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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Something out of Nothing

Good morning everyone. It's Thursday and everyone is back to school including me. We had a beautiful summer and it looks like we will have a really nice fall. Well here is a project that actually was recreated. My husband found this industrial looking stand at a garage sale, where else? It had no top and the bottom was a little too rusty for me. Here is the before picture:

Sorry guys, I sprayed it before I took some pictures. I get a little ahead of myself sometimes. It was just the frame and I told my husband that I could see it as an end table. He added some wood on the bottom and the top of the table after it was sprayed. We stained the wood a dark stain and attached the wood to the table with some bolts. The wood was distressed before we stained and we attached the top of the table with some bolts so it looked industrial looking. Here are the after pictures:

We brought the table up to the cottage and it looks fun in front of the wood wall. The table is nice and heavy and is not going to slide all over the floor. We were pleased with the final result, what about you? Til next time, Dianne.......
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Painted Vases

Good afternoon! Hope your enjoying your Wednesday afternoon! I have so many of these vases laying around the house. You know...the ones that come when you get flowers from your hubby?!

I've seen many ideas floating around blog land using these vases. I wanted to try and paint the outside of the vases, which I've seen on Pinterest. I figured that if they didn't work out, I haven't lost much. I just sprayed the outside of the vases pink and then distressed around the corners. I think they look much better this way than the latter....especially when they are holding zinnias.....one of my fave flowers!!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Summer was good......

Hey guys! Hope your last weekend of summer was great....I'm feeling a little bit sad this morning that summer is officially over. It was a good one....filled with great memories!! I'm sending my son off to preschool in the next week...so that probably has something to do with feeling a little melancholy. I wanted to share with you a few pictures of my family's camp. I have been lucky enough to spend my summers up there for the last twenty three years. I have so many awesome memories of this place. Now...it's fun to share these memories with my son. He absolutely loves this place!!! When we tell him we are going to "Grandpa and Grandma's camp" he's jumping in the car before we are even packed! He's never happy to go home.... I LOVE that he loves this place as much as I do!!

Here is the camp.....so cozy and familiar!!

Something about dirt roads........the road that leads to my mom and dad's camp...

The porch swing that rocks the grand babies, where people enjoy their morning coffee, and just sit and relax.....and talk about the weather....:)

Little outside decor on the camp....

An ornamental bell.....

Three wheeler rides.....the kids love going through trails and looking for wild life....My son just loves to race...and as long as he wins it's all good.

There's no tv or internet up there....so my dad put a little rain catcher so see how much rain his plants and veggies get. I love that there's no technology up there. It forces you to sit back and just relax and enjoy the little things.

My mom and dad's garden....filled with fresh veggies!

Kayaks are so fun to use on the lake!!

Just love this dock......

This boat was around when I was skiiing....and now it's being used to pull the kids tubing.

This chair is used a lot for fishing.......and just relaxin...

A little cozy spot for relaxing......

A view of the lake....from the kayak!!

A fun sandy spot for the kids....

And the last jump off the dock for the summer.....

Ahhh...it was a good one! How was yours???
Make it a great day!!

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Pink Cheesebox

Good Morning!.....It's a beautiful Thursday morning and the last one before school starts. I'm trying to get ready for school like everyone else it but I can't believe how fast summer went by. Anyways, I found this old cheesebox at a garage sale and it was a nice large one and in good shape. Didn't really pay anything for it and thought I could store something in it. Here is the before picture:

Oops, I started painting the box before I took the picture, so I quickly took it before I finished it. I painted it pink, a girly pink and I was going to glue fabric on it, but it didn't look right. So I decided to add a doily on top and lots and lots of buttons on the top and the sides of the lid. It turned out kinda of feminine but was pleased with the end result. What about you?

See you next time. Dianne.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Over-sized Silverware

Happy Tuesday! Hope you are all well. I'm posting a tad late tonight.....due to a fun and busy day. We went to my sister's house for a swim today and then got a surprise visit from my sister-in-law and her kids. It's always fun to see them! The evening was beautiful and the kids rode their bikes.

I found these pieces of over-sized silverware at a garage sale last summer. I just think they are fun...and I know Pottery Barn used to sell them. I am not sure they still do....but when they did, they were quite expensive. Here's my find.....

I thought it would be neat to make them look like actual pieces of silverware. I happened to have a can of brushed nickel spray paint....so that's what I used.
Here they are.....I love them. They add a bit of character to my kitchen!!!