The Apple Street Cottage

  This sweet little goose (OK, maybe not so sweet) was found at an estate sale late last fall. It sat on a shelf until the last day, broken bill taped to its back, and no one interested in taking the little quacker (or honker) home. Until I came along! Now, there was some debate as to whether this was a goose or a duck.  The ladies running the estate sale really felt it was a goose so, for all intents and purposes, goose it is! This poor little goose was broken, dirty, wobbly, and priced at $8.  Since it was half-price day, I paid $4. How could anyone resist that little face?   This post may contain affiliate links. The first thing to do?  Reattach that bill.   Fortunately, it was a clean break and a little bit of wood glue took care of the problem. Some tape to hold it while the glue dried... The wood on the tail feathers had a split.   A little wood filler took care of it. Time to sand and paint! This little goose was looking much better ...

This is a follow-up post to my recent Making Curtains From Vintage Petticoats post and, yes, this actually was the easiest DIY ever! You may remember this window film.  It was old, faded, and dirty.   T his picture makes it look so much better than it actually was - Trust me! The problem was that while it did provide privacy, it had to go.   That's why I made those curtains .  . . . With the curtains made and up, it was time to get that window film removed.   Now, I'm going to be perfectly honest with you.  I was prepared for the worst:   First, those screws probably would not come out... OR ...if they did, the frame would be stuck to the door with some type of permanent glue.  If I was able to jump those two hurdles, I was convinced the glass would be covered in adhesive, resulting in spending an inordinate amount of time  scraping it off  with Goo-Gone and a razor blade. Why so negative?  Because, sometimes, th...

  Hello again!  I'm back with another inexpensive curtain idea that involves using some of the vintage linens/clothing that's been sitting in a drawer for far too long. You see, I'm on a mission to use the things I've had languishing in drawers and closets and this little DIY gave me the perfect opportunity.   W elcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop.  We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY.  I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you.  Please visit to see everyone's creativity.  The links will be listed at the end of this post. This post may contain affiliate links. It all began with these two petticoats.   They were long and had beautiful eyelet trim. Just what was needed for a curtain to add privacy to a door window.   Door window, you say? That's right.  We have a door in our laundry/storage room that has a window.  It's currently cover...

Hello!  I'm revisiting the kitchen in this Charming New Cottage  with a couple of simple, inexpensive updates. Come along and have a peek at what I've done. This post may contain affiliate links. Let's start with the curtains. It all began when I remembered this piece of fabric I'd been given several years ago.  Since I still can't decide if I want to paint the kitchen cabinets blue or yellow and  it has both colors in it,  I thought this fabric was a good choice.   As you may have guessed, the focus of this project was the kitchen window.  The one with the 'lovely' blind on it. It was old.  It was stained.  It was c hipped.  Aaaand......it didn't work.   Oh, it was also black.   Not that I'm not a fan of black.  I am.  Just not for window treatments. I did a lot of thinking about this space.    A shelf above the window?  It's only four and a half inches. Shelves on either side?  Aga...