Owl before and after

I found this really ugly awesome owl book end at the GW the other day.  It.  Was.  Horrible.  See?  Proof:

Now?  Much better!  Nothing better in the world than a magenta owl book end.  It's perfect for adding a splash of color to a book case. 

A little primer, a couple coats of Raspberry spray paint and it's modern again!

Before:

After:

Never doubt the power of spray paint :)

Painted Glass Vase

I have been admiring these vases from West Elm for a while now so when I saw this vase at the GW the other day I knew it would be a perfect candidate to make my own!

Before:

After:

I simply primed it, then spray painted it and left it to dry overnight.  Then I lightly sanded it to show off the detail and voila!

Original:

My version:

Happy Tuesday!

50s dresser redo

Well, I promised last time that I'd take pictures of the round wall art with my good camera. Apparently, I lied. I haven't. I have been so busy! But, I will tell you that it's the top to a coffee table (minus the glass) that I picked up by the trash. All the pieces were there to put the coffee table back together, but all I saw was something to hang on the wall. So, there you go!

I am going to share with you a dresser that I did a while back. I bought a set of three beautiful ugly dressers to redo.

Here you go:


Yellow. Gold trim on the drawers. And really shiny. It had great clean modern lines but needed an update. Enter new paint and some stripes inspired by the many grain sacks seen around blogland lately. Now, I have this:



I mixed the white from a couple I had on hand. I didn't want bright white so I toned it down with a little tan. Then I meticulously taped off the stripes and painted them on with a piece of burlap. Removed the tape, let it dry and then waxed and buffed it. This one is not for sale. It likes it at my house :)


Have a great day and add some color to your life!



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