Curbside Makeover - Take 2

This is the second time I've made over this curbside find, 

that I threw into the back of my car when we lived in

Newport, Rhode Island. You can find my first post HERE.

I am over the moon with how this turned out and 

can't wait to get started on my next paint project!

First I sanded off the stenciled design off the top.

I wanted to make sure the top would have a smooth 

surface and not leave a flower impression once I was

finished painting. It's the only portion of the piece I

actually sanded since I knew I would be using the

ever-forgiving chalk paint.

I'm also partial to foam brushed when applying chalk

paint, they are inexpensive and I love that I can squish

them into small areas if needed.

This is after the first coat of Americana Decor

Chalky Finish "Yesteryear". It's a beautiful pale

grey color, which I love...but I was going for a 

different look to coordinate with the bathroom

mirror where this piece was to reside.

I pulled out my Waverly Wax in Antique and started 

applying it with an old t shirt. If you don't want your

dark wax to look so dark, apply a clear wax first.

I quickly wiped on the Antique, working with one 

side of my piece at a time. One I'd finish applying, 

I'd start wiping off the wax and rubbing it in, till

I achieved the more worn look.

This is after the Antique Wax has been applied 

everywhere. You can see that I didn't put wax

inside on the bottom sections. I had a different

idea for the inside...since the top piece normally

would've held a drawer which was broken

when I first picked up the piece. There was a 

funny little lipped section that I wanted to make 

smooth....

Before I get to the insides:

Here are two easy clean up musts.

1. Wipe top of containers with a damp

paper towel, so you can easily unscrew 

the lid again.

2. Wear gloves so your hands don't look 

as fantastic as mine did when I finished!

 Here is my fix for the bottoms of the insides...

little pieces of wood. I was going to use paint sticks

but Home Depot was out of the large ones. I found

the next best thing and my hubby introduced me to

the saw, watch out world!

I cut them all to fit using the cool little laser light

and that sassy blade and I'm proud to announce,

I still have all of my fingers!

 The back corners of the top section had these little 

pieces that stuck up, so my DH helped me cut the

notches out for those pieces to fit inside.

My sweet helper, Satine...she loves her Mama

and I can always count on her to be nearby.

Next I pulled out my Americana Decor Chalky Paint

Everlasting, a nice bright white. Painted all the small 

wooden cut pieces and let them dry. After a second 

coat I quickly sanded them down a bit to make sure

they were nice and smooth on the edges and tops.

A bit of Elmer's Wood Glue and some golf balls 

did the trick for easy installation of the wooden

pieces and then only one step to go...

Just one coat of Minwax Polycrylic Clear Satin

protective finish and I'm proud to say this beauty

is done!!

Here she is in our half bathroom holding 

a few bathroom essentials...

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Furniture Makeover - Summer Porch Yellow

Warm weather means that I can paint again, yippee!

I've been wanting to give this piece of furniture

a facelift since we moved to VA last year. 

A bit banged up and scratched with moving

but it's still a great piece that sits nicely on 

our stairway landing.

Our walls are grey (darker in the main part of the

house, the photos were taken in our sunroom) and

the yellow pop on the stairway will be a nice addition

to our family sunflower canvas.

I found this scrumptious yellow at AC Moore, it's 

called Summer Porch, by FolkArt Home Decor Chalk.

I used about half of the bottle with two coats for this

project. I'm not the best painter but I like to tackle

projects and get them done and am very happy

with the end result of this one!

Two coats with two different brushes...

I waited a day in between coats since I painted

during nap time but the paint was very quick to dry.

A different day, I pulled the sander out and quickly

edged up my piece, letting the brown pop through

in various places.

Next the Polycrylic, this was very easy to apply

but you need to make sure you don't put too much

on your brush or you'll get unwanted drips

(which can be sanded off, thankfully, oops!)

Two coats of Poly, in two days...again at naptime.

I wanted to paint the drawer pull black but only

had chalkboard paint on hand...I used two nails 

poked through a piece of cardboard to hold my drawer

pull away from any surfaces. The bottom two

photos are what it looked like before. The top pic 

is right after I sprayed, still wet...

Next the drawer, I didn't paint the bottom, since I

knew I was going to line it with something. Found 

this super cute, inexpensive grey and white chevron

drawer liner at Target. 

I unrolled it and folded it over in the corner to create

a cutting crease, pulled it out and slid my scissors

up the folded line. Before taking off the backing,

I made sure it fit inside. Just two small trims, peeled

off the back and stuck it inside. 

I'm in love with my little yellow table, 

isn't it sweet?...

Coordinate with Paint

I added this piece in our Sunroom (just not on the main

wall) and wanted to  have it flow with the room, 

so a bit of frog painter tape,

a touch of GOLD spray paint and tadaaa...

An easy way to update a piece of art or make

it coordinate with the tone of your room.

I actually like it better now!

Washi Tape Make Up Brush Holder

I'm not quite sure how many Washi Tape projects I'm aiming for but I started numbering them and here's number 4! I've been wanting to do this for quite some time and have had this glass vase sitting on the counter in my bathroom where it's been holding my brushes, inside their roll-up travel case. 

I started with a clean vase, you can use any shape or size but something with a wide mouth would work best, depending on your brush collection. After picked my Washi Tape colors, I started wrapping the vase and then picked out this fun European stamp set. 

I heat embossed the stamped images and then hand cut them out before coloring. I'm a Copic Marker nut, the markers blend so well and show no lines, which always gives great results. I've a wee collection that I stash high on my shelves away from little hands! 

I decided NOT to use the Paris or Italia phrase but saved them for another rainy day project or card. After placing my coat of arms and London England stamp where I wanted them, I filled the vase with white beans and newly cleaned make up brushes.

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