Enamel Goodness

 

Hello! Hello!

I would have to say that this summer has been one of the busiest summers in years!

And we have loved every single second of it :)

Today I am popping in to share with you my enamel table makeover project.

We picked this enamel topped table up on our last visit to the Quad Cities, IA/IL.

And of course I started working on it before remembering I had not taken any before pics!

 Oops!

I had originally started sanding the legs to remove the paint.

But got lazy and decided to run the legs through our combination jointer/planer and it worked like a charm!!!

In fact it worked so well that it barley shaved the paint off and you were still able to see these original pencil markings.

I also had to replace the drawer guide with a new and improved one.

And I was having a heck of a time trying to get this drawer straight!

Boy was it warped!

I thought I was going to have to fabricate a new piece but I just loosened up a few of the nails and re-glued it.

Good enough for me!

What a cutie <3!

I also made a few fabric swags for the booth, friends, family & of course ME!

 

 

Happy Thursday :)

Sharing this at these lovely parties:

Thrift Shop Finds Thursday - Guest Bedroom

It has been a bit since I have done a Thrift Shop Finds Thursday Post.

Now don’t get me wrong!

I have been thrifting!

Just have not had the time to take the pictures, edit and post them :/

We have some out of town guests coming for a visit and we needed to put together another guest bedroom in a hurry to accommodate everyone.

So today I thought it would be perfect to share the guest bedroom I put together in under an hour.

And the best part?

Almost everything (excluding the mattress set and bedding) we found thrifting :)

Here goes…….

The metal bed frame was a freebie! 

My Sister snagged it for us!

 I am in love with the chippy metal frame the color and the wooden wheels.

I’m not changing a thing!

The white wicker chair was a thrift shop find a few years back for only $3!

And the oak stand?

Another freebie!

Woo! Hoo!

We also found this beautiful framed picture at the Salvation Army for only $6.75.

Another great find this past weekend was this night stand we picked up at the ReStore for only $20.

The black (solid brass) lamp was a score at the Disabled Veterans Thrift Shop several years back for only $4.

And this Basket?

Goodwill $2.

I hope our guests enjoy it.

Happy Thursday

AND

Happy Thrifting :)

Cut It Out!

We picked this table up while vacationing in Branson this Summer.

We love finding pieces with original hardware!

When we purchased this piece we figured we would flip it and make a little $$$$.

But Steve came up with the idea to remove part of the base and use it in our hearth room.

So we moved the old coffee table (below) into the living room.

More leg room with this guy!

I distressed the portion of the base that was removed and placed it on our mantle in the living room.

We really did not have to do much to it.

Just gave it a light sanding, a fresh coat of paint and cleaned up the hardware with a wire brush and rubbed a little stain on them to darken them up.

One day I would like to apply some type of transfer to the top.

And I’m digging the new seating arrangement in the living room!

Happy Wednesday :)

Among Other Things

While working on other projects this weekend like…..

Stripping this old mantle we picked up for our booth.

Making candles for our booth.

And working on orders for our Cook and Eat signs.

We stopped for a bit to complete this quick hall closet makeover.

If you happen to follow us on Facebook you might remember this picture.

We picked these bridge units up at a local furniture discount shop in Jackson, TN for only $5 ea!!!

Deal of the century!

They are over 6' long and come with lights attached!

They are PERFECT for our closet renovation project!!!

Woot! Woot!

We picked up a couple of extra units since they were such a deal and over the weekend Steve came up with a brilliant idea for one of them!

Since moving in I have always wanted to add shelving to this hall/coat closet so that we would have a place to store extra bedding, pillows & linens.

BEFORE

AFTER

And now I do :)

Not to shabby for only $5 bucks and some extra wood and screws huh?

Now we just need to get back to work on the closet!

Check out our master closet renovation here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/03/somebunny-has-been-busy-easter-mantle.html

and here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/03/master-closet-renovation-update-absence.html

Happy Monday :)

Booth 2110

WE DID IT!!!!

We rented space for A shop outside of our home! 

Here is our little 10x10 booth located at

Yarbro's Antique Mall

350 Carriage House Drive

Booth #2110

Jackson, TN

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yarbros-Antique-Mall/121641221219119?fref=ts

It wasn’t planned.

Our daughter saw a space that was available and called us.

Now we are running around like crazy people trying to get it ready!

We removed the shelves in the corner and are in the process of touching up the walls.

We plan on wrapping the support beam with wood.

We also have a little more work to do on the flooring.

We purchased some jute rugs which are made out of 12x12 squares tied together.

They work great!

We were able to cut off some of the squares and re-tie them to fix the bare spots.

We also placed another large area rug over the top of the jute rug to add a little color and protect the spots where we tied them together.

I also pulled out the sewing machine and made some fabric bunting garlands for the shop.

I hung a few on a couple of the walls for now.

Not sure how I want to display them??

I’m sure I will figure something out.

We made a couple more sets of pallet shelves and used one of the sets to display our chicken chalk boards.

We also made another barn board spoon rack to hang our flatware key chains from.

Fitting, don’t ya think?

:)

Make one yourself!

Tutorial Here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/05/diy-spoon-and-barn-board-project.html

We are also working on this display piece!

I love the color!

 We mixed turquoise with white.

The following pictures show the color better.

We attached pieces of wood to the back of the doors to keep them open at all times.

We also picked up a piece of chalk board and are going to cut it to fit in the middle of the large doors on top (where we did not paint).

We are going to place it on the back wall where the bench is.

I painted these little wall hooks I had on hand red.

I plan on hanging one on each door and using them to display one of my fabric flag buntings.

Wait till you see this beauty full of goodies!

{ Furniture-Ology} 

Yarbro's Antique Mall

350 Carriage House Drive

Booth #2110

Jackson, TN

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yarbros-Antique-Mall/121641221219119?fref=ts

Come see us!

Happy Tuesday :)