$3 Thrift Store Chair

May 20, 2013 · 4 Comments
$3 Thrift Store Chair by The Wood Grain Cottage

Months ago I found a sad little chair at the thrift store. With a price of $3.00, how could I not bring it home? It was pretty beat up and I had to fill several holes and large gashes, but I'm … {read more}

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Thrift Store Headboard & Footboard

April 15, 2013 · 27 Comments
Thrift Store Headboard | The Wood Grain Cottage

I seriously cannot contain my excitement for my latest thrift store find.... Eeee! On a spur of the moment decision, I stopped by our local thrift store. I scoped out the downstairs and then made … {read more}

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Entryway Updates

March 29, 2013 · 12 Comments
Entryway | The Wood Grain Cottage

Happy Friday! I've been trying to spruce up our entryway. It's felt a little lackluster to me lately. We desperately needed a new rug. I'd been itching to paint the entry table and I'm still … {read more}

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Herringbone Side Table Makeover

March 20, 2013 · 34 Comments
Herringbone Side Table Makeover | The Wood Grain Cottage

Sometimes things happen that make you want to cry. You cry out of sadness, out of joy, out of sorrow and you cry because of happiness. This little side table made we want to cry, but out of pure … {read more}

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Breakfast Nook Dresser: Two Toned Transformation- How To

December 3, 2012 · 4 Comments
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Last week I showed you our newly transformed dresser. And because I am so happy with the way that it turned out, today I'm showing you what I did. First off, I headed to Walmart to buy some … {read more}

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Breakfast Nook Update: Refinished Dresser

November 30, 2012 · 2 Comments
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Hello and Happy Friday! I'm back with yet another breakfast nook update. Now that we have added the bench, it's prodded me to finish several other projects that I've been wanting to … {read more}

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October Month in Review

November 1, 2012 · 2 Comments
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Happy November 1st! Was it just me, or did October fly by? I'm doing something new today. I'm wrapping up October... in one post. Welcome to our first Month in Review. I kicked off October by … {read more}

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Painted Sewing Machine Table

October 30, 2012 · 11 Comments
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Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to know how to sew. I was in a 4-H sewing group until middle school, but by then I was too caught up in sports and raising pigs and steers for the 4-H market, … {read more}

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Mudroom Bench Makeover

October 23, 2012 · 5 Comments
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It's been a while since I last talked about my desire to update our mudroom. It's always seemed a little, well, blah. Honestly, with all of the other rooms calling for my attention, the mudroom has … {read more}

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Upholstered Thrift Store Chair

October 12, 2012 · 4 Comments
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You've already seen the "After" version of my lovely thrift store chair, but I can't even begin to tell you how much I have fallen in love with it. What started out as a sad little chair ended up … {read more}

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