Hutch Redo

Remember from this hutch from a previous post I bought from on the local classified ads?  I knew it was destined to be a creamy white. I finally finished it before Christmas.  I painted it right in my dining room.  It was too cold in the garage. It sat primed and partially painted during my Thanksgiving Dinner. I guess my mom didn't care that much......


This is how it turned out. Much fresher don't you think?



I bought it mainly for the storage. I haven't even filled it all up yet!
Which for me is a miracle.



Have a great weekend!

Thrift Store Old Frame Redo

You can appreciate how "large" the frame is in this shot.
My kids.

Shabby Dresser Sneak Peek

I bought a French Provincial Dresser on KSL Classifieds to paint and put in my daughters room.

Here is my little helper with ther primer

Once I get the whole thing done in a creamy white and then waxed I

will take some stunning "after photos"

Sneak Peek

I picked up this adorable hutch on the local classifieds. Can't wait to paint it a fresh creamy white. I wanted to give you a sneak peak. I think I am going to remove the metal mesh lattice in the doors.

Skinny Dirty Legs

This is the little thrift store table I told you about in my last post!

It was pretty dirty and dusty. At $10.00 I couldn't just leave it there.

I loved the tall skinny legs and all the detailing.



It has dovetail joints on the drawer.



I cleaned it really good with spray TSP.
I haven't ever used the spray. I loved it.
I then primed it with KILZ

I lined the drawer with scrapbook paper.
I bought a little crystal knob, but haven't put it on yet.

See the detailing on the legs. I am going to wax or antique the details
 so they really stand out.
Just got too excited to get the pics posted.



This may go in my daughters room, or maybe my dining room, or porch
or the master bedroom, or a bathroom............we will see.

Have a great week



The Chair Stands Alone....

For the past 13 years the office of my "day job" sat above an olde time county jail. It served as a storage area for county surplus, as well as a setting for several movies and TV shows after its closure. Now my office has been moved to a state-of-the-art building away from the scenic town it has been in (sniff, frown) The county held a large surplus sale to get rid of old items that are no longer used. Here is the little chair I bought for $1.00. Less then the cost of a Diet Pepsi! I do plan on cleaning up the layers of dust and painting it eventually

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If only this chair could talk, the stories it would tell........

Have a stupendous week.

Before & After...

Here are just a few projects I have been working on lately.

Before

After

I may sell this one. I can't make up my mind.

I decided I was ready for a change from this look. I love the frame. Rather than give the whole thing away I re-purposed it

I may still paint the frame white...


Before

After

Everything is a work in progress -

it's all about the evolution of ourselves and our spaces we live in.

Have a stupendous week!

Another Table Redo

I picked up this table the other day for a song

It had that shiny brown wood look to it, maybe a veneer? Very 1991.

It was in great condition, not a thing wrong with it, very sturdy

and the caning on the bottom was in perfect condition

Now this little gem looks like this



I sanded and primed it with KILZ and painted it an antique white



YAY - another cute table to perch all of my "finds" on

Have a great weekend

PS - I will try to post more regularly. I have been too busy checking out other blogs and forgetting about my own. It is still all so knew, I'm not in the habit yet.

PSS - I almost forgot! I got the new camera I was hoping for for my birthday. Once I figure out how to use it my pics will look way better - I promise

Turning the Tables...

I found this octagon shaped table at a secondhand store recently. At first I couldn't tell if I loved it or not. I went back to the thrift store 3 times to look at it and ponder its potential.

It had been marked down to $30.00. I decided I would take it home and redo it.

A few days later I bought the new issue of Better Homes & Gardens 100 Ideas Flea Market Style Magazine. And there, on the front cover was a table very similar to mine.

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That was all the validation I needed - I knew I had a keeper!....

I painted it an Heirloom White and antiqued it.

It is now our new dining room table. It looks fresh and changes the rooms entire feel. I had the same farmhouse table in there (that I still love) for years and years but I was ready for a change.

Our 1st gourmet dinner at our new table!

Have a Great Day!

Shawna