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  1. 9 months ago 
    A little DIY I cooked up this weekend.  It is our wedding invitation cut into strips inside this ornament.  I used one wedding invitation and the RSVP card to give it a little more fullness.  For each piece I cut into strips I wrapped it around a pencil to give it some curl and put it inside the ornament.  Great idea b/c I had a few leftover invites and now we can cherish it every year during the holidays.  The purple ribbon is from the invite also.  Thank you PINTEREST for this fab idea!

    A little DIY I cooked up this weekend.  It is our wedding invitation cut into strips inside this ornament.  I used one wedding invitation and the RSVP card to give it a little more fullness.  For each piece I cut into strips I wrapped it around a pencil to give it some curl and put it inside the ornament.  Great idea b/c I had a few leftover invites and now we can cherish it every year during the holidays.  The purple ribbon is from the invite also.  Thank you PINTEREST for this fab idea!

     
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  2. 10 months ago 

    Successful furniture re-finish.  I really love how the color adds to the space.  It was fairly easy and painless, aside from the extreme heat and humidity which only made me work more quickly.  The only thing left to do is to change out the top hardware in the near future.  I was able to give this china cabinet a new life with paint we already had.  I think it is $50 well spent.  Thanks to my hubby for his lifting skills :-)

    To see more before pics see my original post. 

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  3. Notes: 5 / 10 months ago 
    A little something I rescued from my Mom’s garage.  It was a present from my dad a long long time ago.  We are going to re-finish it for her front porch.  Maybe a planter… Monogrammed or something of that sort.  My goal is to finish it before school starts.  We will have to wait for a day that is not over 100 degrees and with a little less than 100% humidity :-)

    A little something I rescued from my Mom’s garage.  It was a present from my dad a long long time ago.  We are going to re-finish it for her front porch.  Maybe a planter… Monogrammed or something of that sort.  My goal is to finish it before school starts.  We will have to wait for a day that is not over 100 degrees and with a little less than 100% humidity :-)

     
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  4. 10 months ago 

    I have had way too much time on my hands this summer and I have self diagnosed myself ADHD.  As you know I was working on my china cabinet redo and then all of sudden last night I had the urge to paint something else.  I’ve been obsessed with wanting to paint stripes or stencil a wall.  I thought painting our coat closet would be great practice.  So I did.  I used our coat closet a.k.a “Dog Closet” as practice. I used our Black & Decker AnglePro laser level, tape measure, and painters tape to prep the area.  I did not re-paint the white b/c it was practice.  I used some paint we already had and this is what I got.  I really like it.  We get into this closet about 100 times a day and it’s a little more enjoyable now.  My husband thinks I’m crazy, but it makes me happy :-) 

    *The only difficulty was bleeding under the tape.  I might do some research and find a better tape… or maybe it was user error??? 

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  5. Notes: 58 / 10 months ago 

    The ball is moving right along.  I found some paint leftover from the previous homeowners and decided to save a buck and give it a shot.  I love the crimson!  No primer, just Valspar interior paint.  I like the brown showing through a lot.  Now if only paint could dry on command. 

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  6. Notes: 4 / 10 months ago 

    Meet Mrs. China Cabinet: I need your opinion!

    This summer a big home project was painting transforming the living room from Red —> Smokey gray.  Click Here to see what it looked like before.  It is coming along, but slowly.  Everyday I’m moving things around trying to get it just right. I’m very excited about my new addition, a china cabinet.  I got it off Craigslist for $50.  Sky and I moved it ourselves and I have the bruises to prove it!  It is sitting in the garage now waiting to be cleaned and painted.  This way it doesn’t come in the house and “never” get painted.  In sky’s own words ” It is ugly right now.”  You decide, but I will agree with him, it needs updating :-)

    Excuse the reflection of weed eaters, brooms and other various “garage stuff.”

    On the journey to our house some of the hardware removed itself.  I’m totally OK with it and still have it all if I choose to use it, but I would like to explore my options.  So for sure a new coat of paint.  Here’s the dilemma.  Paint color?  Most of our furniture is dark.  The mantle, doors and crown molding are white.  Do I go dark or light?  I want this to really accent the dining area and not seem too much.  Options I am considering:  Dark brown to be matchy matchy with our furniture (we have several tones going on), white, or NAVY Blue.  The top of the table has a nice NAVY touch that I think would really work, but I’m so scared to go down that road.  I’m posting a few pics of what we have going on and would love to know what you think. 

    *The wall appears to be blue/gray a combo depending on the light

    The Living Room at a Glance

    This empty wall is the future spot for Mrs. China Cabinet


    The Mosaic Table Inspiration for Navy Blue

    Close UP: One of the plates used to create the table

    So now I need your help.  What color should I go with to add more interest and an even flow to the room?  Thanks in advance for your help!

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