tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71816586079890175682024-02-18T17:39:14.160-08:00Recycled*Love*LettersTesting out my DIY skills to make our home modern and kid friendly without breaking the bank, and never taking anything too seriously along the way.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-13774612583947272752011-07-08T22:09:00.000-07:002011-07-08T22:25:23.130-07:00DIY Succulent Garden<div style="text-align: center;">You have probably seen your fair share of succulent or cactus gardens out there and they're probably called all sorts of things, but this is what I've dubbed my little project - A DIY Succulent Garden. I'm a bit addicted to a few things. Hen and Chick Succulents, Chalk board paint, Cinnamon Bear candies, and my daughters silly little secrets that I can never understand are a few chart toppers. I saw a cute little succulent garden at Lowes the other day that was way too much for me so I adapted, because that's what this girls gotta do. I live on a budget and I get so much joy from making something for dirt cheap that costs 10x that much at a store! Ha. I hope you can relate. Here's the low down for you. Enjoy and have a fantastic weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DIY Succulent Garden LOW DOWN...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry for this lame picture. Here's what I decided to make my little succulent garden in. A silver plated bowl that cost me a whopping $2 at a garage sale last weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>BEFORE</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcaYhbE3-X_ptpINsNP-f5x85MZzkvMzxNlGHzAiqagG1CpBpS1ePZoXUkkUKIB3Fo5aTpebY7e-1yQyx0GgKN4JaI2ISVvgRIvVyedEeDqc1dkRnJhAUyYyWyxadJ62omt5eo0oS87GA/s1600/038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcaYhbE3-X_ptpINsNP-f5x85MZzkvMzxNlGHzAiqagG1CpBpS1ePZoXUkkUKIB3Fo5aTpebY7e-1yQyx0GgKN4JaI2ISVvgRIvVyedEeDqc1dkRnJhAUyYyWyxadJ62omt5eo0oS87GA/s320/038.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I lined the bowl with good plastic wrap, making sure the wrap draped over the edges a bit. In my mind this made sense because I didn't want water to get in under it at the edges and pool under the plastic. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl07PgplJqJ8J72ZN-SFHJaSSgNu6HdGEAfmY0Y1XCKUC0GFkt0ywaSETAib5WkKTLW0CIyZHGCqj6f6oCvqpGpnJtAR_G7i8BVi9yJtaVLYk_3GtBnDXjJrmhnsWk8zTxsP1OnINrfAQ/s1600/040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl07PgplJqJ8J72ZN-SFHJaSSgNu6HdGEAfmY0Y1XCKUC0GFkt0ywaSETAib5WkKTLW0CIyZHGCqj6f6oCvqpGpnJtAR_G7i8BVi9yJtaVLYk_3GtBnDXjJrmhnsWk8zTxsP1OnINrfAQ/s320/040.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here are the pretty succulents I picked up at Lowes to go in my garden. The cost was $3.50 for the big one and $2.50 for the 2 little ones. So $8.50 for these 3 plants, except that I had a $20 gift card to Lowes so it was free for me. Still about $10 cheaper than buying something already made and this is fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-LFoAVaTZgLq26U3TcdcPvsKcpkNRCV-nwef3bYKV94ToKDvRxlq0G9xgPwC4qVSc9RfVq2HkJVm8j7OAkUy04bAdBfZYTP-Jw7a-Gqy0qtdpWgOi-VAcXv7vJ6m-TVdLzMEgK68f5TN/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-LFoAVaTZgLq26U3TcdcPvsKcpkNRCV-nwef3bYKV94ToKDvRxlq0G9xgPwC4qVSc9RfVq2HkJVm8j7OAkUy04bAdBfZYTP-Jw7a-Gqy0qtdpWgOi-VAcXv7vJ6m-TVdLzMEgK68f5TN/s320/055.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The big one is a Silver Jade succulent, and the little ones are 2 different versions of Echeveria. I had the other succulents you see in the background in the finished project image. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>AFTER</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMVwOduiD5ePOSELAkKtGhc_FsF8NB4rrv64CKkns85rWmeKkXTZSRYILlSEcaZRREro7ppb8VCxJI29Fih3juOyOwh25CDz-Jfca-gk0jXfcQTGFLnQSLPkxcIHgLwDlwfhnJiM8ZYW1/s1600/149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMVwOduiD5ePOSELAkKtGhc_FsF8NB4rrv64CKkns85rWmeKkXTZSRYILlSEcaZRREro7ppb8VCxJI29Fih3juOyOwh25CDz-Jfca-gk0jXfcQTGFLnQSLPkxcIHgLwDlwfhnJiM8ZYW1/s320/149.JPG" width="239" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted the Jade to be in the center for balance. This succulent will eventually get big enough that I can put her in her own pot. It reminds me of a piece of coral. By the way, coral is another item that should be on my "obsessed with" list. Once everything was planted I snipped off the excess plastic wrap, but let it stay just high enough that it would keep the water from dripping off the sides into the actual bowl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkac0vE4OkaU6hjLrw-aT7to7xftNUA8Pqn7Z83iBkm3cgD4Xv0byuWsx7ER7X-QKxkC0OCZyiyh_zL6EO216lPKzhITmM1hGrbr2QVPXeLe3-rnQiFW-YzWK6Rka5iGQdlvhHC_BjZmI/s1600/150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkac0vE4OkaU6hjLrw-aT7to7xftNUA8Pqn7Z83iBkm3cgD4Xv0byuWsx7ER7X-QKxkC0OCZyiyh_zL6EO216lPKzhITmM1hGrbr2QVPXeLe3-rnQiFW-YzWK6Rka5iGQdlvhHC_BjZmI/s320/150.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there's the top view for you. I love the purple echeveria. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwOdVzLFR7pVHguavwRTurlLd6Kwm5NcYmmyPZ3idKecdNhp_rh1kcXu4C2xkCFN_FW72l4xyR1ZbARz9gDaCdwdILWJD7Kvsm3GD8ewlaMPhdAT1NIZCPq63Xkpv1XbnDuDsE3kwFvXV/s1600/154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwOdVzLFR7pVHguavwRTurlLd6Kwm5NcYmmyPZ3idKecdNhp_rh1kcXu4C2xkCFN_FW72l4xyR1ZbARz9gDaCdwdILWJD7Kvsm3GD8ewlaMPhdAT1NIZCPq63Xkpv1XbnDuDsE3kwFvXV/s320/154.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is where I'd love to keep my little succulent garden full time, but this baby needs sun so during the day I've had it sitting by my kitchen window. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few other succulents that you could use in your diy garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjAxnfLGKSsjoqBwNmWWQmWrtww81mbSxbQqEdoExgU8vWQmmWAFarQqu9uuLsRVmsubHd_ufPdO7A77takvI0eIFz0Qdz3Feav8m9G58biFscLsOuGcMDjVJKINSOEuUwexlwyaUmSf7/s1600/succulents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjAxnfLGKSsjoqBwNmWWQmWrtww81mbSxbQqEdoExgU8vWQmmWAFarQqu9uuLsRVmsubHd_ufPdO7A77takvI0eIFz0Qdz3Feav8m9G58biFscLsOuGcMDjVJKINSOEuUwexlwyaUmSf7/s320/succulents.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy Etsy.com (the item had sold)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you've enjoyed this. Do you think you'll tackle this project? What type of dish will you use?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-18428333462578004262011-06-30T11:10:00.000-07:002011-06-30T14:20:55.501-07:00One More Recycled Love Letter Chalk Board<div style="text-align: center;">I'm a little crazy about chalk boards. Mostly because I love the always changing art that occurs around the house when you have them, and I love to inspire creativity in my daughter! She is always drawing, so I'm always swapping out the frames with new pictures she colored or painted. Chalk boards give her, and us, a chance to showcase her art without the work of changing out a picture in a frame. Now my 9 month old son can also play around with chalk and he loves it! He is getting pretty good at lines. If you need a vertical line drawn - he's your man! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So I've turned my love for chalk boards into a hobby and hopefully a business. If you like what you see here I've put up some similar pieces in my <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/p/organization.html">*SHOP*</a> tab. It's just one more DIY project I wanted to share and hopefully inspire you with.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Recycled Love Letters Chalk Board LOW DOWN</span>...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BEFORE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZbRUyIezI0qDguYgxMgZw_Q2JhOv4mf2lfIQTWPo7saI-5cPUIllV65VukVqYborCZQhrLnkop_oIGuFxN9SXlFTw2ONGDK6qGeOLUARkp-G0Np7DXat45e6DVNJl0m6TwH4QAfRc1gc/s320/074.JPG" width="239" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The 2'x3' piece I found at a garage sale for $7.00. There is no signature on the painting, but the lady told me her grandpa had a group of friends that always painted together and when he passed away she inherited the pieces left behind, all 300 of them! This was one of them. I didn't personally have any attachment to the piece because I'm not a dancer, but didn't want to ruin it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AFTER</b></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH6tO-UOu9TpVyW4gscRCuysNjn7oWr8di1Utd8biH3SC5yfjlkkrdNGOx-D2J2QZymktLvNrqWgOglleWxhyphenhyphenyuidy31M4yTVKvOWi6nYDbnjj-f_MxLMHKOTf37Ye00k0mCsmCtQ93Qc/s1600/155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH6tO-UOu9TpVyW4gscRCuysNjn7oWr8di1Utd8biH3SC5yfjlkkrdNGOx-D2J2QZymktLvNrqWgOglleWxhyphenhyphenyuidy31M4yTVKvOWi6nYDbnjj-f_MxLMHKOTf37Ye00k0mCsmCtQ93Qc/s320/155.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here's how it all happened...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwzElvaNq0XGdhT9ZcwYXDnNYvhdthn-VswTJduT9sxvm5CX-3NYh2sWRQWC40WoSGSx-jscMxt9Ca5UxW584-_WyeCJfU1UeaPWSHXUtpDR9r6wfE-Zx6xVx4wtfNWVrXrrNc-q3vMyg/s320/124.JPG" width="239" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I took off the backing and flipped the piece around so the art is now on the back just in case we ever want to flip it again one day. It was great to find out that the painting was actually done on fiberboard rather than canvas. This was going to be an easy DIY project! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLC8tDHcN2B4iVnPNuweiqgoOwmgQEYgOV_m3wjrfiRXUSUeeLGNj4Kwm6s9Re0ZmlWthPvmztnhS8Ua865Cs0MpTK7-AhDlyodWB1RK0RL-tyQoGeZ9q633fkzVEFwgyNo9oDfw2vx1J/s1600/115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLC8tDHcN2B4iVnPNuweiqgoOwmgQEYgOV_m3wjrfiRXUSUeeLGNj4Kwm6s9Re0ZmlWthPvmztnhS8Ua865Cs0MpTK7-AhDlyodWB1RK0RL-tyQoGeZ9q633fkzVEFwgyNo9oDfw2vx1J/s320/115.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I primed the backside of the fiberboard to prep it for chalk paint. I used what I had - KILZ Latex primer. I rolled it on with a 9" sponge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VI4p2NQQ3hs3Q5YSEQ413zTpwpYkTN2A5O5QF00xD-u7WtIfGtS0iGgvC0r1To8IV79-Op8DCGKv-V4B0hJHFG9KIkcezrDZy6lQm6jsGPXZuwN_EThiLWVOmceUDjOcVl5ueQaJEjhR/s1600/122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VI4p2NQQ3hs3Q5YSEQ413zTpwpYkTN2A5O5QF00xD-u7WtIfGtS0iGgvC0r1To8IV79-Op8DCGKv-V4B0hJHFG9KIkcezrDZy6lQm6jsGPXZuwN_EThiLWVOmceUDjOcVl5ueQaJEjhR/s320/122.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My helper Peyton worked away on her piece of art too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEDum_G8IZEbegkkWH4Ea3Px5LrWMLmceDAawHxaUaK2JUGJPAYxVSmaPeNAtkeL7KFj_KN5pQWh0MXZPaiN4SMypW02yIbKtwrej0m6oPnpwcVWyDjZh31O8FS4f74X_N6eo-N88sNxR/s1600/123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEDum_G8IZEbegkkWH4Ea3Px5LrWMLmceDAawHxaUaK2JUGJPAYxVSmaPeNAtkeL7KFj_KN5pQWh0MXZPaiN4SMypW02yIbKtwrej0m6oPnpwcVWyDjZh31O8FS4f74X_N6eo-N88sNxR/s320/123.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Once I had 2 coats of chalk board paint on it was ready to put back in the frame. I like the frame as it was. Usually I paint them too. One day I probably will. I just can't help myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwzElvaNq0XGdhT9ZcwYXDnNYvhdthn-VswTJduT9sxvm5CX-3NYh2sWRQWC40WoSGSx-jscMxt9Ca5UxW584-_WyeCJfU1UeaPWSHXUtpDR9r6wfE-Zx6xVx4wtfNWVrXrrNc-q3vMyg/s1600/124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The yellow vintage light above the chalk board and the succulents nestled into that vintage silver plated bowl were other finds at the garage sale I went to last weekend. I'll be posting about all those finds next. The Coral Serving tray was a clearance item at Target 2 years ago and the rolling cart was a salvage/painted piece. I just put two IKEA chopping boards on top to give it more useability. The magnetic knife stip is from IKEA too. Espresso machine was a great Craigslist deal. Starbucks barista for $70. <br />
Next up got this little space - I'm going to put some sort of wall pattern back there (on the glossy white wall). I've gone stripe happy around this house so I want to do something different. Any ideas?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think about this project?</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-11836135220350550782011-06-21T22:39:00.000-07:002011-06-21T22:49:42.712-07:00Painting an Old Brass Chandelier White! (Did I Mention Electric Tape Was Involved?)Some projects are inspired by beautiful images I see in magazines, or in a home, or online. Some projects just pop into my crazy mind - because I'm just always thinking about design and making something pretty out of something ugly. Then there are the other projects - the ones that are inspired by mishaps. The ones that blossom out of a bad situation. Ever have any of those? Like you damaged a wall, so while you're fixing it you might as well put stripes up...or something like that. That is TOTALLY this project. Our home has been in chaos the past 3 weeks because of electrical issues. We literally had to tear out 2 sections of our ceiling and the inside of a closet. It's almost all fixed now, but it was a costly project and made us all a little grumpy! Today I spray painted an old brass chandelier I had. It was free because it was the nasty thing hanging in the dining room when we bought our house. I have no love for brass. Sorry brass lovers. This chandelier is kind of just ugly because of its lines too. Anyway, the love starts here. I spray painted it white....<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>THE LOWDOWN</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>BEFORE</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brass and just wrong...</span></span><br />
