Blog Love

I am so excited to tell ya'll about a new blog I found called The White House of Parkville. Look at this beautiful quaint home just nestled up in all its green landscaping glory. She said that this home just "spoke" to her and I can totally see why.
I can tell you already I'm gonna love this lady. Just take a peek at some the items featured on her blog. My babies would love this pink tutu, and I love the dress form.

She's into flowers

But the thing I really like about her: She takes junking to a completely different level. She owns her own junking business and has even tried to retire from it by selling virtually everything in her home and storage unit, but has found that junking is something that is just "in her blood". So she's back at it again. Ya'll should definitely pay her blog a visit and leave her a comment.

Dianne

Thrifting Finds

This week while thrifting I found this cute milk glass lamp and shade for $6.50
I'm not sure what this is, but I liked it. I have a few ideas running around in my brain about what I could do with it. Whatever I decide, it will need a coat of paint and was only $3.00 at GW.

And I was soooooo very excited to see this brand new prelit Martha Stewart christmas tree in a galvanized steel bucket for only $3.00. This will be my girls' "girly tree" this year.

Ok, so this isn't a GW find. I got it at Hobby Lobby for 30% off. Does that count as a thrifting find? This will be my next project, but you'll have to come back for updates on this.

Bathroom Wall

This is a room that I have put on the back burner for almost two years now. It's my basement bathroom. It goes unused for the most part but I finally decided to do a little something about it and here's what I came up with.
I basically just doodled on the back wall with a pencil and then painted over it with plain old craft paint. This project cost me ZERO dollars since I had left over paint from another project. I had already purchased these framed prints at a yard sale last year for $5.00. There are still some things I'd like to do here, but only when the cash allows me.
For now it makes me happy and is a nice change.

Finish Chair Project (check)

I finally got my chair project done. It only took me two coats of paint and looks great (in my opinion). It kind of feels like an outdoor fabric to me. We'll see how she holds up.

A Great Weekend

I drove by a yard sale last Friday and look what I found. This rug was calling out to me from a distance saying "BUY ME, I'm only $2, it's ok, it's your birthday, do it. So I did what I was told to and brought her home. She looks so nice here in my kitchen.

Since last Friday was my birthday, one of my peeps came by and took me thrifting/antique shopping. We came to this quaint little place in Leota, IN. I'd never been there before, but the covered bridge is what really got my attention. This place is home to the Leota Country Frolic which is going on this weekend.

We went to several antique and junk dealers. I really enjoyed this store and I've added some pictures of the treasures I discovered at this place.

Glass door knobs

Barber shop chair, love that color.

Lots of old fireplace mantels.
This beautiful dresser.
For my fellow chair lovers

An entire building stacked full of old salvaged doors.

This old trunk that reminds me of my great Grandma
This chandy really got my attention. For all you milk glass lovers out there. Look at this beauty in waiting.

And look at those exposed beams and that tin ceiling up there. What a great day. I hope your weekend brings you this much pleasure.

Now That's Sharp

It's Make Your Monday at Twice Remembered and Knock Off Knock Out at It So Very Cheri so I've linked up this post. Check it out.
When we first started building our new home, there were certain things that I just knew that I wanted to have, even if it meant I had to sacrifice in other areas of my home. Take for example my kitchen. I knew I wanted to have custom cabinets made by Sharp Built Cabinet Co even if that meant I couldn't have granite countertops. I knew that the quality of these cabinets would be well worth the money spent. Steve from Sharp Built Cabinet Co is truely a master carpenter. I wanted a built in trash can and cutting board, but with Steve's years of expertise he put the cutting board directly above the trash can so that all scraps can be raked right into the trash can below. (Please ignore the trash)
And who doesn't want nicely, organized drawers?

Since we were on a tight budget, I was only able to get one of these nicely organized drawers, but I do want to show you how I created more of these custom drawer organizers using only scraps. Here's what I did for the rest of my kitchen. Take any sheet of 1/4" plywood, or leftover paneling that you took down and was gonna throw it away, cuz it's just soooo ugly. Cut it to fit the bottom of your drawer.
Cut some boards or I used left over 1/2" MDF into 3" strips and then cut each piece to the desired length to fit whatever layout you want. Glue and screw these boards onto the plywood from the bottom side using wood screws.

Simply drop it into the drawer and there you have it. An organized drawer. You could paint or stain this as well.
If you are in the market for top-quality, custom cabinets, I would highly recommend using Sharp Built Cabinet Co. Check them out.

Painted Fabric Chair

So here's a sneak peek of the chair I've been working on. Here's the before.

This is after a coat of primer.So after much thought, I decided to attempt painting the fabric. The fabric was in such good condition that I hated to reupholster the whole thing. This is a picture after only one coat of paint. Kim said she did 4 coats, so I'm hoping that it won't take me that many. It actually looks better than I thought it would.

I hope to get it done this week and I will definitely post some pics.