

I will do an extra post on the before and after of this ladder and show you how I am going to style it. I was excited to share it today though.

Also, notice the little canvas bag on the small table on the hearth. I picked it up at another vintage/consignment shop. To me, it is one of those items that is kind of ugly and unique but I find it charming.

I can’t remember if I shared it before but the table is a Goodwill find, it was actually a Target Salvage.

The last item I am sharing, is a small, round wooden bread board. It came from the same vintage/consignment shop as the “charming” canvas bag. I love this little shop. It is only open the first weekend of every month. It is always exciting to go and see what new and unique things they have.

I am loving the wood against all the white. I love the dimension it adds!

Oops, I lied…one more thing to share that I picked up at the same shop. It’s not vintage or used, two of my favorite things but I still wanted it!

Someone in the neighborhood walked by as I was standing on my front porch taking this photo. Yep, that was me, the crazy lady taking pictures of my doormat with my feet in the photo to be relevant on instagram. Any who, that is the latest installment of all my thrift shop scores and more. I hope you enjoyed seeing my treasures.

Until Next Time,

GoodWill Hunting

April 2, 2018 By stylishrevamp 6 Comments

Hello friends! Today, I am sharing some of my finds from my GoodWill Hunting trip. The most common question I am asked is, “How do you manage to find so many things when I can’t find anything?” The answer is simple, you have to go often. I go almost daily. Yep, that’s right. I go to Goodwill almost every single day during the week. I am usually in and out in less than 15 minutes. Today, I hit up two Goodwills and didn’t find a single thing. That is just the way it goes sometimes.

A lot of people do not understand my obsession with Goodwill shopping or any thrift shopping for that matter but it’s just my thing. I know what you must be thinking since I go almost every day…she must have a ton of crap all over her house or she must be a hoarder. You will be happy to know, that is not the case. I may be a drawer stuffer but my house is actually pretty organized. I like everything to be in its place. When I go to bed at night, my home is always in order. I can’t stand waking up to a messy kitchen. I just feel like my day starts off right if it begins organized. It’s the same way with the throws and pillows on my sofas. They have to be fluffed and neat when I head up to bed at night. It’s how I function. Now the garage…that’s another story… I can’t wait to get it organized again…just waiting on some warm weather before I tackle that mess! The other thing I try to do a few times a month is donate items that we don’t use, want or need any longer.

GoodWill Hunting

O.k. on to my Goodwill Hunting finds. First up, is this sweet little wicker basket that I found for $4. I was on the fence about it and when I’m usually on the fence about an item it ends up being one of my most treasured finds. First of all it was filthy and I mean gross filthy! Once I got it home, it went straight into my laundry sink and under some hot running water until the water ran clean. Then I sat it outside to dry.

I love the shape of it, high in the back and swooped down in the front. I am so glad I picked it up. She cleaned up nicely!

Also, all the white dishes and pottery were gathered from all my GoodWill Hunting trips.

Second Hand Shopping

Lately, I have been having a love affair with the color green. I revamped my oldest son’s room and added touches of green.(I have a post coming up soon) I remembered that I had picked up a pair of vintage flower frogs from Goodwill for a $1.50 so I pulled those out.

I repurposed the vintage flower frog into a photo holder.

My last Goodwill Hunting treasure for today is this little black lamp.

I absolutely adore this lamp. Yes, it has a few dings but that adds character! I love how the actual light is hanging on the hook and you can remove it. It is just such a neat piece. Love, love, love it!

Maybe, I will take you with me on one of my GoodWill Hunting Trips.

Until Next Time,

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A Round-Up of my Favorite Goodwill and Thrifted Treasures

March 4, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It is no secret that I am obsessed with Goodwill and thrift shopping. So much so that for my birthday, my husband asked me what I wanted and my response was nothing but silence from him when I carried in my hauls from Goodwill. A few days later, I had to clarify that his agreement to this request was not just for the day of my birthday but for a lifetime. I think it was a win/win for both of us! I am also keeping up my end of the deal that when something new comes in something old must leave the house…I always drop something off at Goodwill, even if it’s someone else’s belongings!

Goodwill Favorites

There are so many things that I adore about Goodwill and thrift shopping. I love looking through all the discarded items that were once loved by someone else. I enjoy thinking about how they were once used. I like that the inventory is constantly changing. The deals are incredible and I like finding one of a kind items. I also like finding items that appear to be past their prime and breathing new life into them. I always get that spark of excitement when I pull into the lot, eager to see what is waiting to be found.

