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FRENCH PROVINCIAL NIGHTSTANDS - gold handles and arborite tops
CONSIDER WHERE YOU'RE STARTING
I recently painted a classic pair of french provincial
nightstands but there was no reason to
paint the tops
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RUSTIC BOX TURNED COFFEE TABLE - pottery barn look-a-like +
INSPIRATION IS EVERYWHERE
This photo has been in my idea folder for
sometime and then I found a well worn ....
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RV KITCHEN MAKEOVER REVEAL - chandelier, paint, & storage
LET'S HIT THE ROAD
I have been working
on
updating the
motor
home
kitchen, it even has a glamping Chandelier.
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PAINTING & DISTRESSING A RED DRESSER - ascp primer red
This photo has been in my files
for a long time.
It's in with the
"I want to do that some day"
pictures.
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HOW I MADE THESE NIGHTSTANDS TALLER - shabby chic white bedside tables
They
were too short so I fixed the problem
with something I found in the trash.
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RV BATHROOM MAKEOVER REVEAL - wallpaper, tile, paint
WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.
During the motor home bathroom reno
I used the original sink in our RV as a feature
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A DRESSER WITH A SECRET - painting and recovery
This piece wasn't too old and not in terrible
shape but I still worked my magic on it.
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MUDROOM CUBBIES MADE FROM ROADSIDE TRASH - dark stained
I built these amazing mudroom cubbies
from wood
left on the road side.
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OLD DESK INTO NIGHTSTANDS - with rustic cedar wood tops
A LITTLE CUT HERE AND A LITTLE CUT THERE.
Turning a desk into
a set of Farmhouse
nightstands isn't
as hard as it sounds.
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INEXPENSIVE WALL ART - botanical prints
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
I wanted some larger
art prints for the wall
but I couldn't afford to
spend a lot.
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HOW I PAINTED MY TURQUOISE SHELF - tutorial
I used
3 different colors of AS
paint
to
create
the look I wanted to achieve on my apothecary drawers.
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SHELF OF TURQUOISE - apothecary drawers
INSPIRATION IS POWERFUL
One evening surfing
Pinterest
I stumbled
across a painted
cabinet that inspired me.
I sat
for a few minutes
looking at this
photo
thinking
to myself,
"I have something
very similar
to this" and
"I can do this" in a quiet
whisper
to myself.
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FARMHOUSE WOOD CONSOLE TABLE - weathered wood
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER
OF INVENTION
The glass from this table
was broken
so had to
I
created a
new
top for
it. With all the details
I added it turned
out to be an amazing
Farmhouse table.
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SHABBY CHIC VANITY SET - painted with annie sloan
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR
When I organized and
re-arranged
this
winter
I
found a vanity set.
All three
of these
pieces,
the
mirror, the
table,
and
the
chair
were in
different
places of our
home
and for the most
part
up-cycled already.
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FAVORITE CHRISTMAS PICTURES
THANKS TO PINTEREST
Pinterest is great to get ideas
for the holidays. Everything
from decorating your homes
inside and out right down to
games to play with
your family
on Christmas day.
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CHRISTMAS DECORATING 2017 - tree on wheels
TREE ON WHEELS
I've had this fabulously
fun
idea for a while
now ....
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HOW TO PAINT A GOLD DIPPED DESK and framing vintage patterns
MAKING AN ELEGANT SEWING SPACE
I created
a sweet
sewing space using an office desk I transformed
and decorating with vintage patterns.
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OUR FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM - gallery wall
The ins and outs of my boho
gallery
wall.
Can you guess what unconventional items I used?
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