Adding some personal touches...

Don't you think its the personal touches that truly makes a house feel like a home? It is for me and so I thought I'd post some I have been working on lately. I have been meaning to get this one finished for a few weeks now but still haven't :( Eventually I will have my other sons silhouette completed in the empty frame below, eventually ;) an old friend of mine sent me a link of some signs painted that she wanted to try...I liked them so much I decided to do some of my own for Christmas. Here's one finished below.

This wall is nowhere near finished but at least I have something hanging up, and just in time for thanksgiving too.

Here it is a little closer :)

If anyone wants a custom painted sign for Christmas or is interested in any others I have done please email me at lemonsqueezing@gmail.com and let me know! In case I don't get back here before the holiday Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Candy Apple Red...

yes, that's the new color of my dining table! Remember the old pedestal table I bought a few weeks back? Well, I just found a permanent home for it...mine! At first I thought it would be too small for our family of four but then I realized that one day it might be too small but for now it is just right :) and why not live for right now! So, I painted it RED, and added in my old twin headboard/footboard bench for the boys to share in the back. It really is so cozy and lends so much more space for foot traffic our small eat in kitchen. Now we are all loving the new look and feel of eating together as a family! And now you know why I am selling my old black table :)

Can't wait to doll this space up for the holidays...oh and pay no attention to the mirror on the back wall, it will be gone very soon and in its place something much more fun and eye catching ;)!

$5.00 chair revamp!

I have been helping someone with their livingroom for a while and needed a chair in one corner of the room. We found this one at a local thrift for $5.00 and I recovered it in a more luxurious fabric that would be a bit more kid friendly not to mention just clean! We needed to find something that would coordinate well with her existing dark brown leather sofa and love seat in the room. I gave her two similar fabrics to choose from... and here's the one she decided on.

And here's the chair all done! The best part for me: no sewing required (well at least so far, there's a chance that I may be making some extra throw pillows for the sofa with the leftover fabric, but we'll see)!!!

I can't wait to see it in her space later this week!

Tables For Sale!!

I tend to not get too personal on this blog but the past few weeks have been very difficult for our family due to some medical issues my husband has been having. To make a long story short, today we got some results back from a test that explains alot and also requires a surgery to correct (or resolve the pain away). I am so grateful for some answers and hopefully all will be well again. On that note, however, I have decided to go ahead and try to sell some tables to help pay for the impending medical costs. If you have been following this blog long enough you will have seen all of these so if you have please disregard this post...if not sit back, take a look and enjoy. Hope to be hearing back from some of you :) Red/Orange Distressed Coffee Table $75.00

Black Distressed Dining Table (no leaf) (3'x4') $50

Side Table $25

email me if you are interested in anything :) lemonsqueezing@gmail.com

Princess Chair Complete!!!

Okay so again, here is the "before" shot. And now it is perfect for the little girls bedroom it is going in, bright and cheery with a hint of chic :)

For this project I first ripped off all of the old fabric, then painted the frame white, and recovered it in this beautiful fabric chosen by my friend/client that coordinated with her 3 year olds bedroom.

If only I had a little girl :)

I'm linking up to http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com for the SNS party!

A long overdue post...

I feel like it has been forever since I did a post but with the past week I've had everything seems like forever ago :) Unfortunately I have no new COMPLETED projects to post, just some in the making. This divider was practically given to me by a friends grandmother. It was all brown when I got it but it is starting to look a little brighter. I believe it has some amazing potential! Stay tuned... I finished painting the little rocker (and by the way it is still for sale), but still no cushion :) If you want it without so you can do your own I'll sell it as is :)

Remember this little lady?

Well, she's not done yet either but she is getting very close. Here's a sneak peek...keep in mind she's not finished yet, I still have some trim to add and the cushion to sew (my favorite part :(, LOL)

and I do love the backside as well.

It's a good thing most of my projects are doable inside this week because the weather has officially turned nasty here :( Hopefully this weeks a better one and I can get some of these babies finished. Hold me to it would ya?

Finished End Table!

Remember this from a couple weeks ago? Well, my good friend Adele snagged this little piece up and asked me to paint it for her bedroom. She recently recovered and painted a chair and brought me some of the fabric to use as my "guide" in deciding what to do...we talked about doing the paper towel thing again but as I got looking at it I wanted to try something else.

Here's the fabric and the accompanying drawer faces. Pretty cool, huh. I distressed the faces a bit to give it a worn vibe but still coordinate with the chair. I know that photos don't always represent the true colors but in case you can't tell the fabric is a soft, almost baby blue color with a deep olive green. So, I used the same colors for the table and a flat black for the rest of it.

Because I used a stencil and spray paint this took no time at all and I love the results. I can't wait to see it in her space with the chair.

The icing on the cake...

Remember this old end table I picked up a couple years ago for $15? Then I painted it a creamy white to go in my bedroom. Well that was then... and this is now. Yes I added a little glaze :) Isn't it lovely?

And this one I picked up a few weeks ago at a thrift for a client. Luckily for me she could see its potential as well and trusted me to do this...

I primed and painted it white then distressed a bit and of course added the glaze afterwards. Don't mind the missing hardware, it's drying right now ;) Oh how I love the detail on these little cabinet doors!

So, are there any of you out there still unconvinced of the power of glaze on a piece of furniture? I know I'm sold!

Unfinished business...

Hello everyone! I have been so busy lately and have a long list of "to dos" but have a few sweet finds laying around and thought I would try something a little different. I am showing you the unfinished pieces so you have the opportunity to have them "customized" for you. You see rather than painting it what I want and then trying to find a specific buyer for that color/style/finish, I want you to tell me how you want it! To do this you have to put on those "rose colored glasses", so go ahead, put em' on!
And here they are:
a cutesie little rocker. (I will also provide a cushion) an upholstered (I would reupholster it in the fabric of your choice, and paint it) chair fit for a little princess. (Also perfect for you child photographers out there, or as a vanity seat. SOLD!!!

and my personal favorite, a charming pedestal dining table. Oh how I love these! There is one at Pier 1 Imports I have been drooling over for the last 3 years! Too bad it's way over my budget.

and last but certainly not least, I have one of these end tables. I had several buyers interested in one of these at the craft fair (I sold it's pair there) and thought I had already sold it as well but turns out I have not heard back from the buyer and so back on the market she goes. SOLD!!!

Please email me with any questions or to commit to a piece complete with the customization for for you/your space. (www.lemonsqueezing@gmail.com) I can also give you price quotes upon request. (The price will differ depending on what you want done with the piece). Thanks everyone and I look forward to hearing from you :)

I am in LOVE...

My husband surprised me with this find a few weeks ago (he knew I wanted it and bought it for me) and I have been dreaming about the possibilities ever since. Then I began working with a client who needed a coffee table for her basement... So I made plans to paint it red for her space. Needless to say, her plans changed (shes going to wait a while to do it) but I decided to paint it anyway.

Can I just say I am in love and might not be able to let this one go...for REAL!

I love it in my livingroom. The warmth from the color really livens up the once tired looking space.

Anyway, if I do decide to sell, I am asking $100 for it but for now I am trying to convince my husband to let me keep it :)