I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of some of my favorite treasures and how I incorporated them into our home.

This is my most recent Goodwill treasure. I paid a whopping $15 for this Pottery Barn desk chair. It is in great shape, just a few nicks and scratches on the wood frame. If you look above the piano, you can see another thrift store favorite. This shelf which is actually from an old buffet side table is flipped upside down. I think we paid $10 for it years ago.

The crocheted soft, creamy throw comes for Goodwill for the bargain price of $2. I always look for crocheted throws or embroidery linens. I just toss them into to the washing machine the minute I get home!

The mirror and the weather vane came from Goodwill and the green metal letter came from our local Barn Show which carries vintage and handmade items.

These black iron frames are reminiscent of something from the Magnolia line from Joanna Gaines. I added them to the shelves in my sitting room which you can read more about here.

I picked up two of these little candle holders for $2 and added them to my DIY shelves in my sitting room as well.

You can see the Goodwill finds here on my DIY shelves. The cabinet is a $40 Goodwill find. You can read more about it here.

All of my white dishes and pottery come from Goodwill. I use it to decorate my buffet and shelves and all my glass front cabinets in the kitchen. I have found some great pieces of white ironstone.

Decorating with Goodwill Treasures

Obviously, I have a little obsession with candle holders. I have more but won’t share them all today.

Still one of my favorites…the teak boat ladder was a yard sale find. Speaking of ladders, I bought a 10 foot vintage ladder which is still sitting at the store because it wouldn’t fit in my car! Yikes, I need to pick it up this week. I hope it is a glorious as I remember it to be! I will share it when and if I get it home.

I still adore this golden beauty. I have a ton of golden thrifted lovelies. You can search “gold” in my search bar and look up more of my favorites. I kind of went on a gold binge for a while. I tend to get hooked on something and shop it like crazy, hence all the candle holders, gold items, mirrors, letters, the list goes on and on. You get my point!

Excuse the Christmas photo but I love this picture with my yard sale chippy white frames! Yep, love them. If you got this far, thank you for sticking it out! I have sooooo many more goodies to share but I get the feeling we are all on overload! Stay tuned for another post later this week where I will share some more of my favorite cheap treats!

Until Next Time,

My Christmas Home 2017

December 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Here we are again. Two and a half shopping days left until Christmas. I am so happy that I am done and completely wrapped! Today the hubs and I went to the mall and it felt so good to be able to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the other shoppers without any stress on us. We enjoyed a nice leisurely lunch, picked up a few odds and ends and came home. I actually like to shop for others and I tend to do it year round. When I see something I think someone would enjoy, I pick it up and keep it hidden until Christmas. I also keep a running list of what I have purchased throughout the year in my journal. Next year, I am going to wrap it when I buy it or so I tell myself!

Now on to the last tour of My Christmas Home. I hope you enjoy. Today I will share our foyer and my home office.

These two tables flank the front door which is draped in garland. The gold bowl on the table is filled with vintage milk glass Christmas light bulbs and the Nutcracker is at least 25 years old, another oldie but a favorite.

Decorating for Christmas using Vintage Items

I picked up this vintage demijohns bottle at our local vintage/ antique Fair. I usually have two feather trees on the foyer table but I wanted to do something different. I sprayed some branches with white paint and added glittered snow while the paint was wet. I then hung our personalized snowmen ornaments on the branches. I have a personalized ornament for each family member and extended family member. I got this idea from my friend’s mom. Her little tree was so adorable and I loved the idea and have been doing it ever since. My mom started me off with my first three ornaments with our boys name on it. Hallmark used to carry the snowmen ornaments but they haven’t had them in years so I search ebay whenever I need to add another new family member.

If you look closely at the banister, you can see another favorite of mine. My mom bought me this Santa when I first got married. Now he sits on the banister, he is one of the first things you see as you enter out foyer. If I remember I will post a close up of him on instagram.

My Christmas Home

If you look in the right hand corner of the photo, you can see the DIY reindeer my dad made for me when I first moved out of my parents home into my first apartment. When my middle son was little he would climb on them to see if he could make them fly. I miss those days!

I only took a few photos of my office. It pretty much remains the same each year but I took photos of the new additions.

