COLORFUL AND FUN PIECES FOR SALE!
Shabby Turquoise and Porcelain Key/Jewelry Rack- $15
12.5"x 15.5"
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sweet and Shabby Coffee Table
Interested in purchasing this piece for your college living room or den? Message me on Facebook for pricing or other furniture/painting requests!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Back from Vacation!
After many months of dedication to the baby known as Chi Omega Songfest, I am back and ready to renovate. When I got my hands on a would-be throwaway table of my mother's and realized I actually had some time to spare, it was all I could think about...
What color?
Distressed or glossy? Or both!
Stripes? No, who has a striped table..
Ohh, I'll make faux drawers so I can use Anthro knobs!
Yellow is sooo in.
What are they doing on YoungHouseLove these days?
These are just a few of the many monologues that trailed through my head as the week progressed. When my mom reminded me of my upcoming article for The Eagle, I knew my ideas needed some serious simplification. Something readers would appreciate artistically, but still be up for trying on their own.
I came back to the idea of furniture as a way to display pictures. Two pieces in my room have already received this treatment (with old family photos and postcards) *see "Texas On My Mind" post from August 2* and it was such a fun way to dress up antique furniture. With my friend's birthday coming up, I decided to turn the table into a gift and cover the top in black and white pictures of our friends. Here is the before:
And after an evening spent in my garage with a glass of wine and Phillip Wesley Pandora, I felt renewed. It's amazing how a little can of cranberry paint can do that to you...
Just me then?
"k" for miss Kristin, the birthday girl. And are you loving the grey-blue walls? Brand spankin new (and a bit of a split second decision). Notice the painter's tape in the bottom of this picture...
But her room looks fabulous and I won't take any credit. Thank you, Kristin, for inspiring me with your beautiful and natural taste- and for letting a "come and take it" piece have a spot in your home.
The article featuring Kristin's bedside table and a full "how-to" on upcycled furniture will be published in next month's edition of Home In Style magazine of The Eagle newspaper. If you are interested in a piece of furniture to be repainted or restyled, please let me know. I'm happy to work with you on any project!
What color?
Distressed or glossy? Or both!
Stripes? No, who has a striped table..
Ohh, I'll make faux drawers so I can use Anthro knobs!
Yellow is sooo in.
What are they doing on YoungHouseLove these days?
These are just a few of the many monologues that trailed through my head as the week progressed. When my mom reminded me of my upcoming article for The Eagle, I knew my ideas needed some serious simplification. Something readers would appreciate artistically, but still be up for trying on their own.
I came back to the idea of furniture as a way to display pictures. Two pieces in my room have already received this treatment (with old family photos and postcards) *see "Texas On My Mind" post from August 2* and it was such a fun way to dress up antique furniture. With my friend's birthday coming up, I decided to turn the table into a gift and cover the top in black and white pictures of our friends. Here is the before:
And after an evening spent in my garage with a glass of wine and Phillip Wesley Pandora, I felt renewed. It's amazing how a little can of cranberry paint can do that to you...
Just me then?
"k" for miss Kristin, the birthday girl. And are you loving the grey-blue walls? Brand spankin new (and a bit of a split second decision). Notice the painter's tape in the bottom of this picture...
But her room looks fabulous and I won't take any credit. Thank you, Kristin, for inspiring me with your beautiful and natural taste- and for letting a "come and take it" piece have a spot in your home.
The article featuring Kristin's bedside table and a full "how-to" on upcycled furniture will be published in next month's edition of Home In Style magazine of The Eagle newspaper. If you are interested in a piece of furniture to be repainted or restyled, please let me know. I'm happy to work with you on any project!
Monday, August 30, 2010
a true "upcyling"
It's like Christmas morning when someone gives me free furniture and says "go crazy! I just want it out of my house." No one can understand this obsession (especially my sweet, patient roommates who I know roll their eyes when they see a new desk in the back yard), but seriously..nothing makes me happier.
So when Kristin had a little trouble staining a desk from her grandmother and handed it over to Wade..I was in immediate "covet-mode." Wade finally cracked and let me take my beautiful baby home. This truly was a gift--after two weeks of rush, I needed a project to de-stress and let my creative juices flow.
Charlotte struck again with her fabulous and colorful room as inspiration. We had some fun and lacquered it up with apple green paint.
The wooden knobs were simple and cheap from Home Depot and allowed me to tie in the coral from her side table:
So here's my DIY tip for the day:
Distressing is SO easy! Use an old brush with slightly watered down white and gold paint- with a little on the brush (I usually wipe some on my hand or a paper towel to make it as minimal as possible) wipe random marks on the wood where there might normally be some wear and tear. Don't worry if it goes on too "harsh" in some places, just wipe it with your hand and come back to sand it later.
Make sure and get the edges and any indentations in the wood to create shadows and depth. It may sound confusing, but just grab a brush and start swipin'! When it's dry, go back with sand paper and rough up any places that are too bright or look heavily painted.