I put masking tape over the space where the light bulb goes and cleaned it all up with a damp rag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi829ZQt_W4l6ON8iIpql4_8SLCggvEGCjMle4G-zB8Y6E4KJq0FG-fNG22aoGAPZ8Q8BP02hgsErjcIoO22u_4HNO-Dsb-wvXw6-u6AbtLaV-Wxyu5amtEVGHMq0FNZCx737bL795bXQKR/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi829ZQt_W4l6ON8iIpql4_8SLCggvEGCjMle4G-zB8Y6E4KJq0FG-fNG22aoGAPZ8Q8BP02hgsErjcIoO22u_4HNO-Dsb-wvXw6-u6AbtLaV-Wxyu5amtEVGHMq0FNZCx737bL795bXQKR/s320/026.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I decided that turning it upside down would be the easiest way to spray it first (less drips).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7DJYQLqcmrg1LspyW9FBN5wn7QpmcmL07AkbVBDE-goIlYC5KjQV7f1R7CODxRpOr8CGrcbTxYOLYQIDNNZTHbZcIMRAEbQd3x_sXXFUsYQ_kLchB1lt1YmCRwzrbrkJF9TvwVRTeVIh/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7DJYQLqcmrg1LspyW9FBN5wn7QpmcmL07AkbVBDE-goIlYC5KjQV7f1R7CODxRpOr8CGrcbTxYOLYQIDNNZTHbZcIMRAEbQd3x_sXXFUsYQ_kLchB1lt1YmCRwzrbrkJF9TvwVRTeVIh/s320/027.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The hubby and I picked an ivory white KRYLON Satin spray paint (Walmart for $3ish)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8A8wKvzxlQ3dR3LKyVZELcsSnlH-ECcZsRzb223fq3z3xiaXiNTEqDZ-pOKDSoJmAhOc-Q6BmN6AJkL1mwtqNMsZrTNHS5eTWllTD5CI_UIqrnQdP5oKQ_ohdf5-QteucRsAmqqMymqZ/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8A8wKvzxlQ3dR3LKyVZELcsSnlH-ECcZsRzb223fq3z3xiaXiNTEqDZ-pOKDSoJmAhOc-Q6BmN6AJkL1mwtqNMsZrTNHS5eTWllTD5CI_UIqrnQdP5oKQ_ohdf5-QteucRsAmqqMymqZ/s320/029.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apply about 6 thin coats, letting them dry for about 2 minutes between coats. Honestly, I can never let them dry that long. I basically spray, step away to examine and spray again. I like to get a nice even first coat all at once and I'm so impatient!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_r3plBwCZJoMeC5_eWgVNhlhn7iHoiQkN5rP9pUm328hjpQCvSC19T9Z8nGGgBZgClLdhmQoNOwySg8jOplY5-yE1oFtrzm0byL1yUgAIH2oF_7HCWR1sNu_tAVVFrfkbsBVGa423sUS/s1600/030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_r3plBwCZJoMeC5_eWgVNhlhn7iHoiQkN5rP9pUm328hjpQCvSC19T9Z8nGGgBZgClLdhmQoNOwySg8jOplY5-yE1oFtrzm0byL1yUgAIH2oF_7HCWR1sNu_tAVVFrfkbsBVGa423sUS/s320/030.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there is my nice even first coat (above photo). I sprayed it about 5-6 times all over in even strokes. Took about 1 can - little less.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouViGsi-D3xZ_YQzLtSjaNYCjcIxEPFnoHSjgzhmZq4j6D4C1Y3reFkQrVFi0T9LQYMxxn8JPlO0mMy3CI0mVqKnOwaH8BbxABtw06nH61JiqSzV_7CHNQEu4RS6xXivheOVPBiJNPhAj/s1600/032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouViGsi-D3xZ_YQzLtSjaNYCjcIxEPFnoHSjgzhmZq4j6D4C1Y3reFkQrVFi0T9LQYMxxn8JPlO0mMy3CI0mVqKnOwaH8BbxABtw06nH61JiqSzV_7CHNQEu4RS6xXivheOVPBiJNPhAj/s320/032.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot to mention - After I got it sprayed when it was upside down, I then flipped it and hung it up on a nail (already in a bored in the garage) and then sprayed again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Now onto the good stuff...</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>DIY STRIPES USING BLACK ELECTRIC TAPE </b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">So when I said that something beautiful came from something annoying (or some variation of that), what I meant was this...I was cleaning up all the electrical stuff my hubby had laying around and saw the black tape. For some reason my little brain started stirring and I thought BAM!! I need to put stripes on the bad boy. So I grabbed it and my newly painted chandelier (dry to the touch - see I can't wait even a day) and started just going with it. I didnt plan this out and I've never seen this done before. I ran it by my Mom, hubby, Sara and Shawnell via text really quick after I got one done and this is what they said:<br />
Mom "Hmmm, I'll have to wait and see..."<br />
Hubby "Wow! That's kinda crazy Babe. You know how much I love your stuff. Hmmm"<br />
Sara "It's kind of fun!...I'd say go for it! Worst that happens, you have to take the tape off"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shawnell "Funky!"<br />
I took all of this to heart....and ran with it. Hope you like it Mom! Hubby is loving the finished product. We decided that it's an ode to our electrical mishap. I'll post more pictures after we get it up in the gazebo area. <br />
YEP! Its going outside for the summer - Hanging above my outdoor dining table. Later it will be in my daughters room - over her reading nook.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Picture I Texted...</span></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-Ke6iWxDpBSZzEKA5xJZLpbMN-IuVA1ZrzBFKhzNMPfZLOp0MIrhW_e-bCoBlnH3vuLUMsjhDAEE52Cii3L7FCDigdG3oHTb1wc-kkcJEghgL0tpqJvpsPOP6QK9y6jjuIOvV7VdokbH/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-Ke6iWxDpBSZzEKA5xJZLpbMN-IuVA1ZrzBFKhzNMPfZLOp0MIrhW_e-bCoBlnH3vuLUMsjhDAEE52Cii3L7FCDigdG3oHTb1wc-kkcJEghgL0tpqJvpsPOP6QK9y6jjuIOvV7VdokbH/s320/037.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The chandelier painted white & striped with electrical tape </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh1RzoyZwhq2NRemT7PnRkfNCn9VuLi0PNWD5dMtcWJddcnb867d4PhFL01KIO938v5lNqAsVql93wlcZKYfvd1oZJnFTJe3FDvof17NB1l-LLBbHNPixuivDjXPegTHdxrrX8tUu-NmQ/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh1RzoyZwhq2NRemT7PnRkfNCn9VuLi0PNWD5dMtcWJddcnb867d4PhFL01KIO938v5lNqAsVql93wlcZKYfvd1oZJnFTJe3FDvof17NB1l-LLBbHNPixuivDjXPegTHdxrrX8tUu-NmQ/s320/051.JPG" width="239" /></a></div> <br />
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</a></div> It reminds me of something out of the movie Beetle Juice! I'm thinking about painting just the cups (the flowery looking part under the light bulb) lime green or pink (pink for sure when it goes in Peyton's room).<br />
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I'd love to know if you've ever seen anything like this? What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a sneak peak of our outdoor gazebo area. There will be 2 more curtains up over the backside polls. They are functional - They close to give us more shade if needed. You can't see it in this picture, but we have a bench on the back side of the dining table. I'll get you some close ups when it's done. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8krY7u4RZdXrQ832Ozeh8Bs7xaGoPUh90Q45RLL86qnYTZ9taisKI3uK5dEyU9MiCqna09lKg8CGOy69z7wMGgAnS8Cruv9joL-Q0pPei0UR8wC5Vsyvp-EOGlyDpm4C8zoLRjPeNxher/s1600/040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8krY7u4RZdXrQ832Ozeh8Bs7xaGoPUh90Q45RLL86qnYTZ9taisKI3uK5dEyU9MiCqna09lKg8CGOy69z7wMGgAnS8Cruv9joL-Q0pPei0UR8wC5Vsyvp-EOGlyDpm4C8zoLRjPeNxher/s320/040.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>BEFORE</b></u></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">With the farm table - which is now in our outdoor living space...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QIR6rSjS_MJgsqB2l1iSjn3jpQ5vxtCzsGGZxFCCLcfWPL5mZixWAM0Ps25Vm1bMHSYwSKYeqTSPYa8VDhH_iI63u-fKn_D1mPErmP6IFkV1YxIZV9VCxa1xvFXYo6QlJ5WC-klLdH1V/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QIR6rSjS_MJgsqB2l1iSjn3jpQ5vxtCzsGGZxFCCLcfWPL5mZixWAM0Ps25Vm1bMHSYwSKYeqTSPYa8VDhH_iI63u-fKn_D1mPErmP6IFkV1YxIZV9VCxa1xvFXYo6QlJ5WC-klLdH1V/s320/IMG_3227.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">AFTER</span></b></u> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here she is....in all her Chromness...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t6xMksQT-dm-T8ouFRHYwRSAIdUrmXJa1hKWV-W2MPELGfodP-tVwLYWoWfWfbW7B87SgagD9ciX6MVFChnDMH0jDMXTKOLu0M6KLx87g4Wx2eYg5rDdAGULnl5lgSkZylD6N401U-5h/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t6xMksQT-dm-T8ouFRHYwRSAIdUrmXJa1hKWV-W2MPELGfodP-tVwLYWoWfWfbW7B87SgagD9ciX6MVFChnDMH0jDMXTKOLu0M6KLx87g4Wx2eYg5rDdAGULnl5lgSkZylD6N401U-5h/s320/019.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And our little cutie, Evan, is the best accessory!<br />
and..yes I know...the chandelier is not centered over the table. I took these pictures with my Iphone - thats how excited I was to get this on the blog - I didnt even center the table under the light - just snapped a photo and put them up for you all to see. No worries - the table is centered now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii03XwrZxCraMXkGvKDqHNsHIgShr6O3QD9_22leJhET8iG9vyIUdvaBZuz84lVWM4hqPQ3-Mx3WL9ryVYCuxDgQNUvrzDR5GjebHwsqiZ1xUgvdZp3Kth8b8oQYs4_aLA_qiReiYBHjhb/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii03XwrZxCraMXkGvKDqHNsHIgShr6O3QD9_22leJhET8iG9vyIUdvaBZuz84lVWM4hqPQ3-Mx3WL9ryVYCuxDgQNUvrzDR5GjebHwsqiZ1xUgvdZp3Kth8b8oQYs4_aLA_qiReiYBHjhb/s320/030.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My hubby put new caps on the bottoms, waxed her up and oiled up the rims where the leafs slide in and out on. The easiest part - there were a few little spots on the table top that a soapy clothe didn't wipe up...but guess what! The magic eraser took them right off! Whoop Whoop. It really does look almost brand new.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I never envisioned this piece in the space so I'm glad I took my friends advice. Thanks Shawnell! I'm loving the chrome and the way it pulls the sparkle from my picture frames, chandelier and curtain rod. <br />
<div style="color: orange;">What do you think?</div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-12655446129162714212011-06-13T22:06:00.000-07:002011-06-13T22:08:12.540-07:00Make a Magnetic Note Board Out of a Vintage Cookie Sheet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So a few days ago I stopped in to my favorite Spokane antique shop. The Vintage Rabbit on Monroe street is such an eclectic shop, with so many vendors to choose from who all offer different treasures. I also think they're priced fairly. What I love about this shop is that everything sold has to actually be antique - not just look antique. I guess I think it's cool that an item was actually used 50 years ago or more by someone and has a real story, rather than just painted to look like it was used 50 years ago. Don't get me wrong, I think new things that look old are rad, but I love the story and mystery that comes with a real antique item. So...What did I find??? I found the coolest little vintage cookie sheet and an old letter holder?- not even sure what it is - all for $4! The cookie sheet was $2 and the container was marked down to 50% off so it came to $2 also. I knew what I wanted to do with them as soon as I saw them.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here are my little treasures....</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange;">Vintage Cookie Sheet</span> <span style="color: orange;">10'x14"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC870zJpQAU5xRn-ljmKGwrdD-l0OH37EFoHbCmbbL7skFxyxGoxQCuH8CXTmwC48ssqsNg4X0X2fdqAn59vwLJN5G-DRbcWlecUMV36_NUjeNrgdv6hgFESdIOj-k6NEvqgl0O9pG_Rv/s320/244.JPG" width="239" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: orange;">And the Letter Holder (already had the holes in it to hang it up)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbAvw0RpEYwdWCpeH8f_OBfxEm8wHgfWHtjqZDslwErQc_UHKBb1DfDNV4PHE2zc9BWLnF1_6_TBH1A98fGT3ktiInYT0Xk8DJP5X9pOROJlG3s_XeqELX_sFVj2NLTzj5YX3bedYeNRr/s1600/246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbAvw0RpEYwdWCpeH8f_OBfxEm8wHgfWHtjqZDslwErQc_UHKBb1DfDNV4PHE2zc9BWLnF1_6_TBH1A98fGT3ktiInYT0Xk8DJP5X9pOROJlG3s_XeqELX_sFVj2NLTzj5YX3bedYeNRr/s320/246.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: orange;"><b>Look at the beautiful rust on that letter holder!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8GAnvOVxaXIU8TjUeZ0C3cqeB62LOQlEWaRseeVLTJHwH_wkgl4TQjQBnPoD9lE3VUgC-vS9yBRKEY2-bg6l9uYWp6wwycsTSQjnkR0pXoNUywjd0K7ddmS1Xyn8eYHO-bslsgXvewE9/s1600/247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8GAnvOVxaXIU8TjUeZ0C3cqeB62LOQlEWaRseeVLTJHwH_wkgl4TQjQBnPoD9lE3VUgC-vS9yBRKEY2-bg6l9uYWp6wwycsTSQjnkR0pXoNUywjd0K7ddmS1Xyn8eYHO-bslsgXvewE9/s320/247.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I didn't want to drill holes in the cookie sheet, because down the road I may use it as a tray. I was tempted to put it on my kitchen counter, by my sink, with little herbs planted in clay pots on it. So to attach it to the cabinet I put double sided sticky pads on each of the corners and one in the middle (about 2 inch strips). </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JEbHPwiwQ7011FX3LiYR72DZWU5cB53dotsNjRGkqAf9Fziwe6hkUcSfr_JIPIdu8MQxi36QRuuL-s6n1gqITJ5wp2UzTdfVIIHOjV-z4i7JmjcNRygr6lcJdVLOSD9YHSh_pQoa6ikL/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JEbHPwiwQ7011FX3LiYR72DZWU5cB53dotsNjRGkqAf9Fziwe6hkUcSfr_JIPIdu8MQxi36QRuuL-s6n1gqITJ5wp2UzTdfVIIHOjV-z4i7JmjcNRygr6lcJdVLOSD9YHSh_pQoa6ikL/s320/015.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I screwed the tray onto the cabinet using 1/2" screws that I had and to make the heads of them blend in more I took a white sharpie and colored the silver heads in and then rubbed off some of the white. It matches beautifully! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVXQSKsNuA4CbexuGtBrzRuoMNVdGc4UH0JWZ6uEhahUuHh5RPjDjeuhV9ZWc3_0qbb5DySqLpwtj_55Lz57EbVzpETP96X8PUj3o-0tfxwhOp6cuTA7A_bJ4p1Pg6ZXBfx7-QXUt-8xj/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVXQSKsNuA4CbexuGtBrzRuoMNVdGc4UH0JWZ6uEhahUuHh5RPjDjeuhV9ZWc3_0qbb5DySqLpwtj_55Lz57EbVzpETP96X8PUj3o-0tfxwhOp6cuTA7A_bJ4p1Pg6ZXBfx7-QXUt-8xj/s320/016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: orange;">The vintage magnetic cookie sheet and letter tray in their new home...