Painted Project - Another Personalized Canvas

If you know me in "real life", or have been reading this blog since the early years, you may know that I used to paint frames, canvases, and letters on a regular basis. It was something that I enjoyed when I only had one little baby that slept all the time. I had a small etsy shop (that makes me cringe when I look back at the stuff I painted, and the terrible pictures I posted). Yikes. I mostly painted custom orders for people that were local to me. I eventually got busier than I could keep up with, so I just quit taking orders.

I don't paint all the time anymore, but sometimes I just get in the mood to paint. A friend of mine is expecting her first baby soon, so this seemed like the perfect time to get my paint brushes back out.

If you follow me on IG, you saw this sneak peek last week.

Here is the finished canvas. This sweet girl has been given such a beautiful name!

Here is a peek at the bedding set that this was painted to go with.

Now you know what I have been working on lately.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for What You Wish Wednesday to link-up all of your posts.

And then for this new 31 Day Series! I'm so excited! If you are participating in the Nester's 31 Day Series Challenge, please leave a comment here so that I can follow along. I can't wait to see everyone's topics.




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Dining Room/Homeschool Room Lightened Up

Dining Room Before - Glidden Totally Teal

Last week I mentioned that with the new school year right around the corner, I have been thinking about changing the color of our dining room. I really like everything about our dining room, but it was just starting to feel really dark for a school room.

We chose not to have a dedicated homeschool room. We "do school" at the dining room table most days, and store our school books and supplies in other areas. I am planning a post to show you how we store and keep up with everything in the near future. We finally have a system that works really well for us.

Now that you are all caught up, I thought I would show you how the paint turned out.

I am so happy with how this turned out!

I went back and forth about the color. I was really leaning towards Lime Light by Behr, but then I decided to back through my Pinterest Boards one more time just to be sure. I came across a pin that I pinned a year ago when Katie from Bower Power painted her office Palladian Blue by Benjamin Moore. It was exactly what I was looking for. I finally felt settled on the color. I already had the swatch buried in my stash, so I went to Home Depot and had the Glidden Duo paint color matched to the Palladian Blue.(This post is not sponsored in any way, I just really like the Glidden Duo paint.)

I painted Friday and liked the color so much that I decided at 10 pm on Friday night to go ahead and paint the kitchen. There was a lot of coffee, berries to snack on, and Netflix involved, but I got it done. My MIL had my children all afternoon and evening or this would not have happened so quickly.

I still have to make a decision about this big, blank wall. I'm still pretty sure that I want a large chalkboard. I am also leaning towards a chunky white frame around it. Time will tell. I'm trying not to rush it.

You may have also noticed that I changed the curtains again. These were in here originally and then swapped when I painted the dining room teal, and now back again. Y'all, I just can't leave things alone.

What do you think about the new color? It still surprises me every time I walk in there. It is so much brighter! I think we will really enjoy doing school much better in here.

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Color Change - I Painted The Back of My Media Cabinet Again

I can't stop painting the back of our media cabinet! It's just too easy.

If you have been reading this blog of mine for any length of time, you may be tired of seeing this; I'm sorry. The good news is that I feel like I finally picked the right color and don't won't to change it. I do like knowing that if I decide to change it, it will cost less than $10, and it will only set me back about an hours worth of time.

Before I give you all of the details, let's take a look back at where this started, and how may transformations it took to get here.

When we first got this media cabinet from a family member, it is was sporting a glazed cream crackle finish with a cranberry back. It was pretty, but not my style.

 I finally found the time to paint this thing white and then painted the back blue. The blue was great with our tan couch, but then we got a blue couch and loveseat. The blue was almost the exact color, but was way too matchy-matchy for this girl.

I decided that my new accent color would be coral. I tried several shades of coral, but could not find one that worked with the lighting in this room. There were times of the day when it look great, but other times is was way too bright, and orange. (as pictured)

I finally decided on a shade of green called Swiftly Green, by Valspar. I will be the first to admit that during most times of the day it is way more yellow than green, but I still really, really like it. I think if it had been more green it would have been too much.

Most of the accessories are the same, but some have been tweaked, and some have been moved.

There are a few more updates to this room that I haven't shown yet. We added a a leather ottoman from Target (found on clearance) to replace the too small wicker cube, moved the wicker cube to the left of the media cabinet, and added a fiddle leaf fig tree to the right side.  Oh, and I can't forget about the ceramic rhino. I found him at Ross for $6. The boys thought he was cool, and I really liked him, so we brought him home.

Do you have a spot in your home that you have painted over and over?

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Hit Me Me With Your Best Shot
House by Hoff - Get Your DIY On

Painted Patio Sign

Every now and then, I feel like I must paint something. I had a few scrap pieces of plywood leftover from a project, so I decided to paint a sign for our back patio.

I knew I wanted something with stripes, and had colors picked out, but deciding what I wanted the sign to say was hard. It took me a long time to finally decide. I wanted something welcoming, but not formal. I finally ended up going with "Hey Y'all". I do living in South Alabama, so it seemed appropriate.

I had all of the supplies on hand, so this didn't cost me anything to make.

Supplies 
-scrap plywood
-paint
-various paint brushes
-drill to drill holes with
-a piece of scrap wire to make hanger

It felt good to get the paint brushes out for something fun.


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Color Dilemma - Help!

Entryway Updates

Let's take a look back at where this entryway started.

