Table rehab

so picked up this table at a garage sale..

It is a bit rough 

it needs some love

and I have decided to adorn it 

with my beloved Chalk paint 

I confess this is not the fanciest piece

but it certainly is fairly practical...

and I want practice,

you see...

I have more pieces ahead of me..

So I chose

Paris Grey

now I know what you are thinking...

AGAIN?

Isn't it going to look awful?

All that Paris Grey will be TOO Much!

well...

I was THINKING that perhaps with the dark wax

it could look 

Quite different.. 

and it does!

it still will flow with the room

but it is distinct in it's tone... 

I love the way the wax plays off the curves

the nicks and cracks.. 

now..

to scrub hardware!

Pantry - Mini Make over...

Ant's in my Pants

I can't believe how HARD it is to do 

NOT much

while some guy is working hard 

putting flooring in MY house..

ugh...

that and the big VACATION week

was upon me..

What's a girl to do but ponder the 

MANY little projects she's managing...

When it occurred to me...

Machine Man is coming EARLY this week

and

HE and my brother are going to be MOVING 

my refrigerator into the kitchen..

and all that storage in the 

MOCK Kitchen

will be awkward...

which means

TIME TO CLEAN THE PANTRY

here they've emptied it out of a LOT of the 

odds and ends...

A whole other weird cabinet

is here no longer

Thanks to C.S. and a furniture dolly 

We discovered there was no way to remove 

THIS

cabinet from the room...

we tried it every which way...

no go..

so..

I was all ready to paint the cabinet a solid white

and make ready use of it

when Princess lamented how much she liked the ivy...

how pretty it looked

how it would be SUCH a shame to loose it under layers of paint..

(ugh.. REALLY?????)

ok ok, it's her Farm house too..

so ok, we did a light coating of Annie Sloan's Pure White

and deep regular white everywhere else...

(must conserve where possible...)

we painted the trim inside with the Annie Sloan Paris Grey 

Shelves white..

so annoyed now that we didn't remove the shelves first..

but...it's really a "mini" makeover"

it will eventually see a total transformation..

so I guess it's ok.. 

We painted the walls and each shelf..

some got on the metal things..

but I really didn't care..

it's an awkward space

and Princess is doing a great job helping me..

we both had a few oopsies

because of HOW awkward it is in here! 

I LOVE that we have a peg board..

I used a reject color from the store

and frankly I don't like it..

it's a "will get to it later" project..

What I do like

is that it is CLEAN and painted

and ready to hang stuff on

Time to move stuff in! 

I found  this old lace curtain 

from another part of the house.

It was filthy

so we washed it in the Tub

(black!)

and hung it out to dry

doesn't it look beautiful in here?

love the whole "FREE" thing too 

*smiling* 

I had C.S. dismantle the shelving in the 

MOCK Kitchen

and reset up only this portion of it..

again it's a BIT not right for the spot..

but FOR NOW

till we do a major overhaul on this room

it will do..

and do nicely..

we need to LIVE here

and be able to relax more when we are here..

this is going so well

it is fast becoming a 

"some day" room 

Toaster oven

and Microwave FIT

and are plugged in!

Woo hoo! 

Can't even imagine

canned goods

packaged goods

NEAR the stove

refrigerator

and sink?

all so very NEAR one another?

Pinch me!

Living Room meet Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

so the Flooring Guy is coming..

and I simply MUST get the trim done

we have decided to go with the Paris Grey 

from Annie Sloan.. 

we will most likely do this color through out the house..

it is so soothing to us

and it seems to really SHOW the wood work off..

it isn't super light

but compared with how dark it was..

it's VERY brightening

and really PULLS light into dark rooms from outside... 

I am SO going to have to buy some more for the rest of the house

I do think we have enough to finish the Living Room

and the LL Guest Room 

What a contrast..

and look at that floor!  

so excited!

are you still wondering what Color we decided to go with? 

See how cheery that is? 

~phew

it's looking nice

i may leave the actual WINDOW portion it's same color

because I feel..

indecisive

I will leave it knowing I can always come back and add.. 

looking GREAT 

i wish that the lighting was better for the bay.. but..

it really lightens everything in here 

so lovely..

it's really coming along..

This room is READY for the flooring guy to come.. 

see he's already delivered the wood...

it's in the other room

in all those boxes!

so exciting!