These few pictures just make my heart jump for joy! The designs range from modern to french eclectic- but they are all so beautiful!
photo courtesy of Metropolitan Home
photo courtesy of Decor Trends
photo courtesy of point click home
photo courtesy of Decorpad.com
My furniture silly! Get your mind out of the gutter :).
I was given several pieces of furniture from my parents that had been passed down from the family. I am almost positive I remember them being my great grandmother's. They are a really good quality wood, but, were severely in need of some TLC. Back in highschool I painted them an antique green color and one dresser white and over time they have chipped, the paint has smudged, and there were stains on them. My goal is to stain them Jacobean color by Minwax.
So the hubs and myself decided to strip them and give them a good sanding. We made our trip to Lowe's and found this great spray can- paint stripper, 60 grit sandpaper, 220 grit sandpaper, gloves, masks and paint scrapers.
We got home and got busy! We are not completely finished with the first dresser....just a few minor places to sand, then a good wipe clean and we will be set for staining.
I never got a true before pic with the paint on, but I took some mid process photos.
Without further adieu here they are:
You can still see some of the white paint.
The hubs making an appearance
The wood has a great texture...it's going to look great stained.
(missing drawers)
The almost finished product...just a little sanding of the white paint on the bottom and we will be ready for stain!
Oh- and please remember to wear your mask when using paint stripper :)
Look for the after photos and the rest of the other pieces. Hopefully they will all be completed within the next few weeks!
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So, we bought a house :) We are closing sometime in August and the little decorator in me is just itching to come out.
April 10th is a very special day. It is the day that my "little" brother was born 20 years ago. I cannot believe how time flies and how much he has grown.
In effort to make my blog more reader friendly and for some cool new updates...my blog is currently undergoing some construction.
See you soon!
I have been horrible about updating my blog recently. I really love blogging about new finds, decor, recipes and what not- but it seems as if lately I haven't had much to blog about.
Let's see...some updates:
Currently, David and I are getting ready to purchase our first home! Yay! Our rent was up in February and my in-laws graciously offered to let us move in with them until we found a home. We wanted to buy a home in March- but have decided to put it off until atleast June so we could knock out some debt instead which would allow us to buy a larger home then the size we were previously looking at and affording it comfortably.
David was offered a raise this past month which was truly a blessing in disguise. His CEO also mentioned she loves how dedicated and hard he works at his job and would like to offer him a higher position that would pay substantially more within the next couple years. So that was very exciting.
I started reading a new book series- The Sookie Stackhouse Series. I made a resolution to read atleast 4 book series at the beginning of the year and I succesfully completed 1 series, now I am onto another. Looks like a great start to '09.
As of last week I just started a new exercise routine that I am really enjoying. I am hoping that with my better eating habits and my new routine I am going to be seeing better results.
I think that is it for now. I can't wait until we start house hunting and I can load some photos on here and then finally buying a home and posting me decor. Exciting!
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