So you know about the living room.
Dark and dreary.
And I showed you the new wall.
Now I will show you the tips and tricks and fun ways to do inexpensive wall decor.
Showing posts with label Hobby Lobby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobby Lobby. Show all posts
Friday, September 6, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Sofa Table
It has been a busy week. Just getting back to the swing of things and now I am getting ready to leave again! This time Vegas baby!! My travel has started and I am excited!! Although traveling is fun, I still have to work in between.
We still have our $200 Giveaway going on so please enter!!
I love showing you this project because I want you to see how one little detail can change the whole look of this piece.
I painted a sofa table that is so pretty I would hate to hid it behind one. I think it would make a great laptop desk too.
This sofa table is a solid piece of wood with nice lines but a little plain for me.
I painted it in Annie Sloan Provence and Paris Grey. I used the dark wax to give the grey some grain effect. I used clear on the top.
The before shows the wood grain and color. I knew it had potential. After I painted it though, it was just too boring.
That is where these little babies came in handy, I was at Hobby Lobby and saw these in the clearance section. I thought it would make a great applique for my furniture. YES...they are for drapery. The wooden ones you buy can get pricey...so why not these?
Who says you can't use these for other things? Think outside the box. It is so much fun to use something that is meant for one thing, for another purpose.
That is what I did in this case. It was just what the piece needed.
One was all that was needed. It became a focal point.
I was going to paint over it but I think the silver gave it a little shine and complimented the colors.
I put my little blue chair with it to take the photo and I thought it looked great as a desk.
Remember it is always in the details! It is a far cry from the before picture.
What do you have lying around that can be used as a "detail" piece? I hope this made you think about it!
I can't believe we are in May already!! Time sure does fly! Thanks for being here!
We still have our $200 Giveaway going on so please enter!!
I love showing you this project because I want you to see how one little detail can change the whole look of this piece.
I painted a sofa table that is so pretty I would hate to hid it behind one. I think it would make a great laptop desk too.
This sofa table is a solid piece of wood with nice lines but a little plain for me.
I painted it in Annie Sloan Provence and Paris Grey. I used the dark wax to give the grey some grain effect. I used clear on the top.
The before shows the wood grain and color. I knew it had potential. After I painted it though, it was just too boring.
That is where these little babies came in handy, I was at Hobby Lobby and saw these in the clearance section. I thought it would make a great applique for my furniture. YES...they are for drapery. The wooden ones you buy can get pricey...so why not these?
Who says you can't use these for other things? Think outside the box. It is so much fun to use something that is meant for one thing, for another purpose.
That is what I did in this case. It was just what the piece needed.
One was all that was needed. It became a focal point.
I was going to paint over it but I think the silver gave it a little shine and complimented the colors.
I put my little blue chair with it to take the photo and I thought it looked great as a desk.
Remember it is always in the details! It is a far cry from the before picture.
What do you have lying around that can be used as a "detail" piece? I hope this made you think about it!
I can't believe we are in May already!! Time sure does fly! Thanks for being here!
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Beach Hutch
I have been beach inspired ever since I found out I will be going for two weeks. Everything in my home has turned to "Beach"! I am painting with blues and whites and I am using more rope and shells.
I can just smell the ocean and all its therapeutic powers! AHHHHH!
The new piece has a primitive vibe to it. Very dark wood! Although some people like that, I felt in order for it to sell I would have to recreate it to be more bright and fresh.
There are two pieces. The hutch or shelf that hangs on the wall and the table. It would look great in an entry. It is just the right size. There are so many possibilities for this!
There are scalloped detailing around the outline of the furniture. The pulls are a shiny black.
I started asking myself why I bought this thing! I had never seen anything like it so I thought it would be something different to work with. The wood color just brought me down! It stayed around here for way to long! I painted it white and hated it! Then I just let it sit till I got "that feeling" to revamp it!
I started with the pulls....I got rid of the old ones! You know me! This time I made my own with jute. I braided the jute and made handles for the top small drawer. The bottom on I used jute pulls from Hobby Lobby.
I painted blue stripes where it was obvious for them to be and sanded a lot of it off.
