Maybe it’s because school is starting up again. (Although it’s been many a year since there was anyone in my household going “back” to school.)
Or because the days are getting noticeably shorter.
Or because it’s been a year since there was any remodeling mess in my home.

But I’m feeling, well, nest-y recently. Which means, natch,

I get to haunt my local resalers, recyclers, and re-imaginer places.

What can I do, economically and sustainably, to make my home more me? Here’s an article which got my imagination twitching. A DIY in Kentucky. (And here’s the blogger whose home it is.)

And here’s our resale mavens’ Home with a History Pinterest Board, and ideas for painting your thrifty finds or even taking it a step further….

And here’s the idea I’m jonesing on right now….

or maybe this….

But here’s the point I want to make!