REVAMPING OUTDATED FURITURE - farmhouse cabinet, french chairs & headboards

REFURBISHED WOOD - This past year I had the honor to save some wonderful furniture pieces and give them a new lease on life. Here are 4 of the them.

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DIY FRENCH HEADBOARD - combining items

Every now and then I get an itch, a nagging desire to change something in the house. I start to focus on it, maybe something isn't working right for us or the look of something is bothering me. GG has even given it a name ...

"AWEFULIZING" The wheels start to turn in my head, and

over the years he has learned to recognize it. As soon as he

 sees it, he tells me to stop awfulizing. The truth is if I didn't

 awfulize over it I would not be able to create. It's part of my

 process, it's the main component to how I do what it is I do.

Now that brings me to our headboard. I always wanted a

 tufted headboard, one stop into Sleep Country way back

 when and I bought one. We both like it but it also lacked my

 personal touch or something unique to us, which has

always bothered me.

ABOVE - the headboard with it's intended look

BELOW - my spin on things, by turning it upside down

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ABOVE - the freshly made over bed room

BELOW - what this room looked like in the beginning

AND NOW ......

DETAILS

Our updated French #headboard. Tufted Fabric part is from @sleepcountrycan and hung on the wall with a #frenchCleat - Carved #woodwork is repurposed from a broken #armoire and painted with #AnnieSloanChalkPaint - #SheerCurtain panels 36" long from the #thriftstore - #BedCrown was a #RoadsideTreasure that is made of pine, originally a window valance box.

 INSTAGRAM @4_the_love_of_wood

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Firstfinds Hardware Store 

vintage switch plates

    

FIRSTFINDS HARDWARE STORE 
vintage hardware 

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COZY WINTER BEDROOM CURTAINS - and star garlands

I have long flowing curtains on our bedroom window all year but for this winter I did something with them to make the room warmer.

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WINTER BEDROOM - new carpet and footboard

 

I made some great additions to our bedroom in the fall. Improvements specifically made for the coming winter.  

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A FRENCH PROVINCIAL HEADBOARD - my favorite gold paint

I built and painted this headboard to coordinate with a special set of gold and cream nightstands I had finish.

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OUR FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM - bed details

Our home is all about using found pieces that we love. We  want the unique decor items that we find in our neighborhood to inspire the decor in your home. Our french country bedroom makeover was so much fun to create and continues to evolve in little ways all the time.

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OUR FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM - wall hooks

Sometimes I look at other blogs and
see photos of beautiful homes that 
make me question if they are real
or not. I wonder how could I ever
achieve that. The finishes cost a 
fortune and my fortune is dedicated
to more personal things like groceries.

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OUR FRENCH COUNTRY BEDROOM - curtains & chandelier

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful woman who inspire,
nurture, and go way beyond.
Today is the day you should do NOTHING. Rest, relax, rejuvenate, and relinquish the
reigns to someone else today
and see if the world does explode.

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VINTAGE HEADBOARD WINDOW - securing it to the wall

When we moved our bed onto an open wall I knew I had to find a great focal point for above that I was going to love.  Little did I know so many others were going to like it too and ask so many questions  about it.

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SECRET TO AN AMAZING CHRISTMAS BED & FOUR LETTER WORDS

Over the head of the bed is a vintage window hung on the studs with "D" hangers. For the holidays I decorated the window and did an amazing themed bedding I want to share .....

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