The pencil tree is the same one I used last year. I bought it at Micheals for a steal. It wasn’t the prettiest tree I have ever seen but I wanted something skinny and cheap! This year I flocked it and I think it’s an improvement. Although, I didn’t follow the directions for the flock, it turned out pretty well. You were supposed to wet the tree and gently sift the snow while spraying more water as the snow was falling. I did that in the beginning but that grew old quickly. I did spray water on the tree then I tossed the snow in a thicker application followed by more water. Patience is not something I am very good with apparently. I let this dry for several days before I attempted to carry it upstairs into my office. Yep, you read that correctly, I did this all inside. In my defense, I did put a tarp down first! Lastly, I cut up a feather boa from the craft store and placed the pieces on the branches for a snowy look and added some red berries.

I added a few new Christmas throws and pillows to add a bit of brightness and cheer. The other new item I bought was this fabulous green metal K.

That wraps up the tour of My Christmas Home. I truly love decorating for the Holiday Season and creating new memories with friends and family. I hope you and your family enjoy the Holiday Season and Have a Merry Christmas!

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

December 21, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I am back to share another peek into our Christmas Home. Other than the kitchen, the rooms I am sharing are where I spend most of my time. Today, you will see our sunroom and our sitting room off of the master bedroom. The sitting room is the coziest room in the house. Even though it is small, I love having a Christmas tree in here. So let’s get started in the sitting room.

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

I love the vintage feeder. I added some greenery and the red letters to add a pop of color.

I love this sign above the bed! You can see how I made it here and here. The process is the same.

I didn’t get around to sharing the faux fireplace my husband built for our youngest but I wanted to show you how cute it is decked out for Christmas. I will post the design and build in a separate post.

(look at the wooden figure dabbing)

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Next, I will show you the sunroom. This is where we hang out the most but Santa leaves the gifts under the tree in the Family room which you can see here.

I ordered this tree from Walmart. It is heavily flocked and kind of sparse looking which I adore. I forgot to mention but the tree in the sitting room is also from Walmart. Both of them were CHEAP!

A few years back my husband came home with a little table top tree and we have continued with that tradition. I think it is so cute. The tree skirt is actually a vintage table-cloth that I picked up in Florida several years ago. It reminds me of one my mom used to have. I think decorating for Christmas brings back so many happy memories and that’s why I enjoy it so much.

You can see a glimpse into my office and the foyer in the picture above. My goal for tomorrow is to do a final Christmas Tour which will include my office and the foyer. I finished my baking again today since someone pretty much wiped out everything I have baked up until this point and I have already decided I am on a break from the gym until January so I should be able to do a final post. I say should just in case I get sucked into the Hallmark Channel again.

Until Next Time,

Christmas Home Tour part 2

December 19, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Yes, this was supposed to go up on Sunday but I am truly obsessed with the Hallmark Channel at the moment. I cannot get enough of it hence the late post and now the need to double up on the rest of my room tours. So today will be both the kitchen and the dining room Christmas tours. On a positive note, most of my wrapping is done as well as my baking!

O.k. let’s get started in the kitchen. Most of my kitchen has remained the same with just a few new items to share.

The banner hanging in the window is new this year. I picked it up at our local barn show. It is reminiscent of a vintage banner that’s why I love it.

My husband’s red truck is an oldie but a favorite, especially with the wreath on the bumper and a Christmas tree in the back of the truck.

This little ceramic camper is new for this years decor. I picked it up at Goodwill last year after Christmas. I adore this piece and it will always remind me of the sweet woman that bought it for me. I was strolling around Goodwill after Christmas last year and they had several pretty Santa mugs and these little campers. So I was scooping them up and putting them in my cart and when the sweetest woman came up to me and we starting chatting about what I was going to do with them. I told her I would keep a few for myself and the rest I would fill with candy, it would make a great hostess or teacher gift. So she started loading her cart up and thanked me for the idea. When I went to pay, the kind woman had already paid for my purchases and had already left.

The Santa beside the camper is a vintage napkin holder that I have had for a while. I picked it up at our local antique shop.

Christmas Home Tour

Ok, now onto the dining room. We will have our Christmas Eve dinner in here as well as our Christmas Day Brunch.

I absolutely love all the pops of red this year in our Christmas decor.

I will set the dining room table on the 23rd for our Christmas Eve dinner. I will do an instagram story of the table once it’s complete. I picked up some new napkins on etsy that are super cute. I will probably use my vintage Christmas Ironstone for Brunch and my holly china on Christmas Eve.

I made this sign last year. You can read about it here.

