Favorite Color of the Week

Pittsburgh Paints
304-4 Catamaran

To Match this Table

{that needed a fresh coat of paint}

And to Paint

This

Table

And this Stool

{'cause it's the favorite color of the week}

We'll show you what were doing with

these freshly painted pieces soon......

Giving it Personality!

Had a project that I helped my daughter with a while ago....

We took a small plain nightstand

{actually it was a water-stained brown & we painted it}

Added a little Mod Podge

& cut some scrapbook paper to fit the legs of the table...

Put a coat of Mod Podge on top of the legs

and then placed the paper on top.  When we finished, we put another

coat of Mod Podge on top to seal it.

We thought it turned out really cute!

There was no knob so we drilled a hole and added a cute vintage glass knob

We switched some lights & accessories around

and put things back to her liking....

There...

A cute little table.....with personality!

Tickle Me Pink!

Karrie was busy last week

with several cans of

PINK

spray paint.....

How can spraying an urn and sticks

make two girls so

giddy

we don't know...it just does!

What are you tickled pink about today?

What's Bloomin?

Geraniums!

 

Grandma Norma would always have pots and pots

 of geraniums sitting in all of her windows during the winter

So, when it came to decorating a wall

 in Karrie's laundry room

What better than Geranium pots!

 

 

And of course,

 since Karrie studied plants in her

herbaceous class in school,

we just had to use the genus name for Geranium

Geraniaceae

What's Bloomin' in your house today?

Do These Stripes Make My Dresser Look Big?

While out & about last week we spotted this dresser...

isn't it the cutest?

Just think of the possibilities!

We've got a project (adding to the long list of project dreams) to use these stripes on...

Easy Entertaining

Love it!

How easy is this great idea from Southern Living Magazine?

Chalkboard Paint & Glasses

Doesn't get any simpler - or cuter for that matter!

(Put this one in the idea file for sure!)

Planting Some Love

Challenges.....
we love them!

Our Grandpa has entrusted a shelf to us that we must decorate seasonally over at Bethesda Care Center.

Fall: Pumpkins, black vases with wheat in them
Christmas: Wrapped Presents
Winter: ______________

{Well, we wanted snowballs to carry us through till March, but Styrofoam balls were soooo expensive}

We're on a budget, see, so we looked & looked and decided on a Valentine theme.

So,

we grabbed

our trusty

Mod-Podge,

Paper Doilies,

Left-over

Christmas

Wrapping paper,
and cardboard heart boxes....

We created

We love creating

We patiently love creating

Hey...who's idea was this to do all of this creating again???

Oh ya....me!
We pieced

We glued

We pieced

We glued


Until we got all four boxes patched up & glued

{We'll interrupt here and note that this is NOT the greatest craft project for kids...why, I barely made it through it all!}

While the boxes were drying we worked on our LOVE

No, we are not fighting right now!

We were painting some cardboard LOVE letters

We planted those LOVE letters into pots {painted of course!} and mossed them up and put some sparkling heart garland up them

After we placed the boxes around we tool some left over doily hearts out & placed them about with some rose garland, which we cut up and placed around.

We think it turned out cute...what about you?

It's Friday...and We're In Love

You may remember that we painted the back of the cabinets last fall a bright shade of green...

No more! A lovely shade of pink is now gracing the backdrop of our cupboard...

It's perfect for Valentines...and will swing right into spring with us!

It's Friday....what are you in love with today???

"New" Year Color Inspiration

A New Year!
Time to take a look at the house & think about a new color on the wall, or painting or reupholstering some furniture....sometimes it's some new curtains or pillows that will do the trick. It seems that after taking all of the Christmas decorations down, it is time for something new!

Shall we have some fun by taking a look back at color trends in 1958 from Better Homes & Gardens ?


We love the colors above in the blue and green pallet of Group #9.
It is quite calming - don't you think?



Group #1 looks like it could go in a lot of homes right now. Look at those teals and, especially, those greys!










Group #2 is the Earth Tone selection for readers in 1958 - we love this color board....we even love all of the fabric & carpeting choices!



Now...how about Better Homes & Gardens

HOT Color Predictions for 2010

Take a look at the paint swatches....there's a lot of similarities to the 1958 color boards.....





It just goes to show you that, once again, what is old is new again!

Kitchen Talk

Hey there! No, we haven't fallen off of the face of the earth...we really are here - just still plugging away at Christmas - Open House is a week away!

We took a break today to check out some kitchens that have been re-done. Chris Smith and Jill Otermat have been creatively (and economically) saving the "face" of kitchens in our area and we thought we would share....


Chris takes care of prepping and painting the cabinetry of the kitchens, while Jill puts her artistic touch on the finish of the doors - we are just drooling over these finishes!






But wait....that's not all!

Jill also paints counter tops - now here's a real money saver!






Look at this finish....how cool is that?






Now, of course, your mind is bursting with questions - right?

Well...we asked.
The finish is made up of crushed marble and dries to a very hard surface suitable for counter tops and floors.




After the resurfacing is complete, it is sealed with a special product designed for this purpose. It is waterproof and heat resistant up to 500 degrees.

This product can be used inside and out.







Doesn't this just transform the room?


Please tell us that our heads are not the only ones swimming with all of the places Chris and Jill could come and do this to?



Check out this great finish in a bathroom that she did....love it!






So, what colors can you do...well, it's our lucky day - Jill custom tints each job, so she has never done the same finish twice.

We love this - counter tops that are uniquely yours!






So....are you interested?
Just think...a fresh new kitchen with paint (& creative talent!)







Give us a shout if you want reach Jill and Chris for an awesome kitchen makeover...oh, and wipe the drool off of your screen!

It's Friday We're In Love....

That's right....it's Friday...we're in love - in love with Pantone's 2010 Spring Color Forecast!

Hurray! The new colors from Pantone have been named for Spring 2010. Listed below are the new colors to look for in both your wardrobe & you're home. Check out Pantone's online brochure for some great inspiration from designers.

Turquoise
Tomato Purée
Fusion Coral
Violet
Tuscany
Aurora
Amparo Blue
Pink Champagne
Dried Herb
Eucalyptus

We just love all of these new hues....although we've been quite smitten with Turquoise this year....we think there is room for Amparo Blue {a lot of fun can be had with that color!}

So....its' Friday & we're in love with Pantone's new colors....which color are YOU in love with?