Watermelon Nightstand

I was recently given a few pieces of furniture from the home of a family member. I thought this sweet little table would be perfect next to Wynn's bed. She did not have any nightstands previously, and I thought this would work for her space if I changed up the color.

I spent hardly any time at all with this makeover. I grabbed a can of spray paint primer from a previous project and some Krylon Watermelon colored spray paint for the main color.  I used a bit of turquoise colored Valspar spray paint for the hardware. 

I cleaned off the table and let it dry. Then I sprayed it with the primer and let it dry. It then took approximately three coats and two cans of spray paint to fully cover this table.  

It is now in the perfect little spot next to Wynn's bed. Wynn asked that I spray paint her walls in this color too. I think she will have to discuss that with Rob. ;)

Chalkboard Globe Inspired by Land of Nod

I am back with another Land of Nod inspired project. Over the past couple of years I've seen some great chalkboard globe ideas.  Wynn was looking over my shoulder as I was looking at the Land of Nod catalog, and she pointed out that she loved their globe.  I told her if I ever came upon one at a yard sale or thrift store I'd make her one just like it.  Their cost is $50, and the one I completed was $1.25.

Globe

I went to Goodwill on my lunch hour last week. I found this globe for $1.25.

I used some spray paint from previous projects to transform it. I had the Rust-Oleum Chalkboard spray paint and the Valspar Exotic Sea spray paint in the garage cabinets.

It took two coats of each to cover everything completely.

Wynn asked for it to be on her dresser, and said she will love to draw maps on it. I am going to have to get her an updated globe now that she seems to be interested in maps. This globe still had East and West Germany on it, and so it obviously was not very up to date.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your evening.

Pendant Light with Washer Accents

 I had bought a new light fixture for above my kitchen sink a few weeks ago, but had not decided what I was going to do with the shade for it quite yet. I decided I would buy some washers and jazz it up in some way.  Here is what it looks like now installed.  

 I began with some washers. I was not sure what size I was going to use at first, but I decided to go with the smaller size.

 I picked up some Rust-Oleum spray paint in oil rubbed bronze. This definitely has a bit of sparkle in it as well. It really shimmers on these washers.

 I sprayed all of them inside a box that I had which made the washers stay in place while I sprayed them.  

 This is the shade that I picked up at Lowe's for about $13 or so. It is just a plain ivory drum pendant shade.

 Here is the lovely 1990 lighting fixture that I am sure cost the contractor about ten bucks at most.  It has been hidden by the cabinet piece that goes across the top of our cabinetry. That is why I have been able to live with it this long. 

 Here is a picture looking out the window, and as you can see you cannot even tell the fixture is even there.

 I adhered the washers on the top and bottom edges of the shade. Then Rob was able to install the fixture for me in no time.  

Here is what it looks like now above the sink. It just gives this space a little more interest than before. I have to work on some kind of window treatment soon. I am thinking of getting Rob to build a cornice for it since I have pinned a few of tutorials on those.

The whole project was approximately $40 for the fixture, shade, washers and the spray paint. It was a quick and easy update for this space.

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

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Wicker Rocking Chair by Amy & Chris

My husband spotted a wicker chair in one the guest bedrooms at my grandmothers house and loved it. He loves rocking chairs and I knew I could update it to fit our style. My grandmother was gracious enough to give the chair to us!


Here is the before in typical grandmother style:

I had some extra black spray paint laying around and went to town, it needed about 2 coats. I purchased a cushion at Pier 1 on sale.

After....

The total cost of this project was $30 and Chris finally got his rocking chair!
Thanks for stopping by!

Amy & Chris

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Knock Off Project from Ballard Designs

Whenever the Ballard Designs catalog comes in the mail I'm immediately drooling over each page. I fell in love with their Lindsay mirror that retails for $199.

Ballard Designs

I recreated my own version of this mirror for $14.00 and leftover spray paint from home. I purchased some small wreaths from the Dollar Store at $7 a piece total.  I spray painted them white with some left over spray paint.

Then I went out and about in search of a mirror. Well needless to say the size I needed was around 36 inches and they were around $50.00. Therefore I thought I needed to come up with a new plan. I went to Michael's and bought a 10 inch mirror for approximately $5.00 with a coupon.  But, I knew that wasn't going to cut it.  Then I found this enormous frisbee in the summer clearance section for $1.35. I spray painted it gray with leftover spray paint.

Then I added pieces of paper behind each of the wreaths sprayed in gray spray paint, and then glued them around the frisbee. I knew I couldn't add too much weight to the flimsy frisbee because it was thin and 36 inches across. Which was the perfect size considering the one I wanted to by from BD was 35 inches.

I decided to go ahead and add that small mirror from Michael's to the center.

 I placed it over the bed because it's not heavy at all, so it is not a safety concern for me.  I really like the look of it and I'm glad I tried to recreate it. (even if it is slightly different for cost purposes)

Thanks for stopping by! 

Megan

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Its Overflowing

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Nifty Thrifty Things
Flamingo Toes
Twigg Studios
C.R.A.F.T.
My 1929 Charmer
Brassy Apple

Pottery Barn Knock Off Letter Bin

I have always wanted to have a letter bin organizer in my kitchen.  Sometimes our counter becomes the catch all place for the mail and other items.  I have had my eye on a few over the years and I have always loved the one that Pottery Barn had sold. Here is the Pottery Barn version:

It's currently on sale for $44 instead of the original price of $54.  I have never been so in love to spend the original or the sale price. But, yesterday I hit up the Goodwill across the street from my office and found a similar letter bin. Here is it before I changed it up a bit:

This solid wood piece from Target (as it told me on the back) was for sale for $5.  I couldn't pass it up.  Later that night I pulled out some leftover black spray paint and gave the letter bin a fresh look.

Then I found some metallic spray paint that I forgotten that I had and sprayed the hardware with coat of that.

Here is the finished product for only $5 total cost because I used supplies that I already had. I'm excited to have this in our kitchen now, and this means that Rob has a new place to stash his stuff. ;)

Lucketts Market find transformation by Amy & Chris

Megan and I went to Lucketts Market in May and I scored an amazing table that I had set out to find....

Summer has been crazy in the Vaughn household, so I decided to experiment and re-finish the table with spray paint to save time. I've used spray paint before in other projects, but not on furniture. I first used spray paint primer in gray. I chose Valspar Exotic Seas and accented parts of the table in gold.

I decided to do a chevron pattern on the top of the table and drawer. I printed out a free pattern... added new hardware and.....

Thanks for stopping by; hope you like it as much as I do!

Amy & Chris

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