Creative Home. Art. Design.
I know, I know…. it’s been a while! I have a good reason tho. I’ve been working on this watercolor class for girls and I’m sooooo excited about it! Don’t worry, I have lots to share int he next few weeks but for now it’s all about this fun, fun, fun class! Sooooo, if you’re in the Salt Lake City Area and you have a daughter (or son) who would love to take this class…Email me: me(at)kristinmaynes(dot)com
I’ll post a class outline soon!
I’ve been wanting to do this project for a long time. I had this mirror painted green….you heard me, green! It didn’t go at all but I really liked the color. Weird. I know. I procrastinated a long time thinking it would take forever to strip the paint, sand, and stain. I was wrong! This project took about an hour from start to finish. Makes me wish I hadn’t waited so long.
My partners in refinishing the mirror. I highly recommend Tuff-Strip for ANY project! It’s fast! Minwax Wipe-On Poly is another easy product. I love this stain, wipe on, wipe off. I wish I had gotten the Dark Walnut instead but the American Walnut worked just fine.
Like the green?
I told you it didn’t go! nuff said! moving on….
I started by spreading the Tuff-Strip on and letting it sit for about 10 minutes….I like how it bubbles! I used a handy metal scraper to scrap the paint off. hehe, funny how excited I got after seeing the wood.
This is what it looked like after it was all naked. Just bare wood. I liked it but my church pew opposite the mirror is bare wood so it was a bit to match-matchy….I couldn’t have that!
Here it is in all it’s American Walnut Glory! It’s lovely!
Sorry for the noisy (grainy pic) below. I couldn’t get a good shot with my D90/50mm lens……
What do you think of my Entry? I’m thinking I need a new RUG! What say you?
Linking up with: Alderberry Hill
My Man bought me this mixer almost 10 years ago. I was really into RED back then so he picked out a red Kitchen Aid Mixer. I couldn’t have been more happier. Fast forward 10 years and I’m kinda over the red. So….I couldn’t justify buying a new one JUST to change the color but I could try to paint it…so I did!
Ignore the unfinished bead board and wires hanging down, those are projects in progress.
I unscrewed and sanded everything using these instructions from Polished Life Army Style….funny that she went from white to red!
I took it outside (these pics were taken early spring so that’s why the grass is dead – yeah, I know, I’m wayyyyy behind!) and started painting away with some white spray paint.
Don’t look at the outlet covers, they are a different post!
I sprayed several light coats of white because I wanted a nice even coat and NO drips. I tried but I got a little one…oh well!
So, what do you think?
Linking to: The Dedicated House and Alderberry Hill
I love this time of year! Such a cozy time of year. Makes me want to make warm beverages topped with whipped cream + drizzled caramel and sit on my porch swing watching the leaves fall. That sounds like a good idea! I think I’ll do that right after I share these wonderful Fall treasures!
- Tablet + Le Pens from Everyday Occasions - This is one of my TOP 5 Favorite blogs/business! I love her style!
- Brown Bear Needle Felting Kit – O. My. Goodness. So Cute! Someone buy this, make it, and send it to me. ha!
- Gingersnap Dip – Yum! Yum! Yum!
- Fall Mantel – I love Owls and white pumpkins and old books…love this mantel!
- Glitter Hair Brush and Makeup Brush – I can’t for the life of me find the link to this. sorry! Love it!
Lovely items, right! I think I’ll be ordering #1 and making #3…YUM! Have a Great Day!
I’m a butcher block lover, loved them for a long, long, time. In fact, my MOM has a small butcher block on rollers that will be mine…someday!!
Anyway, I bought this as a table off the local classifieds for $50. We took the bottom part off and like a dummy tossed them out. Live and learn!
Sorry about the After/Before picture, got them backwards in Photoshop.
I cleaned the wood and started brushing on the wood stripper. I don’t remember the name of it, sorry!
I was supposed to wait 15 minutes, My Man reminded me I needed to wait, but I’m not a patient one when I’m waiting to see the end result so I started in. It didn’t work. So I waited….
Hehe!! Good things happen when you wait! It bubbled all over and was begging to be scrapped off. This shouldn’t have been as much fun as it was but it was! My Man and one of my boys helped but I could’ve done it just as fast without help. just saying.
And here it is! All done!! I love it! It’s a little light and I’m thinking of using an oil to darken it but for now it’s just right.
I can’t believe it! We have a microwave in the wall/pantry! I love it! When we had the microwave above the stove, it was always so crowded…hello, 9 people! Now I don’t worry if something will drop into the cooking pots below.
I’m not totally done with this project, as you can see. It stills need a bit of finish work but it’s good enough, for now. I plan to add some kind of plate rack below or maybe hooks, not sure, but I’ll show you when I figure it out.
We went with a Ikea Microwave because it’s a heavy duty appliance and we need it to last! We have such bad luck with appliances! Anyway, this is one of my favorite toys for my kitchen. It’s out of the way and doesn’t take a lot of room.
We used a shelf in the pantry for it to sit on and built ‘walls’ around it. we=My Man.
The inside of the pantry was painted since all the stuff was out anyway. This is a very small pantry! We have plans to add a larger pantry on the other side of the kitchen so we didn’t worry to much about using space in this one.
That’s a lot of MESS! It all went back in nice and neat…kinda! I’m collecting baskets and totes to make my pantry look nice. I hope!
My Man added and outlet into the panty so we don’t need the yellow extension chord anymore. haha!
This was a really fun project because I didn’t have to do anything! It was all My Man! He did a great job, don’t ya think?! He’s a keeper!
Just a couple/few notes:
1. The bead board is in the process of being painted (in this photo). posting soon!
2. The light is UGLY, I know it, you know it, we ALL know it! Someone tell My Man! **sigh** Recessed cans and pendent lights are ALL I want for CHRISTMAS!
3. The Kitchen Aide mixer is no longer Red! posting soon!
4. The Island topper has been stripped! Oh, yes I did! posting soon!
5. The Dishwasher died so we had to get a new one…..there went the money for #2!
6. Still can’t decide on the backsplash above the stove.
We started with a plain island. sad. sad. island….and instructions from Remodelaholic . Love that site! Since I’m horrible at taking step-by-step photos I will refer you to Remodelaholic for actual how-to’s.
Here I give you a few photos to give you an idea of how ‘we’ did ours:
Our goal was to have a moveable island, for dance parties ya know! The floor has some water damage so it will be replaced. This nice piece of something fills the space until I can decide on new flooring. That’s going to take a while…..all I know is it will BE DARKER!
This is a great big mess! Gotta get dirty to get Pretty tho! What do you think?
