Our Fall Mantle 2013

Good Morning!

It’s another beautiful day today here in Tennessee :)

I finished our fall mantle yesterday and love it!

The wreath is and oldie but goodie. 

We have had this thing for YEARS and it was looking pretty sparse so I took a leaf swag I had and twisted and mixed it in to make it extra leafy and added some burlap ribbon.

(And with some help from Mr. Steve of course!)

I hung it over the mirror.

 

If you have been following me on Facebook you know I am currently addicted to these fabric swags lately and can’t make enough of them. 

So of course I had to make one for our Fall mantle.

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And remember this barn board box we made?

Seen here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/02/three-tables.html?

And here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/02/gone-fishing.html

I just removed the hydrangeas and replaced them with some artificial apples.

I also had this small wood black widow plaque that had a wire attached to it for hanging.

I removed the wire and nailed it right onto the box.

How cute is this?

I pulled this guy (rooster) out of my dining room.

And the fresh hydrangeas in the basket are from my backyard!

We just planted them this year and they are doing amazing!

Yippee!!

I picked up a bag of small pumpkins at the market and included a few as well.

Mixed in some more fruit and pumpkins.

Both artificial and real.

And scattered a few more pieces around the room as well.

The only thing I purchased was 3 artificial mini pumpkins @ .97 ea.

And this cute little owl for only $2.97.

 

Everything else we have accumulated over the last 30 years!

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Pretty In Pink

Good Morning

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Happy Monday :)

Today I thought I would share with you this quick and easy night stand makeover.

We purchased the night stand for only $5 along with several other goodies on a recent visit back to the Quad Cities, IA/IL.

I’m assuming these are the original handles because there are no other holes (filled or otherwise) to be seen.

Odd that they are different sizes?!?!

I tried to shine them up and they looked horrible!

In true Meg fashion I forgot to take during pics!

I just get so excited :/

I gave the night stand a quick light sanding to roughen up the finish and painted it with a soft pink that we picked up in the “Oops! I Messed Up Section” @ Lowes for only $5.

And for the handles I decided to go with an oil based mint color :)

Quick, easy and inexpensive!

That’s what this girl likes!

Happy Monday :)

Aqua Wire Cabinet

 

I’m back with another quick flip!

We picked up this wire cabinet at the Goodwill in Davenport, IA.

The first thing I did was remove all of the hardware and the wire/metal that was attached to the door and prepared a “rusting solution” out of peroxide, vinegar and salt.

And applied it with a paint brush.

I allowed the solution to sit for 24 hours which gave the metal an oxidized finished and removed most the gunk and lacquer.  

I brushed the wire/metal with a wire brush but forgot to take a picture of that :(

After some sanding the Mr. applied a few coats of aqua paint.

(Valspar - Aquatic Mist - Oil Based)

I re-attached the wire/metal with the staple gun.

Another Fabulous Flip!

 

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