Grandma's Cabinet Redo

I recently refurbished my Great Grandma's Hutch {I don't know if that's really the correct term. It just flows for me!}

I found this old picture of it in it's original finish. Gotta love the orangey....and the pro photog skills.. NOT!

Later, I decided I would try it black to go with the striped curtains....

After living with it this color for a while, it started looking like a tarantula in the corner to me {or a tarantulata as Makenzie calls it}

I was really going to paint it white, but after *much* discussion with the hubby, he suggested I try and sand/distress it...

I listened {for once} and I LOVE it!!!!

That's all for now :)

Have a beautiful week!!

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~*Jessica

What's Your Number?

I mentioned recently...

I am a sucker for a splash of industrial.

I'm guessing that's reason I get all weak-kneed when I see something that has numbers?? {just kidding..well kind of}

I was recently mentioning something to my husband about decorating with numbers/sayings.

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His reply?

You're going to put more words and numbers in here???

Ha! I love him :)

I don't have THAT many! {I'm not counting!!...no pun intended}


Saturday, I did this to a little piece of furniture that still needs work...gotta get handles on the thing-obviously, and let the paint finish curing before I set anything on it.

You probably have seen these plates in my dining room-

This next project took less than 10 minutes from start to finish {seriously!}
I've had some lightweight muslin totes in my fabric stash for quite some time.
Since my girls are old enough to carry their own toys and snack when we go out {like to church or clinic}
I figured we'd give this a try,

In all our switch-a-rooing around here, I took this shelf out of the girls room {will show you soon why} and decided to place in on the wall in the hall. Our hall is pretty wide and useable for how small it is. 

The space between the bathroom and the girls bedroom was a great spot for it. 

These cute little totes match the decor and are so easy to snatch while we are on the run, which is just about everyday!

I was thinking of putting our names on them, but decided since Maci was the shortest, I'd go for our birth year!!

Hey, maybe it will be a slight learning experience!! {clarify...the girls!! haha}


I have a few other numbers that mean something to me...

21 {the date of our anniversary-2/21}
01 {my birthday-11/01}
03 {hubby's birthday-10/03}
29 {maci's birthday-3/29}
22 {kenzie's birthday-10/22}
38 {the year our house was built}
13 {the anniversary/birthdate of me being saved-01/13}


Anyways! I've got a few different stencils and have to fight the urge to run around stenciling everything in sight...yah I'm a nut!


What numbers mean something to you??

I'm linking up to Wow Us Wednesday's at Savvy Southern Style


Have a wonderful day :)

~*Jessica

That Dresser, Shabby French for Me & Thank You!!!

I want to say a great big "Thank you" to Rachel from Shabby French For Me.

I was able to meet her and her husband on Saturday, when I went to pick up a dresser from her!

Such sweet people!
If you haven't seen her gorgeous home and blog...please do hop over for a visit!
My husband was on cloud nine when he found someone {Rachel's hubby} that could sympathize with him on our ever changing home decor!!

I just love the dresser in the girl's bedroom, it fits perfectly!

{our love of eiffel towers, and initials!!}

Now that I've redone/redoing the rest of the house, can't leave the girl's room out!! Thankfully their room is small....and shared, so a cute window treatment, bedding and a few small changes in art will make a huge difference!!



Also, Thank You to all you who are praying for my little girl, Maci. She is definitely a blessing, and it's been such a wonderful lesson of courage, strength and endurance these last seven months! God is working in her life {and ours!!}. We are so grateful and thankful for all His blessings and pray that His will be done!


Yet, another THANK YOU to all my readers who make blogging fun!! I cherish your notes and emails. I'm so blessed.

We've been so excited to have some gorgeous weather these last couple of days here in the Pacific Northwest!!

{the view I have from my bedroom :) Please excuse the power lines!!}

Well, I am off to go enjoy this beautiful sunshine, and wish you all a WONDERFUL Tuesday!!

Hugs!

~*Jessica

The Good, Bad & the Ugly

 About two weeks ago, I had the bright idea to refinish my kitchen table. 

{the old one...} 

I wanted to go for something like this:

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It had a lot of 'under the paint damage, like water, etc.....which I shortly found out...

My hubby and his buddy {like that rhyme?} told me that the table top, was particle board. I said, "No way!"

Uh huh!

So while it was snowing and storming outside, I was making a snowstorm, inside. Except instead of snow, I was sanding!

I started off trying to strip the layers off with a paint/varnish remover. Well only about a tenth of the finish came off. Now! I had a hot mess. All slimy and goopy.

{yuck! and don't worry, the kids weren't around to get high on fumes...and the windows were open}

I've put in about 5 hours into this table {sanding and stripping} and I ruined it. OOPS!

Guess what? I sanded too far along the outer edges. Causing the...yup...particle board to be exposed, which was all crumbly and warped from the previous water damage.

I really did like the table....I am really bummed! Especially since my mom gave it to me about six years ago...free!

It was black, and I left it black until about six months ago. I thought I wanted a white table.

The white table was nice for a while, but again, impatient me never listened to the hubby and the buddy, and didn't sand or anything...just painted over it {MISTAKE!}

Apparently my kids are a lot harder on tables than I realized. Oh, and looking at the before photos, I realized I changed my chairs. I will post later on those...yup think, white/cream material, slipcovers, kids and ketchup = crazy mom!!

So! My title!?

The Good? I found a table for $40 on CL {thanks food money...} and with the leaf, it will seat 8 people!

{Forgot to get a before sanding pic}

The Bad? I am sad I lost my table

The Ugly? The mess I had to clean up in our driveway!! and no, I didn't take a picture

~*Why can't I learn to listen to people who know what they are talking about?? 

Our dining room now, what I came up with using what I had...

Here's a sneak peek of what we are working on now-

Bedroom update...Since I'm done destroying tables, rearranging the living room and organizing closets, I hope to get back to doing the bedroom. Have done a few more things since posted last about it, and am working on the headboard, and the wall that the bed is on. 

Linking up to-{links will work as they come available}

The Shabby Creek Cottage Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday

LaurieAnna's Farmhouse Friday

Chic on a Shoestring's Flaunt it Friday

The Quick Journey's Find your Craft Friday

A Stroll Thru Life Tabletop Tuesday