</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-xpr-wDM2FzNTMyXebPlplzu2sfjXqZDpsD8ccPXhLtw1cWJfsdT349lILUlTkIwlyNxo16V1AFFZbkbCaxo7BfCl4njWxQanTAWopgp0aUVQKKiNzsfw3B26n1LRAtodFVNbBY4HKhw/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-xpr-wDM2FzNTMyXebPlplzu2sfjXqZDpsD8ccPXhLtw1cWJfsdT349lILUlTkIwlyNxo16V1AFFZbkbCaxo7BfCl4njWxQanTAWopgp0aUVQKKiNzsfw3B26n1LRAtodFVNbBY4HKhw/s320/010.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYAzfawWF0U39otRFgezOTFnXDFWppj1ZvBd2WvLC1KSiTaKyG_tD2m_h2RE4rwussGXIHtNhXhY1Nigpckbx55c5N6G6SCubA_xtqxjnlh6SBRRpQFwdgyASV75tk3188r3dyf-4DZne/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYAzfawWF0U39otRFgezOTFnXDFWppj1ZvBd2WvLC1KSiTaKyG_tD2m_h2RE4rwussGXIHtNhXhY1Nigpckbx55c5N6G6SCubA_xtqxjnlh6SBRRpQFwdgyASV75tk3188r3dyf-4DZne/s320/014.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many options with this project. You can use a cookie sheet to display your kids art work in the play room. This could be your recipe holder. How perfect would this be in an office! You can even write little love notes on the cookie sheet with a white dry erase pen. So many choices.What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you tackled a DIY project like this lately? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-51129679856844278152011-06-12T11:46:00.000-07:002011-06-12T11:57:24.771-07:00Chalk Board Wall ArtThe chalk board above my mantel has been updated and I'm really loving this drawing. I change it up a lot and most of the time it's a compilation of Peyton's drawings and mine. This time she said "Mommy, will you draw me a picture?" Aww isn't that just the sweetest thing ever? So I asked her, "What do you want me to draw you honey?" I already knew what she would say because it's her favorite thing to draw right now. She replied "A flower!"<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRKyvIPenTd3OYnTxaImqaLN8c1zUojvxDsV_AvHP5Ac8naHcx0o4k29pCKtTdRT_tJ0crEZiLCbvXQTHzuXWOPtWfHJmG1fE6zgL4vUTkMWmf-zKujU5YntQl0HH2QSCzCIsZ8PhiMDf/s1600/003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRKyvIPenTd3OYnTxaImqaLN8c1zUojvxDsV_AvHP5Ac8naHcx0o4k29pCKtTdRT_tJ0crEZiLCbvXQTHzuXWOPtWfHJmG1fE6zgL4vUTkMWmf-zKujU5YntQl0HH2QSCzCIsZ8PhiMDf/s320/003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So here it is. If you have an old piece of plywood or particle board laying around, this project is SO easy. We just primed the edges and one side of a 4x2 piece of particle board. You can purchase these pre-cut pieces from any hardware store. In this case, we bought ours from Lowes for a whole whopping $3.50. Once the piece is primed, you can paint it with whatever color chalk board paint you like. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here's the lowdown...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Particle Board - $3.50</div><div style="text-align: center;">Primer - I already had, but you'll need less than a quart. 1 gallon of contractors primer =$8 at Lowes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chalk Board Paint - $8 - $14 for a quart. Walmart and Ace are generally cheaper.</div><br />
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This piece 4'x2' fits perfectly on our coffee table.<br />
I didn't plan it to fit like this - that was just one of those treasured moments that life sometimes brings my way. A moment where I went - I wonder if....and BAM it works! I've dubbed those moments as "Whoop Whoop" chapters in life. (Thanks to my friend Mel for the "title")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSTA5nmvT7kAIADZq9KQaD4cDGy21FokfkIV1_Gmm-GAInu_HhKyM-311D_tn52WlU0U2AO1f_izZEERxpHvwEBWd_oEXG55liwZcJx8ohYlFIEdL_F65uLxAkcjpDn01Yc7SENkkh1_t/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSTA5nmvT7kAIADZq9KQaD4cDGy21FokfkIV1_Gmm-GAInu_HhKyM-311D_tn52WlU0U2AO1f_izZEERxpHvwEBWd_oEXG55liwZcJx8ohYlFIEdL_F65uLxAkcjpDn01Yc7SENkkh1_t/s320/006.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4PuV0obZkzWa2HZbB4UrD8qVp1Gh2VY6wLGU5XUj62VvTe9RsGaORoeqRmdvI_YvWbwKVU0Gqz_KNZrvPBepYkFT1j-hlUSG_LPfSJqTbTxmqSr97KooiMakvOp36Szj4IXQb5CLnhAq/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4PuV0obZkzWa2HZbB4UrD8qVp1Gh2VY6wLGU5XUj62VvTe9RsGaORoeqRmdvI_YvWbwKVU0Gqz_KNZrvPBepYkFT1j-hlUSG_LPfSJqTbTxmqSr97KooiMakvOp36Szj4IXQb5CLnhAq/s320/008.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Like the peak-a-boo of my <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/entry-wall-transformation-picture.html">gallery wall</a> and <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-small-entry-closet-gets-makeover.html">mini mudroom makeover</a> in this picture?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just can't resist. It makes me smile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHi5AxPSuLDlRWSZHFQ9_nqlWf9KoC_Fu-RII6QqrSrfmKlg4fHOHUjpPOf04iA16dWXrHItF3Q06rPsEZU2zGlzDCR-qEd84aeJksdOxUNMNohWDfRLqPY_0yqAhX3A7fOsD3n6BhwKq/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHi5AxPSuLDlRWSZHFQ9_nqlWf9KoC_Fu-RII6QqrSrfmKlg4fHOHUjpPOf04iA16dWXrHItF3Q06rPsEZU2zGlzDCR-qEd84aeJksdOxUNMNohWDfRLqPY_0yqAhX3A7fOsD3n6BhwKq/s320/011.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">These pictures were taken with my I-phone. You can just barely see the flower in this picture but I like how the gray chalk paint looks on the black board against my <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-kids-are-sleeping-i-think-ill-paint.html">painted white brick fireplace</a> and spray painted screen. Notice the new work bench by the fireplace? That was our $12 craigslist score for the kids. It's Peyton's little DIY table :). Gotta love the mismatched sofas too right!? One day they will match and magically turn into a brown leather sofa with chaise. In the mean time, I'm grateful for what we have...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope this little chalk board inspires you to get creative! What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. I've decided to paint this dalia flower image onto a canvas for Peyton's room. I'm going to go with a pinkish orange flower on a robin egg blue colored canvas...</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-81801187997656318692011-06-11T22:45:00.000-07:002011-06-11T22:45:25.115-07:00Giving an Old Dresser a New Image<div style="text-align: center;">Maybe you have an old dresser, or new dresser for the matter, that needs something? Sometimes all it takes are some new drawer pulls or hardware. Or maybe you just need to paint it? I had a vision for this craigslist dresser I found. It cost $20 and I had been looking for quite sometime for this piece. I wanted the top to work for a changing table, but I didnt want a huge dresser. I actually have another dresser I could have re purposed, but I wanted a smaller dresser for my son Evan's nursery. The concept I was going for was modern, eclectic and fun! I envisioned a tree and so it began....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>BEFORE</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYvWwF-8AOS2pSYlFPfiq_kFvghydzesGLgMk2_C0BQmjfVkEjiGhz7Y7cN2VvRZ_9LBUTQV_PQFagmIHOHWDBgjKYEr1OzWoz5zvYoeno7yQGJyinJdjZgOJd8h9NE3b7pwW_Emi7YqU/s1600/052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYvWwF-8AOS2pSYlFPfiq_kFvghydzesGLgMk2_C0BQmjfVkEjiGhz7Y7cN2VvRZ_9LBUTQV_PQFagmIHOHWDBgjKYEr1OzWoz5zvYoeno7yQGJyinJdjZgOJd8h9NE3b7pwW_Emi7YqU/s320/052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"> Lightly sand the dresser or item. Then tape your image on it. I like plan-o masking tape more than painters tape.I masked off where I wanted the wood grain to pop through and then taped up my tree. I didnt draw the tree on first or anything, I just eye balled it and if you don't like you just peel it off and start over. It's that easy!</div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIjEM3dIOHVm0vteJDgtnGeccfVXV2qXUgg2yeswyILXbJA0JsoKoIE5i03oJpEsPH-Xch8RWDlEGVlg5tLmBgQj6cV01x4i0SnA79fnDEKq33dq-LgtRw7paJq7DfpzQczQWG960hzrq/s1600/049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIjEM3dIOHVm0vteJDgtnGeccfVXV2qXUgg2yeswyILXbJA0JsoKoIE5i03oJpEsPH-Xch8RWDlEGVlg5tLmBgQj6cV01x4i0SnA79fnDEKq33dq-LgtRw7paJq7DfpzQczQWG960hzrq/s320/049.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uzENiCdvTmkn-6vAnXImeQH6gnpRRCdBLU7BBISc0Lj3bXNYL9A-R6SLvz2ESPfFIunvJnAAMGjgq16bN4xkAw0hr1CoVhflN0wVqVJaTA1U5oURldNnHpHJ72J3gb8BtblNYmUPTKOY/s1600/060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uzENiCdvTmkn-6vAnXImeQH6gnpRRCdBLU7BBISc0Lj3bXNYL9A-R6SLvz2ESPfFIunvJnAAMGjgq16bN4xkAw0hr1CoVhflN0wVqVJaTA1U5oURldNnHpHJ72J3gb8BtblNYmUPTKOY/s320/060.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"> <b>Always PRIME! Prime one coat. 0 VOC primer from Lowes</b><b> is great. It dries very quick.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SzZCueX9WbR6YbXLlgc6ScETDcUNAog2EJhJDPgDxnMlSc5WeZ6BPZ2VRmKk-OwPB_Ozc9E1C2eyyuyfs-3Fj1UbPYsFVd8pHhQ5kfUCgieP-ExWEv57kKW-SaR8qv1shAoKNP12vSoa/s1600/057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SzZCueX9WbR6YbXLlgc6ScETDcUNAog2EJhJDPgDxnMlSc5WeZ6BPZ2VRmKk-OwPB_Ozc9E1C2eyyuyfs-3Fj1UbPYsFVd8pHhQ5kfUCgieP-ExWEv57kKW-SaR8qv1shAoKNP12vSoa/s320/057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"> You can sort of see the tape hiding under the paint on this drawer. Add your paint color now. Its best to set aside about 2 hours to do this project at once. The longer the tape sits on there under all this tape, the more likely your tape edge will get funky. You don't want to peel the paint off with the tape. Just peel the tape off as soon as you finish painting your last coat. Peel very slowly and have a knife on hand so that you can tap the paint on if its starts to peel. You will seal the dresser with a varathane when your done. You can buy a spray varathane or you can brush it on too. We bought the spray on kind and my hubby sprayed away. He said it went on very easy (I was pregnant with Evan so I couldn't spray paint). He applied 3 coats to protect my project. Thanks Hubby! </div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>AFTER</b></u></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmEhwGL3UF92bvKOdbW7HcV6V7o3qAOBteL8mxKneeAyASQVErra2NRxW9YJQN0QBA1HTRRZqQEYzjDAYU86xGJq1OBkPpfRBB0ZnR9Yw5S8KxgyyfCCSkFoBKKUDE1Od4qO2HY_CZeSN/s1600/065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmEhwGL3UF92bvKOdbW7HcV6V7o3qAOBteL8mxKneeAyASQVErra2NRxW9YJQN0QBA1HTRRZqQEYzjDAYU86xGJq1OBkPpfRBB0ZnR9Yw5S8KxgyyfCCSkFoBKKUDE1Od4qO2HY_CZeSN/s320/065.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;">This dresser is in Evan's room and I've been using it in there for about 9 months now. It's holding up great! </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-31660702762915100632011-06-11T22:29:00.000-07:002011-06-11T22:29:42.565-07:00Paint Your Old Worn Out Deck!<div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is another old project, but one worthy of a blog. Casa de Adams is in full gear, moving things around on our back deck. We will have to do some touch up painting on the deck so more pictures are to come in this post. If you have a deck that needs some TLC here's a quick and easy fix for you!</span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">OUR DECK BEFORE</span></span></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wVbH-1WfkBoK3two7r8VBHltNWajfDU8RwRj3fnnROPdf6rdSc0cs_XfhYrRsK5tET8qDogvhOBQ47Uf7ZFdu1fuLr8HGSzRJMib2AKUlWYvZW436KVpIcfRWYq6HGaLTGW39VM5yG_0/s1600/P7240115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wVbH-1WfkBoK3two7r8VBHltNWajfDU8RwRj3fnnROPdf6rdSc0cs_XfhYrRsK5tET8qDogvhOBQ47Uf7ZFdu1fuLr8HGSzRJMib2AKUlWYvZW436KVpIcfRWYq6HGaLTGW39VM5yG_0/s320/P7240115.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>AFTER</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPc6EVCuXScpUL1uPqB-ZTZhqrlJUnHwUGcCbFEdtYiIesNCOurjKOZsQSgQa28jJqIDcBp3NhLcdostY1Ep9Go58mgUjeufneDrpfLD09Pxg6k8NT3xbieQSj3kzZR8MeXvZ5Sy0iof7/s1600/P7250126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPc6EVCuXScpUL1uPqB-ZTZhqrlJUnHwUGcCbFEdtYiIesNCOurjKOZsQSgQa28jJqIDcBp3NhLcdostY1Ep9Go58mgUjeufneDrpfLD09Pxg6k8NT3xbieQSj3kzZR8MeXvZ5Sy0iof7/s320/P7250126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9mV9YN-91PvhcOdYmd-fEbtA8UmDbxFZJRJca6z8PRctVKz5KfnoxcTTpsHiPpmPudcGqBvsuKuXs4kq2QjXG8dr-H1AaH9ZRrBTSqkeZ65_8_0YUh4Bx-bsV8-CRYAk_xcT3ko0zld4/s1600/P7250127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9mV9YN-91PvhcOdYmd-fEbtA8UmDbxFZJRJca6z8PRctVKz5KfnoxcTTpsHiPpmPudcGqBvsuKuXs4kq2QjXG8dr-H1AaH9ZRrBTSqkeZ65_8_0YUh4Bx-bsV8-CRYAk_xcT3ko0zld4/s320/P7250127.JPG" width="240" /> </a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;">Ok, so if you have an old worn out deck like we did, just paint it. This project cost us about $60. We cleaned the whole deck with specific deck cleaner that you attach to your garden hose. After it dried we swept really well again and then hammered in all lose nails. I painted all the black vertical bars first. I just used a flat black exterior paint (You can find premixed black in the spray paint aisle at your hardware store usually). Use a normal roller brush, just as you would like you're painting a wall. Start at the outside, away from where you'll need to exit. Then work your way in, cutting and filling in cracks while you go. We did 2 coats. This paint lasts for 30 years... or at least that's what the can says ;).</div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;">This summer we need to take a brush and paint inside the cracks. We didn't quite get to that last summer when this project initially started. If you like this color email me and I'll dig around for the details on it. <br />
