Progress?

Oh yes, definitely progress...however, not really any progress on my office--of course. I suffer from not being able to finish one project before I move onto 100 others!

So, yesterday I painted one of my thrift store finds...did I tell you about that? Ashlie drug me through Gainesville on Saturday morning, and we shopped....but instead of our usual jaunts at the mall, we opted for garage sales and thrift stores. Garage sales and thrift stores. Hello. Anyone out there, what have you done with my daughter? Anyway, I must admit I was a little apprehensive about all of that, but we had a blast! I bought a dresser for Hunter for $15. More on that later....I also bought a couple of hurricane globes that I thought would be perfect for Christmas arrangements for $2.....and at our last stop (our last stop because Karl's truck was SLAM FULL---front, back, and bed of the truck) I vasillated about a sofa table. It wasn't anything I needed, and while I couldn't say I really wanted it, I couldn't say I really didn't. It was $40, and furniture was 50% off that day, so what the heck $20 later it was mine. It wasn't until I got home that I realized that it was made by Thomasville Furniture, and solid oak. It was in perfect condition, so for a few days I thought seriously about leaving well enough alone......but where is the fun in that? so, I painted and distressed it, and oh. my. goodness., does it ever look spectacular! Just look at the pictures.....and it looks a little small in the pictures to me, but don't let that fool you, it is 5 feet long and 12 inches deep. I LOVE IT. Can you tell???

Do you have furniture that you are thinking about painting but your scared? Don't be, it is addicting.....I am really fighting the urge to paint my dining room suit, (Karl would kill me!!!) or even my kitchen cabinets (Karl would definitely have a hissy fit) but who knows.....I will be on the prowl this weekend to see what projects I can find!!!

Tomorrow, you'll have to check back to see what I did to the foyer! :)

Y'all have a great evening~
xo

Still Working on Office Stuff!!!

Yes, I am still actually working on the project from last week....my office redo.
It is so dreary and unorganized, that it was definitely time, and I am happy to report it is coming along nicely.

One of the first things I did was repaint a dresser that was donated to me from my sister-in-law....somewhere I have a before picture, but look at the afters, isn't it cute? Pay no attention to the array of things atop it, I have no idea what will end up there, I'm thinking a mirror on the wall, but maybe an arrangement of white plates. Who knows....

Thanks for stopping by!!

xo

New Designs?

Well, I am once again thinking of redecorating....did you know there are 10,000,000 decorating blogs on the web? I have spent the last few weeks scouring all that I could find in search of the one I truly loved....there isn't ONE I dearly love --- there is at least a dozen.

The question now is where do I start? I, for one, am a terrible procrastinator, and I also leave most of my projects incomplete....the older I get, though, the better I am at finishing, solets start with my office.

For the past 8 years, I shared my office with my step-son, Hunter, whenever he came to visit. Every other week.....the only time it was a real problem was at about 4:15 in the morning, when I get up and want to check my email....then the lights would disturb him. Poor thing. As soon as Tyler moved to his own place on May 1, Hunter immediately claimed Tyler's old room, and well, that left the office to Moi! All to myself, and since I spend a good deal of my time in here on the computer, I wanted it to be more "girlie". A girlie room....but not all pink and fluff....a little fluff, but not tooo pink.....

The first order of business in this process is, at least for me, a paint color....yes, I know half of the people say you have to choose an inspiration piece, and choose a color from there, but since when did I do ANYTHING the conventional way? If you know me very well, you no conventionial is the road less traveled, at least around here! :)
I thought after countless hours on the internet, I had decided on some color--a specific color from Sherwin Williams. However, I live in the middle of nowhere, and at 8:00 on a Tuesday night, Walmart is my only option....so after looking at all of there paintchips, I had picked one that I thought would be just right. Not too gray, not too yellow, not too beige, just right.....on the front of the Dutchboy paint chips they do not have a color name, just a number so I stuck it in my purse----took it home, and held it up to my walls in my office (which I might add are the same color as the walls in the rest of my house) and LO AND BEHOLD they are almost a perfect match. Isn't that weird? Especially since I really wanted something different? Ashlie, my Wednesday morning design consultant and oldest daughter, said that I must really love this color....so, I went to the barn and got a gallon of the paint out and just touched up the walls....What I thought would be an entire day of painting turned out to be just about an hour. Already a marked improvement.

If it is true, that I do love Benjamin Moore Golden Straw, that I choose over 8 years ago when we built this house, why change now????

My poor photo couldn't be more pitiful....let's see if I can get it brighter and girlier in the next few weeks....there are slipcover projects, curtains, pillows with button monograms, lots of good things....if I can just stay motivated!

Y'all have a great day, I'll check in soon.
xo,