Made it Beachy!

I had fun adding some beachiness to my bathroom! 

Camille helped with the printer's tray. 

Bob's photos got Beachy frames. 

A Goodwill shelf got a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk paint

 in Old White. 

Painted some signs using the Paint, Vinyl, Paint, 

Peel technique. Love this!

My mom's painting finally got hung after repainting  the frame. 

I just love this now. I went from nothing on the walls

 totally

Beachy! 

Thanks for stopping by. Looking forward to resuming our

Scrapping and painting classes in September. 

Scrappy 

Spring Break Chalk Painting Marathon

My friend Sharon kept me busy during Spring Break. While others were basking in the sun on far away beaches we worked our butts off !

 But it was fun and well worth it!

These chairs were our big project.

They started our as sun faded wing -back chairs that needed to be reupholstered or taken to Goodwill. The fabric had no tears and was in great shape other than being faded out. That was a plus.

Started painting the cushions before we got the shot(as usual)

We began by spraying down the chairs with a light mist of water. We then made a 50/50 mixture of Annie Sloan Old White and water. 

This is how it looked after one coat.

It ended up taking about 3 coats. Each had to dry over night. Then when it was finally covered we gave it a coat of clear wax and buffed. They are soft and leather like. We painted and distressed the legs adding a little dark wax. 

It took a lot of time but I think it was well worth it! Definitely much cheaper than reupholstering! I have a similiar chair I was thinking of painting. Now that I know how it looks I think I'll go for it.

 This was the cornice board before. You can still see the texture

 of the elephants but you can't tell what they are.

 This table didn't get a before shot but it was dark wood. In very good shape.Again we gave it Sharon's favorite color, Old White.

 We also gave it a few touches of gold. Love it!

She also had this huge urn. It was gold. We painted with French Linen and wiped off showing some of the gold. Much better.

Sharon also had this old phono cabinet. The hole is where the turntable used to be. She still had the door but we did not want it back on.

We gave it a light sanding and painted it, Old Ochre.

I took the handle off the broken door and added it to the side to put a hand towel through. Sharon is going to use this in her bathroom to put towels in with all her cute bathroom bottles and potions on top.

Sharon went by Venable Glass and had a mirror cut for the bottom to cover the speaker area. We used some E6000 glue to hold it on.  She is going to get someone to put in a shelf in the middle part and add a back. 

 I love the way we left the radio and knobs! Really cute! Great idea Sharon. 

She says she has another cabinet on consignment at Repeat Street,

 but it is not as cute as this one!

There are a few other items we didn't finish. I'll share those soon.

Isn't Chalk paint amazing? If you have been following my blog you know that I have painted almost any surface you can think of with this paint. 

It is just amazing! 

I also finished painting the chest in my foyer. I'll save that for another day. 

Hope you all have a fine St. Patrick's day!

Thanks for visiting.

Feels like Spring!

What a beauful spring-like day it was. We were able to paint

 outside and it was wonderful!

This little table was so cute.

 I couldn't resist adding some yellow springy flowers.

I painted it with a mix of Graphite and Old white.

 The top is a little lighter mix than the legs.

Here it is before.

 It was a solid pine folding table I found at Goodwill for $4.

 See how cute it is folded up. I plan to keep it in my car for when we go on photo shoots. Never know when you might need a spot to sit something.

 This was Judy's chalkboard/bulletin board before.

Helen's small cabinet before. Found this at Goodwill too!

And Judy's board after. Painted in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in  Primer Red with a touch of Gold.

And here's my table all folded up. Just love it!

Helen's cabinet came out so cute. We painted the outside in Chateau Grey with Old White on the doors and Paloma inside and on the doors. Finished with clear and a touch of dark wax. 

It will be the perfect spot for her teas!

So glad we can begin painting outside again. We are supposed to have some stormy weather this afternoon, tho. 

We also did some scrapping last night but my pictures did not come out very well. Watch for more painting projects soon!

Thanks for visiting!

Making progress.......

 I finished the bed my friend Sharon brought. It was painted in Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Old White and given some sanding and clear and dark was. 

I think it looks great! I hope her mom loves it.

  

We also finished up a few more items this week. 

On Saturday we went to an Estate sale in Canton, MS. It was lots of fun and quite a learning experience.

 

Holly guarding our purchases!

 

Pam with her goodies! Wait until you see what we do with this ironing board!

A car full of goodies. Estate sale 101: Go straight to the outside storage junk instead of the inside "Priceless" antiques section!

I have two items I am going to paint to sell. If you'd like one of these before I paint you can select the colors:

The end table could be painted two colors.
I found some antique handles at the estate sale to replace the broken one.
The sewing cabinet is such a cute shape. I will paint the inside a contrasting color and plan to add a stencil to the outside.
If you are interested in either please let me know, I am about ready to paint!

Bob and I are still working on the "miracle" table. We have used lots of glue and improved our clamping and gluing skills!