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Our home was built in 1954. When I looked at it with my real estate agent, the first thing I did was pull up a corner of the carpet in the closet to see if there were hard wood floors underneath. Sure enough there was. Solid oak floors. Why did they ever cover them up? So when we had our big move we decided that before we moved anything in we'd refinish them. We had already tackled this in our last home so it wasn't as intimidating.<br />
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Hammer in all your lose nails<br />
Take off any trim or molding<br />
Open all your windows and doors. This project will cover EVERYTHING with a coat of dust. You will be cleaning for about 2 weeks after this. Still SO worth it!<br />
Rent your Sander. We like the drum sander that vibrates. The one that rotates works well too but it's better suited for professionals according to the rental dept guys we talked to.<br />
Start slowly and work your way from one space to another. Move in long, even rows, back and forth. You will repeat this process 4 different times, lowering the grit of your sand paper each time. Again, the rental dept can walk you through what paper to buy. <br />
When you're done with the sanding, as if it's that easy ha, then you'll tack cloth everything and clean it with a little mineral spirits - at least that's what we did. Then you choose your stain. In our case, we decided on no stain. We wanted to keep it as is. I love those dark hard wood floor stains though! We opted for a water base polyurethane by Min wax. Also what the Home Depot rental department recommended. After 4 coats our floors were done. It was hard work and took 3 long days. Here are the photo details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukOoRuoSYvZXGm3Ra4BjOgCEMakLbcpVlKkGbINJNZwogfHPBMZUF_eQrCARDge16WAw-lhuksJH7aM08hVGXqjVbIvZvdjSq9JSD7uM6O9qSG0ImNDFDXLBK5PNZEOlSGfoRobsp3VHN/s1600/P8270105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukOoRuoSYvZXGm3Ra4BjOgCEMakLbcpVlKkGbINJNZwogfHPBMZUF_eQrCARDge16WAw-lhuksJH7aM08hVGXqjVbIvZvdjSq9JSD7uM6O9qSG0ImNDFDXLBK5PNZEOlSGfoRobsp3VHN/s320/P8270105.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IKZCK1xYz1Ugekb29kQ2vB6cnRQJ7WnNHwlmIJ0-ftTfRom2nCTMnOHGlCe7H2admEJ5KHy6JlPgTtZKz5TghxVY7YB5SRCF1Dai1c92gL6zD0DR9z_mDgmIlEyb2X4XLXvmypTsHhjo/s1600/P8270111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IKZCK1xYz1Ugekb29kQ2vB6cnRQJ7WnNHwlmIJ0-ftTfRom2nCTMnOHGlCe7H2admEJ5KHy6JlPgTtZKz5TghxVY7YB5SRCF1Dai1c92gL6zD0DR9z_mDgmIlEyb2X4XLXvmypTsHhjo/s320/P8270111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc;">Here's a pretty good picture of the final product before we moved all the furniture in on these pretty floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2HCQnJEDjzT0FJEa69VA_ChwwoGPTB3b-Um-y81B1IC518kqfMnLnJSPQtjNmhetUSyA477WZIF5yCzcyo-2PYBLc0-9rHVFxSz40x71Z-CnPlSz2s5P5zjY2g5mCZVNVi949SwM1aUK/s1600/thanksgiving+2009+018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2HCQnJEDjzT0FJEa69VA_ChwwoGPTB3b-Um-y81B1IC518kqfMnLnJSPQtjNmhetUSyA477WZIF5yCzcyo-2PYBLc0-9rHVFxSz40x71Z-CnPlSz2s5P5zjY2g5mCZVNVi949SwM1aUK/s320/thanksgiving+2009+018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #cccccc; text-align: center;">This was one of the first photos we had taken with any furniture on the floor. We waited about 2 weeks for it to fully cure. Yep - we hung out in the basement on the couches in the mean time. Oh and also we didn't fill many of the cracks as we've found that the wood glue really doesn't work well when your floors swell or shrink in the seasons.<br />
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Have you refinished your hard wood floors? How did it go? </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-18545533442110094662011-06-11T22:02:00.000-07:002011-06-11T22:02:35.677-07:00Turn a Hall Closet Into a Pantry<div style="text-align: center;">In our house we have 3 storage closets in our hallway. It makes sense to have one closet to keep your vacuum and broom in, but 3 closets is a lot of storage. If I have that much storage space, then I'll use it. The problem I have with that is that I don't like clutter. I don't want to hoard things away. Anyways, I decided that I'd much rather use one of the closets in our hallway as a pantry. I have no idea where I came up with this idea, but I love it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Before the closet was just your basic 1950's wood panel door. Nothing special about it. I painted it in Valspar's Lotus Flower - always using 0 VOC Latex paint. I then used a straight edge to mark my border for where I wanted my chalk board paint to go. I decided on a white border that would end just on the outside of where the door handle was, so that I didn't have to try to work around the handle with my chalk board paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You can see what the door looked like before from the glimpse of our other closet in this photo. That's our broom closet. The pantry closet used to look like that. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5BfurDMCm15ojFY1K2tqZOY6ymupoIWRnZbjm4uQ_mvpBNR17667rPm4zzLvNJ3UT5lp8-4bQOPP3wVT5jKAISxXgSjpPostLWWIgRo97nUCMjwpLPL4VZx91YYIYYXZftI2nMjdlgwu/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5BfurDMCm15ojFY1K2tqZOY6ymupoIWRnZbjm4uQ_mvpBNR17667rPm4zzLvNJ3UT5lp8-4bQOPP3wVT5jKAISxXgSjpPostLWWIgRo97nUCMjwpLPL4VZx91YYIYYXZftI2nMjdlgwu/s320/022.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Use a satin paint so you can wipe it down. Valspar makes a chalk board paint that retails for about $14. Walmart also carries a chalk paint. This project takes 2-3 coats or little over 1/8th gallon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The inside glance...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi893gbS-3AOQj09NbDtFFXWhtvHPur6lB-WiVUpkAjzcxfXqBc5obpcaoqzks1napNEiw58B6eOjbtq7jUu4AvLFfxdHFmjTC_MzucWlGA0LBecQrICnPkoUF_XYRRlYT73631Ua7C21U1/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi893gbS-3AOQj09NbDtFFXWhtvHPur6lB-WiVUpkAjzcxfXqBc5obpcaoqzks1napNEiw58B6eOjbtq7jUu4AvLFfxdHFmjTC_MzucWlGA0LBecQrICnPkoUF_XYRRlYT73631Ua7C21U1/s320/020.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> What would we do without this pantry closet? Seriously - it's a bit of a hot mess right now. We've been organizing our kitchen cabinets so the pantry is currently the catch all. Here it is at it's fullest. The shelves inside are from Ikea. They cost something like $19.00 each. Well worth it. We already had these shelves - they were used in our last house for storage above our kitchen cabinets. I was happy to use them again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCs-gRoNScsSA2xiVyPEn5IaDXfbDTdg66Sv35_9nANesuea6qEwwgfOD59XRBMB8mQ57k2yCVqu3l4JNW8f5ENSK5mECDy_7h7LhWSKAXHsZ6JwyWhkTITEubrzpF23ZCPoVSOMP5WYL/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCs-gRoNScsSA2xiVyPEn5IaDXfbDTdg66Sv35_9nANesuea6qEwwgfOD59XRBMB8mQ57k2yCVqu3l4JNW8f5ENSK5mECDy_7h7LhWSKAXHsZ6JwyWhkTITEubrzpF23ZCPoVSOMP5WYL/s320/024.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There you go....Maybe you have a closet that you can turn into extra storage space for all your kitchen goodies? </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-54960078032111079802011-06-11T21:45:00.000-07:002011-06-11T23:28:55.540-07:00Paint a Brick Fireplace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a super old project, but it's a goody. If you have a brick fireplace that you've been thinking about painting for awhile I hope this inspires you to get it done. It's intimidating at first - for sure! Once you do one fireplace though, you'll never EVER be afraid again. It's so easy! Just load up the paint brush and roller and slap on the paint. I always paint with Latex Water base and low VOC paint. I prefer Valspar, but the goal is the same no matter what brand of paint you use...Get the Paint up and do it on a low cost budget. Well, that's my goal. If you're using the fireplace a lot then consider high heat paint. In our case we have a fireplace screen and we tested ahead of time to make sure the brick doesnt get hot with the screen closed. It didn't. Phew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<tr><span style="font-size: small;">Next apply a primer. I prefer water base latex paint. In this case I used Valspar Primer. Get a brush that you don't mind ruining because you'll be working it into the cracks between the bricks. If needed, put painters tape on the wall to protect it from getting paint on it. I rarely use tape. Once I put the primer on and it was dry to the touch, I started with my top coat. Again, I used water based latex paint. I went with Valpar Saffron Ivory. Love that color! It's a milky, creamy white. I had to apply two coats, but I've read other blogs that stated they had to apply up to 5 coats. Yuck! My brick wasn't very porous apparently? Thank God! It's hard work, but so worth it!</span></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many options for re purposing old wood windows. Here is one project that you can tackle with a wood window. My friend Sara over at www.sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com made over this window. She actually found it painted this lime green color. How amazing is that color?! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First she bought the window of course. You can find these windows all over Craigslist, and often you'll get them in the FREE section. Two years ago I got 6 wood windows for free and sold all of them but one. What was I thinking? Now I need one back to do this with ha!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>#1 Purchase the window and wipe it down with a dry cloth. </b>Use your favorite window clean to get the glass super clean too. <b><br />
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<b>#3 Paint the window with a polyurathane</b>, AKA a clear coat, to protect the color and keep it from flaking. This will also allow you to wipe away any chalk residue that gets on it.<br />
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<b>#4 If needed, tape off your edges </b>between the window and the frame and paint away. You'll want 2-3 coats of chalk board paint. A sponge roller will work best for this I think, but really the goal is to get the paint on there so do it however you can. I like to save money so I just use whatever I have and sometimes I only have a paint brush. That will work!<br />
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<b>#5 Peel the tape off as soon as you get the last coat on. </b>The sooner you take the tape off, the easier<br />
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<b>#7 Stand back and admire! </b>I'm amazed by Sara's menu here. I'm drooling over the food plan and this window. <br />
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</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-66402653800018915192011-06-11T20:44:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:44:53.544-07:00Treasure Hunting: Garage Sales Galore!<div style="text-align: center;">Here are a few of my finds from our garage sale adventures today. I went looking for nothing, and left with some great treasures. I am so excited. Here's what we got for a whole $6.00. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Huge 3 foot tall Urn- $1</div><div style="text-align: center;">6 Cd's - We rocked out all the way home -$1 for all!</div><div style="text-align: center;">7 outfits for Evan. 7 shirts and 7 pairs of jeans. All these for $1!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">1 Brand new outdoor porch light with motion sensor. Black and Contemporary. $2</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 big chunky picture frame - $1</div><div style="text-align: center;">TOTAL SPENT: $6</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe it? $1 for 7 outfits. It was starting to rain and I had been chatting with the gal for a little bit already. She said she would make me a great deal - she just wanted to get rid of stuff. Originally she wanted .50 cents for each item, but then as I was grabbing things she kept saying "Oh, you can just have that"...haha - gotta love garage sales. When it came down to it I ended up with 7 pairs of jeans - all name brands like Green Dog (Macys) and Gap. To top it off I also got 7 shirts - also name brands, like the Childrens Place and Gap. They're in almost new condition too. <br />
I also got a really neato Urn or vase. You'll see in the picture - it's big. I plan to put it out in my gazebo/dining area on the back porch with twigs in it for now and then down stairs in front of my white brick fireplace during the winter. I'm debating on a color for it - or maybe I should leave it as is?<br />
My favorite find though - goes to the new motion sensor front porch light. I can't wait to get it up. He practically gave this to me. People do crazy things when it starts to rain. Ha!<br />
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Have you found any treasures lately?</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-19030894299702696032011-05-26T22:55:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:30:29.816-07:00Vegetable Gardening: Let the Plot Begin!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">UPDATED! The vegetables are growing. Yeah! <br />