It's really about trial and error and the great thing about shabby chic-your "errors" are simply shabby :) Try distressing out on a piece and let me know how it goes- as always, feel free to ask me any questions at all!!
Thanks Kristin, Wade and Charlotte for this wonderful find, you are great and supportive friends.
So when Kristin had a little trouble staining a desk from her grandmother and handed it over to Wade..I was in immediate "covet-mode." Wade finally cracked and let me take my beautiful baby home. This truly was a gift--after two weeks of rush, I needed a project to de-stress and let my creative juices flow.
Charlotte struck again with her fabulous and colorful room as inspiration. We had some fun and lacquered it up with apple green paint.
The wooden knobs were simple and cheap from Home Depot and allowed me to tie in the coral from her side table:
So here's my DIY tip for the day:
Distressing is SO easy! Use an old brush with slightly watered down white and gold paint- with a little on the brush (I usually wipe some on my hand or a paper towel to make it as minimal as possible) wipe random marks on the wood where there might normally be some wear and tear. Don't worry if it goes on too "harsh" in some places, just wipe it with your hand and come back to sand it later.
Make sure and get the edges and any indentations in the wood to create shadows and depth. It may sound confusing, but just grab a brush and start swipin'! When it's dry, go back with sand paper and rough up any places that are too bright or look heavily painted.
It's really about trial and error and the great thing about shabby chic-your "errors" are simply shabby :) Try distressing out on a piece and let me know how it goes- as always, feel free to ask me any questions at all!!
Thanks Kristin, Wade and Charlotte for this wonderful find, you are great and supportive friends.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Property of Texas A&M University
I have an obsession with chairs and ever since my sister found a school chair at a thrift store in Dallas, I've been on the hunt to find one of my own. I found this beauty, in great condition, for a steal and with a "Property of Texas A&M" stamp on the bottom...it was fate.
I decided to keep the green iron and only paint the wood and screws--I love the old school style.
Sea foam green and coral--perfect color combo!
This chair is for sale and would be perfect in any room with a number of color combos. Let me know if you're interested!
come and take it.
I decided to keep the green iron and only paint the wood and screws--I love the old school style.
Sea foam green and coral--perfect color combo!
This chair is for sale and would be perfect in any room with a number of color combos. Let me know if you're interested!
come and take it.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
a Mission of many
As many of you know, I worked as an intern this summer at Twin City Mission in Bryan, TX. The Mission services a large area of central and south Texas, through programs addressing four main problems: homelessness; violence and abuse; family conflict; youth in crisis; life skills deficiencies; and poverty. They aim to provide "A safe and caring environment in which all individuals and families have an opportunity for hope, acceptance, and stability."
The dedicated servants at Twin City Mission, both at the administration office where I worked, and the many other employees at the non-profit's two shelters (Phoebe's Home Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter and The Bridge Homeless Shelter) are working hard to give Brazos Valley's "forgotten population" a second chance. More than an incredible learning experience in grant writing, I left with an inspiration to serve others- to not judge an individual by their past, but to LOVE always.
So hard as it may seem, this somehow DOES relate to furniture! One of Twin City Mission's programs is Donation and Resale Services, which sells clothes, furniture and household goods at their four local stores in BCS. (see website for locations). You can donate ANYTHING and know it's for a good cause, but you can also find incredible pieces to fix up and put in your own house! They give incredible deals and there are new things in every week, s0 go in with an open mind-or take me, I think everythinnggg has potential :)- and find that perfect piece you've been looking for!
Look what Kristin B. found for $7 (yes 7!!) and had me paint for her new room:
So proud of my thrifty friend-what a stealllll...and since she's using gold accents in her room, we left the potentially tacky gold-plated strip as is and played it up in the color scheme. See Kristin, you know more about design than you think.
Wooden knobs, painted gold to match the strip. There's also a bit of gold used in the distressing to give the aqua color more dimension.
Still learning how to "properly" distress, if there is such a thing..but I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Thank you for the opportunity Kristin, can't wait to see your finished room!
For more information on Twin City Mission and all the incredible work they do for our community, PLEASE please check out their website or ask me about it. I would be happy to tell you more! They also have great volunteer opportunities throughout the year if you are at all interested :)
Monday, August 9, 2010
Taken!
Remember the bedside table from my post on August 1? Just in case..here's a before:
Now check out its new look for Laurie's apartment at TCU:
This is her awesome bedding from Anthro, called Laelia:
New knobs from world market!
I printed off frames and mirrors from the Anthropologie website to decorate the cork boards--colorful, cute and FREE.
Thanks for your support Laurie, hope you love your new comeandtakeit design! LOVE YOU.
Now check out its new look for Laurie's apartment at TCU:
This is her awesome bedding from Anthro, called Laelia:
New knobs from world market!
I printed off frames and mirrors from the Anthropologie website to decorate the cork boards--colorful, cute and FREE.
Thanks for your support Laurie, hope you love your new comeandtakeit design! LOVE YOU.
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