Our mudroom had been consumed by water bottles, pop cans, discarded boxes, and all the other
crap I didnt want to see in the main part of the house. Time had come to reclaim this room and one
morning of surfing Pinterest got me motivated to start. Type in "AWESOME MUDROOMS" and see what you get.
Day 1, was a cooler morning as it had rained the night before. I was feeling the need to stay inside,
do some cleaning and eventually a great deal of purging. I had plenty of plastic bins that I could
fill and they would work just fine outdoors. So when George got home he had a stack of full bins
waiting for him to take to the shed. Thank you honey do! The shed will be made over some other day.
Cleaning up the clutter went quickly also thanks to George dealing with the bottles the week before.
This room is a small addition (5.5ft x 7ft) built around the back door of the trailer. It is not heated
and in the winter it is cold. Keeping shoes and coats in there is off limits. I couldnt find the right use
for the room, until now ...
This room is a small addition (5.5ft x 7ft) built around the back door of the trailer. It is not heated
and in the winter it is cold. Keeping shoes and coats in there is off limits. I couldnt find the right use
for the room, until now ...
Welcome to the new Etsy Shop!
Handles, knobs, hooks, and castors dont get too upset when they are a bit cold. All the Etsy stock has
been over whelming the other rooms in the house. I was tripping over bags sitting in the living room,
sharing space in my dressing room, and the worst was giving up the kitchen island to constant piles of
hardware in some state of being finished. Now its all contained in this one space, even the work surface.?
been over whelming the other rooms in the house. I was tripping over bags sitting in the living room,
sharing space in my dressing room, and the worst was giving up the kitchen island to constant piles of
hardware in some state of being finished. Now its all contained in this one space, even the work surface.?
Day 2 went a lot slower. This was the day to fill and organize all the baskets, buckets, bins, and boxes
with labels. Gathering all the hardware around the house was so much fun, I was finding new space
in almost every room. Once the room started to come together with the bench I designed and built, I
wanted to add a soft edge for when we work in there so I hit Home Sense and bought this rug.
The rug is the only item purchased for this makeover, everything else we had.
The window on the back wall looks out to a storage area so I created a new view with a vintage
mirrored window, it makes the room feel bigger and reflects more of the light from the chandelier.
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with labels. Gathering all the hardware around the house was so much fun, I was finding new space
in almost every room. Once the room started to come together with the bench I designed and built, I
wanted to add a soft edge for when we work in there so I hit Home Sense and bought this rug.
The rug is the only item purchased for this makeover, everything else we had.The window on the back wall looks out to a storage area so I created a new view with a vintage
mirrored window, it makes the room feel bigger and reflects more of the light from the chandelier.
There is a bit more to this makeover which includes the chandelier and a custom paint job
but that will have to wait for another day ...
But there are a couple more photos in the home tour if interested:
http://blogspot.ca/p/our-house.html
but that will have to wait for another day ...
But there are a couple more photos in the home tour if interested:
http://blogspot.ca/p/our-house.html
HOW TO MAKE A FRENCH VANITY
Sabtu, 14 Mei 2016
The beginning of my week started with rolling an old art deco vanity on a dolly into my work room.
The plan was to take it apart and make a pair of nightstands. I even took some photos of different
angles to show you how I was going to do it, thus this sideways before photo.
I hummed and hawed for a while before committing to the deconstructions because I really liked
the pair of drawers in the middle. Its an unusual characteristic of these pieces.
I had the right size legs to make it tall enough to sit at and I could reused the
wood that was originally on the bottom to make new back legs, so I choose to save it.
Below, you can see the faded area where I stole the wood from to make the back leg.?
wood that was originally on the bottom to make new back legs, so I choose to save it.
Below, you can see the faded area where I stole the wood from to make the back leg.?
Shes been painted in a creamy white and soft pink. I have a very specific recipe for the pink if you
want to use it. I started with a quarter can of ASCP Old White, a single drop of Emperors Silk, and
3 drops of Coco. ASCP are very strongly pigmented especially the red so be cautious.
MAKE YOUR OWN STENCILS sheet music dresser
Minggu, 08 Mei 2016
I have a trick for you to make custom stencils, any size, shape, and inexpensively.
I dont have time to run to the craft store or wait for an order to come in the mail and because I
work on larger projects I like to be able to make my own stencils to fit the right size of my projects.
HOW TO:
** I print out a simple graphic on regular paper the size I need.
** Then I cover the front and back of the paper with strips of clear packing tape.
(This makes my stencil thicker and water/paint proof.)
**The final step is to cut my stencil out with a shape knife and get to work.
YES IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE!
I recently used these fancy Fleur de lis stencils to finish off a sheet music dresser I did.
Be sure to stop in to see whats new in shabby chic white hardware available at firstfinds.
The Etsy shop is filled with all sorts of vintage hardware.
There is over 1000 pieces of used hardware to choose from
HOW TO MAKE A PEDESTAL TABLE
Kamis, 21 April 2016
I turned this round country table with 4 legs
into a fabulous and romantic pedestal table.
BEFORE AFTER
?You will need a pedestal and a board.
This pedestal was a road side treasure.
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| Make sure the board you use is extra strong such as 3/4" plywoodand is cut to fit the underside of your table. |
NO LEAF
A solid table top that does not have a leaf
you simply attach the board to the underside of the table top with screws.
LEAF
A table top that does have a leaf, will need equalizer slides meant for a pedestal.
You will need to screw the thick wood to the wood slides, thats why I changed out the metal ones.
In most cases you legs unbolt from your table, be sure to take them off the table to cut them short.
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turn the pedestal with the board upside down and screw into place.
Pedestal tables are great for smaller spaces.
This one is headed to a cozy lower suite in an affluent area of Vancouver.
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