I am so excited about our vegetable garden going in this summer. I worked my booty off this past week putting in garden beds - pulling out a ton of sod, leveling the ground, moving huge boulder rocks and planning out where all the 2x6's would go. I even used my hubbies miter saw and LOVED it. For some reason I always let the hubs use the miter saw on our past projects. What was I thinking??? That thing is AWESOME (sung in an opera voice). </div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to put the garden smack dab in front of our deck so when the morning breeze hits and I'm sitting out there, I can smell all my veggies, just waiting to be picked. We have a little patio area off the back deck that will now be right in front of the garden. So without further ado, here is what happened over the last 4 days. I put Evan in the pack and play outside when I could and then worked during the kids nap time. It was so hard but I am SO excited to get planting now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BEFORE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Round flower bed be-gone! What was the previous owner thinking?</span> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN....</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were huge boulders around the circular flower bed. Apparently they needed to remind me that I turned 32 this year - I no longer recover quickly ha! What you cant see in this photo is how uneven the area is. There was about a 5 inch slope down where the rocks were.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yes the view is kind of ghetto - the tarp was our attempt at keeping the weeds down. Bahahaha!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">THE PLAN: 2 6x8 beds and a big 12x4 bed in behind them... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2Q-AFhSwar8lQnJL9k9Pr8gn4alhQOcl2AlJamgkkVMFPYtyhNC9iZ5ZooGPOn2-42S1PF_WWmK4rgcHp-hTPDRBlMhZHTvkNWcK6OwGDF10r1Gd961iyioxj3XlMSE0-Vfpy9KIWXJa/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but first we had to move a ton of rock -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_TQK7A9m9bb8HHAqnjUeRAKQZfnBJM3z6xx2UmIbQ1KwnnojjblfBXeuFJ7iWz94_viWPynrEOIqvTmhacL-baMibtfH8znEC3WpNN7ZKe4H6uclKUNud1iWf5MWZDnVwBI40DcW8knu/s1600/046+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_TQK7A9m9bb8HHAqnjUeRAKQZfnBJM3z6xx2UmIbQ1KwnnojjblfBXeuFJ7iWz94_viWPynrEOIqvTmhacL-baMibtfH8znEC3WpNN7ZKe4H6uclKUNud1iWf5MWZDnVwBI40DcW8knu/s320/046+%25282%2529.JPG" width="239" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuikl05ohxi1ibj2lAIQRJfpJIeBOtMVlIUW2Cs2JA4qPFCazynlMq1og2FcSKeZVwSANj8SpKPqIpnxaXvKoPXIAsi_K4etFSZOYzfocsgGeEb43Rigy1sKaSHU8nJ-URnMaeeRy8MiN/s320/048.JPG" width="239" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dan and our little helper, Peyton, moved it in her wheel barrow to our rock garden area. She insisted that we use her wheel barrow. How could we resist? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CPZyw9RVblK4vzyJKM9DsYarIrhknpO8ob98Hv-PdmXFuOb2Z8O_ezOQLUVbdbIJAE5Ajddu2i76_54YcVATUiDnqt1cIUbjqX30bAC-MRr2nYgR4tfuPm1xb9nOitAQLNbQYWyicJFb/s320/044.JPG" width="239" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkdkO8MeuuF-XgGG-DSh1jk5Y7i4acNFVtoKnrEp_hXEwsblcQvHYDM7yS8MYxszjcPe5mbsOBHLZn3ZZ6VOilhzMO-5yRBR-GIZl7uPcZKfSwm_A9_Y9FxV2W5_Cd-8yTwadmV5Vm7FM/s320/IMG_3749.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Progress. We used free wood so this projects total cost was...$0 YEAH!!<br />
Yes - some of that is Trex decking and it was all given to us by my rad neighbor. Shout out to Jack. Thanks Jack!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9G1v-GmvofIDk7kutCIfizLeHQY3VPqN1LNGv2HtAOgscF4HwM22YP5d3dbNAwn39uhgLm76wgYRF4g1DktVK4ukSH15fyCoFQDPntEdG4AwBhNkvrvp_Xh3qZHdNESys2xf7021QbUzr/s320/IMG_3747.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut the sod out so the boards sit just about 2 inches in the ground. In some area where the ground was really level they sit about 3 inches in the ground. To make sure that no grass tried to move into the garden beds I used left over edging I had from our front landscaping project. I put it in 5 inches below the grass roots. That knife is what I used to cut all the roots away from the grass as I pulled the sod back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> In this picture you can see the bed liner - I did this all the way around the inside of the beds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlihhILtKpsuCE9kDU-lzay_N8BevSL0_uf6Tn3bWmdss72obnHEgqlWMIXaFMrRfUtVMVpQP79NHHb3a6YkoxFtDvfUnCKj_AcPCAQypu92HBW9CE1y_4-0cazzsEe7gxrJH5sCcsVO5V/s1600/IMG_3750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlihhILtKpsuCE9kDU-lzay_N8BevSL0_uf6Tn3bWmdss72obnHEgqlWMIXaFMrRfUtVMVpQP79NHHb3a6YkoxFtDvfUnCKj_AcPCAQypu92HBW9CE1y_4-0cazzsEe7gxrJH5sCcsVO5V/s320/IMG_3750.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Grass be gone and don't even think about trying to grow in here!</div><div style="text-align: center;">next, I screwed the bed liner to the 2x6 so that the grass would have no way to push up the bed liner when it tries, oh so hard, to grow where it shouldnt. I thought this step was pretty darn clever, if I do say so myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumSiFZScWupoYzr-336zdLP7bJIZycGAk7bL_9rHz7KOJVpN9I-PuzVgMdR4RCk2-iLfqGw11Q871QbhW9jLz74ZOHIWyJ9O1OeEVdS0nj1P1heQrM5aKvBwhjEUBLWOIWeqkwz0lEodd/s1600/IMG_3751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumSiFZScWupoYzr-336zdLP7bJIZycGAk7bL_9rHz7KOJVpN9I-PuzVgMdR4RCk2-iLfqGw11Q871QbhW9jLz74ZOHIWyJ9O1OeEVdS0nj1P1heQrM5aKvBwhjEUBLWOIWeqkwz0lEodd/s320/IMG_3751.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The final product was worth all the hard work. We put the netting up for a few weeks to keep the robins out. They were drooling over all the worms! It worked. Our seeds have all sprouted and now the netting is off. Here's what it looked like with the netting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicolns0TdHjGhvvLeatdgfGj-R-fp2DZuWOnKEmnWiQsGFI0CmIa9BWpR2eQsSV_PLV9W-xWIFlptso1d71CtSYoHimPUewEvuhHeLnqK2QCY23AnJV67OgXFzvQ8LqVyiyOwB4fjJklXn/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicolns0TdHjGhvvLeatdgfGj-R-fp2DZuWOnKEmnWiQsGFI0CmIa9BWpR2eQsSV_PLV9W-xWIFlptso1d71CtSYoHimPUewEvuhHeLnqK2QCY23AnJV67OgXFzvQ8LqVyiyOwB4fjJklXn/s320/001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The honey comb in lay in front of our deck is pretty cool. I found it hidden under grass that had grown over it. Who knows how long it had been hidden away. The last owner apparently never went outside. From our deck to the lawn we have a 16'x4' patio with this honey comb cobble stone stuff (not sure what to call it?). I want to put a little table and 2 chairs down here so that I can sip my lemonade and eat sun ripened tomatoes in the warm sun. Doesn't that just sound dreamy right now? Now if only the sunshine would come out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some inspirational garden scenes to ponder....</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29JWzIc2NuEdvbBymqLU5lS1hbt3mLaR7cOCyJzP_HhtqyzhlEabGTDPeYLaLF7WMS4qxHNRi8whR_XPPhLJaThrcZpObWL9F1l3XbYyG4sBNf7JTQsHGUyREY_OODpUdaDwoIHplAB47/s320/green+house.jpg" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via www.re-nest.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now thats a Green House. Wow!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nINlP02k5UeHSc2uY1odAWDS2g7g4KXyEsMWMbYxNqEHc65dp9hICJC7HGFcBZKYNLM_I7RwcxYuKflRO6RPfD_W_T1Cve70FgT8kpuhyb95P2Lez-HoWZORe08tDlrys0PqzQrqvbvk/s1600/veg+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nINlP02k5UeHSc2uY1odAWDS2g7g4KXyEsMWMbYxNqEHc65dp9hICJC7HGFcBZKYNLM_I7RwcxYuKflRO6RPfD_W_T1Cve70FgT8kpuhyb95P2Lez-HoWZORe08tDlrys0PqzQrqvbvk/s320/veg+garden.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I like this drawing of a garden here. We plan to have a similar layout with sugar snap peas growing up the backside of both the beds and then tomatoes growing up trellises in the very back garden bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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And here's another photo idea I loved... a trellis for the peas to climb up made out of twine, but even better - look at how she covered the soil with straw. I bet they don't worry about weeds. Awesome idea! <br />
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</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-28117317370212430122011-05-18T00:21:00.000-07:002011-05-18T19:07:03.404-07:00Bathroom Makeover Wish List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have our sinks, faucets, the mirror and the paint. Now all we need is the right table or slab of wood that will be our vanity and we're set. Here are a few images that are inspiring me as I get ready for our bathroom remodel. My budget for the project was $100 and I've successfully stayed on budget. Whoop Whoop. I can't wait to reveal the final pictures!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Bathroom Makeover Wishlist:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wishlist #1: Rustic dark wood floors with a painted pattern like this.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>It will be sealed of course. Yes, you can do wood floors in your bathroom. Check out the new <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/dream_home/hgtv-dream-home-2011-master-bathroom-pictures/pictures/index.html">2011 HGTV Dream Home Master Bathroom</a>. They did hardwood floors in the master bathroom - amazing!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq9ERIxjyFJFYIwNC_GBy98zP8huylllVa9trwdSeu50-0Dd6hSahEDmrWFJx97CXZmSv1xDo7mO9h7trG4eLE3ywwHcV_vulXC6sE1Pkw3ldq8RNk8t3-yXluUqul5FXtUK9vGg_c51d/s1600/awesome+floors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq9ERIxjyFJFYIwNC_GBy98zP8huylllVa9trwdSeu50-0Dd6hSahEDmrWFJx97CXZmSv1xDo7mO9h7trG4eLE3ywwHcV_vulXC6sE1Pkw3ldq8RNk8t3-yXluUqul5FXtUK9vGg_c51d/s320/awesome+floors.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have no idea of where this image came from. Does anyone recognize it? Id love to give them props but I've had it saved in a desktop folder for ages. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the image of the 2011 HGTV Dream Home too. How cool are those floors! </span></span><br />
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<b>Wishlist Item #2</b>: <b>A big chunky mirror to go over our double sinks.</b><br />
I may end up using <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/craigslist-mirror-transformation-gold.html">the mirror I scored on craigslist</a> for $30 that I spray painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h0pyHYFx-UnbNuChM6e10afV2YkSg2UUPBanvTDzdLiXlNguvKncPkgx0WHUptLMhd_Bc-R0Ga-u8AR4dWOZT13sNUiW92PnvFbpdDvSG3bZczVb1SYJAIW7VveuqwYGll8K_UyhjssV/s1600/bath+Atoll+Mirror+%2528Coral%2529+Like+the+mirror+on+counter+between+sinks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h0pyHYFx-UnbNuChM6e10afV2YkSg2UUPBanvTDzdLiXlNguvKncPkgx0WHUptLMhd_Bc-R0Ga-u8AR4dWOZT13sNUiW92PnvFbpdDvSG3bZczVb1SYJAIW7VveuqwYGll8K_UyhjssV/s320/bath+Atoll+Mirror+%2528Coral%2529+Like+the+mirror+on+counter+between+sinks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This images is via HGTV.com from their Dream House<br />
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<b>Wishlist Item #3: A yellow vanity with warm gray walls.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgrPK8T6WAzXtb1PuRXsc2hFS1iCBSSCbI5iN23I0WJ_asPSZj0EEALTNKTJ1F0rSdfSs2BarAJPh9owrH9wbT_JMquva6u-HLTuM4a4FxL6OC4AHaVafhzNpvfBPEXXC3ZrRt4NGBVVO/s320/image+above+fireplace.jpg" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
What's not to love about this room? Photo via Three Men and a Lady (windhula.blogspot.com). I'm going with this color theme. Its been a favorite of mine for about 3 years and it's still going strong out there. I'm going to paint my vanity yellow like this and the walls will be grey. My shower curtain is currently the colors of that DIY painting she did.I think these colors would look AMAZING with those wood floors too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b>Wishlist Item #4: Gooseneck Barn Lighting (2 of them).</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz7IR9LQM5uN7nUNEPO1dCPLNalU0dT1Swl7m8jcM9PWTP3IB2WtA_JzA7FvRYJwszf719AzxnqZIb0LyIalq_qyTix7cBx8Z-LDxdjKA8xK90A1VLtC3Z6qOx4TP40U8ePts7pmee1Ji/s320/barnlights.jpg" width="250" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via countryliving.com </div>Love the red gooseneck barn lights. What a great makeover. <br />
I just bought the Foto Ikea pendant to go over our kitchen sink. Maybe I could jerry rig something from the wall kit to the pendant that goes over the cord to make it into a gooseneck? For only $19.99 it may be my best choice. I'll be scoring antique shops for an original in the mean time.<br />
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<b>Wishlist Item #5: Rustic wood pallet wood framed mirror.</b><br />
If I'm not feeling the spray painted mirror for the bathroom, then I'm for sure feeling this mirror. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IRTabz7z5fevg7tAHDZUr_zvStc7mJFYjbHm75vTYXi2toSP_O-tYA0WXQqjCXVnx2FIVT8ET-LffhawT_rybvh5exeNr0Q5Zss28ORFN8G7bDaG6wB8MYUAGT55vIe0Ku_OfAkrXATp/s320/mirror+with+wood+pallet+frame.jpg" width="227" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of a House Crashing project over at younghouselove.com </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a few wall length mirrors that were on the walls in our home when we bought it that I want to re-purpose. I just don't want my bathroom to feel like a forest. With wood counter tops, a wood floor and a wood framed mirror it could go that way so I know I have choose wisely. One can drool though...How cool is that IKEA light there!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wishlist item #6: Recycled wood counter top. Large driftwood piece or reclaimed barn wood counter to be exact.</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdyvASgnsowKcw9xQh-c-9I4itclOrmQFo6vULBDxyLAHNz3jHvYyuizNVWMtYXpLnrahRT9hq6wAvWUobmBcIfYrPNAx7qQqXrd2w7hPzRGKI-BF0DSw8HtNHctYie0B6UM-3dk86FNY/s320/678.JPG" width="239" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Image via House Beautiful<br />
