Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com Simple DIY tutorials and thrifty furniture and decor makeovers Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:19:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-Favicon-1-32x32.jpg Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com 32 32 Update Thrift Store Lamps with Paint! https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/update-thrift-store-lamps-with-paint/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/update-thrift-store-lamps-with-paint/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:55:14 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=64201 Hello, sweet friends! I’ve got a couple of easy makeovers to share today! I’m sharing what a difference it makes when you update thrift store lamps with paint, or any older, dated lamps, for that matter! I only have two lamps in my booth at the moment, and I just love the soft lighting they […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/update-thrift-store-lamps-with-paint/feed/ 0 Vintage Telephone Table Makeover https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/vintage-telephone-table-makeover/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/vintage-telephone-table-makeover/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:55:04 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=64138 Hello, beautiful friends! I probably didn’t need to call this a vintage telephone table makeover ha ha…any telephone table would be considered vintage! This table was such a fun find for only $19.99 at the Goodwill closest to my house, and I thought it would be perfect for a Trashy Treasures Tuesday makeover: My friends […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/vintage-telephone-table-makeover/feed/ 64 Repurposing Hobby Lobby Art https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/repurposing-hobby-lobby-art/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/repurposing-hobby-lobby-art/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:55:52 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=64101 Hello, dear friends, and welcome to another thrifty makeover! Today, I’m repurposing Hobby Lobby art that started out like this: It was $9.99 at the thrift store, and I just loved that herringbone pattern! I completed this makeover with the help of this fence picket: I used one of these on this repurposed tray a […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/repurposing-hobby-lobby-art/feed/ 28 Unfinished Wood Table Makeover https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/unfinished-wood-table-makeover-2/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/unfinished-wood-table-makeover-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:55:13 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=64058 Hello, lovelies!! Thank you so much for all the love on my last piece, the very needy Apothecary Empire Dresser! After spending way too many hours on that one, I chose an easier one for today! I’m sharing an unfinished wood table makeover that started out like this: This is a table left over from […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/unfinished-wood-table-makeover-2/feed/ 29 Apothecary Empire Dresser https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/apothecary-empire-dresser/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/apothecary-empire-dresser/#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 07:55:22 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63976 Can you believe it’s Furniture Fixer Upper Day again already? Honestly, where did May go?? Today, gorgeous friends, I have an Apothecary Empire dresser makeover to share as my Furniture Fixer Upper! This is also the very first piece of my brand new Summer haul of 2026! I shared everything in this haul on Tuesday […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/apothecary-empire-dresser/feed/ 84 Summer Haul of 2026 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/summer-haul-of-2026/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/summer-haul-of-2026/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 07:55:04 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63914 Y’all, I did it! I was able to get my BRAND NEW HAUL photographed and ready to share today! Hello, beautiful friends! Our holiday weekend was pretty soggy here, but there was a break in the weather early Sunday morning, and I was able to pull everything out. This is quite the chore, so I […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/summer-haul-of-2026/feed/ 49 Simple Console Table Makeover https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/simple-console-table-makeover/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/simple-console-table-makeover/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 07:55:16 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63907 Hello, dear friends! Thank you so much for the positive feedback on Tuesday’s post! If you missed it, I shared the before and afters of an entire haul from 2024 AND what each item sold for. I’m so glad y’all enjoyed it, and I’ll definitely do it again in the future! I’m back today with […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/simple-console-table-makeover/feed/ 38 Fill up the Booth Haul: What did they sell for? https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/fill-up-the-booth-haul-what-did-they-sell-for/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/fill-up-the-booth-haul-what-did-they-sell-for/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 07:55:01 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63889 Hello, amazing friends! Today, since I am still hunting for my next haul, I had planned to recap the last one, but how much fun would that be when you just saw all of these makeovers?? Instead, I decided to go back a couple of years and recap my Fill up the Booth Haul from […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/fill-up-the-booth-haul-what-did-they-sell-for/feed/ 40 $3 Yard Sale Frame Upcycled https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/3-yard-sale-frame-upcycled/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/3-yard-sale-frame-upcycled/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 07:55:24 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63827 I’m so glad you’re here, dear friends! Today, I am sharing the 50th and FINAL makeover from my Fabulous 50 Fall Haul!! It’s a fantastic yard sale frame upcycled, and I think you’re going to love it! Here is where this haul began back in October: There were so many beautiful pieces in this haul! […]

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]]> https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/3-yard-sale-frame-upcycled/feed/ 34 Repurpose a Tray into a Shelf https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/repurpose-a-tray-into-a-shelf/ https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/repurpose-a-tray-into-a-shelf/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 07:55:06 +0000 https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/?p=63775 Hello, beautiful friends, and welcome to another edition of Trashy Treasures Tuesday! It’s that time again where I and three of my favorite upcyclers all share fabulous trash to treasure makeovers. I’m sharing how to repurpose a tray into a shelf, and then you’ll find the links to my friends’ makeovers at the bottom! Let’s […]

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