Blogs I Love

Blogs I Love

I love reading blogs.  Its a great source of inspiration - and entertainment.  And I follow many different blogs for many different reasons.  Sometimes, I love their style.  Sometimes, I enjoy looking at beautiful pictures.  And sometimes, I just love to laugh at all of their jokes.  But whatever the reason, I love them.  So, I decided to share some of my favorite blogs today.  This is a partial list of course.  And I thought Id start with some of the bigger blogs (Ill add a list of some of the smaller blogs I follow next week).  But each of these women inspire me in some way.  So, here it goes (in no particular order):






Donna at Funky Junk Interiors is amazing.  She is talented and funny and incredibly helpful.  Her projects are so original and beautiful.  And her pictures are gorgeous.  

Bower Power Blog
Katie at Bower Power Blog is a favorite for so many reasons.  Again, her style is great, her pictures are beautiful, and she has the best sense of humor.  I always look forward to her posts.






This is a great resource for furniture makeovers.  I love her style.  She makes old furniture look amazing.

Vintage Revivals
I think Mandi is the queen of thrift store makeovers.  I cant believe some of the afters on her blog.  She is so talented.

A Country Farmhouse
Trina has completely renovated an old farmhouse - and it is stunning.  Maybe its because I have always dreamed of owning a farmhouse, but I love this blog.  Its a huge inspiration for me.  Simply beautiful.

Young House Love
John and Sherry have a great knack for sharing their home remodeling projects.  And great step-by-step instructions.  If I ever need to know how to tackle a new project, this is usually my go-to resource.  

Centsational Girl
I love Kates style.  Her home is beautiful.  And she shares the most fabulous pictures.  A must read.




Lindsey is probably one of the funniest women on the internet.  She introduces a makeover like no one else.  She just cracks me up - and I love a great before and after too.  Its a win-win.






I love finding great ideas for organizing my home - and life.  Jen has a wonderful site that is full of organizational help.  I read it daily - I have so much to learn in this department.  But Im getting there...

So. heres a sampling of the blogs I read.  Id love to hear about some of your favorites - leave me a comment and share the blog love.



Blogs I Love

Mini Thrift Makeovers! Love You Rub N Buff

Mini Thrift Makeovers! Love You Rub N Buff

I came across a bag today buried in my trunk full of three little thrift store treasures and decided to wash and paint them up today!

I loved the detail on the little frame and the cherry and gold was pretty but not my colors. The cherub potpourri holder was cute but I needed it to be silver. And the ice bucket was adorable but the handle was pitted and awful. Enter Rub n Buff - my favorite thing!

I prefer to use my fingers because I think it works the best that way but my fingers look like the tin man for a few days until it wears away.

I decided to paint the frame white and rub it silver. When it was completed, I didnt like it as well as I thought I would. So I decided to makeover the makeover. :-) I painted it black and rubbed it silver and I am much happier. I have to fix a few mess ups. Whoops.

The cherub thinga-ma-jig - bowl? Candle holder? Potpourri dish? It caught my eye because the bow on top. I LOVE bows. I was looking for something to hold my AROMATIQUE Splendour in the Bath potpourri (LOVE) in the bathroom upstairs which has all chrome fixtures. I gave it a little silver rub n buff and I really like the way it turned out.

My favorite item of the three is the ice bucket. It turns out that it is from a company called Heller Co. from Brooklyn, NY and quite collectible. Not bad for $2.50! :-)

A few people picked it up and put it down because of the awful handle, but I couldnt leave it there.

I love the way the handle comes off and little glass knobs hold it in place. Too cool. I rubbed both sides of the handle silver and I like it much better than the goldy brass. And the design on the handle is chevron and the silver rub really accentuates the pattern. Since my new dining room is going to be all silver - I cannot wait to use it!

Mini Thrift Makeovers! Love You Rub N Buff

New Favorite LOVE the Rustoleum Paint Pen

New Favorite LOVE the Rustoleum Paint Pen

This goes under the heading, "Why didnt I think of that?" I needed something to spruce up the old garden sign. I used a sharpie black permanent marker and in only a few days it faded.

Walking down the paint aisle at Menards (Midwest home improvement store), I came across this Rustoleum American Accents Decorative Paint Pen. It came in a bunch of basic colors including black which was the color I needed. So I decided to give it a try!

Well lo and behold - it is totally wonderful! It worked like a charm! It has a chisel tip so you can make fat or skinny lines and you have complete control and freedom of movement. It goes on just like magic marker but with the durability and saturation of paint.

I can see it for monogramming pillows, signs, furniture touch-ups, calligraphy, the uses are endless!


New Favorite LOVE the Rustoleum Paint Pen