Barstool Makeover

A friend of mine asked me to giver her barstools a face lift. ^_^ These are the barstools before...

And here they are after! After bouncing around several different ideas, we finally settled on a distressed chevron pattern to match the rest of her kitchen decor. I searched around for a good chevron tutorial because lemme tell you - that chevron can be tricky! I stumbled upon this awesome tutorial over at Mommy is CooCoo blog! It was so easy to understand and very helpful. It still took me most of the afternoon to get them just right but I think they turned out great! :) 

Swap-n-Shop Table

So a few weeks ago I found this table for sale on my local swap and shop. (if you don't know what that is, you should!) I jumped on it right away and even got delivery for an extra $5. Oh yeah. ^_^ 

 A little bit of distressing and some Annie Sloan Pure White later....

My DIY Home Office

In desperate need of a home office for my hubby and I, I decided to hit up Pinterest for ideas! (surprise!) I was really drawn to the diy file cabinet desks so I decided to go with it. I found this white file cabinet on clearance at a Ballard Design outlet (yay!) so I snatched it up. The legs came from IKEA - only $10 each! The chairs from Garden Ridge. aka Heaven. I Grabbed a few more supplies from Lowe's and voila! Hope you like :) Maybe it will inspire some inspiration for your own home office!

Kids Table & Chairs

I got a request for a kids play table and chairs. I was so excited because I had been wanting to try this project for a while. I decided to use the Clara table plans from the amazing Ana White! The only thing I changed were the legs - my friend wanted the legs slightly at an angle. Other than that I followed her plans and they worked out perfectly! I love how simple her plans are - building for dummies here ^_^

I thought it would be fun to do a gold dipped look on the legs of the chairs and table. Ta-dah!

Farmhouse Table

So I got a request from a friend of mine who wanted a farmhouse table for her dining room! We browsed Pinterest together pinning photos of tables she liked the best. She decided on a classic farmhouse table with simple 4x4 legs. She opted for the breadboards on the end of the planked table top. Here it is being put together - first I built the apron then attached it to the table top boards.

Next came the breadboards...and a whole ton of sanding haha. 

She wanted creamy white legs with a tiny bit of distressing. *Ignore my messy shop please...I plan to clean it soon...really.* ;)

Ikea Rast Hack Copy Cat

Hello everyone! My mother-in-law has been in search of nightstands for quite some time and wasn't having much luck finding something she loved. She asked me to help and I immediately hit up Pinterest for some inspiration! I stumbled onto a few Ikea hacks and fell in love with the Ikea Rast dresser hack from TheTurquoiseHome. If only I were as creative as that! My blog should be titled big fat copycat... *wink* Now Ikea is just under 3 hours away from me...sigh. But thankfully I was already planning a trip that weekend so it worked out perfectly. Here are the dressers before...well sort of. As usual I got ahead of myself and started working before I took a before picture haha...

Materals I used:

Lattice  - 9 pieces at 8ft 

Wood glue

8 ft of baseboard

2 - 1x4x8 for planked top

1 - 1x3x6 for planked top

(or any combination of scrap wood you may have laying around)

Paint, stain, etc.

I am not the best at taking in-between pictures but I did manage to snag one!

After this came several coats of paint, some glazing, and polycrylic to seal and protect. Since i needed 6 knobs for each nightstand I knew it could get pricey! Enter Ebay. 99 cent knobs plus free shipping. ^_^ 

And here is the finished product!

Now my mother-in-law needs matching bedside lamps to make it complete :) 

Lucy Dresser

I had been on the hunt for a small chest to use in my entry way for a while! I had this empty wall that was really needing some love. :) I have this slight addiction to browsing craigslist on a daily basis, but sometimes it pays off! I scored this beauty for $60! It did take me over half an hour on good ol' Kentucky backroads to find the place....but still. I was a happy girl!

I had some leftover paint I had used in my office and decided to use it up. Sherwin Williams - Valspar vanilla bean! Its such a soft yellow... I just love it.

I wish I had taken pictures while taking the THREE layers of veneer off the top of this dresser....can you say nightmare? I finally stole my husbands hand planer and that seemed to do the trick. Here it is with a stripped top and one coat of paint. I stained the top with Minwax Special Walnut ( I think...hehe) and distressed the dresser for an antique look. I sealed the top with Johnson's Paste Wax. I have since discovered Annie Sloan's wax....I don't think I'll ever use paste wax again!!!

Ta-dah!