I glued a starfish to the top hutch with E6000. Then I added some beachy items to the shelves.
Are you starting to get the feel of it?
This is the bottom
Check out the difference! I don't usually like putting two pulls together, but I think it works ok here.
This is the top
Again just look at the before! See the edges showing up now. Would you have thought "beach" looking at the before pictures? I know I am weird! I just get these feelings.....
The Before
The top part should be hanging on the wall but since it is going to the store to sell, I didn't want to put holes in my walls. You get the picture, right?
I can just smell the ocean and all its therapeutic powers! AHHHHH!
The new piece has a primitive vibe to it. Very dark wood! Although some people like that, I felt in order for it to sell I would have to recreate it to be more bright and fresh.
There are two pieces. The hutch or shelf that hangs on the wall and the table. It would look great in an entry. It is just the right size. There are so many possibilities for this!
There are scalloped detailing around the outline of the furniture. The pulls are a shiny black.
I started asking myself why I bought this thing! I had never seen anything like it so I thought it would be something different to work with. The wood color just brought me down! It stayed around here for way to long! I painted it white and hated it! Then I just let it sit till I got "that feeling" to revamp it!
I started with the pulls....I got rid of the old ones! You know me! This time I made my own with jute. I braided the jute and made handles for the top small drawer. The bottom on I used jute pulls from Hobby Lobby.
I painted blue stripes where it was obvious for them to be and sanded a lot of it off.
I glued a starfish to the top hutch with E6000. Then I added some beachy items to the shelves.
Are you starting to get the feel of it?
This is the bottom
Check out the difference! I don't usually like putting two pulls together, but I think it works ok here.
This is the top
Again just look at the before! See the edges showing up now. Would you have thought "beach" looking at the before pictures? I know I am weird! I just get these feelings.....
The Before
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| The After |
The top part should be hanging on the wall but since it is going to the store to sell, I didn't want to put holes in my walls. You get the picture, right?
Tell me what you think by leaving a comment!
I love to hear your opinions!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
It's About "Time" Bumble Bee Clock
Trash. Isn't that a word with different meanings to each of us? Many items go unnoticed for its true potential. The out-side-the box thinkers turn many things into treasures. When I see something on a blog or in Pinterest that someone turned into something amazing, I think, "Why didn't I think of that?"
I have the most fun transforming a piece. I thing that is what sets us apart from each other. The vision to create something out of nothing.
Over the summer I bought a vanity to paint. It was stored in the garage for months till I was ready for it. My husband was getting agitated with all the potential paint jobs lined up in "his" garage. So I decided to start clearing them out. We were moving things around when I heard a crash. The perfectly good vanity mirror came down and broke in a million pieces. I know 7 years of bad luck!! Yippee! My husband felt so bad. He started to throw everything away. Yes I could have got another mirror cut for the piece but I decided to do something different with it.
I turned the vanity base into a desk and saved the broken mirror for something special.
It sold the week it went into the window! I just changed the top knobs. Find full post HERE!
So there sat the broken mirror base. And there I sat staring at this thing wondering what to do with it!!
There were several options I came up with. I will write them down to use for another time. This one though. will transform into a clock.
I painted the base in a charcoal and grey. Then I had a piece of 1/4 inch wood cut in the diameter of the mirror to fit.
There are several ideas out there for clock faces. I wanted something different. Then a friend gave me this bee graphic that I drew in the center. I did roman numerals around it. I have to say it wasn't easy. I hand did it and working in a circle to get everything lined up was hard. I just eyed it all.
I wasn't perfect but I wanted it to look old and hand done. Then I painted it with Americana Acrylic Paint in Black.
The black was too stark so I made sure to distress it after I painted the image.
When I stepped away from it I knew it needed more depth. So I used some gesso and dry brushed it in certain areas. With watered down black I rubbed it around the front to soften the look.
Then I found the center and drilled a hole for the clock hands. I bought the largest kit Hobby Lobby had.
It keeps perfect time!! I love it! It is so different. I can't wait to wire the back and hang it. This was truly taking a mishap and turning into a treasure.
