Cabinet Redo!

I am happy to share that this blog was featured on http://betterafter.blogspot.com/ (which I love, love) this week! What an honor, and I just noticed when I got on today that there are now 100 followers! Sweet! Thank you all for your support and encouragement...it means so much to me!

Okay, so I am almost finished with this piece (my life story) but I couldn't wait another minute to post the progress. Here is the before shot below. Honestly this picture does not even begin to show the grime that I had to scrub off this baby, not to mention the mouse crap...yuck! Anyway, after scrubbing and cleaning and filling in nail holes and then of course some sanding... and some painting inside with some more $5 Valspar paint from Lowes "oops" shelf, I came up with this design to go in my little boys bedroom.

Oh man did we need the extra storage and now I am that much closer to finishing their bedroom makeover. Baby steps I tell you. I used a stencil for the door pattern and then sanded ever so slightly and applied a brown glaze over the gray and blue paint when it was dry. And finally I replaced the old hardware with some cottagy kind I had in my stash at home.Well, that's it for now! Next week I hope to have a couple projects done for you...you guys are going to flip when you see what I picked up for $5 at a yard sale last week!

I'm linking this post up to my favorite weekend parties: http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com, http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com, and http://decormamma.blogspot.com

Blue/Gray Stand.

I just finished this stand today and wanted to share it before the weekend gets here! As you can see I have a pair of these fun little tables. Actually one of them belongs to a friend of mine Alyssa (the unfinshed one)and by coincidence another bestie of mine Jamie was cleaning out her Grandmothers house this past week and brought me an identical match :) along with another gem I will be showing you later (it's almost done)! I'm not sure what these were originally made for but they look great as a unique side table displaying anything from candles to vases to plants. After priming and then painting it this grey/blue color I distressed the edges and applied a brown glaze.

Love it! If you would like to purchase this stand please email me at lemonsqueezing@gmail.com. Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!

Unfinished Business.

With all the rain, not to mention family I have in town I have little to share this week when it comes to completed projects so I thought I would post some "unfinished business" . These are just some of the unfinished projects I have in store for you in the coming weeks. I have five of these antique chairs. They need some love but have soooo much potential, don't you think?!

This cabinet is well built and even has wheels on the bottom for easy moving. Once the hardware is gone (replaced) and a fresh coat of paint applied it will be perfect!

I love this desk...I mean LOVE it! It also needs some love and attention before it makes its debut!

I actually just sold these matching headboards to my friend Jess this morning but they will be darling painted in her little girls bedroom! Oh, and last but not least is this cabinet my friend Jen gave to me yesterday. They just bought another home to flip and this beaut was inside just waiting for someone to clean it up and give it a face lift. My mind is reeling with ideas for this one!

It's going to be a busy summer!

Pleasures on the Patio :)

Those of you following this blog know that I have been working on my covered patio for the last few weeks. Well, it's not finished, not really even close but everything I have used so far as been salvaged or repurposed and because of that I love the process all the more even if it does take longer at times! Today I finished some "outdoor lighting" I will be using in the conversation area. Here's a picture of the chandelier I paid $1 for at a yard sale.

Here it is after I added some paint, hanging! I am going to use white pillar candles in it.

And here's a photo of things starting to come together. The bird cage ($4 thrift find) I painted and put battery operated candles inside (another outdoor lighting feature I will be using) and the coffee table ($4 thrift find) is now painted and holds square pots I found from Family Dollar. I love how the flowers are coming along. The blue end table/plant stand I built from odds and ends I had from other projects and the red sofa I also purchased at a thrift for $40 last summer. I still need to complete two chairs for the conversation area and I may also be using a cabinet to store balls/bats and other outdoor recreational items. My twin sister is coming to visit from the south and will be here the whole month of June...needless to say there is no telling what I may (or may not) get accomplished once she gets here Monday but for now this will have to suffice :) Have a great weekend everyone!

Desk turned "Creative Station"

I found this desk a couple weeks ago at a local yard sale. The paint job was a little much for my liking and I hated the wooden block pulls. Needless to say I am almost done with it (still needs some touch up paint and a protective coat) and am loving the transformation (hope you do too)! So here goes...After scuffing it up some I primed it and painted it yellow (of course I did I can't get enough of that color lately!) Then I had every intention of covering the drawer faces with scrapbooking paper but just couldn't commit to it so instead I filled the holes in from the old pulls and did some hand painting...

I decided to have a little fun and paint the words "This", "That", and "The Other" on the drawers...love that saying. Once again I apologize for the bad pics. I took these late at night in my workshop (terrible lighting) with a crappy camera. Anyhow, click on the pics to enlarge them a bit and you might get a better view.

I ended up painting the flowers for some whimsey and to soften the overwhelming yellow a bit. Then, I drilled new holes for some more appropriate hardware. So much better! I think this would be so charming in a girls room :) and so I am calling it my "creative station" Doesn't it just make you want to get craftin?

