Dining Room & A Feature!

I want to thank Maryann from Domestically Speaking for spotlighting the mirror I painted last week at her Power of Paint Party -THANK YOU!!!  I've followed her blog for a while now and love her philosophy towards life & decorating!  I love link parties - the creativity shown by everyone is truly inspiring and I appreciate all of the gracious ladies who host them!

Ok, now let me ask you this...how confused does your husband stay?  I keep mine pretty confused and guessing when it comes to my musical furniture shenanigans..here's the latest.

I bought this Ethan Allen dining set a couple of years ago from a consignment store. It's a well made maple set and it was a steal. I knew it was going to need some work but rarely do I buy anything that isn't a project. 

The first thing I did was paint the chairs black.  Let me just say that painting these chairs was a royal pain! There are so many details about them with the spindles, curves..gotta get every angle covered..it took me about a week to get them finished working around my job, weather & the fam.

It looked better but I still had some work to do. 

(This looks so yucky to me now..but it was a start)

 Next the table top....

  I sanded the tabletop down to reveal GORGEOUS wood and sealed it with tung oil. 

Then I pulled some things out of the room, so it wouldn't feel so busy and Brian hung the chandelier. But it just didn't look right to me (this is where the husband confusion comes in because when I told him the chairs just didn't look right, I got a resounding "WHAT!?!" back). Well, you gotta do what ya gotta do, so I 'sat on it' for a while and waited...patience grasshopper..THENNN

I found THESE at Goodwill:

Nice details & very simple.

I love this mid-century look - clean lines & just a smidge wide..perfect!  So while I loved the shape, I did not love the fabric and they needed a paint touch-up.

Presto-Change-O

(I think I have a crush on this fabric...)

I recovered them in a woven houndstooth and added a fresh coat of paint. (like my chair model?)

Here's the dining room now:

I'm super happy with the change!
These white chairs & the chairs that I slipcovered a while back are just the look I was after.

The only thing left in the dining room is to restore our mahogany buffet...and then I'll be ready to repaint the whole room, I'm sure.  And just in case all the husbands haven't figured it out yet, we'll never be finished!

I'm linking to SNS @ Funky Junk & Under The Table and Dreaming.


I'm going junking now - have a good Saturday!

A Feature, a Button & a Wish

Before anything else, I want to thank Kristi at Pink and Polka Dot  for showing my dining room chair slipcover on:

I am really tickled and very appreciative!  I love her blog and find so much inspiration following along! In fact, I'm bleaching drop cloths now for my living room sofa.  It's a big old green girl desperate for a new look.  My kitty 'grooms' the cushions and has made slobber marks on them...blech!  So, I think I'll start with a drop cloth and hopefully get the hang of it, then maybe try another fabric later on.  I figure if it all goes south I'll only be out a couple of $20 packs of cloth from Home Depot.


Now if you will please check out my sidebar on the right, you will see that I finally made a 'grab my button' button..what a pain in the tuchus!!!  Designing the button was fun but figuring out the code for the scroll box was ag-gra-vating.  I was saved from my torment when I found help HERE. So, if you are so inclined to grab my button, then let me know and I will gladly do the same. 

One more thing before I go, in the excitement of my Ikea purchase I totally forgot to wish you a....

**Sorry it's late**

 Thanks for reading and leave a comment so I can get to know you!

Spotlight & a Peek at the Bookcase!

Sherrie from A Vintage Affaire chose me for her Blog Spotlight Saturday this week and I am so grateful and honored!  Please go by Sherrie's blog.  Her booth is beautiful and full of unique finds & I love her tutorial on aging silk flowers!  Thank you so much, Sherrie!

I wanted to show a little peek at the bookcase. I finally feel like we are getting somewhere close to the end.  It's one of those projects where you think, "I'm not doing anything for a while after this."  But then I've already started something else..so much for that.

I think I'm wearing Brian out though.  He asked when we would be finished with projects and I'm like..uh, never.  So, I think he's super happy about that!

Onto the bookcase...

I could just hug paint!  It's a clean look that I don't think I'll get tired of over the years (because I never want to do this again.)

 My goal is to hide all of the ugly stuff that we need for our home office & in the den.  I'm looking for pretty storage and using baskets like these.

I have to use these daily for work. They aren't pretty but they're a necessity. So getting them off the desktop, so my son will stop slamming the cord in the drawer was a must.  A pretty hook goes a long way.

So today we have to do our usual yardwork (not gardening) yard.work. After that, we're laying out the veneer for the bookcase and may start that step today.  We'll see, I have some family swinging by today and since life is about the people in it, this may get waylaid.  I'm so grateful you spent a little of your day here with me and hope you have a fun weekend!!

TTFN,

Woo-Hoo!

 Cindy at Cottage Instincts featured my Bathroom Redesign (among other's hard work) from last weeks Make It For Monday.


Thank you!!