Showing posts with label little makeovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label little makeovers. Show all posts
I needed to escape one night after the kids were in bed. You know those days when you just have to get out of the house and you don’t care if it’s just down to Kroger to stuff your face with a Dove bar to grab some milk and bread? I was wandering down the magazine aisle and this one caught my eye:
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I loved it and said that I would sing it’s praises from the rooftops. You know I love details and these are things I wish I would have known 2 years ago when I started to try to paint furniture:
what type of furniture should I look for?
what brands do you use?
sand or not sand?
brush, roll, or spray?
what are your favorite paint colors?
how in the heck do you glaze?
what about embellishments?
She answers all of these, plus much more in her 83 page book.
And it’s only $10.
She and her husband started re-finishing furniture and it was selling like hotcakes on Craigslist, so they turned it into their own business called Altar’d.
Here are some of the examples of furniture they’ve sold:
Remember my $10 Goodwill table? 
Thank you for the great time and great ideas! I think I made it around to you all and I cannot believe what can be done with $10 in one hour.
Here are just a smidgen of the fantastic-ness I spotted:
Here are just a smidgen of the fantastic-ness I spotted:
Spider Pedestal Plate from She Wears Flowers:
Hello, and welcome! Here is my project for today:
Begin with a charger from Target’s Dollar Spot:
Give it a coat of white spray paint, then take a small piece of sandpaper and let the gold come through on the edges of the leaf. It kind of reminded me of rubbing leaves with crayons…
Begin with a charger from Target’s Dollar Spot:
Give it a coat of white spray paint, then take a small piece of sandpaper and let the gold come through on the edges of the leaf. It kind of reminded me of rubbing leaves with crayons…
Remember these ferns I found at Michaels over a year ago? I wanted to put one in the living room for some green, but decided they needed a little oomph. But I don’t have any money. I’m already over budget for this month for my fun money and my house money.
But I don’t have any money. I’m already over budget for this month for my fun money and my house money. 
Happy September…rabbit!
thank you for your comments about my back to school grief. I decided to wash away my grief in spray paint fumes :)I found this lamp for $1 at the thrift store…
You remember Sassy Brassy? She’s all muscle, got great curves, but she needs a little update.
My assistants:
My assistants:
My baby sister Kerri is getting married and since my whole family was able to get together in Montana, my sisters and I decided to throw a bridal shower.
L-R back row: sil Kristine, me, Kerri, Kelsey, my mom,
front: sil Courtney, Kristin holding Mckenna, and sil Natalie (hostess!)
L-R back row: sil Kristine, me, Kerri, Kelsey, my mom, front: sil Courtney, Kristin holding Mckenna, and sil Natalie (hostess!)
I found this beadboard cabinet door at a Restore for $2.50. I wasn’t sure what I would use it for, so I left it. Then, I couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I went back and thankfully it was there. I have learned that if I keep thinking about something, it’s a sign that I will totally kick myself later if I don’t go get it right away.
I found this framed print at the Goodwill for $3.99. I loved the big, white mat and simple frame and knew the shoe could be switched out for anything, so I snatched it up. Inexpensive framed prints can be re-purposed anywhere in your house. Keep your eyes open!
Happy first day of summer! My kids are throwing together a little party to celebrate,
One of the greatest sacrifices of moving from Texas to Virginia? I left my Hobby Lobby behind. A moment of silence for no Hob Lob
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But! There was one in Utah, so you can bet your bottom dollar I went with my list I had been making for months. At the top of the list?
Knobs!
I wanted to replace these plain, tired ones on the doors to the laundry room and pantry:
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But! There was one in Utah, so you can bet your bottom dollar I went with my list I had been making for months. At the top of the list?
Knobs!
I wanted to replace these plain, tired ones on the doors to the laundry room and pantry:
Sometimes the best decorating move you can do is take something down or remove something.
Here is a little project we’re working on in the playroom as you come down the stairs. My parents came out to visit and like a kind, sweet daughter, I put my dad to work. My husband, him, and me all helped with this one. Remember these alphabet letters I picked up at a yard sale (.25 for the whole set!) back in Texas? 
We just spray painted some very thin trim in my fav Rustoleum Colonial Red and finally got to use my $50 Black Friday nail gun to attach it! We nailed up the trim and then glued the letters to the wall. That door you see is to the playroom closet. Much more on that later….
We just spray painted some very thin trim in my fav Rustoleum Colonial Red and finally got to use my $50 Black Friday nail gun to attach it! We nailed up the trim and then glued the letters to the wall. That door you see is to the playroom closet. Much more on that later….
Do you remember my $30 Craigslist hutch?
Well, we’ve left it in the kitchen~it fits perfectly in between the pantry and the laundry room (closet) and just made it more functional for our family:
We had a beautiful Easter weekend..I cannot get over how gorgeous spring is in Virginia. But I think we deserve this perfect weather after our crazy winter…don’t you?
Like me, you may have lots to do today coming off of a holiday weekend.
{sigh} But what if you left the dirty dishes…
Like me, you may have lots to do today coming off of a holiday weekend.
{sigh} But what if you left the dirty dishes…
I wanted to put 3 chrome sconces in our bathroom downstairs, but for some reason, chrome seems to be triple the price of brushed nickel or oil rubbed bronze. Soooo, I think, why not just spray paint them, Melissa? I bought this one for $14.99 at the Home Depot ( I actually bought 3, since I was sure they would turn out fabulous) and spray painted them with spray chrome from the auto section like I had seen Lisa LaPorta do on Designed to Sell once. Sometimes I wonder why they don’t show more close-ups on that show. Hmmm…
and spray painted them with spray chrome from the auto section like I had seen Lisa LaPorta do on Designed to Sell once. Sometimes I wonder why they don’t show more close-ups on that show. Hmmm…
The Dollar Tree had these sweet frames…I thought they would look even better with a new coat of paint:
I was really tired of seeing our back entryway look like this:
I decided to take action. We’re going to be removing some shelving in the basement, so I snatched couple of boards from down there. If you don’t have spare boards in your basement, you can figure out the size you want and the nice people at Lowes or Home Depot should cut them to size for you….
Our headboard was a particle board oak yard sale find that I had sanded and painted black to match our Target furniture.
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