vintage – Page 7

Magazine Rack Redo

Published on September 14, 2011January 26, 2015 by Yvette14 Comments

I have a bit of an obsession with magazine racks, especially the old-school wood ones. While I was in Florida a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across the perfect rack for my guest bathroom. Yes. I said BATHROOM. Every bathroom in my home (other than the kids’ bath) has its own fully-stocked magazine rack. I don’t know about you guys, but the only privacy I seem to have these days is when I lock myself up in the john. Why not use the time to catch up on my reading? 🙂


This super sturdy rack caught my eye at a Salvation Army in Wesley Chapel, FL.

Lucky for me it was blue tag day, so I snatched this up for $3.50

Here she is after two coats of Annie Sloan Provence.

I decided not to distress this piece. I loved it just the way it was.

I used only Clear Wax.


Here it sits, in its new home, the Powder Room, fully stocked with local magazines. Perfect for when our out-of-town guests come to visit.

Click here and here to see where this, and our other projects are linked.

Scrap Fabric Cuff

Published on July 27, 2011January 26, 2015 by Yvette9 Comments

Here’s a little project you can do with some simple fabric scraps. This:

Plus this:

Can turn into this:

I love my new cuff! I found the vintage trim a few months ago at one of my favorite Land O’ Lakes thrift stores. The center fabric was a remnant piece of home decor fabric from Joanns and the base fabric was left over from my dish towels. I covered a button with the same blue fabric and made a little loop to hold it together. This entire project cost me less than $2 and took less than an hour.