Or heres a picture of a bathroom vanity made from an old table....<br />
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If I went this route then I would paint the legs yellow like the dresser above that I mentioned and find fabric to coordinate that would hide the plumbing. Of course I'd love to find a table like this with the drawers or maybe have Dan make something like that, but I do have a time line for the project and I <strike>want</strike> need it to be free. Psst....Notice the painted hardwood floors in the picture?<br />
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Give me one month and this project will be done. I'm just waiting for the right table to pop on craigslist for FREE! Yes, free! Since I have been looking forever for barn wood in this size or a piece of drift wood this size (yeah right) and have had no luck, I'm going with an old table top. I may even use half the table - keep the legs on it and just put a cool piece of fabric under the counter to hide the plumbing and my storage bins. In the mean time a buddy of ours has offered us an 8 ft long butcher block counter and since I'm thinking of going this route, I was wondering how butcher block would look if I beat it up a bunch and sanded the edges to smooth rounded edge. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Could I pull off a counter like this with a butcher block piece? </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-3009744350139022302011-05-18T00:02:00.000-07:002011-05-18T10:31:21.791-07:00Fairwell Kiyah & AussieThis is a sad blog post for me. It's two fold...I'm happy to have healthy happy kiddos that arent struggling with allergies in their own home anymore, but sad to be a dog free home now. My husband hasn't had to use his inhalor for a week now so that's a praise, but he is also tearing up with me in the tiny moments we have alone and really miss the dogs. Here are a few pictures of our adorable, precious dogs. We had these babies for 7 years. They will be missed. I will say - having a home with no dogs has its perks indeed, but I don't even want to discuss that right now...this blog is dedicated to two cool dogs that will be forever missed. Kiyah and Aussie - We Love You! - Dan, Heather, Peyton and Evan<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Snuggle buddies. They only had one dog bed and had been together since 8 weeks old. Just like sisters!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVrr_ZQpt6ZDk2xJCLUsLSQsfKq2UsflFNqleF3HIxDPwX4ltMj2wMZZxYG1dOSiB9vyJuM-nES5VfuFoiHx0VeQlKaq6haXgt2M4ujIVQLJLBKwX3TIel4HRUupUVgQ-xJgKpbKAzrkm/s1600/IMG_3691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVrr_ZQpt6ZDk2xJCLUsLSQsfKq2UsflFNqleF3HIxDPwX4ltMj2wMZZxYG1dOSiB9vyJuM-nES5VfuFoiHx0VeQlKaq6haXgt2M4ujIVQLJLBKwX3TIel4HRUupUVgQ-xJgKpbKAzrkm/s320/IMG_3691.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our daughter Peyton shared some great memories with them. Such a sweet moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6fas7NIqhVgVtUf_6b1jP_sg4-4kxerb7RA0h0_99Iw8PStTOklLZmjNB4V4ZQDAZAMseyaXKusHeKG8xs5yW7fPW0ajm41mDo5DKFBBnDdHDVpC-0v8hyI-5ZS2ou74s-nRPYjLhWik/s1600/P4040002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6fas7NIqhVgVtUf_6b1jP_sg4-4kxerb7RA0h0_99Iw8PStTOklLZmjNB4V4ZQDAZAMseyaXKusHeKG8xs5yW7fPW0ajm41mDo5DKFBBnDdHDVpC-0v8hyI-5ZS2ou74s-nRPYjLhWik/s320/P4040002.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had lots of little moments with them as well. Here's a picture of Kiyah and I when she was about 3 y.o.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQpZn8MqgPMYGc9_FVRHjVDpQM5Shrt1Gj5T9IwoDNMidymC50tyXJmgSipE9Aae7Evc8zzPg8AlwOtJaQWP4sfm1Q6nXZE7wycyzb3aKfN4Kdl_2Z05PHoajCTBCTFIQO_Qd-wKqvyBY/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Australia, or better known as Aussie </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssgl32q7-JhqEPc0Y9-s5_8-b52AAIVTl2hNuNcAitaiZobtzNauWiC82GiGdky11krVZrLrbn43Jfu6dwWkE7Yl40dNJpdZFaJSy1HnS2TeQvKdXVkP1lmrf2eqpErs9qUOBijN1ElaH/s320/Firey+eyes+aussie2.jpg" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kiyah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5NB3CiHFTHjZ7TKjNr6w3qLiRIoncf2Mi06IXYjzD9J4GaNDWAQi_oGgq9LfwjbWYqCUObnBV8k6ugSZjaZVIe55eTKCI-p4Xe4xykN-Elwq9IlDPM3kpB8iaPtEo0Akavn2emkKBeKX/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both dogs have moved on to new homes. They will be missed but the right decision was made and I just wanted to give them a special little space in blog land... </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-46889661728598355722011-05-14T23:26:00.000-07:002011-05-14T23:26:05.492-07:00To Stripe or Not to Stripe?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love Washington. It was such an amazing day. We spent almost all day outside, so when I came inside and saw my newly made over <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-small-entry-closet-gets-makeover.html">mudroom closet</a> I was SO happy to have a place to sit down and take my shoes off. YEAH! My daughter loves to just sit on the bench and cuddle her baby doll. I feel most proud about the project when I see her all cozy on that bench. <br />
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So today I have a favor to ask of you....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our hallway is feeling a little plain to me today. I just asked the hubs what he thought about painting stripes down it. Big horizontal stripes. Like 14 inch stripes, so really there would only be like 4 stripes. I'd paint them in my favorite white that I've used on our cabinets, chairs and one of the fireplaces - Lotus Flower. He said "Go for it babe, you know what looks good. I cant picture it in my head".... I love this man, but I need some input on this one. Do you think it would make the hallway look too theme parkish? Is that even a word? I'm not going for a fun house here....just something to modernize the space. I took down all the picture frames but I won't hurry the process. I'll wait for some feedback so please, let me know what you think. Thanks!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Here's our hallway now</b></u></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNliYtia0nshkb2bSYWn14C5xs2-0t0kozEtbOjdIU1dVkMz3kYhWkriW4_nuLIok_ZN8RfjzDgNTS97m2G92FsG-Hi0RqWPwfgzZKyojjSXF8mgp1lEJoQMj5SWSH9TtQqsuOq3XqTg6/s320/IMG_3656.JPG" width="240" /></div> I want to paint all the doors white and spray all the hardware on the doors dark brown or black. At the end of the hall we have yet another storage closet. There are 3, yes 3, closets in this hallway. We painted one up and use it as a pantry, the other is a broom closet and the one at the end of the hall holds our all the extras... extra diapers, t.p., towels, and the tools I use ALL the time. Oh and now Peyton asks to "play" with "her" screwdriver in the closet haha! So I was thinking that the closet and drawers would be painted mostly white but I'd tape off a tree or something so that the wood grain still popped through. Then it might be too busy with stripes for sure... Hmmmm....<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Maybe I'll add some stripes like I did in my downstairs bathroom?</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn0YtzBgT6zFcbSSLM_-CX219yVMsC4gUdbTBYAmCzx0vMo-YuUytMONlidy1F7KTu6JbpRXvX4IpK-Rw40il2uM_FcqHYH2Lcb_-ElEVWB3CUvW3uGbzXIT_z3kXchaneOCb9ODpxEtn/s1600/P3210136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTn0YtzBgT6zFcbSSLM_-CX219yVMsC4gUdbTBYAmCzx0vMo-YuUytMONlidy1F7KTu6JbpRXvX4IpK-Rw40il2uM_FcqHYH2Lcb_-ElEVWB3CUvW3uGbzXIT_z3kXchaneOCb9ODpxEtn/s320/P3210136.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? To stripe or not to stripe? That is the question....</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-55323531997169357752011-05-14T00:17:00.000-07:002011-06-11T21:11:19.238-07:00A Little Boys Room: Evan's Nursery<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My sons nursery was a pretty big project. What better gift to give him, but his own cozy and comfy nursery, besides the gift of life itself right! This room took lots of nesting skills. Let me tell ya. I did a bit of research on what I wanted for the accent wall before just throwing up some tape and paint. I went back and forth with so many ideas. Some may call that crazy, but with my love for decor it was pure heaven! Here is the final result. Evan has been in his own room now for about 4 months and now that he is crawling at 7 months old, he aims for his room to play! I love that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>EVAN'S NURSERY</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Before - Cramped Guest Room</span></b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Baby Evan's Nursery </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxOYKLY8H7Nfdpy9kWIVkrwePu6ynppZ-RBxG0wGRA7VzmUmG6YWIacjbildI_7XKSYOg5SKYhsvVu_3MPYb7OgW9btNquMcH5i-VQ_KrKf0PgW5vzjCBC8oOJ1OSpseHKS0iQ6D7a9_8/s1600/P4180056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxOYKLY8H7Nfdpy9kWIVkrwePu6ynppZ-RBxG0wGRA7VzmUmG6YWIacjbildI_7XKSYOg5SKYhsvVu_3MPYb7OgW9btNquMcH5i-VQ_KrKf0PgW5vzjCBC8oOJ1OSpseHKS0iQ6D7a9_8/s320/P4180056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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The Room Breakdown....<br />
The curtains were purchased from Ikea (2 panels for $20).<br />
The crib is from Walmart but they no longer sell it.<br />
Bedding is from Target. It was a clearance set for $28<br />
The rug was from Lowes $30ish<br />
The mini table and chairs are from Ikea. $7 table, $9 chairs<br />
Dresser is a DIY project (paid $10 for the dresser on craigslist)<br />
Rocking chair recliner was from Furniture Row Outlet $200 clearance find<br />
Ceiling Clouds light is from Ikea $19<br />
Curtain hardware Walmart $12 each<br />
Side table by dresser is a garage sale find. It was wood - I painted it and the knobs as well. $3<br />
Amish Star on wall above crib is from Ebay $29<br />
Artwork above dresser is from BabiesRUs $6 each clearance 3 years ago.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOW TO PAINT THE SQUARES</b></span><br />
<div style="color: #cccccc;">The first thing you do when you're painting squares or stripes, is measure your wall. For squares, fist decided what size you think would roughly look good. If you're thinking of 12 inch squares devide 12 by the total # of inches for the height of the wall and that will tell you how many squares you can do. This wall is 8 feet high, so thats 96 inches. 96 divided by 12 would be 8 squares. But...then you have to configure in the width of your tape right! YES! So if you're using 2 inch tape, like we did in this room, then each square is actually only 10 inches wide. We decided that 10 inches was way too little. After much thought we went with an odd number and honestly I dont even remember what the size was. We just eye balled it haha! I believe they were 15 inches plus the 2 inch tape on each side, making for 19 inches all together. </div><div style="color: #cccccc;"> </div><div style="color: #cccccc;">So.... The tape is put up with 2 people. You will want help on this project. While you roll out your tape, use a level to make sure it goes up on the wall straight. Start with your vertical lines first and just hang small pieces up first at the top of where the vertical lines will start. Stand back and eye ball it and see if it looks even. If its even then you just pull one long piece of tape down, keeping it level. Repeat this process for teh horizontal stripes. </div><div style="color: #cccccc;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cccccc;">To be sure that your paint doesnt seep through use a credit card to make sure you've secured your tape good to the wall by rubbing it along the edge of the tape. Also - I hate blue painters tape and I swear by plain ol good masking tape. I havent tried the green tape yet.</div><div style="color: #cccccc;">Paint right away and just paint all your colors in each space as you want. Do your 2nd coat quickly, within an hour and after the 2nd coat if it all looks good peel away the tape immediately, while the paint is wet. Its easier this way because then the paint doesnt have time to dry to the tape and possibly peel away with the tape when you pull it off. </div><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Stand back and admire your hard work. This took Dan and I about 4 hours total.</span></span></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-27488633799191078792011-05-13T22:47:00.000-07:002011-05-13T23:00:58.591-07:00Entry Wall Transformation: Picture GalleryOur entry wall was basically empty. We had a closet that held all our shoes and coats. The door was always shut because it was an ugly site inside. You know how closets can get, when there is a door to hide everything right!? The wall to the left of the front door only had one picture on it. I'm not a fan of a ton of things on the wall but I love family photos and personalized art by my daughter on the wall. I decided to spray paint a bunch of mismatched frames I had and get going on my Gallery wall. While I was at it I also made over our mini entry closet. It's now a mini mudroom that you can see <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-small-entry-closet-gets-makeover.html">here</a>.<br />
