Kammy's Korner: Library On The Landing Makeover {Vintage Sofa}
This picture was one of my rather "hodge podge arrangements" from a few years back:| www.kammyskorner.com
Serious question:Does anyone else choose their clothing based on its ability to hold a phone? Let's be honest, we all love pockets. Even a dress that has large pockets is going to win out everytime, even if it's pocketless sister makes you look five pounds lighter. AMIRIGHT? (Since we're being honest, it's not just for holding my phone. It's also for a tissue, a few dollar bills, and duh - my hands). | Kammy's Korner
When my husband gets a text that says "Does your wife want this dresser taking up precious space in our garage?" he knows he doesn't even have to ask me. That'd be like asking the one thousand pound sisters if they want ice cream.| Kammy's Korner
You've seen it all, I know!| Kammy's Korner
It started with cleaning out all the kids clothes. This flannel went through both my boys and little girl. It's one of the perks of having boys first. The hand-me-downs, as long as they aren't raggedy by then, can usually cross over to the little miss! I always have grand ideas of upcycling clothes and so I stash piles of them for those "someday projects". But let's be real. I absolutely suck on a sewing machine. That's my mother's expertise, but she lives 500 terrible miles away! But this on...| Kammy's Korner
My mother dear is the best. She sees little dressers like this for a few dollars at a garage sale and she snags them for me, even though she has to bring it 500 miles to get to me! :) Maybe it's her excuse to see the grandkids. Maybe.| Kammy's Korner
If you could describe this "before" in one word, what would it be?| Kammy's Korner
Is there anything more abundant on the curb than headboards??| Kammy's Korner
Welcome to the stereo redo!| Kammy's Korner
A whole new world opened up to me when I finally realized after about fifteen years in the kitchen that it wasn't a sin to BUY A PIE CRUST. Now I am a quiche making queen. Well, not really. More like a Nestle Toll House Pie making queen. But this quiche is definitely queen-worthy if I do say so myself.| Kammy's Korner
I have a barn packed with curbside and hand-me down furniture waiting to get new life.| Kammy's Korner
The best days are the days people decide enough is enough and the junk they've been storing has gotta go! I love that when people around here get that bee in their bonnet, I usually get a message because most of them know that Kammy would love to give it new life!| Kammy's Korner
A pal of mine was in the local resale shop when he found this for $6, thinking it was destined to end up on the trash pile, he couldn't leave it be. He called me, asking if I could work my magic on it so he could give it to his girlfriend to put plants on. I suggested he leave the sweet sentiments on the table.... she might find them romantic. His name isn't Jaeden, and hers isn't Blake James, so maybe that's why he wasn't cool with that?| Kammy's Korner
My tween daughter had suddenly decided her adorable antique white vanity that used to be Grandma's just wasn't for her anymore. No amount of convincing arguments that it was the perfect piece for her bedroom was persuading her otherwise and she was constantly googling white desks and vanities. Are you kidding? A kid of MINE is wanting to buy a NEW piece of furniture? That crap that's made out of pressboard? Surely not. That's when the idea of building one customized just for her using the...| Kammy's Korner
Doesn't that just scream 80's?! The fabric? Drawer pulls? Orange-hued wood? Just a sewing desk in general??| Kammy's Korner
I got a new stencil!! Not just any stencil, but the silhouette of my home state - Michigan! Sorry Iowa, you raised me well and I will always love you, but I've made the switch to Michigan girl. Anyways. Ohhhh, guys. I am like Heywood Banks looking for subjects to sing about. The possibilities are endless. I mean, he sings about foreheads being on fire, flies landing on a cow pie before landing on your potato salad, and my all time favorite Heywood song - TOAST (ask me to sing 'toast...| Kammy's Korner
It was a good day. A good, fun day in my twenty-one year old F150, ninety degrees and no air conditioning, checking out our town's annual clean-your-house-out-and-get-your-crap-picked-up-for-free week. | Kammy's Korner
Every time I pull in my driveway with another load of crap treasures, my neighbor shakes his head and reminds me how I told him I wasn't going to say "yes" to any more furniture until I got rid of what I had. But how can I say no when someone says "You can have it, or it's going in the dumpster". What? What a terrible lonely way to die! Someone once spotted the glorious wooden piece of their dreams in the furniture store ad and spent their precious wedding gift money on it, knowing right ...| Kammy's Korner
This picture was one of my rather "hodge podge arrangements" from a few years back:| www.kammyskorner.com
This has been the year for shelves in our house!| www.kammyskorner.com
A couple weeks ago I got the impulse to paint the light aqua blue walls in my formal living room black. I told my mom to calm down, it would be OKAY. I told my nieces that no, this did not mean they should buy me goth wear for my birthday.| www.kammyskorner.com
This buffet was being used as a workbench in a boy's bedroom. Which I think is AWESOME! I will not say "what a shame" cuz shoot, he was creating and building and that's a GOOD THING. The top definitely bore the marks of his creativity! | www.kammyskorner.com
Because this was Rusty Wellman's dresser as a kid, that totally ups the value. | www.kammyskorner.com
How do you still get excited about redoing a piece of furniture when you've done hundreds over the last few years?| www.kammyskorner.com
So I'm calling this "blonde" wood and I'm not sure if that's technically correct or not, but you've seen these blondish-greenish-tannish dressers before. If you google in "blond dresser" your screen will fill up with images of these - so there's that. I swear everyone's grandma had this set in one of her spare bedrooms. But it definitely has a greenish hue to it... kinda like when us blondies went swimming too much as kids and the chlorine turned our tow-heads to seaweed-heads. Iowa summers...| www.kammyskorner.com
If this were an all female audience, I'd blog about the humorous morning I had getting a mammogram with the "new girl on the job". But since I know there are some dudes out there.... I'll just stick to this repurposed hutch top makeover. Actually, after my mammo, I stopped at Saint Vincent De Paul because I don't know about where you live, but ours has a wickedly amazing library of used books. And they're only 94 cents each! I got a good stack that should last me awhile and to be hone...| www.kammyskorner.com
