tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31692744727371518852024-03-13T11:45:32.367-07:00Lilly's Home DesignsHome decor, furniture building, painting, crafting...Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-57699812009674466512021-07-01T05:51:00.001-07:002021-07-01T05:52:58.632-07:00Little Life Update<p>A lot has happened since I shared here the last time. That last post was at the beginning-ish of quarantine and let me tell you A LOT has changed. The biggest thing being that I began homeschooling (not distance learning) my kids, and I decided to take it on full time. I had wanted to venture in this journey for a many years and under the circumstances I felt like it was my responsibility to do it. I now have my first year under my belt and we are ready for year two. The girls and I enjoyed it so much and my husband and I have now seen first hand the amazing benefits that just one year made. We are sold! It is the best decision for our kids and our family right now and I'm so glad we finally decided to do it. I got to tell you, having my husband on board and being so supportive has been such a blessing. I can really lean on him on the hard days and he's so encouraging. My mom and my sisters have been so supportive too and I'm very thankful for them. I am very blessed to have such a strong support system.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0v5GRUuAtX8/YN23czP5VsI/AAAAAAAAL6E/tmyw014vchgycIBURY4qIsmWz7kPgxiNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20180906_083352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Black she shed" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0v5GRUuAtX8/YN23czP5VsI/AAAAAAAAL6E/tmyw014vchgycIBURY4qIsmWz7kPgxiNACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20180906_083352.jpg" title="Black she shed" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We are currently in our summer break and I needed a creative outlet so I decided to get back on this little blog and do a little typing. I'm hoping that I can share a few more blog posts in the next month or two. I have a few spaces around the house that we've updated and I'd like to share our homeschooling schoolhouse as well. It's just my big ole she shed turned schoolhouse. We originally purchased it so that it could be my business studio but God had other intentions for this space; let's just say He new what He was doing. I'm going to end this one here and hopefully in a few more days I'll be able to share one of our newly redesigned spaces. It would be nice if I could update the look and layout of this blog too. That's a lot easier said than done though... Send HELP! </p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-5196054120355169732020-04-06T09:29:00.002-07:002021-07-01T04:48:56.534-07:00Functional Cozy Minimalist Entryway Updates <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228;">The chair is a $15 thrift store find from before we moved in. I purchased it when we went under contract. I painted in black and distressed the crap out of it to make it look like it'd been painted for years. The seat cushion was very thin, so I added a new cushion, batting, and the taupe vinyl fabric for easy clean ups. It can be used to put shoes on by the entryway but we really use it as extra guest seating when we have a get together. </span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">All in all, this room is a lot more functional now, it also is a lot more minimal than it's ever been and I love that we didn't have to spend a lot of money to make it functional and cozy. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">I loved having the girls help with these small re-purposing projects, it makes all these pieces more special. They love it too because they get to use power tools. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> At some point we'll repaint this room and hopefully finally get to paint the trims and doors, which is something we just haven't gotten around to. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span>Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-13731885243375877522017-06-27T14:03:00.001-07:002017-06-27T18:19:49.217-07:00Black Shiplap Fireplace Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We finally gave our fireplace a makeover. We decided to do an entire black shiplap fireplace wall. I've been wanting to do something with the fireplace ever since we purchased our home but I really didn't know exactly what I wanted to do until recently. We needed to move the TV to the wall across from our sofa and this is where things really set off for the fireplace makeover.<br />
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When we moved in I always said I'm going to paint the fireplace to give it a little makeover for now but I never got around to it. The mantle that was there was a DIY by the previous owners and I really didn't like it. I felt like painting it would buy us some time until we knew what we wanted and we saved for it. I always thought I wanted built ins for extra storage and display shelves and I new that I wanted to incorporate shiplap, I also knew it would be a project that would take time and a budget needed to be in place. <br />
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When we moved the TV to the wall across the Couch (for various reasons that I will get to some other time) I suddenly knew what I wanted. I was cleaning and puttering around the living room and I just had a vision of what I wanted so I sketched it out really quickly and sent the picture to my husband. He really like the idea and said "let's do it!" I love it when that happens.<br />
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On the sketch you can see that there is no storage or display shelves like I thought I wold be adding. In the end I knew I did not need extra storage and I don't like having too many things on display because I like it when things have a minimal, simplified, clean look. I did however need extra seating because we removed the chairs to add a TV console. <br />
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We took some measurements and off to Home Depot we went to buy our supplies. We went with 1"x8"x8' shiplap boards because we wanted them to be wide. Our ceiling height is pretty short so we needed about 16 boards. to complete the wall. We also purchased a 1x3 straight board to frame the Fireplace and keep it simple. We used our miter saw to make all the cuts at home and our nail gun and compressor to secure the boards to the wall. We marked all the studs, and leveled the first row at the top and worked our way down. My husband did a great job mitering the corners of the fireplace frame. I then filled all the holes of the nails, sanded them and we got to painting. <br />
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This is when things started to get complicated. Getting in between the shiplaps was almost impossible even using tiny artist brushes. My husband said it would be better if we sprayed the wall. Since we already had all the equipment, we just went with it. We taped up about 5 feet of wall space between the living room and the shiplap wall and sprayed it with the HVLP spray gun and compressor. It took us a lot longer to tape up the wall than to spray but it was so worth it. The cracks filled in nicely but I realized after I removed the plastic that grain of the wood felt rough so after we thought we were done, I decided to lightly hand sand the whole wall and give it one last coat of paint this time with a high quality roller so that the wall wouldn't have roller marks. <br />
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We also built the benches for extra seating. We used 2"x8" wood and made very simple benches, we didn't need storage so they were very easy to build. The hard part was making the cushions. We bought 2" foam, 1" batting, and faux leather in a cognac color to match with the light fixtures we purchased for the wall. We purchased everything at Joan's and used their 40% off coupons to save because foam is very expensive. I had to learn how to use the sewing machine again and it was a pain in the tooshie but it worked out. I even made a little curtain for the entry door that has a big window.<br />
