The little red table

Found this cute little white table that needed a bit of a make over...

I rarely use red paint, so I decided to use it for this piece....

Eclectic coffee table

So, if any of you are like me, you find a piece you love and you use it in your home. Then if something better comes along, you replace it. Well, I am now onto my third coffee table since I think March??

Here is the first one: (you can see that post HERE)

Then onto the second one: (You can see that post HERE)

Then there is this one that I got the other day for only $12..

The problem with it is that it is not a vintage piece and I wasn't sure how well it would look painted. The top was shiny and it weighs more than an elephant even with the drawers out of it. But, I figured it would be the most practical for the kids due to the size and storage space with three drawers.

Lo and behold, I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome and it has replaced the other two....

A party and Fifi...

Many of you know my great friend Debra from Capers of the Vintage Vixens. Every year her and her husband Don host a huge Oktoberfest party. I went with the kids this year.

She had two guests you all may know from blogland. Fifi O'Neill and Mark Lohman. I had met them over the summer at Debra's while they were shooting photos of her home for their upcoming magazine or book. That post can be seen HERE

So, it was exciting to meet up with them again...

Here is a picture I LOVE of my daughter Sami with Debra's grandaughter Maci. Debra and her daughter Nicole made the awesome head pieces for all of the girls.

There was fun to be had by all. Thanks for stopping by...

Shabby chic dresser

A friend of mine asked me to paint a piece for her that had GREAT bones. As gorgeous as the before was, we both agreed it was a bit dated and needed some OOMPH!

I felt it needed white paint to give it the shabby appeal it was screaming for....

The pain in the A*S shabby chic vanity

I was so excited when I found this vanity at Goodwill.

The problem was that it had some thick cardboard sticky contact paper on it. I should have just primed over it with Bin, but I decided to try to peel it off. What a mistake that was. There was so much glue and it was thick, and it just wasn't going to come off.

So I gave up and set the piece aside for about 2 months. I think I was secretly hoping that 2 months later the top would miraculously be good as new and ready to go...Didn't happen though.

Then I had a brainstorm. I was going to be throwing away an old headboard.  I decided to use it to make a top for the vanity. It was thankfully a pretty simple fix.

I painted it white and distressed it. I am so pleased with the way it came out and relieved to be able to check this project off the list!

Shabby chic architectural piece

Unfortunately I don't have a before photo, but a few months back I found a piece which I am assuming could have come from an old home. I gave it some paint and some distressing and it has turned out to be an awesome one of a kind piece of home decor. I can see it as a headboard, hanging over a piece of furniture, or even over a doorway.

The miracle makeover

Do you ever come across that piece that is just so darn ugly but you can still see some possible potential? I had been eyeying a piece at Goodwill for about a week. It was $25. Not to bad of a price, but it still wasn't grabbing me. It finally went half off to $12.50 and I thought what the heck....I'll take a shot with it.

Notice the REALLY ugly knobs and pulls. Ewww, gross, yuck!

Then there is the miracle of paint. I chose a pale blue....