DIY Vintage Chic
I hope you had a lovely weekend and Monday. The weather was absolutely beautiful here and Saturday marked the start of my oldest boy's Little League baseball season. I'll share our little photo shoot on Thursday...and a bit more outside of laundry, lavender, and lately, furniture painting. I promised the whole Viv first, so here she … [Read more...]
Hi, lovelies. Technically, it's still Thursday...even though it's a late post. I wasn't able to post on Tuesday, so I didn't want to miss Thursday too... ...and I'm d.y.i.n.g. to share a little sneak peek of Viv. (Remember her?) I got up bright and early this morning and got to work, hoping to have Viv painted, waxed, and styled tonight, but … [Read more...]
Thank you so much for the sweet comments on my lavender desk. As promised, here's the tutorial to achieve a pretty, faded, weathered, and crackled finish on your furniture pieces using crackle medium and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. While my desk is lavender, the techniques can be applied to any color that YOU love! Step 1 Paint your piece … [Read more...]
I think I established in my last post that Motivational Speaker isn't in my cards ;), but I'm happy my words resonated with some of you. I really should stick to laundry n' stuff though. ...like the lavender desk that I painted yesterday. I've actually painted it thrice. It used to be white. (Click HERE for the way before and dabble in … [Read more...]
Happy Monday, lovelies. I wanted to share a little family room progress with you. Since my last post, I primed and painted to get ready for the maple plywood planked floor installation. Well, almost finished painting. I still need to finish painting the trim...and now the ceiling, which was an afterthought because the two whites don't … [Read more...]
I've been thinking of the right words to write all day. What exactly does one write after they've been away from the blog for a couple of months? "Hi" and "thank you" immediately came to mind. So...hi. And...thank you so so so so so much if you stuck around and waited patiently for me to write again. Thank you for the sweet emails to check … [Read more...]
'Tis the season to be decorating with red and green faded pink and white, right? On Wednesday, I shared a my white withdrawl and a freshly painted white desk/hutch. Decorating 101: A freshly painted white hutch surely needs a freshly painted something else to go with it. ;) On a serious note, I needed something a bit taller for the left side … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I was going through a little white withdrawal. Or paint withdrawal. Or both. Too much time behind a sewing machine will do that to a girl, you know. I'm sure you've had the itch before, too. There I was, blank staring at my giant mantel, wondering what to do for Christmas this year, and somehow, some way, that led to me hauling … [Read more...]
Happy Sunday. I have a busy bee little laundry morning ahead of me and a football playoff game for my Jaderbug this afternoon, but while I enjoy a morning cup of coffee, I thought I'd share a look at my teal cabinets that I recently painted. They are a deep teal with a faint white wash. UPDATE: I had a duh moment when thinking of a way to … [Read more...]
You can probably tell from the creative title that this post is a bit of a hodgepodge. It doesn't tell you that it's a long one though. ; ) I have so much to share since Thursday, but first...HAPPY OCTOBER! I spent Friday preparing for The Purple Painted Lady Barn Sale & Junk Jubilee held on the property of Tricia's purple Painted Lady … [Read more...]
