On a recent treasure hunt, I found an old mirror that was made of some kind of plastic to look like real wood. I thought the roses were pretty and would look much better spray painted Heirloom White.I thought that I took a picture but I guess I didn't because I can't seem to find it. Something that I always regret because the change is usually dramatic and the outcome so much better. Here is...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Week 22 ~ Diamonds In The Rough! Part 1
Diamonds In The Rough! is my weekly feature, where I show you the treasures that I find from garage sales, thrift stores and antique stores.This is Part 1 of my week of treasures! There was so much that I had to break it up for you. In Part 1, I will share garage sale treasures and what I did with some of it already.Last week, I found a cute child's teaset but the creamer was missing. T...
Monday, 19 September 2011
Fall Sitting Room
Come on in to our *Fall* sitting room! Soooo, I've recently changed things up a bit in here to welcome the new season. For starters, I painted one coat of Old White on top of my recently painted bookcase (BM White Dove). I then distressed it and added clear wax. I also removed...
Flea Market Fleas
How many of us out there have been dreaming of doing something or going somewhere and think, "maybe someday"! Well that "someday" came for Hubby and me. We have been wanting to go to the Third Sunday Market ever since we heard about it.The Third Sunday Market is a HUGE flea market held in Bloomington, IL on the third Sunday of the month through Oct. And to top it off, the prices were very...
Friday, 16 September 2011
White Iron Chair
You may recall the post that I did on the black iron chair, but if you don't, this is what the finished chair looks like...it is for sale in my booth. I also have a matching white one...This is the Before picture of the chairs from a garage sale.This is the chair that I kept for my front porch. I painted it white again to freshen the paint. I found exterior fabric and upholstered the...
Peacock on a pot
As I promised in a last post so here I am with an inspiration for u all lovely friends to transform those boring and dull pots into chic and beautiful planters. Sharing pics of few pots that I have done last week. For second pot I chose to draw a peacock.......work in progress.....And here is the final...
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Rain, Sunshine & Blooming Beauties
Please friends forgive me for not talking about design, decor and related inspirations. Actually I'm lost in beauty of nature. My heart leaps with joy whenever I see how nature changes its mood in a jiffy. Sometimes only dark overcast of clouds and sometimes it mixes with sunshine. And thats...