Tea Bar Makeover

Tea Bar Makeover

I found this great furniture piece to use as our tea bar.  It was painted a creamy color and I knew I could put my stamp on this piece and make it mine.

I replaced the knobs right away with glass knobs.  It originally had wood knobs that matched the creamy paint color.  

The first task was to lightly sand the entire piece.  I then painted it a pretty French blue using chalk paint.  

This piece sits in our morning room and it is part of our large kitchen. Although I loved it a creamy white we needed this piece to have some color because our kitchen cabinets are a creamy white.

   I wanted to add some embellishments to the piece to make it extra special.  I started with an Iron Orchid Designs mould.  

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Iron Orchid Designs

I used paper clay to make my embellishments.  

I let them dry overnight and pulled them out and painted them blue.  

Then I used wood glue to attach them to my doors. 

Here are the final details. 

I love how it turned out and it matches my writing table that also sits in our open concept living, kitchen and morning room.  

I painted the same blue and added a white stenciled crown on top. 

And it matches our new IKEA metal cabinet. 

Everything matches and ties the rooms together.

We are working on a couple other projects in these areas.  We are doing an IKEA Billy bookcase hack in the family area and we have plans to do shiplap on our island and paint it the same blue.  Stay tuned for more to come. 

Happy Decorating,

Beverly

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What To Do With Those Wire Pantry Shelves

What To Do With Those Wire Pantry Shelves

Pantry Hack

We love our home but we hate our wire pantry shelves.  So I decided something had to be done with them.  I had lots of idea such as wood boards, pre-made wire shelf covers, etc.  All of which would have cost a lot.  So I decided to try foam board instead.  I picked mine up at Michael's for 2 for $4.00.  I measured the shelves and cut them down using an Exacto knife.   Then I simply put them on top of the shelves.  I am not finished with the entire pantry yet but so far this works great!  I may add contact paper later to give them some color but for now, my issue with everything falling down is resolved.  

I wanted to share this idea just in case someone else is dealing with these shelves and needs a quick and inexpensive fix. 

Be sure to come back to see my tea bar that I am designing and our IKEA bookcase hack.  

Beverly

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French Laundry Sink Top

French Laundry Sink Top

A few weeks ago I shared my laundry room sink project.  We have this very unattractive sink in our laundry room.  I knew I had to do something to make it beautiful. 

So using some leftover fabric from my laundry room basket project I made a really pretty skirt.  I added two pleats at the corners and trim and a bow around the top.  

I used Velcro to attach it to the sink.  It can easily be removed so that I can wash the skirt. 

I love how it turned out and my Shabby Chic laundry room is coming along beautifully.  The fabric is Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic fabric from a duvet cover that I had. 

We don't use the sink very often and I felt it would be more useful if it had a top on it.  So off to Home Depot I went to get a board.  I even had them cut it for me to my measurements. 

I used caulk paint to paint the board white and blue for the lettering.  I waxed the entire board once everything was dry.  This gives it a protective coating.  

Then I decided that I needed handles on it to make it easy to lift off and remove.  

I painted the handles blue and added them to the top and now my laundry room sink is complete. 

This was a fun project. 

Till next time, 

Beverly

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Valentine's Day Decorations

Valentine's Day Decorating

After Christmas, I found a really pretty silver tinsel pencil tree at WalMart for $12.00.  I decided it would make a really cute Valentine's Day tree and as an added bonus I could use it during the holidays next year.  So with that in mind, I had to make some Valentine's Day ornaments.

I started with some vintage cupcake picks that I had in my large collection.  I used pipe cleaners, crepe paper, vintage seam binding, and varies ribbons and trims.  

I made little ladies and gentlemen. 

Here they are on my tree.

I also made a pretty card. 

I just love them.  

I couldn't get a great picture of my tree but here it is.

It is in our morning room. 

Here are a few other Valentine's Day decorations. 

I enjoyed making these ornaments and I love how my tree turned out.  

Happy Valentine's Day.

Beverly

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