Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue,

Come Blow Your Horn.

 

Don't mind if we do! 

Blow our own horn that is!

 

We are so excited to share with

you this dresser re-finish!

 

 

 

 

 

We found this guy somewhere in Mississippi on one of our

weekend drives. 

 

It was in pretty bad shape

and falling apart.

 

 

 

 

A little bit of history we

found on the back.

 

 

 

This is one of the sides.

 

 

 

Here are the drawers.

 

And these are the trim boards/pieces.

 

 We had to make new drawer

guides for the drawers. 

 

 

 

 

We used some old barn wood

we had on hand.

 

 

 

Most of the drawers

needed repaired.

 

And we had to put these pegs

into place to keep the

drawers from falling

 on your toes.

 

  

When hunting for the knobs

I found these red gingham

ones and thought they

 would be PERFECT!

 

Unfortunately there were

only nine of these...

and one of these...

 

 

But I thought what the heck! 

 

 The mismatched knobs give

it character I say.

 

 

 

We had to place these boards

on the sides for extra support

 and to cover some wear and tear.

 

 

Turned out to be a WIN! WIN! 

 

I really like how they turned out!

 

 

   

Love, love, love the rough,

chippy, shabby, country look!

 

 

 The key holes were filled

in with wood putty.

So we dug the putty out. 

 

Much better!

 

 HAPPY FRIDAY

Nashville Bound

On Monday we took a drive to 

Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee.

 

Franklin is a quaint little town. 

 

 December 8-9, 2012 

 

 is their 27th annual

 

"Dickens of a Christmas" 

 

 http://www.historicfranklin.com/events/dickens-of-a-christmas

 

We found this super cute table.

 

 After a little work it will look fabulous!

 

 

 Of course a trip to Nashville is not

complete without a visit to Trader Joe's.

 

 

 

I also have been on the hunt for some

small evergreen wreaths. 

 

I was excited when I spotted these

 little guys!

 

I picked up three of them.

 

       

Along with some evergreen swags.

  

  Now I just have to find a place for it all.

 

 Happy Tuesday

Lights Camera Action!

On a recent visit back to the Quad Cities

we found this beauty at the Restore!

If your not familiar with your local Restore go check them out! 

 

We have found some great things there!

 

It is all donated and gently used (sometimes new), building materials, cabinets, sinks, hardware, flooring, windows, lighting, furniture, tools, paint, paint brushes, carpet remnants, wood flooring

and so much more!

 

You can donate! 

 

You can Shop!

 

 

It's for a great cause! 

 

 

CHECK IT OUT HERE

http://www.jacksonhabitat.com/restore/index.php

 

Here is a picture of our hearth room prior

to us purchasing the home.

 

 

 Close up of the light once

it was removed.

 

 

 (donated to our local ReStore)

Since we did not have anything to put in place of it we decided to hang a candle/light fixture that we had hanging on our front porch at our previous home. 

 

 (before)

  I preferred it over the "wheat" light.

 

This is before we painted. 

 

 I love the new lighter color!

 

(after)

 

 

So we changed it out

and lived with it for a year

(it has no lights so it was a dark corner)

 

 

So when we happened upon this little beauty we could not wait to get home

and get to hanging!

 

 

 

 

 

  We originally thought that we would hang it in the formal dining room.  But after we got it home we decided it was perfect for the hearth room! I loved the blue covers! 

 

 They look black in these pictures. 

 

They looked black at the ReStore as well. 

 

But once the nice volunteer at the

ReStore got it down for us we noticed

the covers were blue. 

 

It depends on the light. 

 

Either way, it looks fabulous!

 

 

 

 I found this material at Walmart on clearance for $3.00 a yard so I snagged up three yards and brought it home and made a cord cover.

 

 

On the same visit to the ReStore in the

Quad Cities we also snagged this guy!

 

 

 

We were originally going to paint it black and put it in the hearth room where the above "blue" light ended up.  We loved the look of the brass and thought it would look great in the formal dining room. 

 

We do not have a before shot of the Dining Room with the old light. 

 

But here it is after we took it down.

 

(donated this to the ReStore as well)

 

Same design as the one in the hearth room.

 

"Wheat Light" 

 

 

 

Using the same material, I made a cord cover for this one as well. 

 

 

My son suggested that I make 

curtains out of the material!

 

 GREAT IDEA!!! 

 

So back to Walmart in the morning.

 

  I picked up the last 3 1/2 yards and proceeded to make curtains. 

 

I had a vision of what I wanted them to look like but was not sure if I would be able to find the right rods.

 

 

I found these at Lowes 

 

PERFECT!!

 

 

 

 

 

I like how the rod does not go

completely across the window.

 

 

  Each rod is about 20" and swings open.

 

 

 

 

 

We swapped out the light in our previous dining room as well.

 

Old Light

 

(this one also made it to our local Restore)

 

 

New light

 

A ReStore beauty!

 

It was originally gold and we painted it black.

I made the cord cover out of an

old pair of men's pants.

 

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Remember this Picture from above?

 

We found it at the Restore at well!

 

 

Along with this chair!

 

 I love the zipper down the back!

 
 

AND

 

this coffee table!

 

Again, the ReStore!

 

 It matched my hearth room dining table (below) which we snagged up on Craig's List prior to moving to Tennessee. We called and offered them a little extra if they would hold it until we moved and they accepted. 

 SERIOUSLY! 

 

THEY! LOOK! EXACTLY! THE! SAME!

 

 

GO CHECK OUT YOUR LOCAL RESTORE!

 

 

  

(our previous home)

 

Above on the porch to the left is the same candle/light

fixture that we temporarily put in our current hearth room .

 

Look At That Snow!

 

 

 

HAPPY TUESDAY