Heart Pine Tray Makeover

A heart tray I've had for years.

Goes from pine to divine!

With a little Heirloom White spray paint.

It sits on the corner of the breakfast bar.

It gets a lot of holiday makeovers.

And changes with the seasons.

A little counter corner I putter with.

Cheers!

Rita 

Links: Between Naps On The Porch, 

Somewhat Simple, No Minimalist Here, 

The Charm Of Home, Common Ground,

My Romantic Home, Funky Junk

Kitch-Encounters

I had a little Corningware tea pot when they first came out. Then I sold it at a garage sale years ago. Now I bought one at a garage sale.

Now it's considered vintage.

 What does that say about me?

I love the classic little cornflower design. 

(Christmas)

 

(Valentine's Day)

That's the wire heart you've seen in previous posts.

 I wrapped it with a strip of t-shirt fabric from a shirt on it's way to the rags basket. 

I tied on a blue check ribbon.

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On the other counter I'm still using my little white painted caddy. 

The I love coffee print.

Cheers!

Rita

Links: A Stroll Thru Life, Type A

Mirror Makeover

I eventually re-use all the things I save.

They just wait for inspiration.

Before we left on our road trip to Texas we did a Pottery Barn mirror knock-off. 

The wall behind Kim's sofa needed something. 

I had a saved mirror in our garage for years that we could salvage.

It hung in our house in the 80's when Kim graduated from high school.

You should have disco music playing in your head now!

All it needed was some updating. 

Larry used 3/4" rounded molding

and corner molding for the chipped edge.

We sprayed the molding with

 Rust-Oleum's oil rubbed bronze.

Glued the vertical strips on, then cut and added the 

smaller horizontal strips.

We used a French cleat mounted on the back 

and on the wall to hang it securely.

 It reflects the fireplace on the opposite wall. 

 And her pretty oil painting.

It also brings more light into the room.

The dog model is her fur-baby Fritzie.

He's part of our Yorkie family.

They all had a nice visit too.

Go Forth and Salvage Something!

Rita


 Click on two more Oil Rubbed Bronze makeovers;
louvered shutter doors
brass coffee table

Links: The House In The Roses, Dittle Dattle,
Southern Hospitality, Between Naps On The Porch,
Coastal Charm, The Lettered Cottage,
Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage

Fairy Day Garden

I  May'd a fairy garden to celebrate
Fairy Day on June 24th.

I've always wanted to make one.

I already had a pretty fairy in need of a garden.

I did a scavenger hunt in the yard and garage and came up with;

 a vintage dish wash tub, twigs, 2 craft picket fences, blue stones, small tiles, acorn caps, beach sand, drawer knobs, small clay pots, rocks, rosemary, fern sprouts, champagne cap, cocktail umbrella,

potting soil, white paint pen, and a glue gun.

I should be able to make a Fairy Garden out of all that!

I used the paint pen to write Believe
 on a smooth stone. 
Believing in fairies is very important.

I created a patio with the small tiles and used
 2 drawer knobs and the champagne cap as seats.
The small clay pot and umbrella as the table.

The arbor was made from the twigs.
Rosemary is the vine.
The path leading under the arbor to the patio is
 beach sand edged with acorn caps.
The translucent blue stones become a pond.
A few sprigs of fern, a little water and a sprinkle of
fairy dust!

Do you remember watching Peter Pan and repeating,
I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!

Happy Fairy Day!

Rita

Click HERE to see lots of pretty Fairy Gardens pictures

I've collected on my Pinterest board.


Links: French Country Cottage, Remodelaholic,
Funky Junk

Before Google

Just a short time ago there was no Google. 

There was Webster

Having your own dictionary was required.

Having a leather bound edition was a special gift.

The one with the gold page edges and finger notches. 

The one that's personalized with your name in gold.

Receiving it as a scholastic award.

1724 very  thin pages.

Looking up all your words.

If your name is May.

Perhaps looking up May Day.

In the future you can just Google it.

But this one will always have "meaning"

Treasure your small treasures.

Rita 

Links:The Charm Of Home

A Small Patio Makeover

While we were in Texas visiting Kim we kept busy with a few little projects.

Kim has a small patio but still wanted to create an outdoor space to enjoy.

Here's what she did.

Before: She started with this.

After: New patio furniture.

Before: The long view.

After

Before

After: She moved the bistro set to this wall.

Before:

After

We added a little architecture with screen shutters.

We brought 2 pairs of salvaged louvered doors 

with us and spray painted with

 Rust-Oleum Oil Rubbed Bronze

to match her wicker patio furniture. 

(We also used louvered doors on our patio HERE.

We also used Oil Rubbed Bronze on 

our coffee table HERE)

Plants were added.

Decorative pillows were added.

Now it's a perfect little patio to enjoy her morning coffee

or evening glass of wine.

Cheers Y'all!

Links: Between Naps On The Porch,

A House In The Roses, Debbiedoos,

Southern Hospitality, Coastal Charm,

A Delightsome Life, Savvy Southern Style,

Type A, Domestically Speaking,

A Beach Cottage, Somewhat Simple,

Finding Fabulous, My Repurposed Life