Summer Celebration--sold!

Up for your summer poolside consideration is this beachy accent chair in lovely sea-glass hues of blue and green.

Vintage Coffee Table

This Transformation was a copy I did of my own coffee table. A friend kind of liked how mine turned out, so I laboriously sat at home on my couch until one of my many furniture spies texted me and reported this piece:

Charming Chalk Paint

It's finally done. The poor thing had to be excavated from the carport, sit through a repaint after Hurricane Hazel took to it with a pencil and a burst of artistic genius, and wait for a hardware redo when my first choice of knobs was less than stellar.

Here it is just starting out:

Oven Over Brush

I didn't finish my end table this weekend. My beloved little too-young-to-be-grown-up sister-in-law got engaged last night--yay!

So I baked a rosette cake for her engagement party. Chocolate and strawberry layers with cream cheese buttercream frosting--yum=)

Then I did my first baby bump cake for my dear friend Candice's baby shower. Fondant makes me nervous, and it also tastes perfectly disgusting, so I put a generous layer of vanilla buttercream underneath that deceptively smooth white dress...

And we needed some fruit salad...

So that's why my end table didn't get finished. And why I'm relaxing on the couch while Hurricane Hazel watches Elmo and while I upload pictures and sip lemonade. It was a delightful couple of days spent with family and friends, both old and new=) Congrats to Tim and Emily, and to Candice and Ben!

Brush in Hand

Furniture is stacked almost to the ceiling in my carport. If we lived in a more upscale neighborhood, I'd be embarrassed. As it is, we just look like we're holding a perpetual yard sale. But I've been too busy with my little sister's wedding to do much transforming. 

See the cute little stool she's standing on to be tall enough to kiss her new hubby? The one that's mostly hidden under her dress? It's from Hazelnuts=)

Then we needed a vacation to wind down from the wedding, so we went here.

 But that wasn't enough, so we went to the mountains for a week. Which, mercifully for you, I don't have pictures of, because I forgot my camera. So here's a picture of what you are actually here for--a sneak shot of what's coming next...

I purposefully chose the most unflattering picture of this vintage solid wood end table in order that the reveal will be that much more delightful--a technique known as Clever Marketing, I believe. This is my second go-round with homemade chalk paint and I'm loving it much better now that I've had a chance to modify my own recipe a bit. The texture is silky and the look is dreamy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Waste Not, Want Not

Just because the dresser has to be ditched doesn't mean the drawers and hardware can't be salvaged. Old drawers can be used to store antique books (like my cool sister-in-law does in her living room), washcloths (like my cool friend does in her cool rustic bathroom), and flowers (like I-well, like I do...)

I love the color pop of the teal and the marigolds. And isn't the hardware fun, too?

So salvage those old drawers, paint them, and reuse them. Turn them into your own little bit of whimsy. Or buy mine ready-made=) $5 each, 4 available.

Thanks for looking!

Pale Pistachio--sold!

Previously, I shared that I dabbled with homemade chalk paint, using the recipe that calls for grout. That's because I'm a cheapskate and not because I experimented thoroughly with all the available recipes and techniques.

It was fun to work with, though. This is what I came up with.

It was tricky getting the correct ratio at first--I was brushing it on as a paste instead of a paint at times--but it dried silky smooth and distressed like a dream. This chair is upcycled in a creamy pale pistachio and reupholstered with a fun paisley print.

Love those spindles!

Thanks for looking!