Robin Brown
- Sep 7
- 3 min
Mustard Colored Multi-Tiered Table
Buying things sight unseen can mean extra work!
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Robin Brown
- Sep 3
- 2 min
Skinny Bench Makeover
This cute little bench just needed a little love.
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Robin Brown
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Friday Finds—2022 127 Sale
Friday finds at the 2022 127 sale!
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Robin Brown
- Aug 5
- 3 min
127 2022 Official Day One
Official day one of the 2022 127 yard sale!
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Robin Brown
- Aug 4
- 2 min
READY, SET...SHOP!
The 2022 127 sale officially begins tomorrow, but the sales are open now!
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Robin Brown
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Milk Painted Milk Stool
How cute are these milk stools? They really needed an update!
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Robin Brown
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Cute Round Teal Table
Ordinary furniture can benefit from a makeover—just like this cute little table!
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Robin Brown
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Milk Paint Table Makeover
I'm a bit obsessed with milk paint lately. It worked perfectly for this piece.
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Robin Brown
- May 30
- 4 min
Decoration Day, the Indy 500 and Ham Salad
Decoration Day, The Indy 500 and Ham Salad
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Robin Brown
- May 12
- 2 min
Fancy Floral Chair
This beautiful old chair hadn't lost all of it's luster, it just needed a little refresh.
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Robin Brown
- May 5
- 2 min
Smoking Stand-out
This drab smoking stand is a standout now! Just needed a little cleaning and sanding!
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Robin Brown
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Funky Fluted Stool
Digging through my stash and came up with this gem! This was a quick (and fun) makeover.
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Robin Brown
- Apr 21
- 2 min
Tiny Rooster Stool
How cute is this footstool? Faded, but a good solid piece to makeover!
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Robin Brown
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Bee-utiful Makeover
This chair can be bee-utiful! It just needed a little help getting there!
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Robin Brown
- Apr 7
- 3 min
Green "Nubby" Fabric
"Nubby" fabric was very popular in the 50s and 60s. Not so much anymore. This bench gets a fresh makeover!
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Robin Brown
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Spring-y Round Table
This 70s table needed an update. Now it is ready for the summer!
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Robin Brown
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Just Rite
Old crates have great graphics. They can be repurposed into fantastic wall decor
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Robin Brown
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Tale of a Three Legged Table
I bought a table with a broken leg (and the leg was missing). But I think it turned out great!
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Robin Brown
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Chicken Wire Cloche
Create a cute cloche with some old chicken wire!
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Robin Brown
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Metal Makeover
A little paint and fabric gave this metal bench a fresh look!
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Robin Brown
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Blue Velvet
Little benches like this are perfect for the inexperienced up-cycler!
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Robin Brown
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Spoon Carved Stool
How cute is this spoon carved footstool? The carpet is hideous, but you know I can fix that!
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Robin Brown
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Rooster Bench
Small pieces of furniture are easy to up-cycle—and they sell well!
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Robin Brown
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Fancy Floral Chair
This is a classic flea market find. A really cute chair that just needed a little love.
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Robin Brown
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Curly Chairs
These cute chairs remind me of Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast!
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Robin Brown
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Winter Blues
Will a little color help bring Spring? I certainly hope so!
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Robin Brown
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Records and Recipes
The best thing about picking up items from an online auction is running into old friends!
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Robin Brown
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
Favorite Projects—2021
Almost as quickly as it started, 2021 is ending. Is it just me or did that go by in the blink of an eye?
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Robin Brown
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Simple Shelf Makeover
Not every project is complex with a lot of planning. Most of my projects are pretty easy. This particular one was really simple.
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Robin Brown
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
Vintage Sledding Disc
Remember flying down a hill when you were a kid on one of these?
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Robin Brown
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Milk Painted Music Table
I have been having some fun with milk paint lately. I picked up this oval music table a couple of weeks ago at an auction.
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Robin Brown
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Trunk Base Two-fer
I bought an old trunk that was in pieces and beyond repair so I Upcycled it into two projects!
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Robin Brown
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
No Place Like Home
In addition to the many other activities I pursue since I retired, I run an estate sale business with a friend—R2 Estate Sales. We kind...
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Robin Brown
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Distressed Milk Paint Table
I had been wanting to try something with milk paint for a while. I use a lot of the Rustoleum products so I bought a can of the Rustoleum...
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Robin Brown
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Spoon Display Transformation
I purchased this really beautiful display piece at an estate sale this summer. It had been handmade by the owner of the estate. It was...
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Robin Brown
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
127 Sale Day three—2021
I don't have a long post today. It's getting to the part of the trip where there isn't much room left and every purchase has to be able...
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Robin Brown
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
127 Sale Day 3—2021
Today we traveled from Chattanooga, TN to Crossville, TN. It's only 86 miles, but it is packed with sale after sale so getting through...
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Robin Brown
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
Day one—127 Sale 2021
Day one of the 127 Sale (the World's Longest Yard Sale) is complete! At least for these tired shoppers. Three more days to go, but we are...
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Robin Brown
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
2021 127 Yard Sale (Pre-Sale)
It's that time of year again! The annual Highway 127 sale or as some call it, the World's Longest Yard Sale. This sale occurs annually...
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Robin Brown
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Drop Leaf Table Discovered
Sometimes the best place to find furniture is in your own stash! I pick up a lot of pieces here and there and tend to stack them.
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Robin Brown
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Wicker Table Gets a New Top
This wicker on this table was beyond repair, but that doesn't mean the table was beyond use.
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Robin Brown
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Bench Mark
Benches are an easy flip. You can find them at auctions, garage sales, and thrift stores.
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Robin Brown
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Roll-top Desk Redo
Painting furniture isn't a new trend. People have been painting furniture for years. Painting with awful enamel based, super thick ugly...
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Robin Brown
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Unique Face Chair
Facebook Marketplace is a great place to pick up furniture—if you can be the first one to get dibs on the piece. More often than not, I...
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Robin Brown
- May 16, 2021
- 3 min
Rocking Reupholstery
Let's just start with saying that I am not into floral fabric. I am typically drawn to more graphic patterns or something simple, like...
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Robin Brown
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
Green Distressed Cabinet
There are some pieces that just get jostled around in my storage area. There are a variety of reasons—mainly time, but sometimes the...
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Robin Brown
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Grey Side Tables
During the pandemic we have all learned to make lemonade out of the truckload of lemons that have sent our way lately. I am grateful to...
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Robin Brown
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Creating Easter Decor with Vintage Treasures
Does everybody have a stash of vintage items? Yes? No? Just me? I didn't think so. Using your vintage items in your Easter decor is easy....
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