Garage Sale & Spray Paint

  Remember my garage sale finds awhile ago?  Well my sister-in-law found some cute 

stuff too, she scored this wall art for $2.

For $2 and some left over spray paint she made it into this... 

a lovely piece of artwork with light distressing.

She needed some artwork in her newly remodeled bathroom, 

I think it fits in nicely with the beachy decor.

And best of all...she texted me this picture yesterday from 

TJ Maxx that she found for $20!!!!  That is an $18 savings, score!

She and my brother-in-law found this totally cute set that
someone was getting rid of for free,

I can't wait to see what they do with it!

Thank goodness for spray paint!!

~  Kim :)

Link Party... cute little table

 

  I haven't shown off my little in-the-trash-on-the-side-of-the-road find yet.  I am linking over at Miss Mustard Seed blog to show it off.  I thought about distressing it but I just did the top and then we had a party and I haven't gotten around to do the rest.  But it's a cute little table and the best thing... it was FREE (except for the cost of primer and Rust-oleums Heirloom White spray paint)!!!  Love it.

I didn't even bother filling in the holes from the drawer pull, I just turned it around!!

~  Kim :)

Let there be... COLOR!!!

  There are two things that I have learned about myself.  One is that I do not like dark or busy area rugs... I would buy a rug and would get tired of it at the six month mark and be ready for something else.  But rugs aren't cheap and it seemed that I was spending a lot and not getting a lot of use out of it.

  Two is that although I LOVE LOVE LOVE a white room in a picture or in a magazine, in my own home I crave color.  Not red slipcover color like I had before but color that is fun and bright, especially this time of year.

 I bought some fabric for $35 and made 4 pillows.  I like how the pillows bring in other colors than the yellow but also brings it all together.  The pillows are fun and will be easy to change out when I feel like it... and the sisal area rug from Ikea that I purchased for $99 has been down for a year, and I still love it!!

... and I am still loving the yellow lamp!!!  It is such a fun and easy project that anyone can do in just a few hours!

So I am interested to know, is there anything that you have learned about yourself in regards to decorating?

Before:

After:

I'll never win Seamstress of the Year... my sewing skills are basic at best!

Fun, colorful, and easy to change out... yes please!!!

~ Kim :)

Spray Paint Yellow Lamp

  Hi everyone, I'm sorry I have been M.I.A. for a few days.  My Mom came into town on Thursday and my sister arrived today, my son's 4th birthday is Thursday and his birthday party is at our house on Saturday.  I also have two wedding makeup clients this weekend.  Whew!!!... on top of all that I have been very BUSY doing projects around here!

  I have been on the lookout for a thrift store lamp to spray paint yellow for awhile and when I picked up the Country Living magazine I knew I had to do it.  So Sunday I took some time to hit the thrift stores.

Here is a $4.25 lamp from Goodwill that was screaming for some spray paint love!!  

  The lampshade was in good condition so I left it.  

I used Rust-oleum's Sun Yellow in Gloss.  I didn't even prime it, which I have never done but it was so much easier, and it seems to be just fine.

 I mean I LOVE it!!!

Tomorrow I will show what I've done different in our family room.  Remember I was saying I wanted some more color...well I've got it now!

~  Kim :)

a little bird and a table...

  First, I will start with the bird.  Or rather an owl.  I found these two owls at the thrift store the other day and I thought about the West Elm owls that are currently sold out.  I thought these guys would look kinda cute with some spray paint love.

Well the little one is cute, but the big one just looks kinda creepy!  My daughter had a good idea that I should paint the big one black for halloween so that might be his fate after all.

He's going to find a home in my bookcase I do believe!

Okay, now on to the table... I found this round table in front of someone's house meant for the trash awhile ago and snatched it up.  It had some water damage and was missing some trim pieces but it had a nice glass top, so I figured I could do something with it.  It lived like this until now! 

Spray painted white

Antiquing Medium and Gray acrylic paint

I was scared!  I have never antiqued a piece of furniture before and I really didn't know what I was doing.  At first I applied with a sponge brush and then realized that a cloth worked better.  I also distressed it with sandpaper on the edges to really give it a worn look.

And here it is now! 

p.s.  I made the slipcovers for the wing chair and ottoman, I will do a post about them soon.  And while I'm here, I just want to add that the wicker chair was also a trash pile find.  It is one of my favorite pieces.

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