Pink Paint and Power Tools

What more does a girl need?

I had this shelf from my previous home.  It is a shaker style and was originally painted a Williamsburg shade of green, if that makes sense.  Many years ago, I painted it white and added lace trim to the shelves.  Still didn't work.  So it has been in my basement waiting to be sold, donated, whatever.

Yes, it is meant to hang this way, even though it looks upside down. Well, since I've been trying to repurpose the things in my basement, I thought why not try to transform it from shaker style to cottage style?

Using plates and bowls as patterns, I drew curves on the side of the shelf.

I cut the curves with my jigsaw.  I used a scroll blade. 

And it worked!  No one could be more surprised than I was.  At this point, I put on a coat of paint.  It looked terrible.  I thought there was no way to get the new cuts smooth enough to paint.  So, I did what I had to do.

 

I bought a power sander.  I had no idea that the wood could be that smooth.   For those of you that already use an orbit sander, this is your cue to laugh.  That's enough.

So I got the edges smooth and put on another coat of paint.  It looked terrible.  The curves were just to bumpy and imperfect.  Back outside it went for more sanding.  This continued on several more times until I was finally happy with the results.

And you remember my shabby pink bench that I made here?  I have been dying to use more of this pink paint.  So that's what I did.

I put the shelf over the toilet in the master bath.  It is a very small, separate room, so that's the best picture I could get.

I'm going to have lots of fun accessorizing this one.  I'll need storage for all those personal items, something to hold extra rolls of toilet paper, and of course a lot of "just because they're pretty" things.

Janet

I'll be joining these great parties:

Metamorphosis Monday

Make it 4 Monday

Show off your Cottage Monday

Modern Craftswoman Monday

Floral Accents

At the heart of cottage style, floral patterns and fresh blooms bring color to the decorating landscape and lighthearted enchantment to our interior spaces.  Whether they are sweetly hand-painted on a headboard, skillfully rendered on canvas, or plucked from the garden, these endearing floral elements live and breathe the essence of cottage charm.

                         ~Victoria - Rooms of Bliss~

I received these beautiful roses for my birthday and I was inspired to look around at all the floral accents in my home.

In the dining room.

In the kitchen.

On the windows.

In the laundry room.

In the powder room.

From the garden.

And my most recent Goodwill find.

This wonderfully aged platter.

Today I'm celebrating the floral accents in my home For Show Off Your Cottage Monday at The House In The Roses and Todays Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality.

Rooster Party

There's a rooster party at Bella Vista but I can't attend afterall.  I didn't realize you had to sign up by August 4th.  Since I already took the pictures, I decided to share them.  I hope you stop by the party to see all the other roosters.

I have to say, most of my roosters live in the kitchen.

On dishes...

On fabric...

On furniture...

This is the desk in my kitchen.  It started out as the ugliest style of kitchen cabinets you can imagine.  I added molding to the doors, painted it with a crackle finish (I know, I know, "friends don't let friends do crackle"), decoupaged roosters with some hand painted grass, and replaced the counter top with a piece of wood.  I added the bulletin board to connect the top and bottom cabinets.

Since this is considered furniture, maybe I can go to Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday party.

 A couple of roosters have gotten into the great room, too.

Well, I think that is more than enough roosters to show.  Speaking of showing, I will also be joining Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home.

Janet

Three Tiers Of Yummi-ness and Other Goodwill Finds

Or trays on a stick as my fifteen year old son called it.

I found this three tiered server at Goodwill for four dollars.

Not too pretty.

But of course, white paint fixes everything.

My parents were arriving from out of town, so dessert and coffee were in order.  I thought it would be fun to show off my new tablecloth, too.  It was from the antique mall.  Nine dollars -  not bad.  I just can't pass up roses.

I filled my new treasure with treats.

Sugar cookies...

Mini cupcakes...

And chocolate.

I also found six of these cups and saucers at Goodwill - .50 each.

And these pretty plates for a dollar each.

Hmmm, I think I need a snack.

Janet

Parties to visit:

Show and Tell Friday

Frugalicious Friday

Frugal Friday

Garage Salen Party

What are you going to do with that?

That's the question my husband always asks and the one that I had to ask myself when I saw this.

If I can't answer that question I usually don't buy something, and I often regret it later. Well, I just loved the details on this.

And it was only eight dollars, so I bought it.  I tried to hurry up with an idea for it before my husband asked "the question".  I knew it would be great to hold ribbons, etc. in a work room, but I don't have a work room.  And I almost put it on the kitchen counter to hold parchment paper.

Ultimately, I decided to put it on my kitchen desk to hold miscellaneous strings and such. 

And just for fun, I tied on a tea cup to hold push pins for the bulletin board.

And when my husband came home, he didn't ask "the question".  He said, "I like that thing over there, whatever it is."  

By the way.  Do you know what it is?

Joining Vintage Thingie Thursday.

Janet