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The light fixtures was one of those things that you make a plan but half way through you decide to make some tweaking. In the picture I drew I originally had a plant hanging on either side. I was looking at the wall thinking to myself that lighting would be nice and and since we don't have overhead lighting they would be functional. I did not say anything to my husband right away because I wanted to find a way to ease in the extra cost but he literally came home from work that same day and said, "you know what, instead of plants why don't we hang light fixtures?" I swear this guy and I are soul mates. I shopped around and ultimately found the perfect ones at Target. I had to go to 5 different stores in one day to find both of them and we drove an hour away to buy one of them. Lucky for me these gorgeous fixtures were also on clearance. They are perfect! I love how the brass pops against the black wall and the wood base looks so good with the leather on the benches. <br />
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We went back and forth on what to hang on the middle of the wall but ultimately stuck with the ram head and we like the way it looks. For some reason it doesn't photograph well, it looks small on the pictures but in person the scale looks perfect, and it doesn't ask for so much attention so it doesn't take away from the black shiplap.<br />
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I scrubbed the crap out of the fireplace to remove all the soot and paint the firebox with high heat black enamel paint since we do use it in the winter months. </div>
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I am so in love with the black shiplap fireplace wall. I'm so happy that my husband helped me bring my vision to life, we are very proud of our hard work. The house is slowly feeling more and more like us with every project we do.</div>
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<i>Shiplap ~ Home Depot</i><br />
<i>Shiplap paint color ~ Gliddens Onyx black</i><br />
<i>Firebox paint ~ Rustomleum High Heat</i><br />
<i>Light fixtures ~ Threshold Target</i><br />
<i>Ceramic ram head ~ Homegoods </i><br />
<i>Wood for benches ~ Home Depot</i><br />
<i>Bench cushions rials ~ Joan's Fabric mate</i><br />
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<i>To see more before pictures of our entire living room visit <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/09/living-room.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and for a full review on our Ikea Kivik couch visit this <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/ikea-kivik-review.html" target="_blank">post</a>. </i>
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-3604282388695342622017-03-07T10:53:00.000-08:002017-08-29T12:20:38.544-07:00Sofa Makeover For The Home Office Part Two<br />
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I'm back today with Part two of the home office sofa makeover <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2017/01/couch-makeover-for-home-office.html" target="_blank">(read part one here)</a>. I gotta be honest, I didn't think I was going to finish it so quickly. I knew I could but I was hesitating so much because I was not looking forward to stapling a million staples with my hand held upholstery stapler. Came Valentines day and my husband went all hero to the rescue on me. He bought me a few tools that I've been in dire need of. One of them was a pneumatic stapler with a 20 gallon air compressor among other tools and lovey dovey stuff like flowers etc... Yes he kinda, no, more like, he completely outdid himself. I love that man! Anyhow back to the couch. And just a reminder or if you didn't see it before, here's the UGLY before that <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2017/01/couch-makeover-for-home-office.html" target="_blank">I shared back in January</a>.<br />
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This baby went by smoothly. The air stapler was a huge help. I started the project in the very end of January. I sanded the body and stained it but the stain was a little blotchy. I knew if I was going to tackle this project it had to be done right because I don't plan on doing it again any time soon. So I took a break and didn't touch it at all in the month of February. A few days into March I was going to have a get together for some of our family members and my house was a finished and unfinished furniture projects mess. I had not one but two finished dressers in the entryway/home office plus the couch on it's side and the cushions were on top of our dining table. I knew I wanted to get everything out of the way before the get together and have additional seating in the home office where the guys always have their drinks and play Domino. So I got my butt to work.<br />
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I sanded the frame again and stained it one day and the very next day I did all the upholstery in a few hours. I bought new 1 inch batting to add more cushion to the couch and then I did the fabric. I wanted the ikat prints to be somewhat symmetrical so it took some measuring and centering before doing all the cutting but it wasn't too hard. Also I did not want to sew, so I folded all the corners as neatly as I could and pulled the fabric nice and taught until it looked good to me and stapled. BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM...... The back is a whole different story that I don't want to go into today. Lastly I sealed the frame with my favorite water based poly as usual. Look at that wood grain, uh, la, la...<br />
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The next day was our get together and we had to attach the cushions back to the frame. Holly crappola that was a pain in the tush!!! It took us an hour and a half because the back cushions did not want to go back on. A lot of sweating and swearing to get them back on but somehow we made it happen. I'm just happy that I finished and it looks great! I LOVE the fabric and my husband loves it too so I am a very happy camper. You know what else my husband loves about this project, that it didn't cost a small fortune ;-) <br />
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Oh yes and what do you think of one of my latest Goodwill finds? This lamp! <br />
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I bought this clear globe LED light bulb for it, that thing almost cost more than what I paid for the lamp itself. I don't know about you but I think it looks pretty cool. It opens up too for storage, it's pretty neat. This room is still getting tweaked so once I'm done I'll share the whole space. I think it's coming together really nice and we like it a lot better now than the first time around. <br />
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Here a little before and after, what a difference some stain and fabric can do. <br />
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-53385139296067589552017-02-20T09:07:00.000-08:002017-02-20T09:07:52.250-08:00Bohemian Painted Dresser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last month I painted a dresser with bohemian vibe by giving it a very artistic paint job. What was once a regular, traditional style dresser is now a work of art with loads of storage. The dresser came with a huge mirror that I debated whether or not to paint it to match. I'm so glad I went for it because the mirror really made the piece. See for yourself!</div>
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I love painting like this because I can have complete, creative freedom. The base color is a deep teal chalk paint and a blended in lighter turquoise, I then layered on the accent green colors. Distressed it and gave it multiple coats of poly, sanding between coats as always for a super soft smoothness. <br />
