{31 days} pyrex collection

October 9, 20145 Comments

~thrifted~

Remember back on {day 4} where I posted a photo collage of a bunch of the things I collect and then encouraged you to display your collections? Well, this post is about how I display some of my pyrex collection as storage in my sewing hutch.

{That little jar was covered with a vintage tea-towel that I received from my grandmother. Just used mod podge to stick it on and the wrapped twine around the top and hot glued it!}

The pyrex is stacked on top of other items, stacked on top of other pyrex, and used to hold trim and fabric.

And, a mini-globe bank that I picked up in Central Oregon.

I also use some of my vintage scale collection to hold the pyrex.

{I also have a huge collection of Mary Engelbreit stuff…not thrifted or secondhand, but from the dollar bins at Michaels.}

Through thrifting, I have been able to finally turn my house into the home I had imagined on a budget that is realistic.

home is….{31 days} a thrifted pyrex collection.

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{31 days} office supplies

October 8, 201491 Comments

~thrifted~

Clipboards hung outside the office door create a useful display space for kids artwork, calendars, photographs, and other bits of whimsy.

Notice Meg’s beautiful prints? They are some of my favorite.

I found all the clipboards at Goodwill. Sometimes you just hit the shop at the right time and they have a bunch of one item. That’s what happened with these clipboards. I picked out a bunch of different style clips, so they don’t all look the same.

I even cut one of them with a jigsaw so that it fits around our thermostat.

This is one of the first things you see as you enter from our garage. It is also one of my favorite walls in the house. {oh, and sorry about the lighting…little to no natural light hitting this part of the house when I took these photos}

Right now, I have information from the kids classes on a few of the clipboards…a sharing calendar, important information from the little guy’s back to school night, and monthly calendars with school holidays and the PE/music schedule.

I also put up the full-sized ruler growth chart that I made a couple of years ago. Go to Pinterest, and type in “wooden ruler growth chart” for tons of tutorials.

If you aren’t interested in a DIY project, go to Etsy and type in “wooden ruler growth chart” for all kinds of awesome shops that can create one for you!

home is…{31 days} thrifted office supply art display.

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{31 days} book wagon

October 7, 20145 Comments

~secondhand~

I turned a garage sale radio flyer wagon into a mobile book case in our playroom!

In addition, Goodwill (and other thrift stores) are a great place to find used children’s books!

home is…{31 days} a secondhand book wagon.

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{31 days} outdoor fall decor

October 5, 20145 Comments

~secondhand, created and thrifted~

Everything but the flowers and pumpkins was thrifted or secondhand.

I use thrifted canisters, kettles, and colanders as flower planters during the summer. I removed the dead petunias and bought $3 mums and decorative kale to replace them.

The upside down door/shelf, white stool, and white ladder came from a friend down the street who used to own a booth in a local antiques mall. SHE is an ultimate thrifter and has amazing style. When I grow up I want to be like her…seriously.

The red ladder was a $5 garage sale find a couple of years ago.

In the Pacific Northwest, we go through a lot of rain boots…the ones on display are some that the kids have outgrown.

The little guy and I took a trip to a local pumpkin patch on a day off from school and added the mini pumpkins and gourds.

Your outdoor fall decor does not just need to go by the front door where you rarely see it. Put a display outside of your kitchen window so you can look at it when you do dishes!

This display acts as a screen between our deck and our neighbors yard. I can see it when I look out the kitchen window, dining room window, or back door.

It makes me happy!

home is…{31 days} secondhand, created, and thrifted outdoor fall decor.

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{31 days} collections

October 4, 20144 Comments

~secondhand and thrifted~

Collections add your personal touch to your home. Display them!

home is…{31 days} secondhand and thrifted collections.

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{31 days} a handpainted sign

October 3, 201411 Comments

~secondhand and created~

I had old boards that the previous owners of our home used for a floor in a makeshift greenhouse. They had been sitting around for almost 5 years and I decided to do something other than use them for firewood.

I didn’t take photos for a tutorial, but here are the basics:

found a font I liked
printed it the size that would work (trial and error here)
traced over the edges with a ballpoint pen that left an indentation in the wood
penciled in the indentation
painted inside the lines

I’ll need to put another coat on the paint, but I was anxious to get it up on the fence. I just screwed the boards into the fence.

This is what I call “the best seat in the house”. It’s where I sit and share my coffee with Odyssey or watch the kids play (if I am not playing with them).

We have lots of campfires…on outdoor movie nights, just to have smores, or to enjoy and evening with friends and neighbors.

You could do the same thing with different words and any size piece of wood and use it in your home or in your outdoor space.

home is…{31 days} a secondhand and created sign.

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{31 days} secondhand, created, and thrifted

October 1, 201439 Comments

Scroll Down to read day 1::

{day 2} the perfect table

{day 3} a hand painted sign

{day 4} collections

{day 5} outdoor fall decor

{day 6} mason jar pendant light

{day 7} book wagon

{day 8} office supplies

{day 9} pyrex collection

{day 10} flash card art

{day 11} paper bag flowers

{day 12} thrifting on the road

{day 13} vintage fisher price

{day 14} interrupted

{day 15} top of the fridge

{day 16} joy all year

{day 17} globe pendant light

{day 18} a quick stop at goodwill

{day 19}

{day 20}

{day 21} love rocks

{day 22} pallet xylophone

{day 23} fall for afghans

Click above to read the other days, I’ll be adding a link to each day once it goes live.

{31 days} header

~secondhand, created and thrifted~

31 days.

Each day in October I will write about something in our home that is secondhand, created or thrifted.

Some days it will be a combination of secondhand, created, or thrifted.

Like, secondhand and created.

Or, thrifted and created.

Maybe even, secondhand, created and thrifted.

At any rate, I hope to inspire you.

After all, home is what YOU make it.

home is…{31 days} secondhand, created and thrifted.

first friday of fall

September 26, 20142 Comments

Just a bit of random for this first friday of fall…

their personalities

This photo captures their personalities perfectly…

she: little miss happy
he: mr. serious

glow

I leave the blinds open and the lights on in our front room a little past dark these days. I love looking in at the warm glow of houses.

in print

You can find my Globe Pendant Light tutorial in the October 2014 issue of Old House Journal. {just click on the link or photo to see the online version}

little guy & mommy day

We don’t get a ton of one-on- one time, so when he has a day off from school when baby girl is in school I try to make it extra special.

We visited the brand new Cabela’s store just a few miles from our house. Believe me, he was more excited than he looks in the photo…just a little overwhelmed by all the stuff to look at!

Then off to the farms.

We stopped for apples and pumpkins.

He is a super cool kid to be around…especially one-on-one. I am really having a fun time watching him grow up.

31 days

Next month I am joining a writing challenge that was started by The Nester. For 31 days I will write everyday about second hand, created, or thrifted items in our home…that you can create or find for your home, too!

Join me beginning October 1st everyday through the month of October!

We’re headed to the local high school Homecoming Parade and Football game tonight. A little Friday Night Lights on this First Friday of Fall.

home is…some random fun on this first day of fall.

stephany taddeo

home is what you make it

Tag: {31 days}

{31 days} pyrex collection

~thrifted~

{31 days} office supplies

~thrifted~

{31 days} book wagon

~secondhand~

{31 days} outdoor fall decor

~secondhand, created and thrifted~

{31 days} collections

~secondhand and thrifted~

{31 days} a handpainted sign

~secondhand and created~

{31 days} secondhand, created, and thrifted

~secondhand, created and thrifted~

first friday of fall

their personalities

glow

in print

little guy & mommy day

31 days