Well, unfortunately I don't have a little girl so (one can only hope) this one is going up for sale!
Please feel free to email me with any questions about it at lemonsqueezing@gmail.com. As always thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous friday!

SOLD!!!

I'll be linked up to these weekend parties: http://www.decormamma.blogspot.com/, http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/, and http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

...and it was all yellow!

I have been longing for warmer weather and I mean longing. Even as I type this I am fighting back the urge to swallow because my throat is so unbelievably sore and my head feels like it is going to explode. Needless to say it has rained and rained and then rained some more and I am ready for some sunshine! Well, today I got a little... These drawer faces belong to an upcoming post, a desk I bought for $5, yes $5 at a yard sale a couple weeks back. I'm excited about it!

And here is the headboard I bought for $15 at a thrift store a couple of months ago. It still needs a few minor adjustments (a couple more screws and some trim in the front and of course a cushion) and it will be ready for my back patio...or front, I can't decide! Anyway, here it is so far!

I have to apologize for not having the giveaway yet...it is not quite completed and I don't want to rush perfection (or my friend that's doing it so willingly)! Keep checking back, it should be here soon :) And as always, thanks for stopping by, I hope I have added some sunshine to your day as well!

Linking up t0: domestically-speaking.blogspot.com and funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com, and http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com

Design Forecast: Sunshine with Blue Skies

Here is the $15 barstool I picked up at D.I. last week. It really didn't need to be painted, but you know me... I just can't help myself so with all the rain I decided we could use a little sunshine around our house!

And you can't have sunshine without blue skies so I decided to go with the same Ocean Breezes Krylon spray paint for the plant stand/outdoor end table I built using these odds and ends last week.

Loving it!

Well, that's it for now but don't forget about the upcoming giveaway...I'll give you a hint, its custom, it's pretty, and trust me, you are going to want it ;)

It's the weekend so that means its time to party for all those bloggers out there! I'm linking this post up to http://decormamma.blogspot.com, and http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com.

Weekend Yard Sale Finds!

Remember this old $15 gun cabinet I bought last year at a thrift store? If not, go ahead and scroll down to see the transformation. And I am happy to show you the red suitcases above and the oh so chunky mirror to the right came from my yard saling saturday and all three items cost me a combined total of $7. I spray painted the mirror (it was that bronzy gold color) in Krylons Bahama Blue and love the extra pop of color it gives the kitchen entryway!

Oh how I love a good yard sale find!

I'm linking this post up to http://decormamma.blogspot.com/ for the Frugalicious Friday party all about thrifty decor and http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com for another party all about discovering treasures as well!

Anticipation.

This week I will be continuing my work on the patio makeover and these little guys below will be part of the new and improved relaxation station when I am done :) I built the plant stand today using odds and ends I had (more about that next time) and purchased the bird cage for $4 at a local thrift this last week. Can't wait to show you what I am going to use that one for! As you can see they still need some TLC before they are ready to take their places. This barstool will not be used on the patio but will also be an upcoming post.

My mom keeps asking me about the outdoor area rug I painted. She thinks its the craziest thing shes ever heard of...painting a rug. Well, I do LOVE paint and since it is an outdoor rug, I thought, why not? Here is a glimpse of what it looked like before...hardly inspiring I would say.

And here it is in my basement drying. I ended up painting it while the hubs and I watched the most recent Harry Potter movie. I really should read those books someday...I'm sure I would enjoy the movies a whole lot more :)

And here is another peek at the patio coming along. Yes, I planted the flowers. I just love the bright colors and can't wait to see the different blossoms begin to spill over the sides of the table in a month or so.

I couldn't help but notice that this blog is getting very close to reaching its 100th follower. I have a giveaway coming up that I am so excited about and thought it would be great to do it in celebration of reaching a triple digit. Let's see if we can get to 100 followers, shall we?

Patio Furniture, Second Hand Style!

Last summer I showed you one of my favorite thrift finds, a red vinyl sofa that I painted white and put outside for summer relaxing. We used it even more than I anticipated and so this summer my goal is to finish what I started by completing a seating area on our covered patio. I recently finished this $4 coffee table my friend gave to me. I imagine it once had tiles or glass in the square cut outs but without them I decided to use it outside and put square pots hanging in their place full of bright blooming flowers. So far I love it, I haven't planted the flowers yet because it's still a little chilly in these parts so I will have to wait a couple more weeks for that...you can be sure that when I do I will share a photo :) I also ended up painting an old outdoor area rug I bought back in my college days. It is much brighter now and I love how it pops off the old concrete patio floor. I am still hunting for a couple of chairs to complete this group but since yard sale season has now begun I have high hopes of finding them :) I'll keep you posted, but for now I am linking up to a few parties! http://domestically-speaking.blogspot.com/, http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/, http://decormamma.blogspot.com/ and http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/, and last but certainly not least http://www.remodelaholic.com