by Flora Caputo | Mar 15, 2018 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
I’ve lived in the city of Chicago for years, and I am not ashamed to say I am a dumpster diver. I am very selective of what will pull me out of my car in an alley to pull some treasure out of someone’s garbage or back gate, but if you have a good eye and are fast, you...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 19, 2018 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Old Lamp Makeover Anybody that has growing children knows that kids grow out of stuff, and not just clothes; but toys, interests, and room decor. When my daughter’s age went into the double digits, she wanted to trade the pastel blues and greens of her bedroom...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 17, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Have you shopped for chairs lately? Geeze-a-loo! They are a couple hundred bucks a chair! If you want to seat at least 6 people, then add a nice sized table with leaves, you are looking at a lot of money. Add to the fact that sometimes these pieces of furniture...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 23, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
If you have visited the blog often enough, or follow my Instagram or Pinterest boards, you will see my new found crafting obsession is chalk paint. It’s opened up a whole other world for me as it relates to furnishing my home and finding thrifting...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 19, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Fall is hinting at its arrival, and that gets me thinking about the holidays already. I know that sounds insane, but I am someone who makes a lot of stuff for gifts and decorating for the holidays. Add my new found essential oil obsession as it relates to my...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 17, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
I took this summer off to spend time with my family, decompress from advertising life for a bit and focus on house projects that have been languishing for years.Some people take off summer to back pack through Europe or go climb mountains. Not me, no sir! I plan...
