Decorating my shelves

 After making the cafe shelving I decided it was time to redecorate my other shelf.  The great thing about shelving is that you can put as much or as little on them as you want. I prefer to layer my prettys..

 I got this clock at Tai Pan a few years ago it was red-not for me, so white it went. I just love clocks. I want a shelf of only clocks hundred of them.. The ticking might make me crazy though...

 I got some smaller ugly gold frames (did the same as the others from an earlier post) added some burlap and this key (from my hubbys grandma when she passed away) I love it and think of her when I see it.

 I bought this letter "G" at Joanns for  $1.50 using a 40% off  coupon and painted it sage green and then modgepodged paper on it and hung with ribbon from Rod Works-(Il ove their ribbon!) simple but cute!

 I made these decorative balls for super cheap! I bought some foam balls at the $ store and some "Ham Beans" (don't know why they are called that, they didn't smell like ham??? weird! But any white bean will do. They are super cheep, 79 cents for a bag at walmart. Then just hot glue your beans all over and tada your done.

Here they are all finnished. My son did the little one with the split peas(green one) good job for a little guy.

Thanks, Lindsay

Knock off Ballard Cafe Shelves

I am very excited to show you my latest project!

I love the Ballard cafe shelves but for $49-$79 each I just had to make my own and I am glad that I did.

I made them both for about $15 each! YES! thats $30 for both!!!!
Here they are!!!!!

 Here are the ones from Ballard.

 You will need:

Primed MDF board( I chose 6 inch) and I cut them 2 feet long (to fit in the spot they were going)
Moulding ( I got 2 1/4)
Corbels or brackets (4 total) these were like $3 each)
white primer
white paint
nail gun and 2 inch nails
wood glue
Painters putty
saw to cut your board and moulding.
You can have your wood cut at Lowes/Home Depot, but I cut mine.

I glued the brackets to my board and then naild them and let dry

 sidfe view- I put the brackets in about 2 inches from the edge of the board.

 Then I cut the moulding (which took a few tries to get a perfect fit) then glued and nailed, and let dry

 Then I filled in all the holes and inperfections with painters putty and you guessed it..... let it dry.

Then I primed and painted and hung up. Thats it's all done and for a lot cheaper than Ballards!

I just love my shelves.

 They really are simple you can make some too!

Thanks have a great day!

Lindsay

Laundry room

This is my laundry room I haven't showed it yet because I just finnished cleaning and putting up the decorations, but here it is. I painted the ceiling white and this wall a light cream to brighten it up(there is no natural light in this room, bummer!)

 The washer and the dryer area..

 The hanging wall... this doesn't always look this clean but for right now it is looking oh so lovely and organized.

 These baskets are a life saver! Even though the stuff inside is just thrown in, it is not all over the floor.
I LOVE baskets you can never have to many.

That is it, my laundry room, it is small but it does the job.
I'm going to adding some built-ins on the side of the cabinets to the right see that space doing nothing and holding nothing.
Well that is going to change soon... hint ...hint... hint...

See ya later,
Linds

From bad to better- picture frame..

I LOVE picture frames and pictures, so when I was at a dollar store the other day and saw this frame that was well ugly and a little to metallic gold/orange for my taste. But the thing had potential-nothing a little paint couldn't help. So after priming the and painting then of course destressing this is how it turned out.

 Here is a close up so that you can see the detail.

Welcome Spring!

I have spring fever so bad. While looking at many wonderful blogs the other day I saw these teracotta pots with plants in them from Jenni at House of White-check out her blog it is fantastic! She is SUPER talented. Anyway these are my versions of her pots.

They smell soooo good! The tall one is Lavender

 T                        he smaller one is Rosemary

O bought taracotta pots (pot $1.29 base .99) at Joanns and painted them white and distress with 60 grit paper. Planted the plants($3.49 at Lowes) and that's it :) inxpensive spring decor.

Happy Spring!

Lindsay

Kitchen table... (refinished)

I decided the other day (about 3 weeks ago) that I was going to redo my kitchen table. I love cream country tables but didn't want to buy a new one. So out came the trusty can of primer & paint (FOXTROT from Lowes-Vlaspar brand) I had previously had painted the wood top because my cute little boy got ahold of a black sharpie marker and went agro on my table. So I just painted the top black like the rest of the table and called it good (but with my ever changing mind) I decided again to redo it.. yes I know I am so special!!

