Painted Dresser in Bedroom

Hello everyone!

How was your weekend?  Mine seemed to go by fast. We've been enjoying some nice weather here in GA and have actually broken out the jackets at night! 

Last week, I worked on something I thought I'd share with you today.
 

You may recall I moved the trumeau mirror out of my master bedroom and into the family room.  So, that left me with an empty space on the wall to fill.  I have a collection of floral still life paintings in my bedroom and bathroom.  I decided to move one of them where the mirror used to be. And as a result of doing that, I decided the dresser should be painted white to match it better.

 

 

 

I like how much lighter it looks now! 

 

I decided to change up the vignette on top of it too.  My purple orchid and a dainty rose patterned dish along with some Rachel Ashwell fabric samples fill the top of it.

 

Remember the leaning mirror that I once had in the family room?  Well, that moved  back in here where it belonged. 

 

 

Much better, don't you think?  I really missed it not being in here!

 

Across from the bed, is a chair and dresser.  Beside the dresser, I sort of created a gallery wall with some of the other floral paintings that I have. 

 

 

I have had these for a very long time and am glad that they work in my bedroom so well.

 

Here is a full view of the room as you enter.

 

 



 

 

So, now I have replaced the empty areas that were once here from shopping in one room to fill another.  Or at least until next time............

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~ Kelly ~



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



Distressed Furniture

Hello everyone!

 

Since I have been repainting things around here, I've been looking at inspiration pics of things I like.  One thing I noticed was heavily distressed furniture.  Now, I don't want a house full of it, because then it might look like I furnished my entire home from a dump!  Ha!  But a piece here and there adds a lot of interest to a room, I think.

 

  Here are some inspiration pics of heavily distressed furniture that I like.

 

 

These are from the Southern Living Idea House, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here is a dresser heavily distressed from Miss Mustard Seed.

 

 

These  pieces have been distressed using different techniques, I'm sure.  Miss Mustard Seed has her own line of milk paint which can create this look all by itself!  Love that!  Some of the other pieces may have been distressed from years of use.  Either way, I like the look!

 

So..............

 

Here is my version of a heavily distressed piece of furniture in my home. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mine isn't as distressed as the inspiration pics I shared, but it's enough for my room. 

 

My husband thought I had gone crazy, scraping away the paint.  At first, he liked it.  Then, he thought I had gone too far.  I promised him that this was "OK".  He seemed to understand once I showed him some of my inspiration pics.  I then reminded him of the heavily distressed chair that we already had in our foyer that I found at an antique store.  I told him that I wouldn't have given it a second look if it had been in pristine condition! 

 

 

 

 

When you think about it, it's a little odd that we purposely age our furniture now! 

 

Growing up in the 70's, it was not okay to have pieces of furniture like this on purpose.  Ha! But, I must admit, I'm glad that it's okay now!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~ Kelly ~

 

 

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Trumeau Mirror Makeover

Hello everyone!

 

As you know, I've been on a painting kick to makeover things using French Linen ASCP. Well, now I'm officially out!  Crisis, I tell ya!  So, I thought I'd share the piece that I made over using the last of my liquid gold chalk paint.

 

First, let's start with what it looked like to begin with.

 

 

Do you see that mirror hanging above my dresser in my bedroom?  Well, that's the one that I made over.  I'll show you, later, what is now hanging in its place.

 

Here it is with just the grey paint on it.

 

And here it is with the details painted in white.

 

As you can see, I distressed the raised white areas too. It happened by accident actually, while I was scraping paint off the mirror portion.  I loved it, and decided to continue it all over.  I like happy accidents!!

 

 

Here it is hanging up.........over the fireplace.  (Yep, another mantel change!)

 



 

 

I was really inspired by Des's mirror over at Peeking Thru The Sunflowers.  She has one in her bedroom and dining room that I just love!  Thank you Des for the inspiration! 

 

In addition to hanging this over the mantel, other things moved around as well. 

 Does it ever really stop????

 

In my sitting room, I hung some platters and a mirror with a cross over it.

 

And, I hung an over sized clock on the other wall.

 



 

 I ended up hanging my newest clock (that used to be over the mantel) in the upstairs hallway.  It's bold numbers stood out well up there.

So, there you have it.......once more..........again...........maybe 3rd times a charm!  Oh, that's right, I've changed these rooms more than three times.  Oops!  Well, you know what I mean!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~



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Stool Makeover

Hello everyone!

 

Hope you all had a good weekend.  I worked on a small project at home using things I already had.  I started to take this little stool to the consignment store to sell, and then it dawned on me that maybe I should keep it after all.  I had an idea!

