Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

So last week was spring break and I worked on a few DIY projects around the house.   Remember this mirror from last year?  It was the first of two.  Well, I finally got around to painting the second one. I’m fast like that.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

Here’s how it started.  Bare wood frame constructed by my dad which fits around a store-bought (cheap) full length mirror.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

With the help of my little one, we unscrewed the back piece from the frame then lifted out the mirror:

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

The next picture shows how it looks after we lifted out the mirror and the back piece. The arrows point to where the wood was routed so that the mirror would sit flush in the frame.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

Next I moved the frame outside and painted white on the top portion (where I wanted the quote to go).  I used my Cricut to make the letters and put them in place.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

I use repositionable contact paper for these types of projects instead of vinyl since I’m only using the letters as a stencil.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

Next I gave the entire frame a coat of pink paint.  I used Rustloleum spray paint.  Windy day – extra cans of paint were just holding down my drop cloth.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

Here is a closeup of the letters with the spray paint applied directly on top.

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

By far my favorite part of the project is peeling off the letters!

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

My little one is happy to have her mirror finally finished…

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

And another DIY project is checked off the list…

DIY Mirror Makeover from mudpiereviews.blogspot.com

Thanks for visiting. What DIY projects did you get done over Spring Break?! I’d love to know!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

There’s something about my husband and garage sales.  When I go to garage sales, there is no furniture to be had.  When he goes, he brings home all sorts of great furniture items at rock bottom prices.
A few weeks ago, he came home with a beat up looking wine rack, and we’ve given it new life with a little elbow grease and Annie Sloan chalk paint.
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It was pretty rough to start with….
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With its fair share of dings and scratches…
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It was another great candidate for a chalk paint makeover. One of the most enticing aspects of using Annie Sloan’s chalk paint is the idea of no prepping.  Just wipe down the furniture and go.  No sanding and furniture stripping necessary.
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After a coat of Charcoal chalk paint, the wine rack started to look much better…
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Chalk paint is fantastic to work with when you want to distress a piece of furniture.  It’s not chalkboard paint, it’s chalk paint.  It’s very easy to use, dries super fast, and distresses like a powder.blog9 and wm
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No picture of the original top, but it was faded and scratched, and in need of restoring. If you aren’t familiar with Restor-A-Finish, it does just what it says.  Just rub on furniture, wipe off, and it restores the original finish.
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It really makes your tired furniture look new again…
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Once we were done, we gave it a coat of clear wax to seal and protect.  We used Fiddes & Sons, which is recommended for chalk paint.
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Looking forward to putting this on Craiglist and seeing what happens…
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Still working on a garage sale dresser makeover.  Stay tuned!

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Monday, July 11, 2011

We picked up these nightstands at an estate sale and they were the perfect project for a makeover using Annie Sloan’s chalk paint.
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They started  out in pretty rough shape:
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Lots of scratches, places where the varnish had been removed, I even found melted wax that had dripped all over one of them:
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I gave them a quick sanding and then grabbed my new Annie Sloan chalk paint in Old White:
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I have been looking forward to using this paint for some time now!  As I mentioned in this post, the paint dries very quickly and it is a breeze to distress.  I gave this pair of nightstands two coats of paint.
After painting, I waxed the nightstands using Fiddes brand light wax:
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Then I sanded the edges for a distressed look:
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And replaced the hardware with bronze cup pulls which I just love:
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I love how they turned out:
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The finished project:
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We put these on Craigslist, and they sold within 3 days.  Woo hoo!  And I’m already working on more makeovers.
Thanks for visiting.
More projects coming up soon!

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