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Makeover Monday

January 9, 2012 by A Pinterest Addict 12 Comments

I have been enjoying spending time with my kids while they were on Christmas break, so I haven't been up to my normal amount of projects. I did however start working on this cabinet tonight. Hmmm... Not the best pic. How about this one? I picked it up a few weeks ago at my favorite thrift store, Faith Farm, for $25. My husband doesn't think it's my style and wanted to know why I bought such a simple cabinet. I kind of like how simple it is. The paint job on it was old, and crackled and pitted, … [Read more...]

Painted upholstery

December 19, 2011 by A Pinterest Addict 12 Comments

I wanted to just write up a quick "how-I-did-it" for the painted chairs I posted about here. I first heard of painting furniture from this Pinterest pin... What?! Painted upholstery?? Kristy Swain at Hyphen Interiors painted a thrifted chair for her bedroom. It looked fabulous. Okay, fast forward a few weeks and I see the Mr. Goodwill Hunting has now painted two chairs that he picked up for dirt-cheap! Since I had just purchased two chairs for $10 a piece just a day or two before his post … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Before & After, Furniture, Monday Makeover Tagged With: goodwill hunting, painting furniture

It’s not really a makeover

December 19, 2011 by A Pinterest Addict 1 Comment

I was so excited this weekend to find this little gem at Faith Farm... Yep, it's really a Stiffel! Some Stiffel lamps go for hundreds of dollars on eBay. As of today, someone has a pair of these listed on eBay for $250. Guess how much I paid for it? Yep!! 2 BUCKS!!! Insane! Obviously, they didn't check their labels... It's not like it was hiding or anything! So, I asked for suggestions on how to clean all the nasty away... Ewwww... So I tried their suggestions, like Wrights Brass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: house, Monday Makeover Tagged With: brass polish, Faith Farm

Desk Do-Over

December 12, 2011 by A Pinterest Addict 3 Comments

This week has been busy around here. I painted some chairs... Took a few pictures... And got the garage cleaned out and organized. Sorry, no picture of that, it's just too humiliating to share. But my favorite project this week is this desk. I bought this at Faith Farm a few weeks ago, and it has been patiently waiting its turn to be prettified. Other than the discolored gold leaf finish on the top, this Thomasville desk was in great condition. Oh, and the hardware was not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furniture, Monday Makeover

Oh crud, I missed it again

November 29, 2011 by A Pinterest Addict 5 Comments

Yesterday was Makeover Monday and I missed it. Blame it on the all-day-long headache, or that it was Monday after a lovely four day weekend, or that I got my new camera and that was all I could focus on (get it, "focus" on? I kill myself!) ... whatever. I missed it. But, now, I'm going to post about my week's makeovers anyway and you can't stop me!! I have this painting, the only real painting I own and it recently needed some help. I bought it from someone that bought it from an auction, and … [Read more...]

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Monday Morning Musings

November 7, 2011 by A Pinterest Addict 4 Comments

I woke up this morning at 4:51 thinking that my dream was odd (no, I can't remember clearly what it was about now, but I think it involved an old friend marrying a clown), but more importantly, that I needed to have a plan. It seems that all good blogs have a theme, or a sense of structure. Since my Pinterest Interests are all over the place, I was having a hard time building a structure for the blog that would be easy for you, my readers, to follow. As it was, one day, I'd blog about lamps, … [Read more...]