Showing posts with label Wow Us Wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wow Us Wednesday. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

flour sack towels...

I am in the midst of lots of projects around here and I love it!
I am working on two room makeovers in my house, pieces for my booth at the shop as well as pieces for our white show.

Today I have a few finished projects to share with you that I am bringing in the shop later today.
Before more snow comes.
Jim and I will be completing phase two of my booth makeover too (as for phase one, we painted one wall last week and it looks wonderful)!
I picked up some flour sack towels last week and with help of The Graphics Fairy embellished a few to tuck in my booth...







It was my first time using iron on transfer paper and it was fun.
I plan on making more for the white show.

A few weeks ago I picked up an ugly unwanted trunk at a thrift shop.  
I wish I took a before photo, it was dark wood with some fruit painted on it.  Here is what it looks like now...



I used the modge podge method on this one.  As you can see I rubbed a bit too hard in a few places, but I like it...perfectly imperfect!
I am saving this for the show.  I am hoping to have a corner full of old trunks and suitcases.

A few weeks ago Mary Ellen and I went treasure hunting and I found a small, old bureau.
Again, I forgot to take a before photo.
I gave it a quick coat of paint and now it is ready to go in my booth...


Simple and Sweet!

This past Sunday was my three year blog anniversary!
It has been a great adventure so far and I feel like I have just begun!
Thank you for visiting!!

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Becky at Timewashed for Blissful Whites Wednesday
and Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

shelf in my den...

Taking a little break from painting old treasures for the white show to share with you the farmhouse shelf in my den and how I styled it after the holidays.

I kept it simple...









Jim and I are going to the shop later to freshen up the walls in my space with a new coat of paint...in my favorite white for walls...Swiss Coffee.
He is always so helpful and supportive of my business!


I hope to have a different look in my space for our At Home With White Show.
Painting the walls is just the first step!
Sorry Jim.


I think I will go check in with the girls over at 

and 

to see what everyone else is sharing today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

old crush and old trunks...

Why do winter colds last so long?
It has been about 3 weeks for me.
Longer for Jim.
Seems like forever.
I am finally on the zpac.  I actually stayed on the couch all day yesterday and caught up on some taped shows and watched a few episodes of Big Valley on MeTV.
(Did anyone else have a crush on Heath?)

Anyway, I am hoping that tomorrow I can get back to painting.
The big push is on as our 3rd annual
At Home With White Show
at the shop is coming up on April 6th and 7th.


This is my tent space from last year

Prepping for the show, in addition to keeping my booth full (I just sold two big items) and working on some winter projects around my home is going to keep me very, very busy for the next few months.
Treasures have been starting to pile up downstairs as they get cleaned up or painted waiting for the show like this old steamer trunk ~ before...


And after...


Jim actually brought the old trunk home one day along with this other one...


This old beauty has already been painted and brought to the shop...


I love them in white, don't you?


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

another estate sale keeper...

Back in September I shared how I warmed up my Paris Hotel Suite for fall with this old distressed bureau...


You can read more from that post here.

While I liked the look, the piece just did not fill the space enough.
And, to be honest, I grew tired of the color and longed for a white piece.
So, I brought it in the shop a few weeks ago and sold it the same day!
A young couple bought it for a new house they were building and are going to use it for a vanity for a bathroom sink.
Why didn't I think of that?

I filled the space in my bedroom right away with the other piece I kept from the great estate sale I went to down the street from me...


The bureau was white with some hearts stenciled on the top drawer.  It was easy to fix with a fresh coat of paint.
It is an old heavy piece and I love the side detail...


The crisp white that I used made my comfy white chair look creamy white...


...so I switched the mirrors to even things out...



Don't you think it is a better fit for the space...


I do and you all know how I love vintage whites!

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