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Tag Archives: Furniture
Milk Paint and Indecision
A couple of weeks ago I saw this gorgeous painted secretary at Miss Mustard Seed. It is painted her new “Artissimo” color in her milk paint line.
Posted at Miss Mustard Seed
Let me tell you, it had me at “hello.”
Gorgeous!
If you’ve been hanging around here for any time at all, you know I love blue.
I have just a few things…
painted blue…
So, when I saw Artissimo Blue milk paint, I knew I wanted to try it.
You see, I have this table in my foyer that I really like, but it blends right in to all the stained wood in my home.
I thought the dark blue might accent well with the wood and would give it just the right pop to stand out.
The catch is, I don’t want to cover the beautiful burled wood.
So I was thinking about doing something like this:
Domestically Speaking
Leaving the burled wood as is and painting the exterior in Artissimo.
I ordered the paint and now I’m getting a little nervous!
Does this ever happen to you?
If you ask me, the space is crying for some paint.
So, what do you think?
Should I go for it?!
Just writing about it is giving me a little more confidence.
It also helps to gaze at this piece. I just LOVE this dark blue!
While I’m mulling it over, don’t forget that the “Getting Creative at Home” blog tour is still going strong!
I am so amazed at the talent of these bloggers that I have teamed up with!
If you missed today’s tour here’s the schedule:
Wednesday, Aug. 7:
Bargain Hunting with Laurie
2 Little Superheroes
Stow and TellU
My Soulful Home
Glitter Glue and Paint
And, here’s Thursday’s line-up:
Thursday, Aug. 8:
The Vintage Nest
A Few Miner Adjustments
What Meegan Makes
One More Time Events
Sweet Song Bird
Please stop by and see what awesome projects everyone has in store!
To see the entire week’s line-up go here. Don’t forget that on Monday I will be posting a re-cap of the entire tour and everyone’s projects.
Linking up to:
Shabby Creek Cottage
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19 Great Hutch Makeovers {Favorite Things Friday}
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as taking an old, forgotten piece of furniture and making it look and function like brand new. It’s amazing what a little bit of paint and TLC can do!
One of my favorite furniture makeovers of my own is my little blue china hutch:
(You can read about the makeover here and here.)
Amazingly, my little hutch caught the eye of the folks over at Hometalk and they asked me to curate a clipboard of my favorite hutch projects. What fun!
Hometalk, in case you’re not familiar, is a great place to find furniture makeovers, DIY projects, home and garden resources, and other people who love the subject of home. You can share ideas and connect with others to help you solve some of your home dilemmas or just browse for inspiration.
It was easy to find several great furniture pieces that inspired me:
You can see all 19 makeovers on my Hometalk clipboard, but today I’m giving you a taste of what you’ll find on my board for “Favorite Things Friday.”
First up, is this ingenious hutch created from an old postal letter cabinet. The old letter cubbies were removed and embellishments and shelves were added to turn it into this beautiful china hutch.
Amazing, right? You can read more about its transformation here.
This one also caught my eye because it looks just like the hutch in my mom’s kitchen. Only hers is not painted but stained. My mom isn’t in to painting furniture like I am, but I can’t help think how cute hers would look like this!
And, there’s this re-do. Here’s the before:
Here’s the after:
How can you not get excited about a large hutch with good bones that says, “FREE” on it?!
Don’t you think the former owner is kicking themselves for giving the hutch away?
You can see the complete post on Hometalk here.
Finally, I love this cute little cabinet. It could store so many things! I love furniture that’s both pretty and practical.
If you want to see more great projects likes these, hop on over to my Favorite Hutch Projects Clipboard at Hometalk.
And, thank you to my friends at Hometalk for asking me to curate such a fun board!
Happy Friday!
Linking up to:
Miss Mustard Seed
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Library Chair Makeover
When I showed you my grandfather clock makeover, I told you about how Mr. Longhorn (my husband) came with some inherited furniture when we got married.
One piece is this old library chair.
It is a chair his mother (who is still living, by the way, so it’s not really an inherited piece) got from a former neighbor somewhere along the way. There are actually two of them (both of which have been sitting in my attic) but I decided to experiment on one to see if I might like it in my foyer. It’s been looking a little dull and uninteresting lately.
I cleaned it up and set it the entry and decided it needed to be painted.
It was nicely rustic already, but since I have a plethora of stained wood happening in my house I thought a painted piece would be better.
I got out my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in graphite and got to work.
I painted one coat of graphite and then gave it a coat of AS clear wax, then buffed and sanded and then added a coat of AS dark wax, then buffed and sanded a little more.
I also made a cute little farmhouse-type cushion for it with some fabric I already had on-hand.
