Sunshiny Day

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I love the color of this little side table!  It is bright, cheerful, & a nice little accent piece!

Two Toned Coffee Table

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This great coffee table was painted with Graphite on the top & Old White on the base.  It has great lines & original hardware!

 

Available for purchase @ Eco Chic Bismarck

 

 

Custom-made Coat Rack

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I've had this twin sized headboard for quite awhile.  I saw a Pinterest post where someone bought hooks & added them to a headboard.  I painted the headboard in a nice, mustardy yellow, bought oil rubbed bronze hooks, & the rest is history.  I really love the look of this & think it would be perfect to hold purses, backpacks, & coats!

My Crazy Idea

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This was the top drawer from a buffet piece that I did a while back.  I took the top drawer out & my father-in-law helped me convert the original buffet into a entertainment center. 

 

I didn't toss the top drawer along side the curb with the garbage, b/c I knew there was something I could do with it.  I saw on Pinterest where someone added legs to a drawer to use as a storage piece.  After a trip to Lowe's & 4 new legs, this piece began to take shape.  I painted the outside with ASCP Old White & the inside with  a deep pink from Valspar.

 

I liked the way it turned out & it now sits in my daughter's room as a doll/stuffed animal storage piece!

 

 

Summery Wreaths!

get yourself a straw wreath (I bought mine @ JoAnn Fabrics)

Chevron ribbon (Hobby Lobby)

 

 

I bought many different colors of felt... cut them in spiral shapes, then wrapped them into a rose shape all the while gluing together with a hot glue gun

hot glue is your friend while doing this project.... you will go through a lot of it...

 

I finished the roses by adding buttons to the middle, and then glue them onto your wreath ~ voila!!  Cute, cute, cute!

 

Pillow Covers

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I can't even begin to do a tutorial on how to do these pillow covers.....  honestly, I am not a sewer & I winged this entire project without a pattern or a clue what I was doing (honestly)!!!

 

I made them as slipcovers so that I could take them off to wash them occasionally (I have 3 kids & 1 dog.... believe me, they will need to be washed)!!

 

There are 2 points of this blog entry:

 

1.  if you want to very inexpensively liven up your sofas, sew pillow covers with a fun design

 

2.  if I can figure this out without a pattern, ANYONE can.... try it for yourself & have fun!

Adventures In Furniture!

 

 

I have now been painting furniture since the fall of 2010.  This is my new blog that I'm going to feature my new furniture painting adventures!  Please keep checking back often...  there will be a lot of great furniture "befores" & "afters"! 

 

I will be posting a lot of posts of furniture that I am painting for a new store opening soon in Bismarck called Eco Chic!  I am very excited about the opportunity & hope when Eco Chic opens, that you & your friends will be able to make it to the store to check out all of the great items that Eco Chic has to offer!