Sweet daughter painted these for our growing art collection. Who would guess that these were discarded satellite dishes? I wanted to take a pic before they were varnished because it's hard to get a good pic with a reflective surface. Above the armoire is another T2T project. The curly wood is from a bentwood rocker. Wrapped around that are copper piping, rocks hanging from brown twine and glass fishing balls. The wire sculpture is made from a single roll of hardware cloth and cut into 6 small panels to form each individual cube. Then all wired together.
I've been thinking a lot about doors lately. (I'm strange in that way) and want to paint them something other than white. Here is the kitchen pantry door that used to be white and I painted it to a caramel color, applied antiquing glaze and added wood appliqués. The treatment really gives it character and charm, no?
Have some fun with an old chandy by repainting and gluing tea cups to the candle holders. Some vintage, embroidered napkins are tucked into the cups and crystals, tied with satin ribbons, are dangled from the arms. Black and white toile material covers the chain.
The small details in a room are always the finishing touch that makes the design cohesive. The details are a good place to add your personality and whimsy. Here, brass bin label holders are placed upside-down and used as picture hangers. This is repeated with the 3 vertically stacked prints on this wall and on a larger print on the neighboring wall.
An ornament this pretty should be displayed all year-long. Getting six at Michaels during their after Christmas sale for only $1 each was my special gift to myself. (They were originally $10 a piece!) What a bargain - and I didn't want to put these away for the rest of the year! I love the combination of the veined, green glass and white satin ribbon. These are perfect for the guest bedroom.
The entry closet is a joke. It would fit maybe 4 coats, top. The house designer must have smirked when he drew this into the plans. Since it was really no good for stuffing winter outfits in it, I'm using it as an additional pantry for my bowls and lids. These are the kind that we use everyday, but they were falling everywhere off the shelves in the food pantry.
This is also a good place for those dang, big bar-b-q utensils that seem to always be either in the way or to disappear when you 're needing them.
I am thrilled to pieces! Hubby put in some wooden shelves today in my vintage armoire and now I can use it to store my kitchen appliances. I have a teeny tiny kitchen with almost no storage cabinets. This happens to be in my foyer, next to the kitchen and it will work fine. I'll be covering the shelves with paper and getting my stuff organized and I feel great about this! I love to be organized and maybe other wives would like roses.....but give me a handy hubby any day!
I painted this to put on the garage wall next to my kitchen door. The old window came from a stash in mom's barn. I prefer the 13 star design, though there are many ways to display the stars, and not any "correct" way.
I painted these in a way that could be hung all 4 across or in an arrangement like the above. Sometimes, it's fun just to let the imagination take over and go with the flow - wherever that takes you. To have fun with a photo, like I just did above, go to: http://www.dumpr.net/
Couldn't resist this photo op - and the neat thing is that it wasn't posed. The cats rolled the ball to my shoes. I hadn't noticed how many things in the universe have holes. I'll save that concept for another post - just a little teaser - I know you can't wait! Ha!
Tonight I was looking at that blank space behind this chair. Hmmm. Got that painted ladder out of the garage, (a curbside treasure, which I cut in half) grabbed some vintage books with interesting fronts - instant cozy library. And do you see that I've got a cushion made to match the ottoman now? Fabrics can help transform a room to get you the look you want - affordably. And I love a great look on a tiny budget!
That's W. Shakespeare's signature on the book below. Great writer, but not so great penmanship?
Look alikes are always fun so for a little amusement, look HERE for some real celebrity look alikes! But first, here are some of my own:
Bruce is probably giving an acceptance speech for yet another award, while my sweet hubby, in his fashionable t-shirt tuxedo, is dipping out sundaes for our guests. Twins, you say?
Left is my college buddy, Ken, and on the right is Ryan Reynolds, an actor from Canada who's star is rising. Don't ya think there is a strong resemblance? I totally do, but Ken doesn't see it. What do you think?
Made scones for the first time tonight - tasted just like blueberry muffins. Soooo yummy. It surprised me that the scones swelled up so big. I used bread flour - did that have anything to do with it? (Or were they just happy to see me???) LOL!
For a different look, try using a drapery tie-back for a unique door stop. This screwed in and was a cheapy-looking gold color that I painted white for my steamboat themed hall bath.
This ratty old ottoman needs to go, but hubby loves the thing and all I can do is reupholster it every so often. The top foam leans over about 6 inches - it's that old. I won't even show you the original material underneath....way too scary.
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