 

This is what it started out like.

 

 

I still liked the stool, but it didn't match my decor anymore.  So, a little chalk paint to the rescue!  (I know, I know.....I'm hooked now!)

 

Here it is after painting it in french linen ASCP. Then I covered the leopard print with drop cloth fabric.

 

I would have kept the leopard, but  it had too much gold in it and clashed with the grey.  I do like leopard though!

 

Rather than using a staple gun, I decided to use hot glue for this.  No one is actually going to sit or stand on this.  It is just for decoration.  Hot glue was easier to work with for this project.

 

One corner down, and one more to go!

 



By the way, I am not doing a perfect job on this, so please don't judge me too harshly.  I'm fully aware of its flaws.  ha!

 

Now that the stool is painted and the fabric is covered, I added some white paint to some of the raised details.

 

 

I probably should add some gimp trim around the edges of the fabric.  But for now, it's fine.

 

I placed it under my secretary.  Who knows if it will stay there or not. (The burlap pouf that was there, moved beside the secretary in the corner.)

 

So, if you're thinking about donating or selling something, take a second look at it.  You may have a diamond in the rough!

 

Now, I'm going to have to go buy some more chalk paint.  I'm almost out.  Oh no!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~ Kelly ~

 



 



Fall Wreath

Hello everyone!

 

I decided to create my own wreath for Fall this year.  Last year, I used one that was already made and had lots of bright Fall colors.  But this year, with my move to a more neutral decor inside, I decided to do the same outside.  So, I looked around for some wreath inspiration and got started. 

 

Here is what I came up with.

 



 

I am enjoying this more subtle colored wreath.

 

I just added a small white pumpkin to a grapevine wreath along with some faux wheat and grasses, leaves, feathers and moss.  

 

 

Here are some more angles. 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

Well, what do you think?  Is it a keeper?  I just hope it all holds together now.  Ha!

 

Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

 

~ Kelly ~



 



Changes in the Family Room

Hello everyone!

 

Alas, I have pictures of the changes I made in the family room for you.  It's nothing drastic, but enough to make it flow better.  I am very happy with these changes!  The room feels more balanced and spacious now.

 

First, I moved my extra slip covered chair to the other side of the room and left this one with the ottoman by itself.  I placed a floor lamp beside it too.

 

 

I removed the grey pedestal table (it's now in the sitting room) and replaced it with this skirted table.  The height of this table works better here. I also placed a lamp on it that was on the sofa table.

 

 

Now, I have 2 white chairs that flank the grey armoires on each side of the fireplace.  This gives a nice balanced look.

 

 

I removed the leaning mirror (it's back in the master bedroom) and hung this artwork above the chair instead.

 

 

Here is a full room view.

 



 Oh, and I wanted to share this cute little "D" typewriter plaque that I got the other day.  It's on the chest in the family room.  That stayed put!  Ha!

 

 

 

So, there you have it! 

Next, I'll share with you ONE more project that I worked on recently.  It involves Fall.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Linking to:  Open House Party Thursdays

 

 

My entry into No Minimalist Here Open House Party sponsored by Appliances Online 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



Latest Project

Hello everyone!

 

For a long time, I've been considering painting my bench in the foyer.  After I used the chalk paint in my dining room, I decided to try it on my bench as well.  I thought it would blend in better with the mirror hanging above it.

 

 

I was right.  It softened the look of it and makes the white and grey pillows stand out more.

 

It used to be an orangey pine color.  I like pine, but this one had more of a stained look to it, which I thought didn't look as good.

 

I used French Linen ASCP on it and then a dark wax.  On the handles (which were iron) I painted over them in the chalk paint and then used some white craft paint I had on hand.  I decided to sand that down to look old. 

 



 

 

I'm happy with the result.

 

I also decided to make some changes to my family room ....... once again! 

 

Have you ever made changes and kept feeling like something just wasn't right?  Well, that is what kept happening to me.  I would think it looked good in pictures, but it felt a bit crowded in person and didn't flow as well as it could.

 

Here is a sneak peek of my changes in there.

 

 

I will share the rest of the changes later.  I know, I'm mean.  Ha! 

 

It has finally stopped raining and the sun is coming back out today.  Yay!  I crave sunny days (even though the rain was needed). 

 

I believe my cold is really allergies.  It's that time of year and I haven't been around anyone with a cold.  It's probably from ragweed.  I think the rain helped my allergies though!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~ Kelly ~

 

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