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This dresser is super solid, with 9 dovetailed drawers and it was made by Heywood Wakefield. The original hardware looks so amazing up against the deep color, and the mirror makes a huge statement. I love the outcome of this piece. <br />
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I'm back with another piece that I worked on in the month of January. I bought this vintage oak dresser from a person via Craigslist. Once I brought it home I knew exactly what I wanted to do to it.<div>
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I sanded it, and sealed it inside and out twice with shellac drawers and everything because it had a cigarette smell. Now, I didn't notice this when I bought it, otherwise I would have passed. Then I sanded it again and proceeded to paint it with chalk paint. </div>
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The top section was curved and I wanted to accent that feature, which is why I went with the two tone. Black on top and white on the bottom. I purchased small, white knobs for the two top drawers and contrasting black ones on the bottom. The inside of the drawers had seen better days so I added a modern liner. I sealed this piece with wax for a soft buttery feel. </div>
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-60822638316884086592017-01-31T14:10:00.001-08:002017-08-29T12:23:04.504-07:00Sofa Makeover For The Home Office Part OneI started a new project for our home office. I'm giving this big ugly sofa a makeover. We bought this piece for our home office sometime in the spring last year. I didn't want to upholster it right away for a couple reasons.<br />
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<li>I'm super indecisive about things, especially furniture in our home. If it doesn't work in a few months it's out. The couch has proven it's usefulness here, so we are keeping it! </li>
<li>I'm equally indecisive about colors, textures and finishes. I mean with so many fabrics to choose from, someone out there should be able to relate. </li>
<li>Time! Yes I work on many furniture pieces at a time but not for my own home. It usually takes years for me to complete a furniture project for our home. I never have or make time for it. I'm trying to change that! </li>
<li>Money, fabric is freaking expensive and when you need 6 yards for your own use, well that can hurt. I'm not one splurge so much on myself. </li>
<li>Upholstery is intimidating for me. I'm all about sanding, painting and staining but sewing is a whole different territory.</li>
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We repainted our home office again and it looks completely different than when I shared our first <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/09/home-office-in-works.html" target="_blank">budget makeover here</a>. We bought a new-used desk, rearranged things, go rid of some pieces and added other key storage pieces and we needed extra seating so we got this couch. Everything else started to look nice so the couuch just became an eyesore. Yes an ugly, burgundy, dog hair magnet, eyesore. We felt it was time to tackle it. That meant it was time to finally choose a fabric. I wanted the couch to be neutral because it's a big piece in the room and it's a big job for me so I didn't want a color I would grow tired of in a year or two. I also wanted it to have a nice print just in case it gets stains which it will because we have children, a dog and wine spills happen, I mean spills, spills happen in many different forms of liquids. </div>
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I narrowed down my fabric to neutrals, some type of pattern and it had to be budget friendly. I thought about using a checkered, plaid fabric but the office already has a masculine appeal. I wanted my husband to feel comfortable and this might sound crazy but I like to decorate keeping my husbands masculinity in mind. He lives with 4 females (even my dog is a female) so I don't want to have rainbows and unicorns everywhere. Plus I prefer neutrals anyway so it's a win win. </div>
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A few months ago I used a beautiful ikat fabric to upholster some chairs that I sold and ever since I've been wanting to find a place to use the same fabric for our house. My husband also liked the fabric since it has a lot of black and neutrals. Perfect! This fabric was just under $20 at Joanns. They were having a 50% off sale, then I went online to check for coupons and they had a one day 15% entire purchase, including sales, BINGO!!!!! I picked up 6 yards which I think is too much, but better to be safe than sorry, right! </div>
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It took me a few hours to get every single last staple out. Next, I have to sand down the frame to stain it, cut sew and staple a million times! Yay, not so much, but when I'm done it's going to be worth it. I can't wait to share with ya'll! </div>
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-1101484779068146722017-01-29T10:57:00.000-08:002017-01-29T10:57:03.369-08:00Mid Century Modern Nightstands Makeover Hi, it's the end of January and I realized I have only done one blog post. Not because I'm lazy but because I've been busy on my furniture biz, OK! A couple weeks ago I shared the first makeover of the year it was a <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2017/01/teal-turquoise-vintage-hepplewhite.html" target="_blank">turquoise beauty</a>. I set a goal to work on 4 pieces and I'm happy to announce that I met my goal for the month. I need to get better about sharing them right away but anyhow, I will share them gradually. I will also try to share some of last years makeovers that I never got around to posting about.<br />
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The second makeover of the year was a set of Mid Century Modern Nightstands. I wanted to go neutral on them so I chose an ebony stain for the top and dark gray that I custom mixed for the bottom portion. I also used the ebony stain on the wood pull at the bottom. These nightstands are very sleek, I debated adding modern, anchor style knobs to them like the ones from Anthropologie but in the end I vetoed the idea or maybe I'm still debating. I don't know but for now this is the way they look. <br />
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Oh yes, and check this out. Made by Morganton, in excellent condition, with dovetail drawers and with the original tags still on. I snatched these babies up fast! <br />
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<br />Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-3456907967190917852017-01-14T02:50:00.002-08:002017-01-14T16:46:12.119-08:00Teal Turquoise Vintage Hepplewhite Dresser MakeoverHi there! The last months of 2016, I barely touched a paint brush except to paint trim and walls at home. What I really mean is I didn't paint any furniture. Why? Well because the end of the year is busy, it's filled with holidays and family time. I'm glad to say even thought the holidays were beautiful and I enjoyed every minute of it, it's all behind now and I can get back to work.<br />
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Now, I am jammed packed with inventory but on New Year's day we had breakfast at Ihop and sneaked a quick trip to Goodwill where I spotted a beauty of a dresser and snatched it up. My husband is an enabler but don't tell him that. He always says you don't need any new pieces you have more than enough. But he knows a good deal and doesn't let me pass on them. I love him! Anyhow, we took this baby home and it jumped to the front of the makeover line, just like that. I was itching to paint a piece of furniture. Sorry no before pictures! I posted a before picture somewhere in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lillyshomedesigns" target="_blank">my Facebook</a>. <br />
