Dad's broken space heater. It was nice and gutted and just this empty frame when I saw it in his garage and asked him if I could have it. |
The Fox Den - Portfolio
My escape, my little sanctuary; sentimentally named after the hideout that my father lovingly created for my sister and me out of the space under the stairs when we were wee (insert obligatory 'people under the stairs' reference here). "The Fox Den" As soon as I get out there I hook my phone up to my portable speaker (tunes) and light up a stick of Nag Champa (it's necessary)...
Monday, March 3, 2014
Broken Space Heater - Porta-Fireplace (help me think of a cooler name please)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Storage Cabinet - Thrift Store Find - Paint & Podge
Another one of Dad's thrift store finds. I painted, papered, distressed this piece, swapped out the hardware, and added bead board backing to it to make it nice and sturdy.
(Before) |
(After) |
These colors are custom ones I came up with by mixing other colors together. |
The inside shelves are painted and papered (decoupaged) |
Swapped out the hardware. |
Friday, December 20, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Moldy Plant Stands - Ombre...
...and custom ombre colors at that (I suppose technically all ombre paint jobs are somewhat custom, what with mixing the white with your main color to take it a few shades lighter, however on this particular project I used different main colors and mixed with white...and then mixed them together... I know, I'm fancy, I can't help it).
(Before) |
Moldy top. Spores. Yum. |
(After) |
Painstakingly tedious but thoroughly enjoyable. Didn't crop my sock out cuz it's awesome. |
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Bar Chairs - *DUMPSTER SCORE!*
Neighbor put these out with the trash. Dad dragged them over to our house and asked me to make them pretty. (I also scored an old dresser from the same "trash" pile that's been waiting for my attention for going on five months now... hoping I'll get some inspiration soon...but I digress...)
Dad has the same burgundy & green color scheme going on in the kitchen that I've noticed is quite popular with that age group (am I the only one who's noticed this?)
Tunes: Country. Country music is a new thing for me. Surprising. I have a ginormous crush on Miranda Lambert. Listening to a lot of her and Pistol Annies. What a doll. She's adorable.
Dad has the same burgundy & green color scheme going on in the kitchen that I've noticed is quite popular with that age group (am I the only one who's noticed this?)
(Before) |
(After) |
Primer Red (ASCP), Clear & Dark Wax |
He loves them. So much so that he went out the next day and got a burgundy valance for the window over the kitchen sink, and burgundy and green curtains for the adjoining living room. Oy vey. |
Tunes: Country. Country music is a new thing for me. Surprising. I have a ginormous crush on Miranda Lambert. Listening to a lot of her and Pistol Annies. What a doll. She's adorable.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Train Table Make Over
Train table - Before. |
Train table - After. ASCP in Emperor Red & Napoleonic Blue. Clear Wax. |
Tunes: mixed playlists - Fleetwood Mac, Beck, Johnny Cash, Counting Crows...
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