The dining room/living room is Sherwin-Williams Garret Gray. It is similar to what I had before, just a hint more toward the greige.
Archives for February 2013
Paint Update
Vintage Easter Art
I am in love with vintage Easter art!! I printed a few and put them around my house….it feels like spring!
Sprinkles, Sprinkles & More Sprinkles
Don’t laugh at me, but the state of my “Sprinkle” organization has been bothering me for quite some time. I don’t have a fancy remodeled kitchen like in my dreams. I have builder-grade cabinets from 1989 which I have painted twice. Do any of you have this small little cabinet above the hood in your kitchen with the vent occupying most of the space? This is what mine looked like:
The only problem was all the labels on the new containers were all different and I wasn’t going to spend a week removing them. Enter in scrapbook paper and sticky strip.
I cut a 2″ x 6″ strip out of paper that matched the sprinkles in the bottle. I didn’t want all the bottles to look the same with fancy Martha Stewart labels. I like that look, but when it comes to sprinkles I need to grab and go! Color coded bottles were just the answer! Green sprinkles get green paper, etc.
I planned on returning my sprinkles to my double-decker Lazy Susan. Only it needed a bit of sprucing up. Enter in Washi Tape. In a matter of seconds I transformed a very boring item into something bright and cheerful!
Next, all the cupcake papers needed homes and one jar was not enough. I could have bought all matching jars, but I didn’t want to make a trip to the store so I used what I had. It works.
I grouped the sprinkles by color, then by holiday. That should work for now. It won’t make the cover of a magazine or anything, but it makes me feel happy when I peek in there…..and it makes me want to bake something yummy!!
Painted Tea Cabinet
I have been wanting to paint this cabinet for quite some time. I can’t believe I finally did it!
This is how it looked before. It was stained one color. Enter in Sherwin-Williams “Splashy”. Only my new favorite color!
I added wallpaper to the back of the cabinet. I cut the wallpaper to fit the dimensions on my rotary cutter. I followed the manufacturers instructions on adhering the wallpaper. It was quick and easy.
Lace Banner
I have this old fashion radio in my entry way. I have this curvy part to my stairs and it is the perfect item to fit there. I wanted to break up the brown a bit so I sewed this lace banner. It was super easy.
I simply cut triangles out of lace and sewed them together using ecru crochet lace. Super cute!
I may not always keep this here – but it’s fun for a while!
More painting with Marbles the Bengal Cat
Painting with a Bangle Cat
This looks like fun! Oh – and Marbles loves to climb ladders! I have scratch marks all down my neck from where he used me as an extension of the ladder to get in the tall window. More painting today!! I had to get hubby to help with the big giant ladder!
Strippy Table Runner
I bought this fabric last year in hopes of making a table runner for the dining room. It finally happened and I love it so much. The fabrics make me happy when I look at them!!! There is no real rhyme or reason to the pattern. I figured out how I wanted it and cut various widths of fabric then sewed them together. I sewed crocheted lace on the strips of solid grey. I like the feel it gives it. For the quilting, I did straight line quilting every 3/4 inch. I love it!!!
A little Antiquing!
Outside they have all these pretty flowers potted in old bakery bread tins. This shop has thousands of bread tins. They are using them for everything!!
They also have mini loaf tins and muffin tins. They are so much fun. I purchase one of the bread tins and I am hoping to use it as a shelf. They are $15 each – not bad.