GUEST BEDROOM MAKE~OVER RESULTS!!

So here it is ....finally!! Again this post is long with lots of pics! Click on pics to enlarge and read captions! You don't wanna miss a thing right?Blah~ boring bedroom with freebie furniture...

I had been trying to figure out how I could make the furniture work so I wouldn't have to run out and buy anything right now. Paint was the obvious choice...you'll see in a sec...
The mattress propped up against the wall is now INSIDE the closet! Can't believe it fit either!

Just a bunch of mix and match stuff with no personality. I had been wanting to get this done for ages and we had company coming from Ohio~Bob and Karen! Karen was (an still is!) one of my SUPER ALL TIME BEST CUSTOMERS when I had my shop in Ohio. She was so sweet to want to come down and see my place down here. I loved having them and their visit was just the motivation I needed to get it done. Honestly it took a day~ that's it. Tweeking on the other had continues!!

So are you ready for the afters?? Let's go............

The wall color I totally snagged from my dear friend Wendy. She has a room painted this color and she was kind enough to share. It is Simply Gray from Waverly available at Lowes....

Here's the dresser re-do.......

coat rack cribbed from my master bedroom.....

You should have seen me trying to get this duvet cover on....picture a WWF match up with me getting my butt kicked. I FINALLY got the thing on and love it but dang!

the headboard re-do and the stinky little expensive impulse purchase antique toile chair.

just REST.....ahhhhhhhhhh

here is alot of my favs...the table, the cupboard, the stool, the chippy box, the letters, birds and tiny little antique mirror ( a 1.00 yard sale find)

mix match frames add dimension...

these letters can also be hung, which may happen when I get the tweeking done

the mirror is just too darn cute

bargain corner!

the table I had in the back corner of the garage for the LAST FIVE YEARS! Ugh! So HAPPY to have it inside again!

the picture above the bed used to hang in my dining room in Ohio....

this wall will be getting more mirrors eventually when I find the right ones. Liz Claiborne garage sale hat .50.

Well there you have it! I can't tell you how happy I am to get this room done! It has a personality now and I can continue to tweek it as I want. I do have an old feedsack pillow I am working on for the bed. This make-over cost about $65.00 for the paint for the walls, bed and dresser, the valances I picked up at a yard sale and the duvet cover. The other items I had around the house and had purchased over time. I am linking this to Kathleens White Wednesday over at Faded Charm. Please enjoy all the other wonderful white always on display over there.

Also, MANY THANKS to all of you who have left such nice comments and continue to inspire me with all your heartfelt goodness!

Have a blessed day!

SHOPKEEPER SUNDAY IS THIS SUNDAY AUG 15TH!

MY KITCHEN MAKE-OVER!

I can honestly say that this post took me longer to do than the kitchen!! Whew!....Warning... there are a TON of pictures here and it is looooooooooong but I love lots of pics when I am looking so ENJOY!!This make over was long over due....

burgundy walls made it dark......

the wide border brought the ceiling down in an already small kitchen. We have dreams of bumping it out one day but until then....

we had to stick with a tight budget and use alot of what we had already. I had already taken down the curtains in this photo because it was too dark in there to get a picture...duh that told me something right there!

The HUGE snack bag box is totally charming right?

Okay...enough befores.....are you ready for some afters??

Here ya go...

Whoa.....I am LOVIN it!

Nice and bright and fresh!

Not to mention is is clean a whistle!

swoon.....

this was such an inexpensive update to the pantry...sheet of wainscoting costs about 20.00 at Lowes. We plan eventually to add it as the backsplash around the kitchen too.

I love how it makes it look like an old vintage built in cabinet

one of my fav finds ever!

my mom gave me this old cutting board that now has a rightful place of honor

With no money for stainless steel, granite counter tops or a new floor, I was really pleased with how everything blends together now

pst.....that's the date we met....subliminal of me huh??? I can be sneaky like that!

I don't miss all the baskets up there...this is neater looking to me and easier to clean

had to keep the wine rack!

inspired detail

gotta have some green accents...it seems to always pull it all together!

So there you have it. I am loving this whole look now and it was all put together for about 200.00 including the paint, paneling, sink and new faucet all bought over time. This doesn't include all the goodies I already had around the house.

I am going to link this to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm. There is alot more inspiration to see over there too!

Have a great day!

OFF MY ROCKER!!

You've all heard that expression right? Well I must be TOTALLY off mine !

Just to clarify..the photo below is not my rocker...but oh what I wouldn't do to get my grubby little hands on it......ain't it the BEST?Focus...Focus.....Anyway, not only have I taken on the garage, and a spare bedroom but just today at about 11:30 am....we took on the KITCHEN! Yep...you read it right...the KITCHEN, the heart of the home,the work horse, the room that needs to get done fast because the house looks like an episode of Hoarders!! And boy do I have pictures for YOU!! Pictures of everything, the garage, the spare bedroom and the KITCHEN (which I just can't stop looking at! I LOVE IT!)

They will all get posted this week if you behave yourselves and say please. Make that pretty please~ with a glass of Merlot and a Special Dark candy bar.

Seriously, you all are so sweet to email and ask how it's going and for being so patient to see the results. I promise ~ you'll get to see soon!

Now for that glass of Merlot.......

CHIPPY CHANGES!!

No doubt about it.....CHANGE IS GOOD! And boy have we been doing just that here at the ole homestead! Cleaning out the garage got me all fired up! The garage, by the way is still a little ways from getting organized again... probably be done by this weekend. I promise that the after pics are comin soon.

ANYWAY...onto other important news! We decided to tackle the spare room and to a RE-DO! That's where I have been for the last few days. This post is a little teaser! It shows you a few of the elements that are going in there to give you an idea of what's in store for the BIG REVEAL!

Take a peek....This beautiful antique toile chair was the inspiration piece.....
chippy antique cupboard...one of my fav ebay purchases from like 100 years ago...

coat rack...chippy of course...

antique mirror that has been having a "time out" in the corner of the garage for waaaaaay too long is finally getting a place of honor!

Bemis feed sack stool! Can you believe I was selling this in one of my booths? Wait til you see how it ended up!

I am linking this little teaser post up to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm. If you have never hopped on over there you better ...well hop to it! It's loaded with chippy charm!

Have a great day!