A Redo...

Been up to my ears in a strictly "hate" relationship with some furniture this weekend!

I think I now own 5 pairs of yoga pants with paint on them.

What's so hard about putting on the same ones??

I have no idea.

But it is.

Here is my crappily done "BEFORE" shot:

typical lacquered 70s finish.

Here is where it turns for the worse...

enter citristrip.

Supposed to be easier than sanding.

NOT SO.

I wasted about a day of my life, attempting with great difficulty,

to remove this pitch like substance.

If my husband didn't work quite so hard for a living I would have chucked it on the side walk with a free a sign, pitch and all.

I was unconcerned about the $40.00 I'd just put down at a yard sale for it, till I heard his voice in my head (my husband's, not God's. I'm convinced God would have said "go for it!")

After a few days...

this is what I got, sorry for the lighting, I didn't get it done and in till dark!

  not sure why the color looks so different,

it's somewhere between the 2!!!

Linking in with Cottage Instincts Make it For Monday!!!

 

God Bless,

Mandy

The Pantry...

Well okay, so it's not exactly a pantry.

More like a little food cupboard.

But it was bugging me.

Because it was ugly and I like pretty things.

Yes even food cupboards should be pretty!

This is before:

It needed spruced up, prettified and ORGANIZED.

I don't like my stuff thrown in haphazardly.

Call me weird but cereal should have a designated parking space.

This is after:

Much better right??

And you know what I realized after doing this?

I'm working on my dream to be a teacher in an old school house.

I have the chalkboard, and my kitchen island just happens to be an old school teachers desk we found on the side of the road for free!  I'll get a picture soon:)

All it took was some chalkboard paint on the exterior-$12.00

And a can of white inside - $ 4.00

Just please don't look to closely at the paint job.

I kinda get messy.

Like I had it in my hair and on my face!!

How is that even possible??

Leave it to me!

God Bless,

Mandy