Tomorrow, if I don’t get sucked into the Hallmark Channel again, I will do a post on a few more rooms. Hopefully, I will be caught up before Christmas Eve. Thanks for stopping by…

Until Next Time,

Welcome to Our Home – Christmas 2017 Home Tour

December 10, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to our 2017 Christmas Home Tour. Today I am sharing our family room that is all decked out for the holidays. This room completely transforms at Christmastime. It just feels much more cozy. So much so that I was snuggled up under my Christmas throw watching Christmas Hallmark movies and napping all day long in here! It was such a good day! This is truly such a magical time of the year and I enjoy every single thing about it.

This post is picture heavy and word lite. So sit back and enjoy our 2017 Christmas Family Room Home Tour.

I added pops of red to our Christmas decor this year. I am loving the addition of the red pom-pom garland on the mantle, I picked this up at HomeGoods a few weeks ago.

Christmas Home Tour 2017

I added little pops of red through out each room with throws, pillows and bows. I like the festive touch it adds to each space.

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

Here is a view into the kitchen. I will be sharing our Christmas Kitchen later in the week so be sure to come back and check it out.

Until Next Time,

What’s In Your Toolbox?

October 29, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I know Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet and I am already thinking about Christmas. To me, it is never too early to be thinking of great gift ideas. With the holidays approaching rather quickly, I thought it might be fun to share What’s in my Toolbox. I love when my husband buys me new tools to add to my toolbox. Last year for Christmas, he bought me a new portable workbench and some tools and I felt like the luckiest girl ever!

What’s in your Toolbox?

I think I will start with my all time favorite tool, a true renovators’ essential.

(Ryobi Cordless Brad Nailer)

Renovators’ Essentials

This tool has made so many projects around our home much easier and less time-consuming. I like that it is cordless which takes the hassle out of maneuvering a cord around with you. We have used it to install our wainscoting, the IKEA Billy Bookcase, and my Ikea Pax Wardrobe. I also used it to build my shelving in the bedroom as well as the shiplap above the fireplace. I could not possibly be more please with this tool. When I am done, I pull the battery out and place it in the charger.

The next thing in my toolbox is my cordless drill. I think everyone needs a good cordless drill, they are so much easier than using a set of screwdrivers which I used to do and it was exhausting! Lately I have been collecting extra drill bits to add to my toolbox as well.

In my toolbox, you will also find the Ryobi cordless circular saw which uses the same battery as my Brad Nailer making it very convenient! I use my circular saw when I need to make a quick cut on a piece of wood and I don’t want to pull out my table saw. In a few weeks, I will share with you my new Christmas sign I made. I used the circular saw to cut my wood down to the perfect size.

The last tool that I am sharing today would be my hand sander by….I have to say that sanding is one of my least favorite parts of any furniture revamp so having a good sander helps make this process easier and far less tedious!

What’s in your Toolbox?

I shared only four of my favorite tools from my toolbox but there are so many other options for gift giving. I like the idea of buying a toolbox and filling it with the essentials. I remember when I moved out into my first apartment, my dad gave me a starter toolbox, I loved that he did that for me. He filled it with a hammer, tape measure, screwdrivers, picture hanging supplies, nails and a few other essentials. My husband did the same thing for our boys. Today, there are so many great options from the little starter toolbox to the rolling stackable toolboxes. Wayfair has a great selection of toolboxes to choose from if you are just beginning or want a major upgrade. I am obsessing over the pink Steel Toolbox and the Hat Box Tool Box. So cute! Ok so these are just two of my favorites click here and check out the rest.

I hope I have given you a few ideas to kick of your Holiday shopping if you haven’t started already. Don’t worry you still have 57 more days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

How to Create a Cozy Fall Home Using Pops of Orange

October 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing my simple Fall Home Tour. I say simple because I added only a few pops of orange to create a cozy fall home. Last year I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and paint all of my Fall/Halloween decorations white and I am so happy that I didn’t do that. I was thinking that my orange pumpkins were dated and they might be but the memories they hold outweigh the white pumpkin trend/phase any day… to me any ways!

So Welcome to my Fall Home Tour 2017 with pops of orange!

I think we will start in the Family Room. I added orange pillows which really pop off of my grey sofa and leather chair. I also added an orange and cream check throw. A few pumpkins and a leafy garland and that’s it. Easy Peasy!

This is my all time favorite Fall decoration. I remember the day we bought it. The older two boys were about 2 and 3 years old and each year I would let them choose a new decorations and they chose this pumpkin. At night when it is lit, it is so pretty.

Fall Home Tour in the Kitchen

In the kitchen, I sprinkled some mini pumpkins in my potted plants to carry the orange theme through.

