My Checkerboard Stool was NOT an Easy Project!

Last summer I bought two, bright red, stools at a consignment shop for $5 ea....good deal!

I planned on painting them to sell in my space. Well, it didn't take long before I scapped them up, from the garage, to try them at the counter in our kitchen.

Guess what? They were a perfect fit!!! 

I'd been longing to add some black and white checkerboard to our kitchen ever since we were in our old house. 

My plan was to create a checkerboard floor cloth, but with our move other priorities came first.

So, for now, I decided to paint the pattern on the stools.

 This was the way it started...well, actually, the way the 2nd one is still. I haven't found the time to tackle the task for a second time!
 

Now, I'm not gonna lie, or even sugar coat this project....it was a real pain in the "you know what"!

After sanding down the glossy, red paint I applied two coats of black paint to the legs and two more, in white, to the seat.

Then came a lot of measuring and taping to make the perfect squares.

taping it in both directions

Then I painted these squares black and attempted to remove the tape too soon!!! Ugh...don't do that! Wait...wait...wait!!!

Then remove the tape and re-tape to expose where you still need to paint more black squares that the tape covered in between!

And....then you need to tape and paint the pattern on the edge all the way around!

I am really happy with the way it finally turned out.

It's the perfect checkered "pop of pattern" for our country kitchen.

Now, here's a closer look at my breakfast vignette.
I found four matching place mats at a local consignment store for just $1!

Pfaltzgraff and ironstone created my breakfast setting

complete with souvenir salt and pepper shakers and "grandma's" rooster egg cup

with some ironstone and toleware, too.

This is my vintage, shaving mug... it's now my sugar server with the perfect holder for some stirrers.
I did another post on the mug here, too.

This is my new coffee pot. It was a gift from my sweet friend, DeeAnn, from my trip home for Mother's Day.

It's an 1800's ironstone piece that I will forever treasure!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

Visiting Southport,  N.C? be sure to stop by my booth @ the Northrop Antiques Mall and see what I may have there for you!


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A Faux Chalkboard Window & Some Changes in Our Corner Cupboard

Vintage windows always get my attention and I love using them in our decor as well as doing something special with them to pass them on for sale.

This double paned oldie is now a useful organizer/memo board and is waiting for a new home.

It looks like chalkboard, but just a little neater. I just painted the back black and attached a white, paint marker to write lists, notes and to-do's.

Eight bronze hooks were added for hanging all sorts of things.

I had a really hard time parting with it!

That's because I really love my Italian, linen, tea towel that I framed a few years ago.....I don't think that I'm ready to part with it or should I?

I retired some of the dishes to the storage cabinet to make room to display more of my white ironstone in our corner cupboard.

Many of the pieces are Goodwill finds.

This was a real oldie that I just couldn't pass up for 2.99

And this is my vintage, mid 1800's, platter that I scapped up from there, too. I love it stains, crazing and all!

It's signed Thomas Hughes Burslem.

I added a few roosters here and there.

Beatrice and Mathew were my grandparents and these were their vintage egg cups.

This was another GW steal for just 2.99

It's an old toleware, hand painted, cup.

Signed in old English.

That's all for this post :)

  Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

Visiting Southport,  N.C? be sure to stop by my booth @ the Northrop Antiques Mall and see what I may have there for you!


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Lazy Susan Love!

I love our lazy susan!

It's so-o-o very special because it was given to me by a 

very, very special man in my life! He is the one who is "Poppy," grandpa to all four of my girls and the other man in my life that means so much to me!

He made this beauty for me, one Christmas, many years ago. It's a huge and made of solid pine just like our table.

It's been natural stained pine, hunter green and now, cream with white and gold hand painted accents.

It's so handy for holding everyday necessities and for easy access of serving full course meals. No need to ask for passing.....just spin it around and "help yourself!"

My new passion, red transferware and my mother's sterling sugar spoon and spreader get a lot of use each day.

Heirloom silver plate flatware is handy in this vintage ironstone pitcher.

Ranunculas in another old ironstone pitcher, with a floral relief design,

and accented with a torn strip of floral fabric.  

Red, striped, place mats were an easy "no sew" project and add some interest to the centerpiece when not being used.

I made this faux chalkboard organizer last week. It's for sale in my space, now....I'll be back to share it with a closer look and more of my ironstone collection in our corner cupboard, too!

  Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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I Made a Rustic Weathered Wood Wall Rack with Verdigris Accents

 The tourist season, in Southport, will soon be in full swing. So, I've started to focus on creating some new items to add to my inventory, in my space, at the Northrop Antiques Mall.

This weathered, wood rack is what I made today.

I found these great verdigris drawer pulls in Hobby Lobby...I love their detailed carving.

The cast iron bird knob came from there, too.

Vintage knobs from an old dresser were added in between.

A little bundle of lavender

vintage post cards

and a hanging bud vase are included with the deal.

I had no where to hang it for photos, so our porch is where it ended up.

Usually, I get comments on our screened in porch, so, I thought that I'd share a few more pics of it with you. 

This is my favorite wooden tote....my honey's old toolbox!

This was the porch from last Mother's Day. You can see more looks and other views around the room, just type " screened in porch" in my search bar, too!

I'll be back to show you my memo/organizer window that went to my space, too!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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