Thess Socety Blog

Welcome to my quest to turn my Ikea Stranda wardrobe into a cool, vintage looking piece of furniture. I've painted and repainted and tried all sorts of looks on this piece, but nothing really spoke to my heart until this latest makeover. I began with this bare basic Ikea Stranda wardrobe, bought many years ago because it was solid wood and unfinished so it wasn't terribly expensive. Read more »

I'm always on the lookout for things I can upcycle and use to decorate my home.  Last fall I found a 1970s wood and antique brass chandelier at the dump.  It was missing the screws and glass shades but I liked the overall look of it so I dragged it home for my guest bedroom. A few coats of white spray paint breathed new life into this light fixture.  Of course I was so excited to see it painted I forgot the obligatory before shot.   Sigh.   It looked a little like this one (see below) only the wood is oak and was a lighter stain colour. Read more »

Hello, it's me again. You know, the obsessive compulsive can't leave well enough alone blogger? I upcycled this cube shelving unit some time ago.  It went from basic cube to a console table with legs and drawers.  It worked well but since I'm in the middle of making over all the furniture in my home office, I decided to change this piece up a bit. Here's the before & after of the last makeover: Read more »

I am on a welcome sign kick this week - chalk it up to my new front porch!! While scrolling through Pinterest I found a photo of old doorknob plates used as a street number sign.  I was going to replicate that look but the numbers would have been a bit too small to see from the street.  Instead I went with yet another welcome sign... Plus I scored an scrabble set at the Thrift shop a few weeks ago & I was delighted to use some of the tiles for this project. Read more »