On the cooktop mantel, I used my youngest son’s toilet paper pumpkin he made back in preschool. It’s another thing I pull out each year. I also added a stuffed pumpkin to the wreath.

If you look closely, you can see my cookbook is turned to a pumpkin page. It is one of Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks. I love her books. It’s like reading a good story.

I tucked a pumpkins fairy into a wreath and added more mini pumpkins to my candlesticks. Back in the day, I used to decorate a tree with orange lights and added all these mini pumpkins. The tree is long gone and I almost donated the mini pumpkins to Goodwill but decided to scatter them around. It was such a last minute and random idea but I love it!

(Here is a view of my kitchen Island at night. Look in the back ground and you can see my favorite pumpkin lit up)

In the Dining Room, I added some gourds to my dough bowl and scattered more mini pumpkins around.

Another mini pumpkin in my office…

and some older and sentimental decorations…

(Another preschool favorite…five little pumpkins sitting on a fence.) It brings back such great memories.

So sometimes it’s nice not be on trend. I am glad I followed my instincts and kept all of my old Fall/Halloween decorations orange and stepped away for the white paint can!

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Until Next Time,

Fixer Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

October 12, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I am so excited to finally reveal our newly updated Master Bedroom. This has been months in the making! I shared bits and pieces of the progress a few months back here and here but today I am sharing a quick video…my first ever!

One of our goals for 2017, which I shared here, was to add hardwood floors upstairs. Well, we finally did it. The floors were installed in early September and last week the final paint touch ups were completed. I am so happy we made the move from carpeting upstairs to wood floors. I liked having the carpet when the boys were little and we didn’t have a puppy running around but I absolutely love the wood floors! Enjoy my first video and we will chat about the details after!

Fixer-Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

I am loving the transformation. The hardwood floors make all the difference in the world! We matched them with the downstairs flooring which is a 5 inch hand scraped hickory. The hickory is a very warm tone which keep the wood from appearing too cold.

Here’s a quick rundown of everything we did.

added hardwood
built a shelf using a 2×10 stained to match vintage chest at foot of the bed. Shelf is attached using Simpson Strong Ties from Home Depot which I sprayed black
new gun-metal bed found at a local consignment shop
painted dresser, night stands, mirrors and lamps with Amy Howard One Step Paint
added an area rug from IKEA
hung wall sconces from Wayfair

I got the idea of the shelf above the bed from an episode of… you guessed it …The Fixer Upper. It was the on season 4 episode 16. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to do my version of it above our bed. Such an easy projects with a big impact. I did something similar in the sitting room.

Master Bedroom Reveal

The area rug is from IKEA. This is actually two area rug that I placed together. I used the recommended rug pad from IKEA which feels a bit tacky/sticky and it keeps the two rugs together and stays in place.

I shared the sitting room before but I wanted you to see the difference the hard wood makes in here. EEK, I LOVE IT! The chairs are the same ones I bought when I was pregnant with my first boys. I had them reupholstered. They are in fantastic shape and are super comfy. I added the same IKEA rug in here to help keep the two room cohesive. I also added the ottoman from IKEA ektorp series. You can see a small stand on the fireplace hearth…a GoodWill find. This is kind of totally my space!

(reupholstered chairs with pillow and throw from TJ Maxx…and Charlie)

I love this credenza I bought from Goodwill for $40. I gave it a quick coat of paint and added my DIY shelves above it. Almost everything on the shelves are treasures I found at Goodwill.

I hope you enjoyed my Master Bedroom Reveal and my first ever video.

Until Next Time,

My Scores at the Thrift Store and More

Thrift Shop Scores

GoodWill Hunting

GoodWill Hunting

Second Hand Shopping

A Round-Up of my Favorite Goodwill and Thrifted Treasures

Goodwill Favorites

Decorating with Goodwill Treasures

My Christmas Home 2017

Decorating for Christmas using Vintage Items

My Christmas Home

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Christmas Home Tour part 2

Christmas Home Tour

Welcome to Our Home – Christmas 2017 Home Tour

Christmas Home Tour 2017

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

What’s In Your Toolbox?

What’s in your Toolbox?

Renovators’ Essentials

What’s in your Toolbox?

How to Create a Cozy Fall Home Using Pops of Orange

So Welcome to my Fall Home Tour 2017 with pops of orange!

Fall Home Tour in the Kitchen

Fixer Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

Fixer-Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

Master Bedroom Reveal

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