Our Barn Find

We have a place called the Westminster Rescue Mission Thrift Barn  in our town. I had heard about it through friends before but had never ventured the whole ten minutes from my house to check it out. After a minute inside I was very happy that I had found this place.

I found this dresser/console/credenza whatever you'd like to call it hidden deep beneath three desks and an end table of the barn. It was dark and the floor is dirt, which did not make the best condition for viewing the condition of the piece.

It has a particle board top to it and a partially broken back right leg, but for $25 bucks I didn't want to pass it up. I loved the handles and the legs and it reminded me of this dresser in the beautiful nursery from Young House Love that I had pinned on Pinterest.

Pin-spiration

I had brought the cabinet home in the midst of Rob working on the gray china cabinet, so it immediately became an additional work bench.  See I knew it would come in handy. 

While I love the bold yellow above to save some money we are going to go with the Valspar Woodlawn Colonial Gray that we used for the china cabinet we are currently finishing up.  We would like to do our guest room (maybe next baby room) in a yellow, white and gray color palette.  

We hope to get started on this project this weekend.  I can't wait to show you how it turns out.

Rob & Megan

TV Stand Redo using PVC Pipe by Chris & Amy

We have a large brown sectional couch in our main living room with red accents, but I felt like the brown was taking over. Our couch, tv stand and side tables are brown, I could not take it any longer!! So I decided to paint our tv stand to give the room a pop of color.

I started by painting the tv stand with a primer. I only used one coat, I should have used two because I had to give the stand 3 coats of red. After the 3 coats of red, I took PVC pipe ( with the help of my amazing brother in law) and cut 1/4 inch pieces. I sprayed painted the PVC rings oil rubbed bronze. Once I created a design I was satisfied with, I started hot glueing each piece....Here it is...

Materials/Cost:
Primer: Had from previous projects
PVC pipe: $2 (Home Depot)
3 paint samples: $9 (Lowes-Posh Red)
Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint: Had from previous projects

We are happy with the outcome and love the pop of color! Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by:)

Amy & Chris!!

Mickey Mouse Centerpiece

I am involved with my friends in planning a baby shower for our wonderful friend. She loves Disney and especially Mickey Mouse. We are going for a theme that is not really all about the cartoon character itself.  We have all enjoyed using pinterest as inspiration and have even hosted a pinterest party to complete craft ideas and socialize.  :)

I volunteered to make some centerpieces for 10 tables. I had an idea to do a Mickey Mouse head using styrofoam. I headed to the Dollar Tree knowing that they had styrofoam balls that I could use for ears. I was excited when I also found flat circles that I could use for the head.  I was inspired by this image I found on pinterest that is from Catch My Party's website.

Minnie Mouse Party

Here is what a I purchased for $1 each

5  - 2 packs of flat circles
10 -  packs of three dimensional circles ( there were eight in a bag but only two that were the size I wanted)
1 - pack of skewers
1 - pack of toothpicks
3 - 4 packs of red cups
4 - packs of paper shred

Total Spent - $24 (and I'll be able to use a for other projects)

I had leftover white circle labels from a previous project and black paint that I used along with this project.

First I painted all of the circles and styrofoam balls. Then I used toothpicks to attach the "ears". I then placed some leftover floral foam (used from Dollar Store wreath) to stick a skewer into the bottom of the cup.  I pushed the flat "head" into the skewer.

Then I added the sticker labels to look like the buttons.  I then added the paper shred to top off the cup for additional decoration.

I hope the Mom to Be likes them and I'm happy I was able to get these done for not a lot of money.  I was nervous about the styrofoam thinking I would be spending a fortune.  They are usually around four dollars for the larger styrofoam balls. Thankfully the Dollar Tree as usual helped me out.

Megan