Furniture Projects: Bedside Table

This little bedside table came to me via a friend who was cleaning out her teenage son's room:

It was part of a set, along with a matching daybed that I turned into this:

But the end table sat forgotten in my garage for about a year until I needed more furniture for my booth at Oregon Street Antique Mall and went desperately poking around, looking for something to paint!

I decided on pale blue:

 added some numbers:

and knobs I found at a Habitat for Humanity store.

A really cute piece for a child's room.

Furniture Project: Blue and White Chairs

Thrifting with my daughter-in-law one day, we ran across these cute chairs:

 Granted, they need some work, but they have good lines and were in good condition, just a bit dated.

 

 I ripped off the fabric and painted them a soft white. I had a fabric in mind, but when I went to the fabric store, they didn't have it. So I found a couple others I thought would work.

The chairs sat in my living room for a couple of days like this while I decided which fabric to use. I would walk by on my way outside and think, "Definitely the blue one"; then I would walk back inside and pass the chairs again a few minutes later and think, "No, I think the yellow is better".

Finally I chose the blue, partly because I realized I wanted to use the other on a black chair.

I think I made the right choice!

And the yellow and black looks great on this little black chair!

Furniture Projects: Vanity Chair

The day I came across the Deco end tables, I also found this little chair. 

I might have passed it by, but it was a steal!

While I was painting the tables, I thought about what to do with this little chair. 

I decided to coordinate it with the grey tables because the lines of the chair go really well with the lines of the tables.

So, grey it was!

I used the same technique as with the tables, dry-brushing white over the grey,
 then wax on top of it all.

I went with a yellow and grey print for the cushion. I love the color combination of
yellow and grey!

Furniture Projects: Numbered Coffee Table

 Husband brought home this sad little coffee table one day

 and I thought, "maybe I can use it for parts".

 It sat in the garage for a year, then one day I literally woke up with the picture in my mind of a table I had seen on Pinterest quite a while ago.
I tried to find that picture but couldn't, so I just went with the picture in my head.

First, I put a couple coats of country white paint on the sad little table.

White paint helps everything look clean and fresh.

Then I got out some numbers I had just bought at a yard sale and randomly traced
 them on the top of the table.

I painted the numbers black and let it all dry over night. The next day I brushed a mix of stains over the top. One was a medium oak and the other was natural, I just sort of dipped and mixed on the table as I went.

The finished product:

It was so cute, I almost kept it!

But, alas, it is destined for the Oregon Street Antique Mall!

Decorating is in the Details: A New Summer Mantle

By the time the 4th of July was over, I was growing tired of my red, white and blue mantle decor,

and longing for something simpler and softer.

So I packed up Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam for another year and started looking around the house for inspiration. I wanted soft, neutral, beachy...something cooler for these hot August days.

I started with some shells the kids had gathered from the beaches of Washington when we lived there. That was a good start. What else did I have that fit my criteria?

How about some white squash from the garden?

A white pitcher... white birdhouses...

and other odds and ends.

Plus a new summer banner.

Put it all together and it is just what I was looking for!

A New Adventure: Oregon Street Antique Mall

I know it has been quite a while since I have posted, but between my life and computer issues, there has not been a spare minute! My life is still crazy, but at least the computer has been fixed!

A few weeks ago, I decided to commit to a booth at the Oregon Street Antique Mall in Redding, so I have been working like a crazy woman, painting, sewing, trying to finish so many projects! Actually, my family was getting a little crowded by all the great "finds" I kept bringing home and I figured I either had to stop thrifting or find a way to make them work for me.

So, on August 1, I loaded up some of my treaures.

Chalkboards

Chairs

Tables

Pictures

Pillows

And so much more!

And yet, there is still so much left at home!

Crafting With Friends: Wedding Banners, Table Runners, and More!

My friend, Bonnie, the one who encouraged me to start this blog adventure, has been visiting for a week from Massachusetts, and we have been busy sewing, painting and thrift-shopping the entire week!

Her sister is getting married in a couple of weeks and Bonnie volunteered to decorate the hall, so we have made burlap and muslin table runners

mason jars with burlap and ribbon bows

and burlap garlands.

Just to name a few!