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This piece was in immaculate condition, all it needed was some light sanding and some cleaning to get it ready for paint. I used chalk paint for this makeover, distressed it, sealed it with a couple coats of poly, cleaned up the hardware and lined the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lillyshomedesigns/photos/a.253099848166935.1073741826.253096401500613/966638406813072/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">inside of the drawers with beautifully light scented drawer liners</a>. Bam! That's all folks! Enjoy the rest of the afters.<br />
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PS. This piece is available on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" target="_blank">Etsy shop, Lilly's Home Designs</a> ;-)<br />
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<br />Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-49393343932886612802016-12-02T08:07:00.000-08:002017-02-08T16:15:32.445-08:00What have I been up to?<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello, is anybody here? I've been absent from the blog for a couple months now and I wanted to check in and share some things. I'm going to start with a few of the furniture pieces that I have done lately. Then I thought I could talk about some of the changes we've made to our house in the last couple of months. How does that sound? Good? Okay let's do it!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let me begin by saying that having an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy store</a> has been helping me tremendously with selling furniture so I am very thankful for that. One of the pieces that I redid was this beautiful blue mid century modern dresser. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Next up is this campaign dresser. This was definitely the most popular guy in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my Etsy shop.</a> I received so many emails for this piece and it too sold quickly. I have a few campaign pieces in stock ready for a makeover so it wont be long before I have another one available in my shop. If you are on the hunt for one keep an eye out on my shop, these things sell like hot cakes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">As for house projects, oh my! Where do I start? I would say none of the rooms look quite the same. <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/kitchen-cabinet-makeover-reveal.html" target="_blank">Our Kitchen</a> got new appliances, Yey!!! This new appliances led to some other changes like adding a wall of cabinets and open shelving. I'm not sharing the after pictures yet because I haven't styled them yet but here's a sneak peek of what's going on. It's like an early Christmas for me this year. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">A few other projects we've tackled around here include finally painting the trim and doors in our hallway. Refinishing some furniture pieces, rearranging the <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/09/living-room.html" target="_blank">living room</a> furniture, still not sure of how I feel about the furniture in there but the layout is working. We cleared out our storage room and made a gym in there, we are painting it this weekend and I'll share that too. Also our <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/09/home-office-in-works.html" target="_blank">entryway/home office</a> is sporting new furniture pieces as well. So yes lots of changes but all for the better. </span></div>
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-78365003221300138732016-08-29T09:37:00.003-07:002016-09-08T14:33:06.161-07:00Vintage Bathroom MakeoverWe finally finished the <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-bathroom-makeover-in-making.html" target="_blank">mini bathroom makeover</a>. What we thought would be a weekend bathroom makeover at most turned into a two week headache of a project. Our bathroom is a vintage original bathroom so we ran into a lot of problems. Every single thing that could go wrong went totally wrong and when we thought nothing could get worse it did. Our house became a complete mess as I tackled projects for hours everyday, it seemed like we were never going to finish. But we are finally done and we couldn't be happier with our vintage bathroom makeover. I'm going to spare all the before pictures since I already shared them in <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-bathroom-makeover-in-making.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. I will, however bombard you with tons of beautiful after pics! Are you ready?<br />
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Let me just start with the to do list I wrote on the last post about the bathroom.<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Sand cabinet doors and drawer fronts</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Clean, de-dust, everything</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Prime ceiling, caulk trim and piece of unfinished wall (I already patched it) then prime them</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Prime cabinets and doors. </strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Replace drop in sink and faucet</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Glue fallen tiles</strike> and caulk between them and the heater.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Paint the cabinet in gorgeous green color, I'm so excited about adding color!!!!</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Make holes for new cabinet hardware, I bought some really nice ones, I can't wait for that!</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Shop for pretty shower curtain, and figure out window treatment.</strike></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Clean up the old light fixtures and vintage mirror, keeping those for now. </strike></li>
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I primed and painted everything, inside and outside. I painted the ceiling the same color as the walls for a nice seamless look. The door to the mini closet also got painted in the same wall color. I debated between doing the trim the same color too but ultimately ended with white trim. The color on the walls is Irish Mist by Behr, the same as the<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/kitchen-cabinet-makeover-reveal.html" target="_blank"> kitchen </a>and <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/04/skogsta-chairs-and-parsons-dining-room.html" target="_blank">dining room</a>. The inside of the cabinets and closet are also white. <br />
A few details about the closet door. I removed the handle because the entry door knob would smack in to it and it was all beat up. I bought a door stopper, a wall protector and a latch to keep it closed.<br />
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The outside of the cabinets and the bathroom entry door is painted in Sherwin Williams Basil, I had the color matched to Behr's premium plus enamel in semi gloss. I love this paint and the color is so lush. I purchased new hardware and spray painted all the hinges to match. I love, love, love the cabinets! <br />
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We ended up purchasing a new faucet and sink because the craigslist ones didn't work. The faucet was leaky and the sink bowl was oval instead of round and it didn't fit, it was too small. This was the second set of sink and faucet we purchased. The first sink was made from a material that felt too cheap so we returned it and bought a ceramic one. The first faucet had a pop up drain and we just did not like that feature, we prefer the original drain. Changing the faucet was the biggest headache of all. The pipes were so corroded that they would deteriorate and fall apart just from touching them. My husband went through so much work replacing all the pipes and it must have taken him like 8 or 9 trips back and forth to the hardware store to get everything right. Every single thing we did took us multiple trips to the hardware store. It was very frustrating. The second time we went to exchange the faucet we came back home to a flooded basement and soaked bathroom. We were starting to think this whole thing was a terrible idea. But thankfully all of that is behind and we love our new faucet, It's a huge upgrade! <br />
