Something Blue....

Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, But Something Blue of course....

Just a little project I did a few weekends back. I needed a little pop in my room. I found these adorable knobs that go so cute with my red and white decor. I grew up with this mirror. It used to be a hideous gold. It is amazing what a can of paint can do. I love love love how it all turned out. I still haven't figured out the right decor to go on top of the dresser yet but here it is for now.

Oh and just a little side note: Please ignore the TV, I won the battle and hopefully it will be sold soon. :)

Happy Birthday to ME!!

I have some amazing girlfriends who know me so well. One Sunday afternoon they showed up on my doorstep singing Happy Birthday to me (which was so exciting because it was a couple weeks early) they made me close my eyes and led me out to the driveway and low and behold when I opened my eyes I saw this beauty.

It sang to me. How could I not fall madly in love with it? I love love love this sideboard. My dear friend who found this knows me oh so well and couldn't have found a better piece. It sings my name.

Summers in Seattle come late and the anticipation of redoing this sideboard was killing me. But my amazing husband gave me a paint sprayer for my birthday and the second I got it in my hot little hands I went to town. It is amazing how much less work you have to do with a sprayer versus spray painting from the can. I love it. I definitely need to keep practicing because I found it is tricky to not get drips but I LOVE it. Even more I absolutely am in love with how this sideboard turned out. It needed some love that I was oh so willing to give. I love the new little knobs and it is perfectly distressed. I love a little distressing so it looks like I've had it for a million years. Its new home is under the TV. I love it. It brightens up that corner of the room so much and then ties in so cute with the white tea table. Even the man of the house loves it.

Thank you to my wonderful ladies for such a great birthday gift. You make me feel so loved. And if I haven't said it enough I love it!

For Sale/SOLD

BEFORE:



AFTER:

The first of many for sale.................

This little gem was a fun redo. Surprisingly it took more work than I thought it would. It needed a good sanding, primer, and many layers of paint. With a little distressing and new knobs it looks just right. I wish I had a space for it in my house. It turned out so cute and quaint.

The perfect shade of blue

I love blue! Blue makes me happy. I am always on the search for the perfect shade. Sometimes I find it and sometimes I don't. I love this blue! The hutch came from the same friend as the tea table. It was her moms and had been sitting in her garage for over 20 years untouched. She was so excited to get rid of it. I thought I had won the lottery! It was a 70's greenish yellow color when I got it. Very far from blue. But I dry brushed it with the leftover paint from my kitchen walls. It turned out better than I imagined it. It is the perfect shade and really brightens up the corner of the room. I especially love that it came with the original handle and key. I am a true sucker for the little details.

Dear to my Heart......

My dining room table is very dear to my heart. It's story began in Idaho right after a horrible flood in '78. The owners were the most amazing and now angelic people I have ever known. This table signifies love. There were many home cooked meals shared around it with numerous games played on it. If you could imagine the deepest conversations to the lightest they were shared here. There were family, friends new and old, strangers, missionaries, kids and grown-ups that all benefited from the love shared at it. I feel very privileged to have this table in my own house for many more memories to be built around. It belonged to my Grandma and Grandpa P. When I received it, it was a beautiful brown wood. As a child I rarely ever saw the top of the table and was only familiar with the beautiful turned legs. My Grandmother took very good care of it and always always had a drop cloth on so it wouldn't get scratched. It was in impeccable shape when I got it. It now houses new memories along with scratches from Legos and writing from homework. I don't have the heart to cover it up because it means so much to me. I was very pregnant when I redid this table which made the process painstakingly hard. It also made it even more precious to me. Everytime I stare at it, it brings back many wonderful memories.

Tea table

This little tea table was given to me by a dear friend. She is also the dear friend that gave me my blue hutch. When I got this table it was in bad shape. It had sat under a house for 20+ years. It was covered in mouse/rat feces, urine, and mud. It was pretty gross. After I cleaned it up it was a lovely yellowish green early 70's color. It had adorable wheels on it but only had 3 so unfortunately I had to rip them off. You should know that I love love love wheels on any piece of furniture. Maybe someday I'll put wheels back on it, but for now it is the perfect height next to the chair. I love how the white pops next to the brown chair and lampshade. And it has the perfect shelf for Miss B's toys. Simply perfect!

This cute little tray sat on the bottom shelf of the tea cart. After I painted it I decided that it would be safest up on the bookshelf rather in harms way down on the tea cart. I love it underneath the candles. It has the perfect cottage look.

Mothers Day

I decided that I needed a change in my kitchen. I wanted something small, old, shabby, and of course something I could redo. When I found this table and chair set on Craigslist I fell in love and had to have them. I convinced Mr. A that it would be the perfect Mothers Day gift. So off he went to get it. I think every piece must have a story. I didn't see this tables before life but from what Mr. A said it was living in a really nice, hippie ladies, cat infested house. I'm glad I could give it a new home. I love how it turned out. It is so cheery in the kitchen. It makes me smile.

Before:

And the full finished look in the kitchen:

P.S. I made this chalkboard, I'm so in love with it but it'll have to wait for a later post......