Junior Prom.....

In the Garden

The Barlo

A good friend of my mother's gave this piece of furniture to me and my business partner.  We had plans to re-style and then sell, but could not decide on a color.  My Mother passed away recently after a long battle with cancer.  It was and has been heartbreaking.  But, I love to think of her with my Dad walking on the beach in the sun and of course dancing.  One of her favorite colors was yellow, so when yellow popped into my head one day, I decided to trust my instincts and go with it. So glad I did! It took three shades of paint to give it the depth and intensity of color that I wanted.  Along with the sanding and distressing the top is now smooth as glass.  I am not sure how old this is, but I was thinking 1920's?  Does anyone know?

Linking withhttp://restoreinteriors.blogspot.com/  and Restore it Wednesday. :)

A Few Things About Gabe:

He turns 11 on Friday!
He plays soccer and wrestles with passion and heart.
He wants a big bag of Doritos at his birthday party.
He sneaks on his brother Peyton's xbox every chance he gets.
He checks the weather online daily
Has lots of friends.
Very talkative, loves to tell animated stories, especially around the dinner table.
Still like to cuddle in bed with Mom or Dad. :)  (Thank you God)

Spring Break

Feet on Marble Beach

    

I re-edited one of my favorite photos with Picmonkey.  It is soon to take the place of picnik in my heart.
I think it may be even better!  More creative options even!  And for now it's free!  Check it out.

Black Bird

Skywatch Friday

Gabriel in Profile

This photo was taken yesterday, shortly before Gabe got his hair cut. He has been wanting an "edge up", and had just shown me a "fine" example on google images of Channing Tatum.  He has been working this " gel up in the front" hair do for about a month now and was decidedly ready for a change. Lol.
Today I picked up my cell phone and was scanning through photos.  He had taken several shots of himself post cut and added them to my gallery.  He told me last night that he thought a lot of girls might think he was cute with this new hair cut. I said "I think a lot of girls think your cute any way Gabe."  Pleased, he walked away. 

Spring Flowers

Hazy Morning Sunrise

Celebrating Skywatch Friday

Rugby Stripe Coffee Table

We picked up this coffee table at Savers and gave it a sporty re-style.  First it was primed with spray paint, and then hand painted with a black chalk paint.  The taupe stripes were added and then it was distressed( the fun part) and waxed with a dark wax.  Love how it turned out!  It is such a great piece with the collapsible sides.

First Day of Spring

Free and Trendy

Last week I was browsing the "free" column on Craig's List. I came upon an offer of four free Colonial Chairs that had been posted 6 minutes earlier. I grabbed my land line and called. Score! We went to pick them up the next morn.; only a short 25 minute drive away in a picturesque little town on a river in a large restored historic colonial across from the congregational church and diagonal to the town green. Good thing I am mostly visual, as I lost the generous man's phone number and address and was relying on the few details he had given my in our very short phone conversation. The chairs had already been restored at least once, and in the process of packing them in the back of my minivan we damaged two, but not badly. I have started a business re-styling and up cycling used furniture. It has been about two months, and along with my business partner we just may have moved into the black! We are loving this: hunting down pieces and rescuing, re imagining and reviving them and then hopefully selling them to a deserving customer who likes our "re-style". I have seriously been dreaming about furniture each night. We decided we would each keep one of these free chairs for our own.
I sanded mine down, gave it a coat of grey spray primer and then a top coat of metallic nickel spray paint, distressed it moderately with a hand sander and then waxed it with a dark wax that smells like oranges. Nate Burkus was on the Today Show this week and said that metallics are trending in home decor. Who knew, but its perfect! My free chair is now metallic! I placed it below my thrift store antique gold mirror with a little bronze pillow I made from a Pier I place matt. Too much metallic?

New to the Neighborhood

Skywatch

Before and After

Yellow Snapdragons

Skywatch Friday