Make a vintage BINGO card styled stencilled tray

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       A new imposter resides in my house, thanks to Something I’ve collected for awhile are antique board games. So when this week’s assignment for SYTYCD was to be catalogue inspired, I knew right then that Pottery Barn’s bingo sign would fit in well with my existing decorating theme. But to create wall decor? Something else? I didn’t quite know […]

Creating an old world cultured stone fireplace without massive destruction

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Creating an old world cultured stone fireplace, without massive destruction is possible. Here’s proof!   Once upon a time, the fireplace was your typical outdated brick variety with a teeny weeny little mantel. When my home underwent major renovations, my buddy Dan asked me what plans I had for the fireplace. I cringed, wishing I HAD […]

A coffee table with a dual personality – revisited

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This post isn’t brand new to blogsphere, however has been added to. And since I took a lovely picture of it at Christmas with ‘the different look’, it totally feels like a brand new table again! Read on and see what I mean. Woodsy finishes on coffee tables can beย lovely! But in this case, this […]

Top 10 funky furniture rehabs for 2009

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How about a recap of what transpired here at Funky Junk headquarters in 2009? Here are my top 10 furniture type rehabs. Let’s see if I can FIND 10… #10. The kitchen cabs. You like? Kidding! Before. And the AFTER. The kitchen was gutted with new alder cabinets installed and one very funky island topper. […]

New way to stack/decorate a side table (furniture line intro)

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In preparation for my Christmas Show, I wanted to illustrate different types of finishes to furniture pieces viewed in room settings. I was over the moon delighted to land these two identical adorable round side tables which wereย the perfect before and after pieces! Here is one of the tables, with the legs and top finished […]