Category Archives: Painting

Screen Door Potting Bench

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6-DSCN6434Screen Door Potting Bench

1-DSCN6391I actually made this potting bench a few years ago. At the time I really loved it, but it always seemed too big for the enclosed porch where I had it. I finally decided it was time to restyle and sell it.

4-DSCN6420I removed the chicken wire screen from the back and the hooks from the front so they weren’t in the way while I repainted.

3-DSCN6418Then I painted.

2-DSCN6416I decided to mix some almost empty paint cans from my overflowing paint closet. I think I mixed about 10 different colors.

I love the resulting color. Thankfully my mixing made a lot, because I could never replicate it.

9-DSCN6437It’s kinda blue…and kinda green…and kinda gray. Oh, I also tossed in some P of P while I was at it.

7-DSCN6435I dry brushed white over everything, then reattached the chicken wire and the hooks.

6-DSCN6434Enjoy!

Country Chic Bench Restyle

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3-DSCN6216Country Chic Bench

1-DSCN6197This bench was one of the treasures I picked up on my birthday junking adventure.

2-DSCN6201Seriously, sometimes paint is all the change that is needed…and I love to paint. I find it really relaxing. This butter-yellow looked so country. Well, I guess I should add that several screws were missing and had to be replaced. Other than that, this project was a piece of cake.

4-DSCN6219A little sanding on the edges completed the country chic look.

3-DSCN6216Won’t this look cute on a porch or inside an entryway?

Enjoy!

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The Shabby NestThe Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeFidlin' Fridays Link Party

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Spruced Up Patio Furniture

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5-DSCN6003Spruced up table and chairs.

4-DSCN6002Spruced up patio couch.

1-DSCN5976This is what I started with. I was going to fib and say I had JUST picked this table and chairs up at a yard sale, but I figured my real life friends would out me. Yep, I’ve had these puppies (in this condition) for several years. Hmm, this is usually where I would say not to judge me, but in this case…judge away. I deserve it! They were awful!

6-DSCN6007A wire brush and tons of enamel paint later I have a patio dining set I can be proud of. Don’t they look fresh and clean?

Mini Rant: You will not see me do too many projects with oil-based enamel paint. I hate how long the paint takes to dry. Seems like it always takes a million coats for good coverage, and I hate, hate, hate the clean up. I will totally admit I threw away my brush when I was finished.

2-DSCN5994Now this is the couch I started with. I did pick it up at a yard sale. I was too embarrassed to take a pic of the rotting cushions and the moldy plywood base. They were quickly tossed before pictures. Yuck!

3-DSCN5997I added pallet boards across the seat…

4-DSCN6002…then dry brushed the entire couch white. I love the way it turned out.

Enjoy!

Restyled Patio Coffee Table

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6-DSCN6387Restyled Patio Coffee Table

A friend asked me to give her patio coffee table a new look. She was nice enough to wait until after my son’s graduation, but since she has an event coming up this week I needed to finally get it done for her.

1-DSCN6374The coffee table I started with was actually just the base. I think originally it had a glass top.

She liked the scrap wood tables I did a while back, so I used that idea as my inspiration. Since I knew I would be dry brushing the top white, I spray painted the base white before I started.

2-DSCN6377I started with braces across the table width. They were attached with screws through the edge of the table and into the ends of the braces.

Then I went hunting for more wood. The wood I found is wood from the house built in the 1800s a stranger gave me. I’m usually not a big fan of pulling out nails, but these nails were so cool. They were the square peg kind. They’re all rusty, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away. I’ve got to find a project for them. Anybody have any ideas?

3-DSCN6380After sanding off the century old dirt and smoothing the surface, I positioned them on the table. I decided a lip of about 1 1/2 inches all the way around the table base would be perfect.

The top pieces were attached to the braces with wood screws.

4-DSCN6382The top was dry brushed…

5-DSCN6384…And the metal base was sanded to complete the shabby chic, rustic appearance.

I hope you enjoy it, Teresa!

Places I’m partying this week:

Monday

Keeping It SimpleSumo's Sweet StuffMakingCreative Corner Hop

Tuesday

PhotobuckethomeworkThe DIY Dreamer

Wednesday

Adorned From AboveWhite Lights on WednesdaysManic MotherFine Craft GuildDaisy Cottage Designs
Wow Us Wednesdays

 

Thursday

shabby creek cottageCatch a Glimpse ButtonSomewhat SimpleThe 36th AVENUEThe Taylor HousePhotobucketBeyond The Picket FencePhotobucketThis Silly Girl's LifeDesigned DecorDomestic Superherohttp://www.seven-alive.com/Inspire Us Thursday at Organized 31

All Things Pretty

Friday

The Shabby NestThe Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional - Wednesdays @ 8amHappy Hour ProjectsI'm Lovin' It at TidyMomRooted In ThymeFidlin' Fridays Link Party

Saturday

Too Much Time On My HandsFunky Junk's Sat Nite SpecialYour Homebased MomThe Girl Creative


Sunday

DIY Show Off

Weekend

Lovely Crafty Home

Restyled Banana Republic Displays

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7-DSCN6173Restyled Banana Republic Displays

1-DSCN6193I bought several of these “racks?” a little over a year ago at a yard sale. The lady selling them told me they were old displays from a Banana Republic store. I have no idea what they displayed on them, but she sold them to me dirt cheap, so I couldn’t pass them up.

2-DSCN6166They sat gathering dust in the barn until last week when I went looking for wood to use for racks. These displays were perfect! The construction was all done! I love projects that are half finished even before I get started.

4-DSCN6188I didn’t want them all to look alike…

5-DSCN6207…so I painted some white, some green, some yellow and some were dry brushed with white paint.

6-DSCN6209I sanded the painted racks to distress them.

3-DSCN6167The dry brushed racks got an application of stain to age the surface.

Old door knobs were added to the racks for hanging and I added hanger hardware to the backs. I’m not sure what happened to the photos of all the finished racks. Hmm…I’m SURE I took pics.

7-DSCN6173Oh well, I did have this one.

Enjoy!