We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The last thing you want when you're hurrying to get out the door is to be stuck rummaging through a messy bathroom countertop, frantically ...

Maybe it’s a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside tables. Herbs grown indoors ...

Q. I recently bought a house where the previous owner had repurposed a sideboard/credenza to create the bathroom vanity. It has a waterproof finish on the top with a luster, but not as shiny as I ...