I sanded the top down to the bare wood as shown in the picture, not the funnest to do but it had to be done and my buddy the belt sander made a huge difference!. mmmm the smell of wood and saw dust...I love it!

This is the BEFORE of my table..

sorry for the one cream chair I was checking to see if I would like it :)

                                                        Here is the AFTER!
               Isn't it SOOOOO much more me!  I am truly "in love" with my new table & chairs!

                               A close up of the top... I just love the cream and the wood together.

I wish that I could tell you that this was very simple but I had some PROBLEMS along the way. The black was a pain to cover up, but the hardest part was the top. I love Minwax Gel Stain in Walnut. I only had a small can but thought I had enough for the top...WRONG!!! I ran out half way through... grrrrrrrrrr! I looked everywhere for the same color in the gel stain... as a few weeks passed I went to Lowes to see if they could order me some-yes I was told it could be ordered. WRONG again!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! A few days later Lowes called telling me they couldn't just order a can for one cusomer.. grrrrrrrr!

So I took the bull by the horns and called Minwax myself(what I should have done in the first place). they gave me a list of local stores that carry my beloved gel stain! hip hip hooray! so I ran (drove actually) down to Sherwin Williams and picked it up & finnished my table.
Sorry for the long story, but with the good comes the bad. My hubby is glad all this is over- we couldnt eat on our table for like 2 weeks, now we can!
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
                                   Take care,
                                        Lindsay

Black to Cream Mirror

I love this mirror I got at Ross forever ago to hang above my stairs but it was so dark and just not me anymore so Cream it went..

Cream with bits of black showing through..

Here it is all finnished isn't it loverly??

Another book shelf redo

I have had this book shelf as long as I can remember since Jr High (I think).  I still have to put the bead board on the back but the backing right now is fine just not CUTE like beadboard would be. I added the moulding and some under the counter lights on the top two shelfs.  and tada! A lit bookshelf for the kids stuff! and a light for our pet froggy.
                                                                           Before

After

Not a huge change, but it does look better, more custom built.

After the after..

This is in our basement family room this is the kids section, and yes those are labels on the drawers. Do they get used.. not so much but there is always the hope my kids will put the toys in the labeled spots. (yeah right)

These are the two shelfs with the puck lights.
Dont you love the vintage suitcase? I got it last year at an antique store... love it.

                      Lindsay

show me the sign

Here are a couple of signs I made today. The first is just a clock made from the back of some left over beadboard (yes I use everything, all my scraps). This piece was small maybe 1 foot by 1 foot. Painted it cream added the numbers, distressed with gritty sandpaper and then antiqued.

 The secord sign or "flag" is something I saw on miss mustard seed. She made the cutest Jack Union Dresser. I didnt have a dresser hangin around-(dang it) But did have this 3 x 3 foot board  in my garage. Yes, yes I know it is not our flag but it is a cool lookin one don't ya think. probably going in my sons room.



              JACK UNION BOARD

See the didstressed edges? mmmmmmm isn't it loverly? Maybe I'll do a USA flag next..
I am trying to find some antique tin traffic signs for my sons room but I might have to make some insted.

                            Lindsay

Projects in the works...My loves!

Okay it has be a week now since my last post. I really am woking on some new things..
 I just can't decide which love of mine is my TRUE LOVE... there are so many to choose from. First there is the "nail gun" and the "belt sander" and the "saw" mmmmmm the saw... then my painting tools.. and lets not forget my never let me down-"sandpaper" & wood glue..my love is really shared between ALL of them. But some get more attention then others, but I LOVE THEM ALL!

My hubby asked what I wanted for valentines (so sweet).

 I said nothing really!! (in my mind I was saying.....a trip to an antique shop and 50$ or  a power tool or a can of paint or some moulding or big sheets of beadboard.... and the list went on and on...

then he breaks throught my day dreaming with....
"honey really what do you want? I bet you'd be happy with a can of paint wouldn't you???

YESI LOVE paint! and the $50 would be great too I thought!
Really I sit up at night thinking of projects to do.. never enough money to do them all but the dream is always there in my little brain waiting patiently, very patiently.

Yes, I am a weird girl...no diamonds for me..
I will have some projects to show you soon I promise.