Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Three Tiered Side Table

This is the table I forgot to take a “before” picture of that I bought when I hit a few yard sales a couple of weeks ago.  This is it “in process”.  I thought I should get a picture of it, even if it is not a true “before”.

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A nice little table, it was oak, which wasn’t doing much for it.  I thought the shape of the table tops would be accentuated more if it were painted.

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I painted it in Old White, but wasn’t “feeling” it.  After checking what other chalk paint colors I had on hand, the color I had the most of won ~ pink!  Except it’s not just pink, it’s Annie Sloan Antoinette and La Craie Debutante mixed together.  Very close to each other in color and mixing them together wound up giving me the right amount with a little wiggle room.

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I started out painting the top of the table.  I thought I might coat the whole thing in the pink and then sand in sections, but once I had that first portion done, I decided that it might not look too bad leaving the spindle sections in the Old White.

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I liked the way it turned out.  I just need to put some clear wax on it.

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I could see this being used in a little girl’s room or nursery.   Plenty of room for a little bedside lamp on top; some favorite bedtime story books for the middle; and maybe that favorite Teddy on the bottom. 

 

 

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Its small, compact size would also make it a great piece for a bathroom holding some pretty accessories and towels.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

My Community Garage Sale Haul

Well, after weeks of high hopes of finding lots of things for my booth at the community garage sale here, I was a little disappointed.  I did get several things that I was quite happy with.  The best thing I found was a jogging stroller for my daughter for $50.00 {it was priced at $60.00 and the people were selling it for their neighbor, with a low sell price direction from her of $50.00 ~ I originally offered $40.00}.  At any rate, it looks like it was never used and when I got home I looked them up and saw similar for $300-$400.00! 

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This great chair {$10.00}, which is nice and sturdy.  I’m going to give it some new batting and change the chair seat fabric on that, but otherwise I think I will leave it alone.

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Love this chalkboard {$5.00}.  I’m going to paint the face of it and add an embellishment to the top, but leave the edging with the black and white checks.

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This wire basket hook thingy {$3.00}.  I’m going to spray paint this Heirloom White to freshen it up.

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Three doilies {$.25 each}.  After a wash, I can use these to add to pillows or totes.  A pretty little pink rosebud topiary {$3.00} and a frame {$4.00}, which came from the same person, who told me that she thought it was funny I picked them up together as she had them displayed in her home together.

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I skipped over tables since I feel like that’s all I’ve been doing lately, and there were quite a few people selling side tables.   There was also lots of baby things and clothes, which I usually pass by.  I’m sure there will be more garage sales now that the weather is nicer.  This one is nice because you can park on a street and walk along to hit the houses participating in the sale.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Jewelry Armoire Makeover

I’ve had this jewelry armoire for several years now.  My husband bought it for me for Christmas one year and it was the closest thing I could find {for a reasonable amount of money} with that cream color.

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I never really cared for the flowers and their color didn’t go with either of our master bedrooms.  Since I had the can of Old White open painting tables recently, I took that opportunity to give it a refresh.  Plus, seeing a couple of painted jewelry armoires on Pinterest gave me the push to just do it.

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I painted the drawers in Old White and the surround in Duck Egg.  You may {or may not} know that I painted a Craig’s List find dresser in Duck Egg with Old White in some of the detailing.

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Then I painted an accent table with the same colors to tie it into the room.

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The jewelry armoire is on the opposite side of the room from the table and I thought that besides refreshing it, it would also help bring some of the Duck Egg color over to that side of the room.  I love the two-tone color scheme.  Because the hardware was not removable, I had painted over them. I came back in when it was all done and used some Antique Gold Rub N Buff on them.

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Some clear and dark wax {FYI: do the Rub N Buff after you wax}.  Now I feel it fits in better with the rest of the room. 

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It certainly wasn’t a project I needed to add to my list at this point, but I’m glad I got it done.

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Linking up with

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Swing Into Spring at DIY by Design

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Be Inspired at Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Friday, May 10, 2013

A Couple Of New Pillows

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Here are a couple of new pillows I made to try out in my booth.  I haven’t put any pillows in there yet, so we’ll see how these two do.  I thought maybe with Mother’s Day coming up they might sell.

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I did a Paris one with this great graphic I found on Pinterest.  I used the Ballard Design Document fabric for the back.

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The black flower is a pin I got at Joann’s a few months ago.  Notice the tag?  I’ll explain that in a minute.  The second pillow is one especially for Mom.

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I thought this was a sweet graphic and perfect for Mother’s Day.  I did the back on this one with a dark red and white toile that depicts a mother and child, among other images.

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This one also got a flower pin with a pretty doily I got in a recent swap.

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So, as to the tag.  That is the tag that came on the pillow insert.  Apparently, in Ohio, if you are selling upholstered or bedding type items {decorative pillows fall into this}, they have to have a tag on them saying that if they are second hand they have been sprayed with a product like Steri-Fab.  You have to be registered to spray it because then there is a tag you attach saying it’s been sprayed and your registration number.  If you are selling new, the only thing I was able to find out is that you have to send a sample of your filling to them to be tested {for a fee} and you have to register for $50.00 for the year.  I want to sell a couple of pillows!  I use all new materials when I make my pillows, so I decided to try making these with the pillow insert tag hanging out to see if that will satisfy the inspector when he comes around, to show that they are newly made.  We’ll see what happens. 

Linking up with:

The Creative HomeAcre Hop at A Cultivated Nest

Show Off & Inspire Feature At A Stroll Thru Life

 

I am very honored and flattered to be featured over at Marty’s blog, A Stroll Thru Life, today for her Show Off & Inspire series.

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