Racin' Stripes!

My son thinks he's grown now, and he decided (at 11yrs old) that he needs a "man cave".
WHAT???!!!
He wants a futon and a coffee table! HA! HA!
Maybe he'll do his homework on it without me asking him THREE TIMES?
*sigh ......a mother can only wish. ;)
I started his "man cave" by transforming his bookshelf/cabinet with some racin' stripes!
I tried out a recipe I found HERE on making my own chalk paint. Worked GREAT! (I used the Calcium Carbonate)

He thinks they are pretty cool...errr.....manly?

We'll see about the futon! ;)

Turquoise Headboard

My bedroom redo is coming along SLOWLY. But I finally finished my turquoise headboard! You are going to have to believe me when I say it was UGLY. We pulled it out of the back of a dusty barn auction for 5 bucks!!! I am sorry the pic is horrible and its the brown one BEHIND this headboard! Sorry it’s the only pic that I have! Can you see it??

　
　　
Anyways we are doing my bedroom in Grey & White with a pop of Turquoise! So we decided the headboard need the POP! We used SPRAY PAINT! Yes spray paint. I love me some Krylon! We put several coats of Polycrylic in Satin on top for protection. I think it WORKS! What do you think?

Paris Gray Dresser Redo!

I have been hanging onto this dresser for 4 years now. We used it in all of its Salmon colored glory!
She had good "bones" and she was solid wood. I loved her little legs and original hardware.
Here is her BEFORE:

Yes SALMON! UGH!

We took the top down to the bare wood and put an Ebony stain on. Then we painted her in Annie Sloan "Paris Gray" . We painted her hardware in Oil Rubbed Bronze and put a clear wax on the whole piece. Her transformation is STUNNING!

This one is a keeper and now sits proud in my room.
I LOVE HER

 

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