What are some of the ideas that you came up with? I would love to know!! Always look at something in a different way!
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I have the most fun transforming a piece. I thing that is what sets us apart from each other. The vision to create something out of nothing.
Over the summer I bought a vanity to paint. It was stored in the garage for months till I was ready for it. My husband was getting agitated with all the potential paint jobs lined up in "his" garage. So I decided to start clearing them out. We were moving things around when I heard a crash. The perfectly good vanity mirror came down and broke in a million pieces. I know 7 years of bad luck!! Yippee! My husband felt so bad. He started to throw everything away. Yes I could have got another mirror cut for the piece but I decided to do something different with it.
I turned the vanity base into a desk and saved the broken mirror for something special.
It sold the week it went into the window! I just changed the top knobs. Find full post HERE!
So there sat the broken mirror base. And there I sat staring at this thing wondering what to do with it!!
There were several options I came up with. I will write them down to use for another time. This one though. will transform into a clock.
I painted the base in a charcoal and grey. Then I had a piece of 1/4 inch wood cut in the diameter of the mirror to fit.
There are several ideas out there for clock faces. I wanted something different. Then a friend gave me this bee graphic that I drew in the center. I did roman numerals around it. I have to say it wasn't easy. I hand did it and working in a circle to get everything lined up was hard. I just eyed it all.
I wasn't perfect but I wanted it to look old and hand done. Then I painted it with Americana Acrylic Paint in Black.
The black was too stark so I made sure to distress it after I painted the image.
When I stepped away from it I knew it needed more depth. So I used some gesso and dry brushed it in certain areas. With watered down black I rubbed it around the front to soften the look.
Then I found the center and drilled a hole for the clock hands. I bought the largest kit Hobby Lobby had.
It keeps perfect time!! I love it! It is so different. I can't wait to wire the back and hang it. This was truly taking a mishap and turning into a treasure.
What are some of the ideas that you came up with? I would love to know!! Always look at something in a different way!
This is like a piece of art!
Let me know what you think!
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Serpentine Dresser
I love the old dressers that have details. I also love when they have curves. I found this old dresser and fell in love.
Here she is taken apart getting ready to paint. I knew she had to be white with glass knobs. I think she is perfect for a baby's nursery.
She even has wheels which makes it easier to haul. The one thing I hate about this business! I feel like I am getting too old to haul furniture! My body keeps telling me that anyway!
So I will keep looking for someone to help me (preferably a cute hunk)
You don't mind do you honey ;)?
I found the glass knobs at Hobby Lobby, of course.
A little distressing and some clear wax and she was ready to preview at the Bridal Show.
She got stuffed with dried lavender. Just look at those curves!
She is now for sale at the Arbor in Franklin, Tennessee. Next week we are doing another bridal show at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs. I wonder what furniture I will use for that one?
We managed to escape some pretty awful storms yesterday, I didn't get much done because I was in the closet again hoping tornados would pass. The closet is much smaller now that we have Dudley! He didn't mind being all scrunched up. Its times like this I wish I had a basement! I pray for all those that did not escape the storm.
Hope you are all safe this weekend enjoying your families! Take Care!
Here she is taken apart getting ready to paint. I knew she had to be white with glass knobs. I think she is perfect for a baby's nursery.
She even has wheels which makes it easier to haul. The one thing I hate about this business! I feel like I am getting too old to haul furniture! My body keeps telling me that anyway!
So I will keep looking for someone to help me (preferably a cute hunk)
You don't mind do you honey ;)?
I found the glass knobs at Hobby Lobby, of course.
A little distressing and some clear wax and she was ready to preview at the Bridal Show.
She got stuffed with dried lavender. Just look at those curves!
She is now for sale at the Arbor in Franklin, Tennessee. Next week we are doing another bridal show at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs. I wonder what furniture I will use for that one?
We managed to escape some pretty awful storms yesterday, I didn't get much done because I was in the closet again hoping tornados would pass. The closet is much smaller now that we have Dudley! He didn't mind being all scrunched up. Its times like this I wish I had a basement! I pray for all those that did not escape the storm.
Hope you are all safe this weekend enjoying your families! Take Care!
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