Sprucing Up

We painted our house this summer and did a little sprucing up. I have wanted some topiary trees for the front of the house for some time now, but the nursery we went to had the price at $164 a piece. Well we found some at one of the big box stores for $65 a piece so of course I grabbed two of them and now they have a new home on each side of my garage. I also painted some flower pots in a polka dot pattern and now they also have a home in a wire window box.

Working On

I love the look of the gallery walls on the net I have been viewing. So........I thought I would work on my own rendition of my very own wall. It is a work in progress, but here is what I have come up with so far.
I have more pictures to add, but it is a good start.

 

Garage Sale Find

I wanted to share the table I found at our neighborhood garage sale, we got it for $5. I decided to paint it to match the style of pillows on our  bench seat. We then drilled a hole in the middle of the table so we could insert our umbrella. Not bad for $5.

Chalk Paint Is Here.

Well it looks like I will be delving into the world of ASCP. I have these two tables I have been waiting to try chalk paint on. I am going to do the top with a Old White dry brush method and for the bottom of the tables I will paint them in Paris Grey. I will then finish them up with a dark wax finish. I will post the pictures when they are done. Wish me luck!

Our 27th Anniversery

Today we celebrated our 27th anniversary. It really does seem just like yesterday when I was walking down the aisle of the church to become Mrs. Deniz. Jack is my biggest supporter in my adventures of furniture restoration and usually whatever venture I have. As my mom likes to say, "You Picked A Good One". I would have to agree with her!

My Version Of A Vanity


I have been searching for quite awhile for a vanity for my bedroom. I finally found one at a local thrift store. She needed some sanding, a small piece needed to be reattached and then she was ready to be primed. I chose the color Pamela's Lace. Well of course because the color had my name in it.  For the top of the vanity I used an old book to cover the top. The book was titled,  "Alice Through The Looking Glass And What She Saw There". I finished the vanity with a light glaze in all the right places, and now here she is in all her glory. Once again I apologize for the bad pictures I have a crummy camera.(and the person taking the pictures......me... needs some more experience). A new camera is on my wish list. I found the mirror through Craig's List. I painted it and glazed it to match the vanity.

Time Table

I re-did this coffee table over 4-months ago, but since I am new to blogger it is the first time being seen. I used my Cricut to make stencils for the Roman Numerals. I painted the numbers on, glazed it, and did a little distressing. I love all the different clock tables out there!

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