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It is so hard for me to get a good picture of the new window curtain. I'm so proud of myself for it, I totally DIY-ed the heck out of that baby. I used a curtain I already had, and trimmed it to size, I bought a lace curtain at goodwill for a buck plus some beaded trim at Hobby Lobby. The shower curtain is DKNY purchased from Marshalls. It's so light and airy in a light beige see through fabric. <br />
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I was going to keep the old mirror and light fixtures next to it but I could not resist trying something else. First I purchased <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/08/thrifty-finds.html" target="_blank">this mirror at Goodwill</a> but ended up using another one I already had in the living room, I spray painted it gloss black, it looks amazing! After I painted the mirror I couldn't help wanting to paint the light fixtures too. I took them apart in to 9,000 pieces, cleaned them and painted them gold and black. This was one of the smallest changes that made a huge difference. When I went to install them back up the circuit breaker kept tripping, it took me about 5 to 6 continuous hours to get them back up. We were already contemplating buying new ones because we thought they didn't work anymore. I really didn't want to replace them because I loved how they turned out so much. Plus we don't have any outlet plugs in the bathroom so it's nice that they have some on them. Painting them was the best decision I made for them. <br />
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I purchased some other accessories such as the green ceramic planter, rug, wicker waste basket, acacia wood pump and the art print. The planter was from Marshalls, I already had the plant, the rug is Nate Berkus from his Target line, the waste basket and soap pump is also from Target. The print is from Etsy, I purchased a white mat for it and the bamboo frame I already had from a tag sale. Everything else I already owned. <br />
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I still have to grout the tiles that I glued back on, this was another pain in the you know what. It took two weeks and lots of headaches to finish the small vintage bathroom makeover, can you imagine how long it would take to do a full reno in here? We are very happy with keeping the bathroom as is for a few years now! I can't pick a favorite element out from this makeover, I really, truly love all the updates we did in here to make this bathroom more our style. I love that it still feels vintage but it's definitely modernized and completely improved. I also went above and beyond and organized all the drawers, cabinets and closet, more on that later. I got a few compliments from guest and the biggest one is "OMG I can wash my hands in the bathroom now, you have a faucet!" Funny fact, there was always a working faucet in here, people just didn't know how to open it, ha.... <br />
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<br />Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-26877134665627543922016-08-19T15:42:00.000-07:002016-08-19T15:42:24.172-07:00Thrifty Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just wanted to pop in an show you my latest thrifty finds. While shopping around at Goodwill a few days a go, I scored some pretty cool stuff for cheeeeeap! I actually popped in there real quick to see if I could find a mirror for the <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/08/mini-bathroom-makeover-in-making.html" target="_blank">bathroom</a> that we are working on.<br />
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Lets start off with these cool bamboo looking handles. They probably used to be from some tacky purse right? Well, last week <a href="http://www.housetweaking.com/2016/08/16/gimme-all-the-bolga-baskets/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dana talked about Bolga Baskets</a> and when I saw this pair for a buck I had to bring'em home with me for a little Bolga DIY project. <br />
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Next up is this green and gold, metal, Mid Century triple plant stand. If you remember back when I shared an <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/ikea-kitchen-wish-list.html" target="_blank">Ikea wish list</a> there was a triple plant stand that I wanted to purchase. Lucky for me, last time we went there it wasn't available. So naturally when I saw this triple plant stand for only $6, I went and grabbed a cart to stick this baby into.<br />
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I left the best for last. I mentioned going into Goodwill to see if I could find a mirror for the bathroom, right! This thing was meant to be. It was the perfect dimensions and hello its freggin rattan looking. I say looking because it's actually some plastic-ish material it's also painted to look like rattan. The tag read $10 which was already to good to be true, giving that it was the perfect size and style. I ended up paying only $5 because it was 50% off yellow tags and guess what color tag this puppy had? Yup, you guessed it! Can you believe it? I spent less than $15 on these three items. <br />
Given that our bathroom has turned out to be a complete mess of a mini makeover, more on that later, I'd say this was one lucky shopping trip. Well now I gots to go clean up all this stuff. <br />
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-70279807325161858702016-08-15T08:35:00.002-07:002016-08-29T07:58:53.485-07:00Mini Bathroom Makeover in the Making<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately I've been very busy trying to fill up<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> my online shop</a> with new furniture pieces. Working on furniture takes time, there are lots of steps involved. Which means my house is being left in the back seat for a long time. Last week I decided to take a break from painting furniture pieces to give my house a deep clean. Wow did it need it! I found our dining table hiding underneath paint cans and painting supplies. We also had some impromptu house guest (perfect timing, feuf...) The house is clean, the plants are happy and we were able to eat at the dining table a few times. I say were because it only lasted that way a few days. I got the sudden urge to spruce up the bathroom, so all of the bathroom stuff landed on our clean dining room table :-D A clean dining table is always short lived here. <br />
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We can't afford a full reno in the bathroom yet. It needs it but it is not in our priority list. We saved up to put in new windows and a privacy fence in the side of the yard and those things were thankfully checked off our list this year. The windows make such a big difference in our heating and cooling bills so we are very happy with them and they make our curb appeal look much better too.<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/05/front-door-makeover-with-modern-masters.html" target="_blank"> See pictures here</a>. So does the fence. Anyhow enough about that and back to the bathroom.<br />
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I wanted to paint the sink cabinet, change out the old sink and faucet <strike>with a free one we got off good ole Craigslist</strike> . We have beige fixtures in the bathroom, before we moved in one of the first things we did was to replace the beige toilet with a new water saving, white, elongated toilet. We also painted the over the dark blue walls with a light, bright color called Irish mist. The drop in sink and bathtub are still beige. We are not switching the bathtub for now, that will be later with the full reno. I also wanted to paint the doors, trim and finish the walls which we never did because they needed patching. Simple right? <br />
