Ikea Revamp Project

Ikea Revamp Project- My sister-in-law gave me this cute, little, wood, six-drawer cubby that she used to hold her make-up in her bathroom. They were remodeling their bathroom and thought that I might like to use it. I had not tried the staining over paint technique yet so I thought this would be an easy way to test it out.

Step 1: paint the wood piece color of your choice (I chose an olive green)

Step 2: lightly sand wear areas for a distressed look

 

Step 3: stain the entire piece and wipe off all excess
Step 4: finish the piece with a protective top coat of your choice
             (I used a spray polyurathane)

I finished off my piece with some fun metal numbers
I purchased from my good friends at PINK in Spokane, WA

DIY Apothecary Jars

I have always had a weakness for glass jars. A wall in my craft room is lined with old mason jars filled with trinkets and treasures, my kitchen counter has large ones with snacks and my bathroom vanity is adorned with q-tip and cotton ball filled jars...as I said, I love jars! Here is a fun little diy project with empty candle jars.

 DIY HOW TO:

These particular jars are from Bath and Body Works but any jars or thrift store finds will work. Make sure your jars are nice and cleaned out before you begin.

 

Select nobs for the tops, if you want, and drill holes for the knobs.

Paint the tops your color of choice (I chose to paint mine a textured brown so the words would not show through).

 

Tape off the area you want to etch and use stickers to spell out any words you want. I use Armour Etch, it is a thick paste that is easy to use and I have had the best luck with it. Follow the directions on how long to let the etch set on your item and wash off.

 

Viola, there you have it, super cute, easy and upcycled apothecary jars for anywhere in your house!

DIY Frame Project

 

Upcycling...yay! My favorite thing!

Ok, here is a quick diy project to do with all the old frames laying around.

I collected a bunch of wooded frames from thrift stores and laid them out in groupings I thought went well together.

Discarded the glass, painted the frames, inserted some old fabric to stencil, stamp or paint on and then screwed them to a thin piece of wood on the back...and there you have it.

A simple project that can match any decor!

April's AFTER, TA-DA

 Well folks, here she is! I am usually not a girly-girl but I had a lot of fun making this camper girly. With a little paint, some TLC, elbow grease and a couple of decorations I am smitten with the results. She will be all set up and for sale at the Red Barn Farms Fall Festival in Colton, WA, October 13th and 14th.

April, my new camper project!

So...driving to work the other day I noticed a camper I had been

eyeballing for about a year

got a fresh coat of

turquoise paint.

 And then, on my way back from lunch I noticed that the little turquoise camper now had a FOR SALE sign in the window. So, what did I do? Stopped to look at after work,

liked it, bought it and brought it home.

Here is a look at the before shots. She is a 1959 16ft Forester.

Hallway makeover and a bonus!!!

People may think I'm nuts, but I love when my husband leaves on business trips...that's when I GET STUFF DONE!!! Ha ha, but really, when he leaves I can do whatever I want, how ever I want and quickly too. On his latest trip I decided to redo our hallway, finally.  Wallpaper - floor to ceiling - on top of plaster, grrr. I really wanted to do wainscoting to match the bathroom and choose to stick with the same colors also.  After texturing, sanding, painting, cutting and loving using the nail gun, my whole hallway project was around 100 bucks. I was pretty pleased!

Eventually, I would love to get chandeliers, but I just spray painted the existing light fixtures for now. I love that my fish tank fit snug into that awkward cubby and I even painted the drawers a fun turquoise!


Here is my bonus project. With the left over wainscoting pieces, I made chalkboards. The back is a panel from an old door that fell apart and the chalk holder is a Scrabble easel.

Heads Up!

This side table is a fun little yard sale purchase with a makeover.  The top had a perfect lip on it that would hold something well, so I decided to go with pennies. Three coats of different colored paint, (teal, chocolate and tan) some light sanding, a little new hardware and boom, there you have it.  Now all I need to do is find a mate to make tails. 

Bathroom Makeover

                                               Before                                              After

So, the last two areas on the main floor that I wanted to complete before the Christmas Cookie Exchange at my new house are the bathroom and the hallway.  Well, I am pleased to announce the bathroom is complete but the hallway is another story.  In the bath I painted the walls Sweet Belgian and the trim Swiss Coffee (Home Depot, Behr).  The doorknob hooks are from Pier 1, only because I had a house warming gift card, otherwise I could not have spent the money (love that store but it is a bit over my yard sale/thrift store budget).  And what about the Teal tile, I LOVE IT! The before picture shows the grey walls, lt tan trim and silver fixtures.  So what are your thoughts?

Another Before and After of My House

THE OFFICE (where I am currently sitting and enjoying my surroundings)

BEFORE

 



Some gardening or tool boxes I picked up at the Habitat Store for $2 and converted into shelving.

AFTER





The main dilemma with this room was I had to keep all of the furniture in it (because it is not ours and I have no other room in the house for it to go).  After applying leftover free paint from my family and decorating with some yard sale and thrift store finds this entire remodel cost $54 (which over half was spent on the curtains) My best find in this room is the Stiffle lamp which is currently selling on ebay for $150 and up and I snabbed it for $6, WooHoo!