I found this piece at Pinhook Flea Market in Lafayette. I love the size and shape of it. I knew it would be perfect for a small space in a kitchen, a bathroom or dorm room. It's solid wood and stained the orangish oak color that was popular back in the day. I knew I wanted to give it a Farmhouse vibe so I got to work. I have listed the items used. Most were Dixie Belle paint products. You can find these at Rooster's Antique and Furniture Store in Lafayette, The French Door in …
Projecting
Using Paint to Create a Cast Stone Look on Pots
Today I'm going to show you how I transformed these terra cotta pots using paint to create a cast stone look. These pots were at our house in Franklin and while they went great with The Old St. Louis Bricks, I wanted an up to date look for our new house which is painted white bricks. These pots are old and they do have some damage on them. But I still like the shape and want to reuse what I have for now. The first step was to paint them a solid coat of gray. I used the exterior …
TV cabinet dilemma
I've been wanting to replace the TV cabinet in our Master Bedroom for a long time. So I decided to call my go to carpenter friend, Mike to build a custom cabinet. I wanted it tall enough so that we could see the TV while in bed, wide enough to fit the space in which it was going and I needed storage. So Voila! My dilemma of course is what color or colors to paint it! I'm always painting furniture so I should have no problem right??? Wrong.... I'm so confused. We have …
Habitat for Humanity Pensacola ReStore
I've been away for awhile. Recharging the batteries as they say. I stayed in Orange Beach, Alabama but I always go exploring for inspiration. This trip I discovered the Habitat for Humanity Pensacola Store. I will be back and if you are ever in Pensacola you might want to stop by. This was my first time in a Habitat for Humanity Restore. I will be visiting the one nearest me soon, it's in Lafayette, Louisiana. Here is their website for more info. Habitat for Humanity Pensacola Restore …
Heirloom Traditions Synergy
Color of the day! SYNERGY I found this cute little chest in Round Top, Texas. I can imagined her in Tiffany Blue. So I settled on Synergy for the job. It's a beautiful aqua blue. Here she is before waiting to be transformed...... This is what it looked like after the first coat. While the first coat was drying I decided to try 3 different waxes on the Synergy to see which one I wanted to use. The first was I used was Dark Umber. It …