Grey dresser reveal!

I am soooo excited to share my before/after with you of this dresser. I am in love with this thing. Seriously. I just stand there and stare at it sometimes. :)

You can see in the "before" that this piece is quite chipped. Someone before me had painted cream on top of white without using primer, so the top cream coat was just chipping off.

If you look closely, you can see that the front part of the top was actually ripped off and then nailed back on. I like the nails because I think it adds something, but I had to use some wood filler in the crack and the corner on the right side. 

The finished (light gray) distressed piece with new knobs!

I just love the way the distressing turned out on this...some of the wood and primer are visible here.

You don't see that right corner here, but the top is clearly MUCH smoother. If look closely, you can still see a couple of the nails coming through (love that!). 

Love this candle from West Elm.

Hydrangeas freshly cut from my garden, and a succulent we lovingly call "Judith" in a teacup shaped cement pot.

 One more view of the top sans the huge crack.

A sneak peek and pretty flowers

My mom cut these for me from her garden, and I couldn't resist sharing...

And a little teaser for you on dresser #2...stay tuned for the full reveal early next week!

Dresser #1 Before&After

I know you've all just been DYING to see this reveal. Hah. One can dream, right? :)

Without further ado...


Sorry, I was lame and forgot to take a "before" picture of it all put together. And I was too lazy to put all the drawers back in. It's a little hard to tell, but it was a cream/ivory color before. I painted it Antique White (Glidden brand from Home Depot). I got the knobs from Anthro...where else would I get them?? ;) Isn't she purdy? I'm in love.

Coming soon!

The dressers are done and the curtains are up! I just need to get the pictures loaded up on my Mac...

lamp revamp

I'm a total failure and completely forgot to take a "before" picture...and I forgot to take any "mid project" pictures as well. So you'll just have to believe me when I say it didn't look this way before...it was yucky bronze and rather unattractive until I added a new coat of paint and a new lamp shade!

Here's the finished project!

Thrift store lamp - $3.25
Paint - $6
Lamp shade - $14
Total cost - $23.25

Not bad for such an attractive lamp, don't you think?

Weekend Projects

You may remember my poster here about my great lamp finds...

Well I've finally got them up and running! I decided to keep one lamp as-is but had to replace the top portion where you screw the light bulb in and get some lamp shades. 

I got the replacement base socket at Lowes for a couple bucks, had the hubby rewire it, added a linen shade I found on clearance from Restoration Hardware, and voila! Isn't it pretty?

And here is the Value Village find for $2... before it was this icky brass color.

A little scratching of the glossy surface with some 000 grade steel wool, a good coat of primer and paint...

And... TADA!!

Aren't they pretty? Now I need to find a few more lamps for around the house! Before/after on the garage sale dresser to come!

The completed quilt

And here are pictures of the completed quilt as promised!