DIY Tile Top Table

This is a table I tiled awhile back-

it comes in handy during parties to hold hot items-

I got tired of this dark look and decided to give it a 

paint job-

so, this is the tile top with a 1st coat of cream satin

2nd coat

I painted the base gray

I added a bit of sky blue

no, not right yet..

then a brighter blue-

then, I added a deeper gray

and dry brushed it over the blue

I added this ornamental wood flourish

to add some more detail-

The tile got 3 good coats of paint

and once it dried,

I covered the tiles with clear wax

 and rubbed and rubbed and rubbed-

It looks finished-

but I don't know how the tiles

 will hold up with the paint and wax-

Time will tell, but for now, 

I like the new piece in the dining room-

a bright and cheery accent piece that acts as an extra buffet-

Take care, gotta fly-

Bedroom grows up!

Did you ever get free furniture and think to yourself, "what on earth was I thinking"?

Well, welcome to my world-

I mentioned we sold my mom's house last week and there was a lot of furniture-

I didn't take too much, well basically because I have too much- my garage is pretty full of curbside finds and some Goodwill gems so I knew I couldn't fit much more into the space without being labeled the town hoarder-

I also mentioned I have been redecorating my oldest daughter's room- now that she and her new hubby will be visiting- it was time to upgrade from her twin bed and teen decor to something a bit more "grown up"-

I was lucky enough to get a queen size bed and 2 lingerie chests from my mom's- the 7 drawer chests were for extra storage and I thought they might work in Kerry's room since they only come to visit-

I must admit the picture leaves much to be desired, but I took so many pictures and this is how they turned out- a wise woman recently told me these circles are "angel orbs" and I truly believe it- too many pics in different lighting but the orbs remained- a sweet reminder that the room is filled with my Mom and Nan's loving spirit!

Onto the furniture-The problem was the color and the material- they were very old, dark brown laminate- ugly and uglier-

The hardware was a bronze tone, it looks more brassy in the pic-

Should I rethink my plan?

But, free is free and with a little paint, they turned out well- with some Zinser primer and some leftover Behr cream paint, I brought them into to the modern times-

These 2 tables will be nightstands after some paint!

 Can't wait to show you the finished room- and the best part- no money spent!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Spring Has Sprung- Let the painting begin...

These roadside finds are finally ready to be 

worked on- yippee!!

The weather has warmed up and I

am happily at work on the table and chairs for my

middle daughter's 1st apartment!

We're still waiting for the seat cushion fabric to arrive

 but the table top is sanded

 and the

chairs have been spruced up so she will be all set 

to move them in the first week of May!!

(old fabric)

Her thrift store dresser

sanded

waiting to be all dressed up in her turquoise gem paint!

Can't wait for the reveal-

so stay tuned!

Spring is finally here and I'm a happy"painting" camper!!

Take care, gotta fly-

Club GW trip

I haven't had alot of success

 at my favorite thrift store

 over the past couple months-

Now, don't get me wrong-

I never leave empty handed-

I scored alot of Christmas cheer

in November and December

but since then, the furniture has been scarce

until the other day...

Lookie lookie!!

this cute little wooden server was a cool $3.99

couldn't pass it up

it needs some TLC but I'm willing and able

can't wait to get started

and I'll be sure to update you on any progress I make!!
I found a few online
 this was on ebay for a sweet $169-

and this was at Dutchcrafters for $664.00

I really got a fab deal-
Annie Sloan-here I come!!

Take care, gotta fly-