Pinterest Love no. 5

I had a hard time choosing just 5 today but here are my favorites this week.
1. Winecork Corkboard

I love that they added color to their corkboard. I have been collecting winecorks for a while. I may have to use some for this project.

 

2. Hanging Basket Stand

I am so adding this to my to do list. I'm ready for flowers and love that this would let you put those amazing hanging baskets anywhere.

 

3. Pop of Color Desk

Love this! I just love adding that unexpected color.

 

4. Old Thread Spool Art

My mom is a quilt artist and always has sewing projects going on. She spends more time in her sewing room than anywhere else. When I saw this pin I immediately thought of her. I will be keeping my eyes open for old wood spools so I can make this for her sewing room.

 

5. Unexpected Flower Pot

I love these flowers. But I really love that they are planted in this amazing dish. What a wonderful idea!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

XOXO

 

Carla

Old Record Cabinet

This might be my favorite piece so far. I bought this old record cabinet at the Goodwill Outlet probably a year ago. I was finally inspired to fix it up.

Before pictures:

I can just imagine this filled with old records.

Old dusty records...

I knew this cabinet needed new life. So I mixed up some MMS Milk Paint and got out my Polystain. Man I love that stuff.

Here are the after pictures:

And I added a hidden pop(!)of color.

I think it turned out wonderful. I finished it with a coat of Hemp Oil. Magic.

I used the canning jars to mix my paint in and decided to just let them dry. I love the colors. I added a little pearls and a little lace... lovely.

I'm linking up to

Milk Paint Masterpiece Monday

XOXO

Carla

Wicker Seat Bench

I bought this bench off of craigslist. It had spent a lot of time outside but was generally in good condition. I had to glue the seat trim down and give it a good cleaning, that was easy enough.

I love the simple lines. Please ignore the unruly winter garden. As I've mentioned before I'm not a gardener and so while I'd love to blame it all on the winter, its mostly because I don't spend any time on it. Any way the bench was simple and boring before...

I mixed up some MMS Milk Paint

I tried a new technique for mixing it. I put equal parts of Kitchen Scale Milk Paint and water in a canning jar, made sure the lid was tight and shook. Really I had a dance party with the jar. Even my daughter Alexis played along. I mixed up Kitchen Scale and Grain Sack (for another project). We had a good time with it.

It took 2 coats plus some touch ups to get coverage on the bench. After it was dry I brushed on some hemp oil and called it good. Its still a little oily but I've read that it takes 30 days for it really to cure. Luckily I can use it while its curing.

Here's the results.

I haven't decided if I want to use 1 or 3 pillows. Actually I plan on making a couple small pillows to go with this bench but I haven't finished them yet. Right now the bench is in our entry way but I think when the weather gets better I'll put it on our front porch.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my wicker seat bench.

I'm linking up to
Milk Paint Masterpiece Monday

XOXO

Carla

Industrial Stenciled Stools

I finished up a fun pair of stools this weekend.

When we moved into our house we loved that the kitchen had a wonderful island and we planned to have stools for us all to sit around it. A wonderful friend gave us a couple stools that I love but I couldn't find another set to make it possible for all four of us to sit together. Five years later and we still fight over who gets to sit in the 2 stools we have. Then the other day I came across a pair of inexpensive plain bar stools on Craigslist and a really cool industrial stool tutorial on Pinterest. It was like fate. They aren't anything like my original stools but I still love them.

Here are the before pictures. Besides the great price ($15 for the pair) I love that they swivel.

I was really inspired by the stools done by a Vintage Industrial DIY Bar Stool Post by The DIY Village

I ordered my stencil from Just Stencils It took less than a week for me to receive them. You should have seen me when I took the stencil off and saw the beautiful clean paint line. I literally squealed with excitement.

I just love how they turned out.

 

And now we don't have to fight over stools.

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XOXO

Carla

Stenciled Little Table

I have searched through all my photos looking for a before picture for this table. I can't find one. I must have thought it wouldn't be something I'd want to share on my blog. Well I was wrong because this table turned out so wonderful.




I've had this table for a couple years. It sat in my garage mostly finished until earlier this week when I finally applied the stencil to the top. After the stencil I coated it with dark wax and I added a couple coats of Poly on the top to protect from waterstains.






I'm testing it out in our living room to see if it can stay. Too much going on there... time to make some changes.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

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Carla

Dining Table Makeover

I love when I start a project and work hard on it, I love it when it all works out great and I end up with exactly what I'd imagined. It doesn't happen very often so when it does I want to do cartwheels. I received this table a few months ago. Notice the garage door is open and the sunshine. Don't mind the cars - I don't have much working space.

It came with four of these chairs.

It needed some love and affection. It had been sitting in the garage for a long time. So I cleaned it up and painted it with Maison Blanche Wrought Iron and Stained the top with a Polystain.

Look at those feet! Love that detail!

I just love how it all turned out.

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XOXO

Carla