Coffe Table Revisited

Remember this coffee table I redid a while back?  It seemed like it was missing something.  Since I just made glaze for the armoire I figure I would slap some of the extra on the coffee table. 

 

 I just took the glaze and wiped it on with a foam brush and then gently wiped it off with a damp paper towel.  Sometimes you might have to add a little more glaze to the deep areas where you want it to show up.

I was able to complete this little update during  one nap time.  I left it out in the garage until the next day to make sure it was all the way dry.

  

 

Next up for this room will be some homemade curtains and thick wall stripes!!!  Stay tuned for that!

Coffee Table

I found this coffee table on my lunch break one day at good ol' Goodwill.  It was only $10! 

One edge was busted up pretty good but nothing I couldn't fix.

 

The first thing I did was heavily apply wood filler to that spot to make it flush with the rest of the side.  Then I used spray primer on the entire piece and then it sat in my garage for a few months.  Whoops.  What can I say? I was very pregnant then.

Fast forward those few months....I spray painted the entire piece with American Accents Heirloom White. 

I didn't like the coverage I was getting on the top of the piece though so I rolled 2 coats of white paint on and then once that dried went back again with 2 more coats of the spray paint. Kind of goofy I know but nothing was covering the way I wanted it to.

I actually finished this piece back in January but I never got around to taking a picture of it until today!  Lazy or busy...you decide ;)

This is the corner that was all banged up...not banged up anymore.

I might do a dark brown glaze on the sides but for now this is how it's staying.

Goodwill Candle Holders

On one of my most recent Goodwill trips I found a set of these wall mount candle holders.  The frame is wood and was pretty beat up.  The picture helps hide all the flaws. 

When I bought them I wasn't sure if they would end up in my house or The Depot.  I used Frog Tape and taped off around the inside edges so I wouldn't get paint on the silver iron parts.  I lightly sprayed on some primer and then used a satin black spray paint on top.  I had to be very careful not to get the overspray on the silver parts though.  It took about 10 minutes for the whole thing, with taping being the worst part.

Oh, looky there.  They found themselves a home in my home! 

We found the round candles at Garden Ridge for $2 a piece!

I Love Lamp

I found these awful lamps at Goodwill and man they are heavy and ugly.  I wanted to get a matching pair of lamps for our bedroom and I thought these would do the trick.  

 

I used some Rub N Buff in Silver Leaf on them and now they are nestled on our nightstands in our mater bedroom.  They still need shades, but I'm workin' on that.

Just wanted to show you some pics of what's been going on around here.

Powder Room Makeover

I think it's quite comical that the first rooms to get completed in our new house is the bathrooms.  I guess I do my best thinking there. 

For the powder room the hubs and I decided to go with a deep red.  We decided on Benjamin Moore's "currant red".

I did not use a primer, just did 2 coats of this paint.  I also used Frog Tape for the first time and LOVED it!  I was so sick and tired of the crappy blue painters tape.  There is nothing I hate more than having to go back and do touch ups because the tape failed to do it's job. 

Here is a shot of it before:

Have you ever tried to take a picture of a tiny powder room? Can we say difficult?

Here are some pictures of the bathroom completed (for now).  We are thinking of getting a small black shelf to go over the throne but this will do for now.

You can't really tell from this picture but the dark red paint really makes the ceilings look super tall and the crown molding just pop!

Learn a bit more about this mirror re-do.  The towel ring was actually a garage sale find for $2!

 
The Christmas decorations will be replaced with something else in January of course.  The tissue box cover was actually an unfinished wood one from Hobby Lobby that I primed and spray painted black.  On my wish list is a mirrored tissue box cover but they are EXPENSIVE and I haven't quite figured out how to make my own yet.  This will do for now.

Here's a view from the inside of the bathroom just to show you the painted doors
And nice and red just in time for Christmas!

Here's the to do list:

- paint bathroom red

- paint accent accesories black

- buy new soap dispenser

- buy new hand towels
-maybe- shelf for over potty

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

I found this mirror at Goodwill and hoped and prayed it would fit in one of the bathrooms. 

It did!!! it did!!!!

It fit in our downstairs powder room.  If you know me, you know I'm not much of a fan of gold in everyday decoarting.  I decided to spray paint it black with some accents of silver.  I taped off the mirror and sprayed away.  The tape was covering up some of the gold part and I had to redo it.  Awesome.  Turns out I didn't like the "silver accents" so I ended up re-painting the entire thing black anyways. 

Stay tuned for the full bathroom reveal!