<i>** Update- Free sink and faucet from Craigslist didn't work we had to purchase both pieces new!!!**</i><br />
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No, things are never as simple as I think they will be. I started prepping the sink cabinet for paint and I called my husband and pointed out the fact that the baseboard heater is green and rusted. I thought about painting it, but it would be messy. I had to sand off the rust, prime with stop rust primer and then paint. He said we should switch the cover out. I looked online and found some plastic covers you place on top but the reviews didn't convince me. Plus the thought of putting something over them to hide the ugly doesn't help me because I know the ugly, rusted, dirty one is still under, and I wouldn't be able to sleep at night just thinking about it. So we decided to just replace it with a new one. The video on this old house made it look sooooo easy. Long story short it wasn't as easy as we thought it would be but after much sweat, a lot of cursing, fallen tiles and a few hours (yes hours) we got it done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After, pain the @$$ to install clean, new heater!</td></tr>
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We do not want to replace the tiles right now so we were lucky only one broke a little bit in the corner so I will be gluing them all back for now until we can afford a full renovation. Replacing the heater set us back a day. Next we wanted to replace the sink. Well, it looks like that faucet has never once been shut off in it's entire life and the water shut off valve is stuck. So back to home depot for more supplies. New hoses, new shut off valves and drain pipe. We got home, and realized we bought the wrong hoses, it was too late so we have to wait until later today to exchange them.<br />
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So in the middle of all this chaos, I decided it would be a good time to paint the ceiling, because you know all the other accumulated projects on the list wast enough. Hubby took off the ugly light fixture so I could begin and it turns out we didn't have any rollers, like I though we did. So nothing else got done. Turns out we were very unprepared. So I'm making a list, checking it twice (in my Santa Claus is coming to town singing voice).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">List of things to buy</span><br />
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<li>Exchange hoses </li>
<li>Paint trays</li>
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<li>Toothpaste for brushing teeth :-D </li>
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<li>Sand cabinet doors and drawer fronts</li>
<li>Clean, de-dust, everything</li>
<li>Prime ceiling, caulk trim and piece of unfinished wall (I already patched it) then prime them</li>
<li>Prime cabinets and doors. </li>
<li>Replace drop in sink and faucet</li>
<li>Glue fallen tiles and caulk between them and the heater.</li>
<li>Paint the cabinet in gorgeous green color, I'm so excited about adding color!!!!</li>
<li>Make holes for new cabinet hardware, I bought some really nice ones, I can't wait for that!</li>
<li>Shop for pretty shower curtain, and figure out window treatment.</li>
<li>Clean up the old light fixtures and vintage mirror, keeping those for now. </li>
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It looks like we have our work cut out for us. Now of to Home Depot. <br />
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Yes this post is full of ugly pictures but I'm hoping my next post will be full of gorgeous, after pictures! So make sure to come back for the reveal! <br />
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If you want to see a mini, budget friendly, <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/kitchen-cabinet-makeover-reveal.html" target="_blank">kitchen makeover see this post here!</a> <br />
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When I got this desk I wasn't sure how I was going to paint it. I new I wanted to stick to neutrals and I wanted to do more than one color. I wanted to keep the hardware because I they go very well and I love the noise it makes when you grab it and let go of it, I know it's a weird thing to like but just I can't explain it. By the way if you are wondering about the <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/07/ombre-painted-coffee-table.html" target="_blank">coffee table you can see how I painted it in ombre effect here.</a></div>
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And here is the desk in it's new painted glory. I sanded it and painted it grey with thick black and white stripes over the bottom drawers. I then sanded a whole lot to give it a rustic farmhouse look. I used several coats of poly and reattached the original hardware. </div>
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The inside of the drawers got some modern contact paper. I love doing a little something in the inside, I know a lot of people don't see it but it's a little happy moment when you open the drawer and see a little something fun in the inside. </div>
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I usually like doing a little staging pre-pictures but the process of prepping, painting, pictures, posting is so long that sometimes it's just easier to do away with the staging part. Maybe the next piece! Anyhow, this piece is available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. <br />
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A little while ago I painted a nightstand set in Sherwin Williams Lucky Green. It was a long process like always but the end result was fabulous and they sold right away.<br />
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They came with big ornate hardware but I new I wanted to change them and give this set a modern look. I chose the green color and used Sherwin Williams advance paint in high gloss. I bought some gorgeous lucite and chrome hardware, two pulls for the bottom drawers and two round knobs for the top. <br />
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The set got filled sanded primed twice sanded again and I sprayed 5 ultra thin coats sanding between each one to achieve a smooth finish. I had some over spray on the drawers so I painted the sides in the same color and added a modern black and white contact paper to the inside of the drawers. <br />
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I posted them up for sale on my Etsy shop and they sold very quickly. I was flattered when an interior designer contacted me because she wanted the set for her client who's home she was designing. Her client purchased them and we delivered the set that same weekend to a gorgeous brownstone in a trendy area of Boston Massachusetts. <br />
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Some people gave me a crazed look when they saw the color I had chosen but I knew this was the right look for them. My customers where so happy and so was their interior designer who was there to see them at the time of the delivery. They loved them and I couldn't be happier! I guess the color I chose for the nightstand set really was a lucky green after all ;-) <br />
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<br />Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-2232768344002044402016-07-21T04:46:00.001-07:002016-07-22T05:33:10.282-07:00Ombre Painted Coffee Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let me just start by saying, I love painting furniture! I do, I think about furniture all day, it's always in the back of my head no matter what I'm doing. I do a ton of work on my pieces and I do it with love. But lately the more I paint and the more I look for inspiration out there I feel overwhelmed. I want to be unique and give my pieces a little twist here and there, like I did on <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/07/traditional-modern-bohemian-desk.html" target="_blank">this desk</a>. But it doesn't feel like enough. Its easy to fall into trends or play it safe so that it will appeal to more people.<br />