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I love to come in the front door and see this wall now. I hope you like it too. Maybe it will inspire you to pull out all your mismatched frames and recycle them up a bit. Eventually Id love to frame a little world map about 4x7 size and put pins on the places Dan and I have traveled to in a shadow box frame. I want this wall to be really personalized and I hope it will inspire our family to love each other more every time we see it!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>ENTRY WALL BEFORE </u></b></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> The frame with the polka dot paper (wrapping paper from Target) is from my Recycled Love Letters store. It's a dry erase board. Peyton has proudly left her mark on it. I've already swapped out the background too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDApAjeHuQ3g63GyM4CmOjYEB8CkpqbY454QYRMyp4lW_ctRH7-Lookcfp5lrdzGiO9cmwHHP73odcOCZ2V0k0Kf_gvOjGJg-nFhH4cRrG7bRllpsN9-sV4Pt1eNbyepT5lsGNRyZC1Aao/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDApAjeHuQ3g63GyM4CmOjYEB8CkpqbY454QYRMyp4lW_ctRH7-Lookcfp5lrdzGiO9cmwHHP73odcOCZ2V0k0Kf_gvOjGJg-nFhH4cRrG7bRllpsN9-sV4Pt1eNbyepT5lsGNRyZC1Aao/s320/012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>How it All Happened....</b></u></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhS8UfrhleI-lmzwarGOuF7NrGBZAPZzSgAmxo7PsqnE6GQhxH3Vn47-8PNt9JsjyWk35I70ja-pOCeF7vSyjBA6uKHA8f7P11kN5cfiKUq3948ozxd29lgCLeJ0H4JQy3Ljj4cvJk6Qf/s1600/IMG_3663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhS8UfrhleI-lmzwarGOuF7NrGBZAPZzSgAmxo7PsqnE6GQhxH3Vn47-8PNt9JsjyWk35I70ja-pOCeF7vSyjBA6uKHA8f7P11kN5cfiKUq3948ozxd29lgCLeJ0H4JQy3Ljj4cvJk6Qf/s320/IMG_3663.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I had a bunch of old frames. I love chunky frames with dimension. I bought a can of Dover White gloss spray paint from Walmart for just under $5. It took one whole can of paint for all these frames. Not bad. The only frame I didnt spray was this next one...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sceijyp7YsQoYZFRauLr0IMtwuJ3a_f4Rt644w3aAiiQsf691ratQpRM6g8x4fiCcS9e4NBOyVOk3_Xq0Xjp1CeLxDiox96bj9tzJ9SewmybelBOklPg3sTr7_I5M67J7LcfOJ1fyGhO/s1600/IMG_3665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sceijyp7YsQoYZFRauLr0IMtwuJ3a_f4Rt644w3aAiiQsf691ratQpRM6g8x4fiCcS9e4NBOyVOk3_Xq0Xjp1CeLxDiox96bj9tzJ9SewmybelBOklPg3sTr7_I5M67J7LcfOJ1fyGhO/s320/IMG_3665.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I loved the front, but I LOVED the back even more...and Ive had a few photo strips I've been wanting to put up. Somehow my mind came up with this idea. I'm sure its been done before but I've never seen it yet. I was pretty proud of this idea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwCcSdKcqYKbgi2PrIugfZbARWMegxx3jHiDRm434pQqJdFFQZtFOXIEIHO6CqDSTtWP_m2T9Zunvyo9TuDOokB6C8mE0Y2MTCYynQeoiOKf_QyOPQjs8RyS-6vbw3xHtG4uPhKP1XVNI/s1600/IMG_3670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwCcSdKcqYKbgi2PrIugfZbARWMegxx3jHiDRm434pQqJdFFQZtFOXIEIHO6CqDSTtWP_m2T9Zunvyo9TuDOokB6C8mE0Y2MTCYynQeoiOKf_QyOPQjs8RyS-6vbw3xHtG4uPhKP1XVNI/s320/IMG_3670.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This little mirror was purchased at a thrift store for around .25 cents! Its just adorable. Our thrift store does 75% off days. Check to see if your local thrift store does. If you're in Spokane, I'm referring to Christian Thrift Stores off Maple St</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL3CY52SVGmxLD0Iky_gVMb8_jymOl2CrLLu3vuwlYWFoThBF-EyKdCLtpVFiVSlrUay4kBdrMKPnKZdex3LUhAFkmgOPS3Wa6UNHCvgjt_Wp4VvlPkxjVrNBtc2hfNBNO_OwrhflyZJg/s1600/IMG_3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWL3CY52SVGmxLD0Iky_gVMb8_jymOl2CrLLu3vuwlYWFoThBF-EyKdCLtpVFiVSlrUay4kBdrMKPnKZdex3LUhAFkmgOPS3Wa6UNHCvgjt_Wp4VvlPkxjVrNBtc2hfNBNO_OwrhflyZJg/s320/IMG_3673.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfAmcg9uHgh2HGb76iEUvpjvI_w1IaWeFJ53aiAfSHVv0PCmW_KByopk6V933u87xZGiTOJT6BAhJoyI5kCSBitlBplAipjnegnUyQj8a7h0Yq3MioXQDDTjCMzfTnDWSoWF2AYQW5r9P/s1600/IMG_3676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfAmcg9uHgh2HGb76iEUvpjvI_w1IaWeFJ53aiAfSHVv0PCmW_KByopk6V933u87xZGiTOJT6BAhJoyI5kCSBitlBplAipjnegnUyQj8a7h0Yq3MioXQDDTjCMzfTnDWSoWF2AYQW5r9P/s320/IMG_3676.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This frame had a horrible piece of art in it. I always thought Id just bust out the picture and use the frame. Better yet though... CHALK BOARD PAINT! I'm a bit obsessed with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVb1YFyHGL_6yP9xL1nkKfq9snKvJgeniVMd4ASsi0DEABl1mn_wQiTHHFozZLcB-SSteky7sVw-CGN2fcSEqXA8EJpi9feQbY1TwhnhvL2WRPO3E6CMPPYQ29eVjCttE8lWRQbdomBit/s1600/IMG_3729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVb1YFyHGL_6yP9xL1nkKfq9snKvJgeniVMd4ASsi0DEABl1mn_wQiTHHFozZLcB-SSteky7sVw-CGN2fcSEqXA8EJpi9feQbY1TwhnhvL2WRPO3E6CMPPYQ29eVjCttE8lWRQbdomBit/s320/IMG_3729.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This was the first coat - I actually painted a coat of plain black paint I had left over from my stair rails I had to paint up last summer. Its much cheaper than chalk paint so why waist the first coat on chalk paint if you have left over black or any dark paint would do.After it was nearly dry I painted 1 heavy coat of chalk board paint. All the frames were painted the same color. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope this project inspires you. Thanks for reading!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-71961770201983391962011-05-13T21:37:00.000-07:002011-05-13T23:44:35.219-07:00Craigslist Mirror Transformation: Gold be Gone!I've been scoring craigslist for awhile trying to find a mirror for our bathroom makeover. I love eclectic and colorful mirrors and will often see images on peoples blogs of gold mirrors they've found that they had spray painted hot pink or bright yellow. With a budget of $30 I started looking. I found a few that werent big enough and then I found this baby! Gold, huge and close to the right price $75. HAHA! So i offered $30 and figured he'd never get back to me, but low and behold he called me right back and said he'd take $35. Get this though - He also delivered it for free! Amazing.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>So here's my find BEFORE</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm1fEzQ3-oj6Ia-aotrisHUAWefmf8Defn2VJGy0Uif5cjKGy9fq_CqG2c8r_Qi4Oq-gTstjZYAmaIIEzah4yL85-OHcf9pku3My8jNjzQh9dEw5o04uemTR3R-2QaMoRyJOGUVm6ZeH4/s1600/IMG_3649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUVOIKzhRhbTyxqzHOsVJFLiUn25KqsrP30PBia0aw0FsbaOtOaHthyphenhyphenB0FWZp14vFgi3CEFbzpJ-fvgnR5sikbaaelKmS6GVqa3ESRUBKlyBqzdIfY3NjTcIjQUiIX7hNNjVFvOnhL1NI/s1600/P4190078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUVOIKzhRhbTyxqzHOsVJFLiUn25KqsrP30PBia0aw0FsbaOtOaHthyphenhyphenB0FWZp14vFgi3CEFbzpJ-fvgnR5sikbaaelKmS6GVqa3ESRUBKlyBqzdIfY3NjTcIjQUiIX7hNNjVFvOnhL1NI/s320/P4190078.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I taped off the edges and got ready to paint. It's a heavy sturdy piece. I love that it only cost us $30!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOG1JbeGYvuOdbL6ClYjQmqYftmQ1WFq6pO0b0IFzTNckSRj-KaeSYgiKc4i1cdwngVv0aOZU1_bKDhabI2eWSHnm9IJ2kN-WTaiMLoTc-ULzvlJdjTYi0Tm5fLBGgJe1iuBxrTSl_NCa1/s320/P4190080.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>AFTER </u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm1fEzQ3-oj6Ia-aotrisHUAWefmf8Defn2VJGy0Uif5cjKGy9fq_CqG2c8r_Qi4Oq-gTstjZYAmaIIEzah4yL85-OHcf9pku3My8jNjzQh9dEw5o04uemTR3R-2QaMoRyJOGUVm6ZeH4/s320/IMG_3649.JPG" width="240" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>The Process to Get There</b></u></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QSwYh5av8g242WIKXwBv7_-LRhqfLUELejwnM_2tn0QYlO1mvlGZ1GOb0LR0dgTX8pQrWQGkY1zZlGtLD17obwTlioAP8qw6x-B59t0ZuJjcESBKpLrquU1dsK-I2vMpwPxk5ybK7wJu/s320/P4190083.JPG" width="240" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> First I spray painted it with Krylon "Catalina Mist". Such a beautiful color!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_-Vt0tcd6ZkChpIgGMSVG89olmhemMRn1tXUVR6OtW0pDz8hlUJQCodjTBU8gJZOHvyfH3izIR4Oy4dVl4c4qXynKEpNCSpyTiTzOtb_Vrg8jsgyZ2fa2croWcdJdSkIzZCewaLg6OcQ/s320/P4190094.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I spray painted it with Rust-Oleum Flat white. I wanted the mirror to have a layered effect. Later I will sand off some of the white in areas to expose the sea foam green/blue color. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzu2P6Xz6CBTthhHIpl_bA4U9kH05498xt1lqBwDlgmt_eC9z2ZeWahbYja63c_KLYZfPWQLl8esgXIGZaHJG0cziTsgv0zVBUJJ7uHmIH6TeL6bhmtPWlYqiTEV6nxG17nqLNJbWAQxV/s320/P4190100.JPG" width="240" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEo8YVOtNmBHK8DtMyX51qLSsEF2le9dicrtR839eNPcSu_4XnU9axizxbRAWIOexx8w0u-4RVXdPmejlm_8cD7-r7Cn7bcolYdZeu9_axv58uIxh0__5nDKQvMhq7mM2Dyu_ZLrETy4X/s320/P4190098.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZFXfYOqAj0Puxk-gW8bG_aEru6NeniIGQBAO8FSb_PbtviP1SekAA3R24rK0XrTkVXC565WuqnC7hNIosHXJtQAY_joISp2BHWrAEPo5lcSvR7wLogzhI8Q1x9kcb7JJvDQ8M2PSvEF_/s1600/P4190099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZFXfYOqAj0Puxk-gW8bG_aEru6NeniIGQBAO8FSb_PbtviP1SekAA3R24rK0XrTkVXC565WuqnC7hNIosHXJtQAY_joISp2BHWrAEPo5lcSvR7wLogzhI8Q1x9kcb7JJvDQ8M2PSvEF_/s320/P4190099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With spray paint, the key is PATIENCE. Spray very light coats multiple times. You only have to wait about 1-2 minutes between coats. This mirror took one whole can of each. The total cost for this project was $35. Yep, the cost of the mirror. I had a free $10 coupon off $10 spent at ACE hardware. I got it when i registered my new change of address so my spray paint was FREE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-49109196096146592242011-05-13T21:20:00.000-07:002011-06-06T22:42:01.452-07:00Our Master Bedroom MakeoverThe master bedroom really is one of the most important rooms in the house, but it's often the most neglected room. I feel that if you're going to sleep in a room for that long, and if it's going to be the first thing your eyes wake up to in the morning, then you should put some effort into making it a room that inspires, soothes, and relaxes you. Our master bedroom is that room for us. I love making my bed in the morning because the colors alone make me happy. I also love waking up in my bedroom because the first thing I see when I roll out of bed are pictures of our family on our picture ledge. It's a small room, very small room. Technically its not a master bedroom of course. There is no bathroom and it's not even the biggest room. For Dan and I though - it's everything we need in a bedroom right now. Sure a bathroom would be awesome but really I love brushing my teeth with my daughter and she LOVES to watch me take off my make up and put it on. I'm pretty sure our family would only use one bathroom even if we did have 2 upstairs so I'm o.k. with the way things are. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>OUR BEDROOM BEFORE</b></u></span><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvO7WhJ15kPRfLRKXDyhep9untIK-wAJixP_y3_GTn5eG143RwOvC4ZPO1Z4WSx6KrpaX0GjMzPZrSHHG8O72GwSyM52gEoPyJYN-WxG9Lx_Sfb2WW0Y5mIrXuN4B513PJS9NiFLGHh-Y/s320/P8250096.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were 60 year old curtains in the room and really dirty walls. With a little elbow grease, and some paint the room now looks like this.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>AFTER</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWe2Ui5qlo58Y1wL08AFwC2kJ-1mgfZdLsD7SCEHNA5XrCQZfV5dcR28wMWFF-2A8xTq4E6OjMcy-Sdp0YfyHKo-alUQUTmBClcqNTZs-gVyOaR1d-VxFQAeltDgyZA35SpwcfuBvo2WD/s320/IMG_3625.JPG" width="240" /></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj1aJv1kSReSWfHHQu4d3D_YZwl-v2FSc5WhK0yBaQ9IKLiGCsJj8NqIjgr29S-It4uOffqcW6TBA7lz6y7BiSvgUxTGTzkmWk23vsAWMAsE9kT5aAby3ZC6vxVGykoIGvQ5od_uSbkVM/s1600/IMG_3628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj1aJv1kSReSWfHHQu4d3D_YZwl-v2FSc5WhK0yBaQ9IKLiGCsJj8NqIjgr29S-It4uOffqcW6TBA7lz6y7BiSvgUxTGTzkmWk23vsAWMAsE9kT5aAby3ZC6vxVGykoIGvQ5od_uSbkVM/s320/IMG_3628.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> The black and white pillows were from Ikea $12, the yellow pillow is from Target $25 and the shams are from KMart $2 each on clearance (in April 2009). The lamps were from TJ Maxx $12 each on clearance (with the shades - SCORE!). The end tables are from Walmart $30. Curtains from JC Penny $30 pair. Curtain rod Lowes $18 clearance find. The mirror is from Craigslist $35 that I spray painted with a couple layers of colors. For more of the details see my <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/craigslist-mirror-transformation-gold.html">DIY Mirror project</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfjrokwbbqpEQVXhhT-yB6qkBNsJ66iZJlcI-W8swyEy3rLE0IKy2-eXvgQ66OKpnD4GYnifmWL_qqFrb42bkFZ0qefRoI40HcRNPtuyXA6a93SSv8P8BSv_yiBVV9PLa13cGoyl_pq8A/s1600/IMG_3634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfjrokwbbqpEQVXhhT-yB6qkBNsJ66iZJlcI-W8swyEy3rLE0IKy2-eXvgQ66OKpnD4GYnifmWL_qqFrb42bkFZ0qefRoI40HcRNPtuyXA6a93SSv8P8BSv_yiBVV9PLa13cGoyl_pq8A/s320/IMG_3634.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> All the frames are from Ikea. The most expensive one was $9.99 I believe. The wall color is Dolphin Fin by Beher in Flat and the blue accent at the top is a mix of sample paints that I created. The throw is an Ikea find as well for $12.99 and the toy box at the end of the bed is now painted for my <a href="http://recycledloveletters.