Buffet and Painted Wall

I purchased some black paint and painted the dresser a few years ago, then recently I used some leftover dark blue paint from my kitchen and painted a wall in the dinning room. I used my 40% off coupon at Michaels and bought a stencil and used a light blue paint left over from a project for the stenciling. So the hand-me-down dresser cost only a can of paint and the dinning room wall cost only the price of the stencil.

Buffet Before...

Buffet after:

Wall After...

I'm linking this project over at the Shabby Nest for Frugal Friday! This is the first time I have ever tried this, so hopefully I can get her button to show right ;0)

Folding Screen

I have been looking for a screen to hide the exercise bike in the family room and found this one on Crags List.

I thought it would look good in white and sanded-I mean really, what doesn't. I wanted more than a distressed look, more of that reclaimed vibe.

First, I tried some leftover paint and well.... hey, there are ALOT of spindles here. So then I decided to just use ivory spray paint. After QUITE a few cans I realized this was not the cheapest way to go, but once the sanding step began I was glad I used the spray paint, because it gave a nice chippy paint finish that I was looking for. Toward the end I didn't worry so much about full coverage with the paint (not wanting to purchase another can of paint). Then when the sanding began I just sanded over the spots where the paint went on thin. Those spots ended up being my favorite as they looked very "reclaimed". Total cost for this project including paint was $50.

I have not fully decided on the placement of the screen, and I have a hanging lamp project that I am working on behind it-so please forgive the 70's vibe going on in these pictures.

I am linking up to these sites...

Dinning Table and Chairs

Table and Chairs Before...A Little Sanding and alot of stain and polyurethane later and

Table and Chairs after...

Table and Chairs now... I sold the other chairs on Craigs and used the cash to purchase some slipcovered chairs for easy kiddo clean up (now I just need to paint the walls, trim and figure out some curtains)...

White Chairs

Chairs before...

Chairs in transition...Chairs after...Two in this fabric...

Two in this fabric.


I loved these chairs! When they sold it was bitter sweet...