I also re-covered a pillow I already had with a remnant of fabric I already had (notice a pattern here?) and added that as well.
I moved a ceramic jar from my kitchen next to the chair just for kicks and called it a day.
I’m thinking a cute little umbrella basket or some other tall, skinny piece might look nicer next to the chair. The jar isn’t quite the right scale. Maybe something that can hold the dog leashes and poop bags? Yes, I just said “poop” on my blog! Gah! Hey…I’m all about practical decor…umbrellas aren’t exactly a big necessity most of the time here in Texas but somewhere to easily store and hide the doggie stuff would be nice!
Even without the perfect sidekick for the chair, I kind of like this look for now.
The best part is it didn’t cost me anything…I did it with things I already had. You know my husband loves it when that happens — so do I!
Thanks for reading!
Linking up to:
Three Mango Seeds
Uncommon Designs
DIY Showoff
Better With Age
Between Naps on the Porch
A Stroll Through Llife
Savvy Southern Style
Miss Mustard Seed
Uncommon Designs
DIY Showoff
Better With Age
Between Naps on the Porch
A Stroll Through Llife
Savvy Southern Style
Miss Mustard Seed
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Easy Furniture Transformation {Adding Legs}
Remember my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Violet china hutch I fixed up last year?
I bought it on Craig’s List almost a year ago and transformed it from dark-stained and dull to this blue beauty.
Before I bought it, I knew that the width and depth were perfect for my space, but I also knew that it was lacking a little on height. That fact didn’t stop me because I knew I could fix it and I finally got around to it this weekend.
I added these cute little 4-inch high bun feet and I absolutely love how it turned out!
It was really easy. In fact, I did it all by myself — well, I had a tiny bit of help from Mr. Longhorn.
I only have one picture of the process because my camera battery decided to die mid-project, so I’ll do my best to describe it for you. It’s so easy, I think you can manage to follow along without a bunch of pictures.
First, my husband helped me lay the piece down on the ground and I inspected the underside to see what I had to work with.
The four corners had 2 x 2 square wood pieces that had furniture “pads” (what are they called?) on the bottom. I removed those and measured how much space I’d have to work with.
Then, I went to Lowe’s and bought the 4″ bun feet I had been admiring for the piece. They were $6.98 a piece. When I got home, my husband told me that I would need something called a “tee nut” to secure and screw the legs in to. (Yes, after. No worries. I ran to my nearby Ace Hardware and they fixed me right up!)
A “tee nut” looks like this:
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He told me that they’re usually used on the top of a piece instead of the bottom, but since we’re not moving the hutch all over the place it should be just fine.
So, I drilled a hole into the bottom of the wood support and hammered the tee nut into place.
Here’s my one and only picture I took on my phone and posted on Instagram:
It’s off-center because my bun fee are kinda wide.
Once I had the tee nuts in place, I painted the feet to match my piece and screwed them into the tee nut. Super easy! My husband helped me put it back up and I filled it back up again.
I love it!
As a reminder, here’s what it looked like before I installed the legs:
And, again, after!
(Sorry for the terrible glare on the cabinet doors. I don’t know how to get rid of that since the dining room window is directly across from the cabinet.)
My dining room is really coming together! I just have to finish upholstering my chairs and I’ll be ready to show it off!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Linking up to:
Between Naps on the Porch
DIY Showoff
Cedar Hill Ranch (Cowgirl Up)
Savvy Southern Style
The Shabby Creek Cottage
DIY Showoff
Cedar Hill Ranch (Cowgirl Up)
Savvy Southern Style
The Shabby Creek Cottage
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The Power of Paint
I love paint. It can completely transform something that is blah and outdated to something totally fantastic and brand new.
Take a look at some of these great before and after paint projects from other bloggers:
Red Desk from Tidy Away Today:
Before:
After:
This desk and chair duo is for her son’s room. She also painted the cute striped chair, too. Doesn’t it look great? It’s so perfect for a boy’s homework space.
Re-purposed drawer from The Rustic Pig:
Before:
After:
The paint and stencil completely transform the old drawer and I love how she made something cute and useful out of an unused piece – genius!
Secret Identity Cabinet from Confessions of a Serial DIYer:
Before:
After:
Looks completely different, don’t you think? Can you guess what it is?
It’s a sewing cabinet! How handy and pretty for a small space!
Vintage Chair from Beneath the Magnolias:
I probably would have walked right by that chair when it was gold and ugly looking. Now it’s clean, pretty and totally chic.
Paint is a decorator’s friend, that’s for sure.
If you want to see more fun before and after paint projects, check out The Power of Paint blog. My little Old Violet China Hutch is being featured there today!
Thanks for reading today! Happy Wednesday!
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