When we moved in to this house about 3 years ago, the entryway looked like this. (This is after we painted the walls, tiled the floors, replaced the green shaggy carpet, and added a shade to the odd light fixture.) The interior side of the front doors started out white. The white was pretty dingy looking, so I painted them the same blackish, brown that I painted the exterior side. I was already painting, so I just went for it. It was a nice change, but it made this dark entryway even darker.

In December, I was finally ready for a change, so I decided to paint the doors a medium gray. I knew that a dark gray or black wouldn't help the the room feel any lighter, and I knew that I didn't want white or a bright color. I have to fess up, though. The doors still need a second coat of paint. The weather has been terrible for painting. I need a nice pretty day, on a day that I can actually stay home, so that I can finish this.

I don't know how this works at your house, but one change usually leads to a series of changes at our house.  I began feeling the need to move all of our artwork around, and when I say all, it really did end up being most of the artwork in the main areas of our house.

 This is a canvas that I initially painted to go above the love seat in the living room. I decided that this entryway needed a nice dose of color, so I moved it here. The artwork that was here got moved to the dining room.

Hopefully, you noticed the new light fixture. One of my friends was changing out some lights in her new house and passed this one on to me. I was pretty excited about it. It was exactly what I have been wanting to go in here. 

 I also added hooks and a framed print. You can read all about that change and find the free printable here.

What do you think about the changes? These updates cost me less than $2! I had the paint for the doors from another project, and everything else was stuff that I was given or already owned. I just had to print the "Home Sweet Home" print.

Have you done anything to brighten up a space in your home recently?


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It's Overflowing

The Painted Dresser + Gallery Wall

 

This dresser update actually happened about 1.5 years ago. Um, yeah. Bad blogger. 

The History 

Redo #1 - When I was pregnant with Henry, my husband's grandmother gave this dresser to us to use in the nursery. It was primed and painted navy blue. We also replaced all of the original pulls with brushed nickel knobs and pulls.

Redo #2 - The dresser had an old musty kind of smell that never really went away when we painted it the first time. This made it not a great option for storing baby clothing, so I painted it again and moved it to our living room in our previous home.

Redo #3 - Not pictured because I can't seem to locate a picture, but it was a brownish/greyish color.

Redo #4 - We really needed a better media cabinet after we moved into this house. We removed the bottom drawer, made a new bottom that could be used to hold tv components, and then added a new back. My handy husband did most of that work and then I painted it teal. The plan was to use it as a media cabinet in the living room. It was there for about a month. The scale was all wrong for the living room wall, but I was trying really had to use what we had. Thankfully a month or so later we got a hand-me-down media cabinet that was the perfect size for our living room.

The dresser was then moved to our bedroom. It has been in the place pictured as well as used as a nightstand, but works much better like it pictured and was recently moved back to this spot. That is the short version. Oh, and the dresser does not have that old smell anymore, so it can be used to hold clothing. 

I painted a few mirrors that I have been collecting from thrift stores white and then added a few of our wedding pictures to create a gallery wall. I also printed out 1 Corinthians 13 and framed it. You can find that free printable here.

Our bedroom furniture is a matching set that we bought for our first anniversary. I still really like our furniture, but I also like having a painted piece thrown in the mix. This is one of my favorite pieces of furniture.

The rest of the room is still a work in progress, but this little spot makes me happy. 

Paint Color - Totally Teal by Gliddon

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Lil' Luna
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Today's Creative Blog
Suburbs Mama
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Design, Dining + Diapers
Frugal Friday - The Shabby Nest 

Pinterest Challenge - The Painted Media Cabinet Reveal

This is one of those projects that I have been planning to tackle for quite a while. You know, the ones that take a good bit of effort, but you quickly forget once it is all done and you aren't holding a paint brush or roller anymore. I completed this project several weeks ago, but the Pinterest Challenge finally game me the push to get my rear in gear to get it photographed so I could share it with you.

Original Pin Source-IHeartOrganizing

The original pin is this media cabinet from Jen's (IHeartOrganizing) playroom.

This is the before of our media cabinet; a hand me down from my husband's Grandmother. The media cabinet was the perfect size and scale for this room, but the finish and colors were all wrong. I knew I wanted something with a much cleaner look. The crackle finish had to go.

I used a premixed latex enamel, white, glossy paint form Lowes, and just painted over the existing finish. The back is painted a grayish turquoise that works well with the teal in the dining room that is just to the left of this room. I didn't want the colors to be the exact same, but these work well together. I also changed out the knobs to some that I found at Target in a brushed nickel finish. I am so glad this thing is DONE.

The room feels so much lighter and brighter now that the media cabinet doesn't look dirty. I am so glad that I finally marked this project off of my to do list.

Make sure you link up and check out all of the other Pinterest Challenge projects.

Painted Used on the Back - Valspar - Secluded Garden 178263 (premixed sample)


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Dipped

I have seen lots of "dipped" furniture and accessories over the last several months. To begin with, I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. I'm still not sure that I like the look on furniture, but I thought it might be fun on a vase that I have. You know, the vase that I have probably painted about 15 different colors.

In the past year the vase has gone from white, to teal, to gold, to dipped. I didn't really dip it, I just painted the top teal to achieve the look. I like it, for now anyway.

I have spent a lot of time the last few weeks rearranging things. One week it was curtains, the next week it was furniture, and this past week it was almost all of my accessories.  It got pretty messy around here, but I've just about got everything in it's new home.

Here is a look at the new and improved entry.

It's a lot better than it was before.

I just threw those candlesticks up there for the pic several months ago, it has been bare since Christmas.

Do you notice what else is different? Do you like the dipped trend?


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