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-small-entry-closet-gets-makeover.html">mini mudroom makeover</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz6GNC18-1xhyphenhyphenVxBtVQN-Uc7kZknYwdyXp_L4WHq4HIu9bKeXtxuhFaDkrRjbCqj4Lv_yW9r10h9xi_DSDbCd1t6zex0BNUcHf-zL-5vhnrzB7WElyoo55UhPm9O5SPoztZWF8bc5UTK0/s1600/IMG_3636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz6GNC18-1xhyphenhyphenVxBtVQN-Uc7kZknYwdyXp_L4WHq4HIu9bKeXtxuhFaDkrRjbCqj4Lv_yW9r10h9xi_DSDbCd1t6zex0BNUcHf-zL-5vhnrzB7WElyoo55UhPm9O5SPoztZWF8bc5UTK0/s320/IMG_3636.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEoPGNerEI31wgQyAvVQXO0O2s3A8LY7FhdlxD8l2uTY2FyCLqBF_SfwnX2qJiLzlrIVksWzhgBU_n2KVKfxuFy0qtIZM4m4CEUyr6rk55BMc0ZgbHnUQNjZx7ln37bprkZHQZwfj4WwA/s320/IMG_3650.JPG" width="240" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the last piece of the makeover for me to complete. I've painted all the trim and baseboards white now I just need to find a long 6 drawer dresser thats not too deep that I can paint white. This dresser is an heirloom of my mother in laws so it has to stay this way. Once I find the dresser it will go where the mirror is and then the mirror and a sitting chair will be in the closet for a mini sitting and dressing area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think of the bedroom. Aside from being small it's pretty much everything I need for a bedroom. Thanks for checking out my blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-52048681093481292412011-05-13T18:05:00.000-07:002011-05-16T11:32:17.910-07:00Our Small Entry Closet Gets a Makeover: Mini Mudroom ProjectI've had this idea for awhile. Yes, I have many, many, many ideas. This idea of mine got the reaction of "Honey, I'm not sure. Sounds like a lot of work. You decide. You have the decorating brain in this family." Can you guess who that reaction was from? My awesome hubby, Dan, is always so supportive of my ideas. But, mostly I think it's because many of them never come to fruition. I have a stack of pictures saved on my desktop in a folder labeled "House Ideas" and out of the 280 pics I generally compile them into a couple wish list projects. This entry closet/mini mud room project was on my wish list. If you have a small entry closet, I hope this inspires you. If you dont have a small entry closet, well I hope this still inspires you. Thanks for looking! Let me know what you think. Props to my hubs Dan. He's the man - no really, he is. So here it is...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ENTRY CLOSET BEFORE</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqpc-ksgXKGPZO1PzgHTR50jriNsQGCQFMcyuhXwDeECcEHr70CZIk0XR4LtxbYxAZViST7FhvK3HJLTdwyt_6QDXPwcFkn9jhWm0zzdxba7fKYCbZ-J1jQBN9nH9_Fw7qa-R1gs_WVuU/s320/IMG_3723.JPG" width="320" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> (my poor attempt to organize with some metal storage cubes wasnt working and the bare wall next to the closet wasnt helping the space much either)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa1UIUIQy1QXliaTt6wRzFRj0AYIW6zKRvbAhEgbv0pFLhAV9Y4exIBroAPj6qvIaueH4DpIQjrLetkaC4zAs8FajnELNBUpWaxej6wLynfZCRZDtgY-pkIQ4fgy2EzZlRUC_03u_hRmf/s1600/IMG_3732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa1UIUIQy1QXliaTt6wRzFRj0AYIW6zKRvbAhEgbv0pFLhAV9Y4exIBroAPj6qvIaueH4DpIQjrLetkaC4zAs8FajnELNBUpWaxej6wLynfZCRZDtgY-pkIQ4fgy2EzZlRUC_03u_hRmf/s320/IMG_3732.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa1UIUIQy1QXliaTt6wRzFRj0AYIW6zKRvbAhEgbv0pFLhAV9Y4exIBroAPj6qvIaueH4DpIQjrLetkaC4zAs8FajnELNBUpWaxej6wLynfZCRZDtgY-pkIQ4fgy2EzZlRUC_03u_hRmf/s1600/IMG_3732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>HERE'S THE LOWDOWN: </b></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cost: $4.80 for a can of primer spray paint. </div><div style="text-align: center;">$3.50ish for an extra can of Dover White spray paint from Walmart (I had one can of this already)<br />
$1.50 for my thrift store basket<br />
TOTAL COST: $5</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I had a Lowes gift card I used for the primer yeah!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I already had everything else you see in the space. I spray painted old gold hooks with the Dover white, found the wood in the rubbish bin at Lowe's they're connected to for my unique coat/purse hanger. I also had the paint for my stripes (Wall paint for stripes = Valspar China White and Valspar Prairie Dance - also the same color used on my living walls). I had the lamp shade as well - its been down in my basement in storage. Also had the light cord the I used to hang the lamp shade with too. Score! Here are some pics to walk you through it....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC68CwV0ZL1ij3h-g0hCtDIoJ3qN6G8JmAQNA8mQ3eb92psTsCRXBx5oUMSL6xbhG5ixc05e6klD9kz_bnumR57AVmiNgv3xVfyWmKBzzm5QMoh1_e3XeEs_PAkMoMDLkNWIbEH49vptbI/s1600/P5120136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn6z-5WMocs-BDkqnfB2GRcnDFU8pg5W4Lk0m6g9CeBDeVaTyhoZykl8VHU82QXNRnlx3Wp_BhTGt3EETgEd59kbIXevjmSkp2BA-P_Y3boBLy560spvaj1mZ_EMe1GL4W72xWrIz92_u/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn6z-5WMocs-BDkqnfB2GRcnDFU8pg5W4Lk0m6g9CeBDeVaTyhoZykl8VHU82QXNRnlx3Wp_BhTGt3EETgEd59kbIXevjmSkp2BA-P_Y3boBLy560spvaj1mZ_EMe1GL4W72xWrIz92_u/s320/046.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I started by painting everything inside the closet. Including the mail slot. I took out the shelf and rod. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi7nd3z58PLXJMsXA9VNQrKiB6BsxLwM5OZS61VsHIIExc2gGqBTCxL5Aqs4C0Mb4f8IenNYCrul8izvXDCrDRPpFxZP9p32lcqcZ-IMWur6zDSZgFAwj-Z6TjvyakDwn3uVfxbKS2iZn/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi7nd3z58PLXJMsXA9VNQrKiB6BsxLwM5OZS61VsHIIExc2gGqBTCxL5Aqs4C0Mb4f8IenNYCrul8izvXDCrDRPpFxZP9p32lcqcZ-IMWur6zDSZgFAwj-Z6TjvyakDwn3uVfxbKS2iZn/s320/047.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT04pdRkFxUouMRf9xJexxb-9bW1ZHsZbn2TS9IuDBUT5bbBdkBtqWXe6jI5bsZ0pukue0thGAGkrsh8tZEXnIpeqm97vWeGSghIaYP8uAzPDWnFhyphenhyphenElI3xBM-uHXgwJfv_ENktKlHyNVp/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT04pdRkFxUouMRf9xJexxb-9bW1ZHsZbn2TS9IuDBUT5bbBdkBtqWXe6jI5bsZ0pukue0thGAGkrsh8tZEXnIpeqm97vWeGSghIaYP8uAzPDWnFhyphenhyphenElI3xBM-uHXgwJfv_ENktKlHyNVp/s320/053.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This toy box was made for me by my dad back in good ol' 1980. It was about time she got a makeover!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fk6bpu2-Qr-ofTCvm_Ot9iCBElCXYviQpMWSzPp09kPz_gIMidjztenfYA3VBhT8AJZVbBC1wdzp7R6uUY6x5rokjqo-apKEgFS9tCAJ40Oh5TQpMWGHIeDY0HzRRyn-GmNh8Qixalaf/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fk6bpu2-Qr-ofTCvm_Ot9iCBElCXYviQpMWSzPp09kPz_gIMidjztenfYA3VBhT8AJZVbBC1wdzp7R6uUY6x5rokjqo-apKEgFS9tCAJ40Oh5TQpMWGHIeDY0HzRRyn-GmNh8Qixalaf/s320/054.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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Now onto my coat and purse hanging DIY rack. These sell for $12 at walmart and they're pretty boring there. We had these brass hooks that the previous owner left behind. They're mismatched but I loved that about them. A coat of primer and Dover white and they look awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgjDG0a6pwPoVASG5cSyBztmPOLo-yoR_eTe1xa86XJLJHQvduz19hy9ASxRzLmhqla5Ztp5po7nVPuki9Mso3pDDZYuCEGm5QCWY2D3kAUjS6FbDs46Yd-i_bZJmrgFcbp6c3x752VBE/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgjDG0a6pwPoVASG5cSyBztmPOLo-yoR_eTe1xa86XJLJHQvduz19hy9ASxRzLmhqla5Ztp5po7nVPuki9Mso3pDDZYuCEGm5QCWY2D3kAUjS6FbDs46Yd-i_bZJmrgFcbp6c3x752VBE/s320/059.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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So what do you think?</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-65918870910045068082011-04-18T22:47:00.000-07:002011-04-18T22:47:08.014-07:00The Designer in You Contest - We're entered!I entered a couple of our rooms in the MSN competition called "The Designer in You". Here are the links to the photos, minus the ones they havent approved yet for Evans room, our living room and the bathroom down stairs. <br />
Please click on the link and vote thumbs up at the bottom of the picture. The grand prize winner gets a $5,000.00 makeover. That could mean carpet for our basement, new seating and I dont even know what $5k can get because I cant fathom spending that on a room. It would be AMAZING to win. Thanks for your support. Go to this<a href="http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-home/designer-in-you/contest/room.aspx?section=0&contentid=4249"> link</a> (Click on the word link) now and help us out. Thanks!<br />
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On another note - I've added some more rooms for you to view in our house. Check out Evans room. I finally took some photos for you all. Enjoy!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-69814722832245289352011-04-06T23:09:00.000-07:002011-04-06T23:09:51.780-07:00Making Poppies with my girlToday I decided I wanted fresh flowers in the vase on the dining table. We've all had the cold - you know the one that lingers around forever! Thankfully it has only lingered for a week, but anyways fresh flowers always make me feel better. I dont even think its the fresh flowers - its the color and idea that its getting close to spring. So I go to the grocery store, expecting to spend like $5 on tulips, and I see that tulips are $8 for 6. Crazy!! There was no way that I was spending that kind of cash on flowers, especially not when I could get something cool on like an old chair on craigslist and fix it up - and have it FOREVER. So....back to why I'm blogging - I got me some stuff to make paper poppies. Remember - the ones you probably made in kindergarten or with your Mom or Grandma? Well I made some with my sweet sweet daughter Peyton today. Just wanted to share them with you. Maybe you're wanting a splash of color on your table or maybe someone you know could use a bocquet of flowers from you - that will last forever? I'm going to take a bunch of these to my girlfriend on Saturday. Can't wait to share my new craft.<br />
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There you have it - Flowers on the table for free! I had the gift wrap tissue already and the pipe cleaners. I used white pipe cleaners (24 inches long) and cut squares to the size of 6x6 inches then put about 6 sheets together. Fold them up like an accordion and wrap the pipe cleaner around the paper in the middle....then just pull each piece upwards until you have the shape of your flower. You can use all sorts of colors. Fun project for kiddos too.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09507153318768622687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181658607989017568.post-10798239592958539942011-03-30T00:41:00.000-07:002011-03-30T00:41:11.599-07:00Some Toys Just Shouldn't Be Put Away<div style="text-align: center;"> The blocks on the skateboard, but the lighthouse on the fireplace hearth....That's just how we role!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My hubby and I are giggling over the title to the post. I told Dan that I was getting ready to blog a bit and asked him if he thought it was crazy that I LOVE decorating in bits and pieces with a few of Evan and Peyton's colorful toys. Thank God his answer was NO. He loves seeing Evans colorful blocks on our hearth..... stacked in a pyramid on Peyton's mini skateboard - like a colorful work of art. It brings us so much joy to be in a home where there are pops of color here and there and little pieces of our kiddos lingering, even after the house has been picked up and the kids are put to bed for the night. I'll be talking to the hubs on our couch and peek over his shoulder at something that catches my eye. He glances at what I see - It's a wooden Melissa and Doug Giraffe all twisted into a crazy position, sitting atop the dining table....like a work of art. Here are a few pictures of toys that we purposefully leave out because they add a little personality to our house, and frankly because I think it brings out the best kid in us every time we walk into our house and see these things. I have to admit that I (and I think all parents are guilty of this) love to buy toys for Peyton and Evan that I will LOVE looking at just as much as they'll love playing with them.</div><br />
Dang! How'd this happen? I haven't introduced my kiddos yet. I just realized that I cant post about their toys before I post a picture of them. These pictures were taken a couple days after we brought Evan home from the hospital - back in September 2010. Isn't Peyton a good big sister, and the dogs, Kiyah (Boxer) and Aussie (Weimaraner), are pretty good at looking out for Evan too. Oh and of course, can't forget, my hubs - Dan is AWESOME!<br />
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OK, that was fun. I love those guys! Now, back to decorating with my kiddos toys....Here's a pic of a couple things that never get put in the toy box. Too colorful for one, but also - these toys are used ALL the time.<br />
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Cheerios, Life Chex and Crayons....This has been the best option for us in the Adams house. If Peyton wants to color (which is like every hour it seems - literally) then we just get the canister down for her and away she goes. When she's not coloring they add some awesome color to the kitchen. Especially needed when boring, non-colorful cereal is in the canisters near by, of course!<br />
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