I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. Mine was quiet but enjoyable. Each year I start adding a few patriotic red, white, and blue items to my home around Memorial Day. This is my theme up into mid July. Below is last year’s post on my patriotic living room.
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DIY Farmhouse Coastal Mirror
Back in 2008 when I had a booth at a flea market, I got a cheap mirror at a thrift store to hang in the shop. It had a thin wooden frame which I painted white. When I closed my shop, I put the mirror in the second bedroom. It’s not a very attractive mirror with its little frame. Over the years, I’ve read all sorts of blog posts about people making a frame larger with wood, paper mache, etc. They were all rather complicated. So I kept thinking.

A Simple Farmhouse Table
Last month I found an adorable pitcher with a cute cow on it at my favorite thrift store. I grabbed it and started thinking about a simple farmhouse table based on the cow. Don’t you love to find inspiration in inexpensive thrift store finds?
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