Some cute idea's I had to take time to share.

These are cute little guys.

Love this idea, a shoe organizer to keep your kitchen or Laundry room funtional!! Except less toxic cleaners please!!

Two doors made into an arbor. This is a great idea, I had to share.

Plank Walkway!!

I love this great cost saving idea, a plank walkway!! I found at the Funky Junk Interior's Blog Site. I love that Blog!! Below they made a great little plank walk way out of an old pallet. So cute!!

Do you want to see what we are working on this week. Take a look at these little darlings!!

From Grandma to Georgeous!!

Before.... A set of French High Back chairs I bought on Craigslist back in January!

                                                            Below is what they looked like after we took all the Fabric off.

Below is new paint and some dreaming Tommy Bahama Fabric I bought at JoAnn's on clearence for $3 a yard back in March!! I knew we needed a big pattern for these stately chairs!!

Don't look at the table between the chairs I just bought it for $19 at a thrift store and I have not had time to paint it yet!! The chairs are almost complete, I am debating nailhead trim or Gimp???? Thinking these are so large that the nail head my be a little over the top.

I will post my final product when it is complete, but not bad for a Sunday afternoon project!!

I have always loved Honeycomb tile!! Check out this great room!! I am inspired.

More French Shutter decor Love!!!

The week of french shutters!! Love!!!!!!

This week is all about french shutters!! Check out the great wall decor on this one.

Sneak peek at what is going into the booth later this week!!

I am almost finished with the backlog of Chads furniture that had been in our garage from last winter, Now I am getting to start on pieces that I have picked out! My style is more French/ Bohemian / Primitive. I will say that Hot Pink is not my favorite color, but it sells and if everyone else loves it & I just love to give folks healthy furniture in a color They love !! Wish I could take all these goodies to the booth today, but as always my family comes 1st and today I am taking my kids to Holiday World!! Happy Sunday!!

Style & Grace all in one room!!

WOW!! I want this table now!! A great how to guide!!

go to Mansion Decor's blog page for more
http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/2011/05/boho-french-coffee-table.html

Am I the only one who loves the wall decor above this fire place mantel?? Stunning!

I love the wall decor above this fireplace mantle. The matching black mirrors flanking each side really tie it together. Hummmm..... this has me thinking.

Projects in the middle of a much needed makeover!!

Well I can't sleep so I think I will blog a while tonight. I have been mixing paints and playing with different mixtures this week. I have found a love for lime wash, milk paint & chalk paints. I have always adored, French furniture but never could aford it. Now that I have discovered all these great old world  paint options I am able to create different styles that reflect the French style I so dearly love :D The last two nights I have been working on the below projects they are not yet complete and I can't wait till this layer of paint drys so I can finish them up.
All projects look very rough till the last two stages then they come to life with the sanding & waxing.
So here we are tonight.

Before an old dresser in great shape but in need of a little makeover.

I have painted a chalk paint white coat, with a slight pink lime wash on the drawers, I them hand painted the pattern, I let it dry 2 hours under a fan then slightly sanded it and waxed it in a clear wax. I will age the rest of the dresser by sanding and appling a Dark wax tomorrow. Lastly, I have to decide if these knobs will go back on it or, do I go buy new ones. I like to keep the cost down , so I may try to sell it with these handles and see if anyone loves it like me !! I like unusual conversation pieces and that is what I think I have created here!!

Before, A few months ago , I found this bed for $30 at a thrift store in Henderson KY. It did have a thick smoke smell and I cleaned it down twice with murphys oil soap. I have just now pulled it out for a make over.

Last night I applied 1 think layer of chalk paint, then tonight I added a thin layer of  lime wash. I am letting it dry over night, I plan on doing a light sanding job with a 150 gtit sand paper, rough the edges and apply a brown wax. Then place this one in my Guestroom, ready and waiting for our next round of company to come visit!!

I so love this little primative table. I have before pictures but it was  really  a rough table and I just want others to see this sweet table for what it is today. After it finds a new owner I will show you how far this little gem has came.

This table has a great french teal paint job. I then did a french gray lime wash over the top , leaving the brush strokes slighting showing. I sanded the table with a 150 grit sand paper and then did a clear wax. This would be perfect in any room  and I was really thinking about making it an end table in my living room  but it won't fit in the spot I have. So cute, and could even be a childs table. I very much enjoyed working with these colors, so fun!!

Check out the before & After this French Buffet I just restored!!

Before!

After!!

After.... happy in my dinningroom. I love it.

Vintage Chic: Portfolio pg. 1

Vintage Chic: Portfolio pg. 1: "This is a cute little hot pink and Zebra chair we just restored to new life. Going in my booth this week for $29.00. Set of 4 vintage blac..."

I love this photo, I have some of these vintage baskets in my booth right now at the Merchant Outlet Mall. Booth 825 on the second floor. I had been saving them hopeing to find a spot in my new family room but they just didn't shine in my gray walls. I love them on these creamy white walls. So darling.

Vintage Bed transformed to a unique Bench for my porch. So cute!!

Before

After, A nice bench for our screened in porch.

Fabulous!!

Fabulous!!

Color of the week!! Raspberry!!

I am in love with Raspberry right now. Actually Gray and Raspberry is my favorite color combo for the moment. Check ou this great room below.
Enjoy,
Kel

Great Zebra side /end table on sale this week only for $65.00

Great Zebra side/ end table with 2 drawers. On sale this week only located at the Merchant Outlet Mall booth 825 on the second floor.

Check out this beautiful Desk/Vanity on sale this week only for $89.00!!

Check out this great item of the week on sale this week only at the Merchant Outlet Mall booth 825 on the second floor. On sale for $89.00!!

Items of the week on sale this week only!! Vintage Chair $60.00...

3 items on sale this week only!!Awesome vintage chair on sale this week only $60.00 in our booth at the Merchant Outlet Mall, booth 825 on the second floor.

Beautiful White!! Whats not to love!!

This room is anything but boring even though it is full of white. The mix of textures & shades of white bring this room to Chic status!! Enjoy, Kel

Dreamy Fabric overload!!

Just Finished anouther great project!!

Here are a few cool inspirational pieces!!

This is a cool chair for a unique piece. We just ordered some chevron fabric like this for a bamboo chair that is going in our living room. Hope it turns out as cool as this one!
This is a great restored Desk/ Vanity. You don't find these little gems to work on often but boy are the results great!

This would be a fun project but very time consuming!!

Wingback Chair

I have been working on this chair for a few weeks. The chair itself was not too bad, but the cushion.......that's another story. This was my first attempt to fabricate a new cushion, foam and all. I thought i had it all figured out. I just traced the old fabric as a pattern for my new fabric, measured the side-piece, and sewed it all together. It took me approximately 5 hrs to do that, my minimal sewing experience from back in Jr. High was just barely enough to manage, but it worked. I was so happy and proud of my new cushion! I went upstairs to put it in the chair, so I could admire my handywork. Much to my dismay, it was too small. It looked very bad sitting in a beautiful chair. I was pretty upset, all that work, time, and frustration (trying to remember/relearn how to sew). Not to mention, the zipper looked terrible. So, I had to throw that one to the wind, and start all over again. I went to the store and bought more fabric at $17.99/yd, yeah I know, expensive mistake. This time, I cut the cushion to fit the chair first, leaving appr. 1/2" all the way around for dakron. Then I traced my pattern off of it. I also learned a few tricks on sewing the zipper. I also sewed the top and side pieces, then placed it over the cushion to make sure it fit before sewing the bottom on. This one only took me about 3 1/2 hrs, much improvement from the first time. This one turned out great! Its sitting in our bedroom now as a reading chair.