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I had been staring at this coffee table (sorry it's not a great before picture) for a little while and everyday I kept thinking I want to paint a blue ombre effect from the center of the coffee table out. I've never done ombre before but I wanted to try. So I did a little inspiration shopping on Pinterest and I came across <a href="http://theturquoiseiris.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dionne at The Turquoise Iris</a>, she is a truly brave, talented, amazing artist! She puts her soul into her furniture makeovers. She is not painting furniture, she is painting ON furniture, the furniture is her canvas. This makeover was definitely inspired by her.<br />
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I woke up early one day and said today is the day, I'm going to let my hands do all the painting. I'm not thinking, I'm just breathing and letting my hands move the brushes, blending the colors, letting the paint be free. The way the paint colors blended and the drips... oh my, the drips, they are my favorite part. At first I tried to fix them because you know, furniture drips are a no no, but I loved the way the drips mended themselves onto the other colors and I decided to just let them happen.<br />
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I know this ombre painted coffee table is not for everyone but I love it and I enjoyed every minute of creating it! I think from time to time, you need to let your imagination run wild and be free. Forget about the rules, just go with the flow. </div>
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You've probably seen this style desk time and time again, usually in its brown state of life. It's has a really classic, traditional style. I wanted to create something different with it, kind of give it a little modern twist and add a dash of some whimsy in there too. That is why I'm calling it the traditional, modern, bohemian desk.<br />
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I can't take full credit for this one though. I sometimes like to rough sketch my pieces out before I work on them, and that is what I did. My 6 year old thought it would be fun to color in my sketch with a pen. <br />
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When I saw what she had done I instantly got the idea of painting it a solid color and staining the top and the legs on one side only. I gave her a kiss, thanked her and then told her not to scribble on mommy's sketches anymore. <br />
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I originally had other plans for the desk of painting it in a jade color. I wanted to make the inside cute too, so I used the jade color inside and bought a medallion stencil to add some fun turquoise pops. I used two ceramic vintage looking teal pulls from Anthro, and 3 coordinating knobs for the drawers on the other side to balance the dark legs. <br />
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Now do you see why I named it the traditional, modern, bohemian desk? It's just a very eclectic style desk now. It's not a modern desk, but the two tone and the stained sides give it a modern edge. It's has a traditional style but it's not painted in a traditional way. The mismatched knobs and the whimsically painted insides give it a boho vibe. It's not for everyone but I totally love it! <br />
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Hello everyone! I know I haven't been very present here in the blog but rest assured I've been keeping very busy. Last month I finally opened up my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" target="_blank">Etsy shop for Lillys Home Designs</a> I even made my first sale which was very exiting! </div>
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I have been wanting to do this for an awfully long time and I finally got the courage to just do it! I was very nervous and excited at the same time, I still am. I don't know exactly what I'm doing but I'm learning. Just like I did with the blog and the furniture. I didn't take any blogging or furniture painting classes I just learned as I went, through trials and errors, lots of errors but I'm still doing it and I'm glad I've stuck it out this far. I'm very happy with this stage of my life and I'm looking forward to what's in store for the future. <br />
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I'm very fortunate to have the unconditional support of my husband who is very patient with me, he helps me a lot and pushes me to believe in myself. The nights have been long while I tinker around with all the new things I'm learning and tweak around to fix things. I've been so busy I actually started using the dishwasher for the first time in my life. I don't know why I waited so long, that thing is a life saver. <br />
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I will continue to blog because I love sharing my home projects and furniture work here with you guys. I would appreciate it if you took some time to follow me on social media where I share with more frequency and it's easier to keep in touch.<br />
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Now through 7.05.16 I'm running a 15% sale on all available items on my<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" target="_blank"> Etsy shop</a>.</div>
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I would love it if you guys took some time to stop by my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LillysHomeDesigns" target="_blank">online shop</a>. Some of my pieces are located on the sidebar and my<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/p/available.html" target="_blank"> Shop tab</a> below the header. As always thank you for your continued support! <br />
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Lilly's Home Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10253954052184722229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3169274472737151885.post-36367249253682906702016-06-01T04:09:00.001-07:002016-06-07T03:08:18.353-07:00Curbside Cabinet Makeover<br />
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A few weeks ago I shared pictures on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lillyshomedesigns/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lillyshomedesigns/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> of a curbside cabinet that I brought home to give it a makeover. This cabinet had lots of dirt, cat hair and cat scratches. It was pretty gross but nothing a little, no who am I kidding, a lot of elbow couldn't fix. <br />
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I started by vacuuming the cabinet inside and out. Then I wiped it down, it was filthy I used up all my Clorox wipes. I also cleaned it with TSP. Next I removed all the hardware and the kick-plate. I filled all the holes and cat scratches with wood filler. Then I sanded the top off to bare wood and lightly sanded the body and areas where I had applied the wood filler. <br />
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I made the new holes for the new hardware and got a piece of wood cut to size for the new bottom kick-plate. There was nothing wrong with the kick-plate it came with. Its just that this cabinet really wanted to be a boy cabinet so it needed a straight bottom. The other kick-plate looked like a girly skirt on it. I also bought a pack of wooden buttons, because it was missing a few and I needed to cover the screw holes on the new kick plate. I painted the cabinet a rich medium grey and stained the top and sealed it with multiple coats of polycrylic. <br />
