Hi sweet friends!  If you read my previous post you might remember how I replaced the computer desk with a repurposed door.  This frame was the cabinet door that came from that desk.


                                                    I gave the door a quick sanding. 










I glued the grass cording around the map inside the panel.  I also used the cording to hang the frame, by threading it through the holes and tying a knot.  I love the new frame and how it looks in this refreshing chalky finish paint. The little racing boats came from a trophy that I repurposed.

This is our den.  I don't often show this room because it was cluttered and disorganized. We had a large computer desk sitting in the spot above. For years I thought about dismantling the desk and replacing it with something sleek.

Our daughter is leaving for college in the fall, and we will be empty nesters.  It's funny when I was pregnant with her 17 years ago, I had the urge to nest, now that she is leaving I have the urge to purge.  I started my purge with the dismantling of the desk. I salvaged some of it and my husband like a flash, had the rest of it out to the curb in no time.  This happened so quick that I forgot to take a picture of the desk.

When I shop at yard sales I intentionally look for items that are broken but have good bones.  This solid wood plate rack is a good example of what I search for.  As you can see it is missing a dowel. A missing part doesn't bother me. I can replace it or leave it as is like I did here.


For this project, I applied three coats of latex paint called Cream Silk by Benjamin Moore. For the dowels I used one coat of Refreshing; it is a chalky finish made by Americana Decor.  I am in love with this color!!

Do you love strawberries?  I do, they remind me of my grandmother.  When I was a child my grandmother and I would go strawberry picking.  We'd bring home the sweetest strawberries and she would make these simple yummy tarts that always made my mouth water for more.

HI FRIENDS