• woman showing how to add batting covered foam to pillow insert
  • cutting lengths of twine to prepare for tying the stars
  • Ready for part two of this french tufted cushion tutorial! Let's not waste any time and jump right in, sound good to you? #easysewing #diysewing #sewingtutorial
  • lady disassembling the organizer from an antique fold down secretary desk
  • lady painting small desk cabinet using miss mustard seed milk paint
  • lady showing how to apply milk paint on a washstand

  • Owner of the blog ReinventedDelaware.com
  • Creator of Reinvented Delaware sitting at her laptop with a cup of coffee.

Welcome! My name is Cindy and I am so glad you stopped by!

My husband, Steve, and I live in the small town of Milford in the small state of Delaware.  We have three grown children, children-in-law and grandkids! Plus we have a furry little fella we call Barkley.

We love the simple life we live as we reinvent together!

close up of stitching double welt cord
sewing & upholstery
close up of 1 1/2" artists brush used for painting framing on caned chairs
furniture painting
tieing twine onto farmhouse style star to secure it
easy projects
We had to compromise about the transformation of this antique oak sideboard - hubby wanted the oak grain to show and I wanted to add some color to the piece #vintagefarmhouse #vintagefurniture #vintagehomedecor #vintageinspired #vintagedesign #farmhouseinspired #farmhousechic #farmhousevintage #farmhousehappy #farmhouselove #paintedfurniture #paintedfurniturelove #neutralhome #upcycledfurniture #zibrapainting #mmsmilkpaint #shuttergray#hempoil #reinventeddelaware
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Our reinventing journey officially turned into a business about 9 years ago when our youngest daughter suggested we take our hobby of 30+ years and turn it into a business!

repurposed picket fence signs

We opened our first vendor spot in a local antique shop, painted a couple of dressers, reinvented some old fence boards, and just like that, we were in business!

After six years of serving the local community, we decided to close our vendor spot but we want to continue to share with you the fun projects we have going on for our own home!

We decided to begin our blog so that we could teach you how we do what we do here at Reinvented Delaware. We carefully photograph our step-by-step process for many of our projects in hopes that you will be inspired to tackle your own projects.

Antique School Desk Transformed

We are excited to share all that we have learned over the years of completing many DIY projects with a budget-friendly approach. Taking old items and turning them into useful items and gorgeous decor for our home and for your home is one of our passions!

If you are a do-it-yourselfer or a weekend-project-completer then you are in the right spot!  We will help you take items from yard sales or thrift shops and turn them into something useful for your home!

we hope you can look around your own home and find something ‘old’ to reinvent into something new!

we are here to help you along your reinventing journey!

You will find simple, step-by-step how-tos for many projects.  You will also see firsthand the products that we use with great results!  I promise not to recommend any product we have not personally tested 🙂

Last time we looked at this antique cabinet it had been prepped, sanded, painted, and sealed. Now it's time to see the furniture makeover before and after! #vintagefarmhouse #vintagehomedecor #paintedfurniturelove
victorian chair reupholstery tutorial
wood toolbox after transformation in MMS Kitchen Scale showing interior of box

Since we have been reinventing items for our home for the last 30+ years, you can be assured that we have had many successes and failures where repurposing items is concerned!  

From our experiences, you will learn the dos and don’ts of recreating and adding your own personal touch to your home.

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  • A staged antique sofa with a blue braided rug and book pages stuck on the wall in the background as wall decor.
  • wide shot of top of dresser showing restored wood top staged with various bathroom vanity items
  • Ready for part two of this french tufted cushion tutorial! Let's not waste any time and jump right in, sound good to you? #easysewing #diysewing #sewingtutorial
  • wide angle shot of farmhouse style stars hanging on a wall

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