Restore Round Table Gets Another Makeover

   I’m on a roll!  I’ve been busy around here trying to lighten things up. One of the things I’ve done was change the ottoman in the living room into a round table again.  Originally, the ottoman was a round table that I purchased at Habitat for Humanity Restore.  You can read all about how I transformed the table into this ottoman here.  

I removed the fabric, trim and skirting. 

Next, I removed the few remaining staples, sanded the top and repainted it to look like this.   

  I used my Cricut to make a stencil for the Roman Numerals. 

  On top of my table, I placed three little cloches that I have picked up here and there.   I added three little pumpkins, that I purchased over the weekend from one of our  local farmer markets, under each cloche .

 

I really like how it turned out.  Such a little change seems to have really opened the space up. 

As always, thanks for stopping by and I’m looking forward to reading your comments about the transformation of the round table once again. 

Gail

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Kitchen Chandelier for $10

  I’m so excited about my $10 chandelier purchase at the Habitat for Humanity Restore!  It was exactly what I was looking for the kitchen BUT the brass had to go.   

 

I hung it from a tree, spray painted it and then decided to hand paint certain areas. Take a look at what it looks like now hanging in my kitchen.       

I used Rust-oleum Espresso Brown gloss spray paint. For the hand painted areas I used Worn Penny Metallic Elegant Finish paint.   I love this paint!  You can get it at Michael’s for $1.89 a bottle.  It comes in several different finishes.

 

What a difference wouldn’t you say?  I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out! 

It’s been cloudy and rainy the whole weekend, so as soon as we have a sunny day I will take more pictures of my kitchen.  

As always, thanks for stopping by and I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of my $10 chandelier!  

Gail

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Sneak Peak At My New Chairs

I’m happy to say, the vendor was there and the chairs came home with me! 

Now I need to get busy and re-cover the seats. 

Have a wonderful day! 

Gail

Chairs for the Kitchen?

On Saturday, I went to our local Farmers/Flea Market just looking and there was a vendor there that had six cane back chairs for $150.   They were beautiful chairs and in excellent condition.  On my way home, I got to thinking (which could be a bad thing) how much I really liked those chairs and that maybe I would just re-do my table so that the chairs would work in my kitchen. 

So, on Sunday I started sanding the top.

On Monday, I spray painted the bottom white and started staining the top.  The stain I used was Mahogany Miniwax Gel.  This was my first time using the Gel stain and I love it. 

Keep your fingers crossed, I’m headed back to the Market right now to see if the vendor is there and if those chairs are still there!  It’s only open on Wednesdays and Saturdays and I can’t wait till Saturday. 

I’ll let you all know if the chairs come home with me! 

Gail

I Heart Ross’

Every time I go into Ross’ I never leave empty handed!  I found the cutest things there the other day and I just had to share some of them with you.

I LOVE roosters and when I spotted the white rooster sitting on the shelf he just had to come home with me.  Now he’s sitting on my shelf in the kitchen. 

Bless This Kitchen wall hanging was another purchase.  I love the colors in it.   I paid $4.99 for it!  Can’t beat that price! 

Now this was a unique find, a little electric rooster lamp! 

Last but not least, another rooster!  This one is made out of tin.  I had a big rooster sitting where I have placed this one but unfortunately it got broken :( by me!  It broke my heart when the step stool fell on it because it was part of an anniversary gift from my husband a few years ago.  

 

I purchased a few other things that were not roosters but I’ll have to share them with you later.  I’m still working on the kitchen and living room and I’ll share the rest with you when I’m done.

Have you shopped at Ross and found some unique things?  

As always, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Gail

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Kitchen Entryway Wall

I can’t believe that in a matter of one day my kitchen entryway wall went from looking like this;

to looking like this!

I made my own chalk paint following Sherry’s at No Minimalist Here formula on how to make your own chalk paint and it works!  Thank you Sherry!

I bought my sample size paint at Lowes and added Plaster of Paris.  The color of the table is called Chamois by Sherwin Williams.   I applied two coats, the first coat was with Annie Sloan off white and the second coat was Chamois.   I started sanding before the paint had a chance to dry because I wanted a really distressed look.    

  I even had time this weekend to make the “Gather” sign using what I had left of the cedar board. 

I’m anxious to hear what you think….do you like the new look? 

As always thanks for the visit and enjoy your day. 

Gail

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Let’s Talk Trash

The trash that I want to talk about is in my kitchen and it’s the trash can cabinet pictured below. 

I love this cabinet.  It’s probably the most functional and used piece of furniture we have in the whole house.  

Several years ago, (probably more like eight years ago) Charlie and I purchased the trash can cabinet at a craft show.   When we purchased the cabinet it had an oak stain on it.  Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture of it.  It was before my blogging days.   Not caring for the oak stain, I painted it black and really liked it BUT… 

  because I have a lot of black furniture in my kitchen, I’ve been wanting to lighten some of it up and the trash can cabinet was my first lighten up project.   

I painted it Annie Sloan Off White, distressed it and added a little dark wax.  I added bun feet to the bottom to give it a little more height.

Instead of painting the top, I stained it a dark walnut.

 

So what do you think, should I have left it black or do you like the off white?  For me right now, it’s taking some getting use to.  Maybe once I lighten up a few more pieces in the kitchen, I’ll feel different.  

As always, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day. 

Gail

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