Our teenage son has an opinion when it comes to his room.  He isn't at the age where I can do what I want to his room anymore, although I did persuade him to go the industrial route and so far so good.

The room itself has been a work in progress for quite some time because we work on projects when we can pay cash for them AND working around shop orders is a little tricky lately.

We started with the floor several months back when we ripped out all the carpet and laid wood floor style plank tiles.  You can see that project here.

Now, back to the shelving that was built for his TV and gaming stuff. We started from the bottom and worked our way up.  We measured everything he wanted on the shelf, where he wanted it on the shelves and made adjustments as we worked.

Oh, I almost forgot.  We added a faux brick wall behind the shelves and painted it white.  We love the dimension that it added once the project was complete.

So happy with how it turned out.

I need a wide angle lens to take better images of the "after" but I haven't gotten one yet so bear with me on these final images.

We have a cord protector that we will paint white to hide all of the component cords.

Eventually, we will hang the fire helmets on either side of his television, we just haven't found the right hooks yet.

Love them.  So glad we did this project.  All of his stuff looks organized and "clean" against the white wall.

This entire project, including the faux brick wall, took us two full days / evenings to complete. Not bad at all.

Thanks for stopping by!

Vintage Teacup Succulents

I love indoor plants & I have several vintage teacups that belonged to my grandma that I have had stored for years.

I figured I could add a few succulents so that I could bring them out of storage plus the girls would love to have these in their rooms.

  Why did I wait so long to do something with them?

Planting them took literally about 10 minutes for both.  Plus, the succulents are drought resistant so if we forget to water them they'll still be just fine.

My kind of plant.  Thanks for stopping by.  Wishing you a very happy Tuesday!

Laundry Room Folding Table

It's finally finished!  We always have projects going on at our house, but the thing is that they are usually for someone else.  That means that "our" projects are always finished last, when we have a little spare time, which doesn't happen very often.

Here's how this folding table sat for several months in our garage.

Eddie built it specifically to fit these baskets.

Photo Credit

We like to stain first then paint secondly.  We created this custom stain color by using Provincial and Jacobean stain.  Applied three coats and finished it off with liquid wax in matte.

I knew I wanted the body of the table to have a white distressed, two-tone look to it and I wanted the bottom layer to appear to be a dark wood tone.  To achieve that look I painted the entire base in a dark brown paint.  Espresso from Plaster Paint.

After the basecoat dried I applied a light sealer so that when I begin to distress my table later I wouldn't be able to see the raw wood beneath this brown basecoat.  

I really watered down my basecoat so it would apply quickly and easily.  I didn't really care if it covered completely since I was going to heavily distress it anyway.

**TIP**  If you water down paint, always use bottled water.  The minerals in tap water mix with the additives in Plaster Paint and stink to high heaven!

Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong way when watering down your paint.  Find a consistency that you like, not too thick and not too runny.

Let your topcoat dry completely.  Here's what so great about this paint -- distressing with a wet rag!

I use my hubby's old white t-shirts.  I like to distress where the piece would naturally age over time, sharp corners and edges.  If you take off too much, simply paint back over it and let it dry.

The pictures don't do the top justice.  Seriously, I'm not even kidding.

Here it is actually in our laundry room where it has made doing laundry so much easier!

Our washer / dryer are on the exact opposite wall so its a little hard to get good pictures in this room.

Pay no mind to the paint touch-ups that are waiting to be fixed.  Our washer went out last July then two weeks later our dryer bit the dust as well.  Not a good week I'll tell ya!  We bought the same brand hoping that they would fit the old pedestals.  Guess what?  They didn't fit and I was not about to pay nearly $500 for them so Eddie built this.  I love it so much more than I ever did those pedestals.

Yay for finished projects!  Feels good to mark one more off the list!

Welcome Bench

We were at our local auction some time back and an old antique bed frame came up for bidding.  Eddie snatched it right up.  Here's the transformation.

He used the footboard to create the sides, a rail for the front and pine for the bench seat.

I created a custom mix of paint using Toasted Marshmallow & Espresso Plaster Paint and applied one half hazard base coat.

I also created a custom stain mix using Jacobean & Provincial wood stain for the bench seat.

After the basecoat was dry I painted it with Sweet Cream.  See that faux brick?  Check back next week and I'll show you what we did with that.

Next, I distressed & added the WELCOME typography on the back of the bench and began filling it in.

Finished it off with liquid sealer in matte.

And here it is in it's new home...

We've done so many signs lately that it was a nice break and FUN to do some furniture again!

FARM TABLE

I've wanted a table out on the back patio for a long, long time.  I finally got one.  And I love it!

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For us, black is the perfect color -- especially since its outdoors.  The naturally stained top is holding up nicely.

The benches are perfect.

I think my man did a fantastic job.  He's a keeper for sure.  Although, I tried to talk him into making another one for the dining room -- I'm still waiting! LOL

DIY HEAVY DUTY FLAG HOLDER

Please excuse our porch decor -- its a work in progress right now between summer and fall.  What I really wanted to share is my super, heavy duty flag holder that Eddie made.

We've had these types of holders, multiple times and they always break.

Now we have this!

I've forgotten this outside now twice during some pretty windy thunderstorms and it held up -- I didn't even lose the flag!

What you need:

• pipe flange (plumbing)
• all thread nipple (plumbing)
• 45 degree elbow (plumbing)
• 6 or 8 inch nipple (plumbing)
• wood screws
• black spray paint

I love it!

We're waiting for the weather to cool off a bit so that we can re-stain all the cedar -- it's in desperate need of a drink after the summer heat.  However, we can mark one thing off of our porch "to-do" list.

Thanks for stopping by!  If you make one for yourself, we'd love to know!