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I make old things new. This may be furniture or beautiful home decor. Everything and everyone deserves a second chance!

10/17/2026

Day 3 Cottage update!

10/14/2026

Cottage Restoration Day 1

10/12/2026

DRUMROLL PLEASE…
The big thing that I haven’t told you yet because it wasn’t official until this week is that we have purchased a cottage! Yes, that quaint little community north of Boston is soon to call the Brisbois family their newest seasonal residents.
Located about 45 minutes north of the city and 15-20 minutes from the ocean, this community is just a few miles from
1) where my mom grew up and I spent MANY glorious days with my grandmother as a child
2) where my aunt, uncle and cousins live
3) where my magical godmother lives
4) the seminary where Clay and I met and fell in love
5) the country club where I mastered my tennis game, learned to ride AND where Clay and I had our wedding reception.
I have been planning (and shopping) for the last month and I am excited to say that on Tuesday, my daughter Carissa and I are leaving on a jet plane to get to work. So be sure to follow this page because this next Second Chapter Restoration is the biggest one yet!

10/09/2026

IS THERE ANYTHING HAPPENING?
It’s a legit question. If you went down into my shop today it would look almost exactly like it did a week ago. While Second Chapter has its own box in my to do binder, the other boxes seem to be eating it up!
It has just been a season where I’m needed elsewhere, and because I do not NEED to be bringing in a certain income every month, there can be weeks like this.
Right now kids are busy with sports and hobbies and business aspirations of their own. I have been called in to help with things like changing out the sign (which by the way, I find HIGHLY satisfying) for church. The barn has been as busy as can be and is taking a lot of focus and attention. And my sweet friend Ashley is running for school board and I am doing what I can to help her election (who wants a sign?!).
And there is one other thing that is taking up a lot of my time, my excitement and my energy…. And you are going to have to stick around until Monday to learn exactly what that is! 😉😉

10/05/2026

THE PULL FACTOR
We had our bathroom vanities repainted before I began my refinishing business. I had no idea what I was doing. I loved (and still do love) the lights I chose. I wanted to match the drawer pulls to them, but I failed. What I didn’t realize then was that my light fixtures were not “gold”, but rather, ch*****ne bronze.
So in my ignorance, I purchased three sets of “gold.” pulls and let my husband decide which one he liked the most. He did not choose my favorites, but marriage is all about compromise, right?! So I went with it. And year after year, I have come to cringe more and more at those darn mis-matching, “too gold” pulls.
Finally yesterday, I decided I had had enough. So I went down to my shop, grabbed my electric screwdriver and went digging through my “ch*****ne bronze pull box” to see what options I had in stock that I had at least 13 of. And THIS was the answer.
The moment I looked at the finished product, I breathed a sigh of relief. I love my bathroom vanity now!
Drawer pulls are SUCH an easy and relatively inexpensive way to update a space. This particular update cost me about $40 and literally took about 20 minutes.
And folks, just don’t forget “ch*****ne bronze.” It is my absolute favorite gold. You are welcome 😉😘.

10/02/2026

NOTHING WASTED
I started making my hidden book storage boxes after I went searching for something like them on Etsy and couldn’t find one for less than $80. I figured I could probably make something similar for a whole lot less.
I get my books from thrift stores, who are often overflowing with books. While the reader in me sometimes hates the process of bringing the saw down on them, I know that the end result is something people will use for years. Still I can’t bring myself to just throw away all the unused book parts. 😉
While the pages HAVE gone in the trash, I have kept stacks of cover pieces. Recently I started cutting them into uniform pieces (I pain-staking and blister-inducing process.) the end result is… well, I’m not sure!
How would you use these pieces?

09/30/2026

NOT A SECOND CHAPTER…
OR A RESTORATION…
No, it’s not furniture. No, it’s not made of second hand materials. BUT, it’s for a good reason.
I am already prepping for a big Christmas open house and market at the barn and so I am having a fun time creating lots of stocking stuffers to donate to the cause.
This is item #1: some fun little fidget toys. At our house, there is rarely a load of laundry done that doesn’t spit out some kind of fidget toys. So I’m hoping I am not alone and lots of other parents will want some of these for their kids stockings!

09/28/2026

COMPLETING THE SET
As I mentioned before, Thursday was a hard-core work day in the shop. I didn’t quite finish the dresser that day, but by Friday she was ready for her photo shoot!
This dresser is an oldie but goodie. She had several coats of paint and needed some new “shoes”, but nothing we couldn’t handle.
Several of the paint jobs were pretty hastily done, so I ended up needing to sand the sides of the drawers down (not something I ever really do) and drawer liners were definitely required.
So she took some extra love, but now she’s ready to join her sister and brother and hopefully find a nice home 🏠.

09/25/2026

PERFECT CONDITIONS AND MOTIVATION
It has been a very busy week. So busy, in fact that I haven’t had a minute to spend in the workshop…until yesterday!
I have a dresser I want to finish to complete the green set so I tried my best to keep the day clear to get to it. When I drank my coffee and looked at the forecast I nearly shrieked with joy. The heat has finally broken, which makes working outside a whole lot more enjoyable.
I also gave myself a little incentive to get things done. Meet Bobby Magee! This sweet boy was delivered to his new home with us at the Calvin Center Wednesday night. I sadly couldn’t be there for his arrival but told myself that if I got 80% through the dresser I could make a little trip over to introduce myself.
It was truly a win-win!

09/23/2026

GREEN’s TURN!
When I can’t decide what color to paint a set (and I don’t have any paintbrushes I’m avoiding cleaning in the refrigerator 😉) I often just go to the color I haven’t used as recently. For this project, that color was Envy.
Envy is such a pretty color and it seems as gender neutral as they come, appealing to the largest portion of the population. I love this set in envy! They had been sitting in front of my sofa in the basement for months as I have WAITED for cooler temperatures. Those temperatures never came, but I just kicked things into gear anyway.

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