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Sunday, October 5, 2014

A New Fall Window Display

So, the outside is done and the living room is done...now, I can check this one off my to do list, too!
Our kitchen's bay window is all dressed for fall.

I'm always so hesitant to say goodbye to all of my seasonal displays...thank God that I have my blog's archives to look back on!

This vintage, double paned, chippy window has been waiting to make it's debut.

I'm so glad that I found the perfect spot to hang it.

The rusty, vintage scale got moved to the right and a new use, too.

My summer herbs have been replaced in my little, antique, wheel barrow with this new autumn look.

My precious, little mice always come out of storage to be a part of every fall's display. Such sweet, sentimental memories they always bring.....my "Pammy-loo-la" was one of my "bestest" friends!

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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,

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!

A very special, ''thank you" to Linda from craftsalamode for featuring this post on her blog!

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Rustic Burlap Window Memo Board/Seating Chart

Thought you might like to see this memo board that I made last summer out of an old window frame.

Rustic burlap and heavy duty rope were my choice of accents.

Hung with a big, burlap bow.

It's one that I shared on Home Talk and gets shared all of the time.

I added one more rope row to the top to make it four rows in all....it sold to a bride for her to hold her wedding guest tags and then to use in her kitchen!