Several years ago when I was shopping for this “Thrift the Look: Beach Cottage” post, I came across this wonderful large platter. In the end, I didn’t end up needing it for that particular blog post, but I held onto the platter for future use. Turns out, that future use would be for stress relief, in the form of a mini Zen garden.Read more ›
Sand Collection Display in a Vintage Spice Rack
August 2, 2018 · By · 28 Comments
There I was in Goodwill, crawling through the housewares when I paused to check an alert on my phone. A friend’s photo of a gorgeous sunset on the beach popped up, and when I went back to thrift shelf scanning, there it was. A vintage spice rack that someone else had painted purple, using it to house her button collection. But with the beach photo still burning a hole in my mind and the spice rack in front of me, I had an idea. To create a sand collection display in the old spice rack!Read more ›
