I’ve had a love affair going with applique curtains for a while now. Ready-made options were out of my price point so I created my own Anthropologie Inspired Applique Curtains. Anthropologie Inspired Applique Curtains I first saw them of course at Anthropologie. This is just one of the many styles they have had in past seasons. They cost what seemed like a million dollars for the curtains so I had to pass. Then I saw the café curtains that Vicky from the Linen Garden made. The ... View the Post
Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover
The antique chairs I found at Round Top are now back from the upholsterers. It has been so worthwhile Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover. Giving Antique Chairs A Makeover Are you surprised at the color? I know most of you have heard me say a time or two hundred “Neutral furniture is best.” Let’s start at the beginning. 1 million tacks were removed to take off the 100-year-old needlepoint. I made the decision to keep the 100-year-old burlap and horsehair as the support system versus ... View the Post
Illustrated Faith
Are you ready to fall down a beautiful rabbit hole? Here is the gorgeous worked of Illustrated Faith. Illustrated Faith I adore the website Illustrated Faith. I have to say I was raised to have a healthy respect for the bible. You didn’t throw it around, step on it or drop it in any mud puddles. The good book was held in high esteem. I still remember the first time I witnessed, as a teenager, a bible in which the owner had underlined phrases, highlighted entire paragraphs, and wrote ... View the Post
The French Hutch is Painted
FINALLY! The French Hutch is Painted. The French Hutch is Painted Here is the “BEFORE” of the hutch in all it’s 70’s faded yellow, with brassy gold highlights, glory. It’s been sitting around waiting for a paint job for eight months. The color is “Florentine” with just a tiny bit of “Antibes Green” mixed in. Both are from the Annie Sloan chalk paint line. After drying clear wax was used to seal the paint with a bit of DecoArt Metallic Lustre wax in gold to highlight the details. ... View the Post
How To Create a Smooth Painted Finish on an Exterior Metal Door
The main entrance at Storybook Cottage features a metal door with a long oval window. While this style of door would not be my first choice, I knew I could make it look better with a new paint job. Here is How To Create a Smooth Painted Finish on an Exterior Metal Door. How To Create a Smooth Painted Finish on an Exterior Metal Door When we bought the house the door was painted a sort of “Cherries in the Snow” red. On it’s own it was a nice enough color. But it did not compliment the ... View the Post
It’s Curtains
I think I finished the curtains for the kitchen back in January. I didn’t share them because…well, I wasn’t really happy with how they turned out. Yet it seems somewhat shallow and dishonest for me to only show life’s perfections. It's Curtains for curtains. Because that isn’t real and I often learn more from mistakes than I do successes. How about you? So, I bring you my kitchen curtains. It’s Curtains I think I should share the vision of what I was trying to create. I wanted café ... View the Post
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