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The back cover panel had holes in it so I bought a new one and attached it with screws. I painted the inside of the back panel in the same grey as the body and sealed it. I left a piece of wood in the middle exposed and the sides because I like the way the wood tone looks with the grey. I also lined the drawer with a fun mustache fabric using Modge Podge and sealed it with Polycrylic too. </div>
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Now there's no mistaking this cabinet for a girl, it's definitely a boy cabinet. No more tiny little ceramic knobs or frilly skirt. Now its got chunky hardware, mustache fabric, straighter lines, and two tone stain with masculine grey paint. <br />
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I brought it in to the kitchen for a little staging fun, because that's just the way I am, I like staging pieces. I actually had to take down my<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/11/trones-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank"> recycling bins</a> from the wall to take these pictures.<br />
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If only the person who left this by this cabinet by the curbside could see this makeover! Can you believe I found this cabinet on the same street, the house right next door to where I found this <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/11/roadside-to-side-table.html" target="_blank">Roadside Side Table</a> that I gave a makeover to months ago? <br />
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I finally gave my front door a makeover with<a href="http://www.modernmasters.com/products.asp?mode=category&bid=17" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Modern Masters Front Door Paint</a>. I should probably warn you that this post is before and after picture heavy. This project has been a long time coming. We've been wanting to up the curb appeal of our home since day one and we have slowly been working on it. When I say slowly, I mean turtle speed slow. Last year we replanted some shrubs, added a little pine tree in the front, switched out the red mulch for brown mulch and called it a day. This year we replaced all the windows, happy dance! <br />
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A little over a month ago, just as spring was ringing in (perfect timing), I was contacted by <a href="http://www.modernmasters.com/default.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modern Masters</a> to see if I wanted to try out some of their paint products. When I saw that they offered Never Fades Front Door paint I knew this would be a great opportunity to spruce up our front doors. Painting the doors also gave us the push we needed to tackle some other outdoor projects that we hadn't gotten around to.<br />
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Our house has two front door entrances which is kinda weird and one was painted blue and the other one was left untouched in its' original pre-primed state. <br />
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To get started on this project, I cleaned the doors with TSP, the blue door got a light sanding beforehand. I bought a quart of Zinsser Bulls Eye and had it tinted grey for the white door. The blue door did not need to be primed so I just went ahead and started painting it. <br />
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We chose the color "<a href="http://www.modernmasters.com/products.asp?mode=lp_palette&lid=19&gid=162" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elegant</a>" which is a rich, black shade. I shook the can really well and used a stirring stick to mix all the ingredients well. The first thing I noticed upon opening the can of Front Door Paint was that the consistency of the paint was really thick. I used a 2 inch angled brush and a 4 inch foam roller to apply the paint. The paint went on smooth, and dried quickly. One of my favorite things about this paint is that I was able to re-coat the doors after only one hour. Which meant that I could finish this project in just a few hours and the doors were fully dry and ready to close within a couple of hours of finishing painting.<br />
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My doors required 3 coats of paint for complete coverage. I did end up applying a fourth coat of paint, only because I didn't stir the paint before the third coat so the sheen was uneven. <br />
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When I was done painting the doors I knew it was time to finally switch out our old house numbers and mailbox. We had purchased them months ago but just never got around to it. The old mailbox was very rusted and small. We updated our house numbers with some sleek, simple ones and a DIY project that I will share a how to on later. <br />
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We also changed the light fixtures by the garage. I bought those over a year ago because I found them on clearance but never really got around to changing them until now. Now that we have an idea of how we want the front of our house to look we are going to change the color of the light fixtures to match the one we will be getting for the other door. <br />
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We wanted to paint the garage door in the same color as the doors but I didn't think I had enough paint left. I really think that it will tie things up pretty nicely. So that is a project we will be doing in the future, along with some other ideas we have to spruce up the curb appeal.<br />
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This Front Door Makeover with Modern Masters really kicked up the curb appeal of our home a notch and gave us the motivation we needed to kick start on some other outdoor projects. We have since done a few other improvements that I will be sharing soon! We are so pleased with how the curb appeal of our house is looking! Even a couple of our neighbors stopped by to say the house was looking gorgeous! This really was a perfect Memorial Day weekend project! Did anyone else work on improving the curb appeal or some other fun outdoor projects on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend? <br />
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On a shopping trip to Goodwill, I spotted this vintage mahogany sideboard and snatched it up right away. It took me about a week or so to get started working on it because I couldn't decide on a color for it. My head was sniping all over the place, so I looked for inspiration in Pinterest and that made it worse because then I had a ballillion choices. I finally had a vision in my head of how I wanted the piece to look. My gut was telling me to paint it in a dark charcoal grey with the middle section in a light grey and stain the top. <br />
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I started by sanding the top finish off completely working my way from coarse, to medium, to fine grit sand paper for a smooth finish. I gave the body a light sanding with fine grit too. Then I filled some spots where the veneer was missing. Rustoleum's Kona gave the top a nice, even tone. I mixed my own chalk paint for this piece. After a few coats of each color, I let the paint dry over night and came back the next day and sanded the whole piece to remove any bumps and lightly distress the edges. I sealed the bottom portion with Minwax polycrylic in satin and the top in gloss finish. <br />
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I liked the original hardware but I wanted to remove the years of tarnish, to give them a fresher look. I used Bar Keepers Friend, it was working quite well. They were a nice brassy color underneath, unfortunately two of the hardware pieces had a silver tone to them. I needed another solution so I thought about using Rub and Buff. I've never used it before but read good things about it. I went to two different craft stores near by and neither of them carried it. One of them had a similar product called Metallic Luster. I bought it, took it home and tried it out but it was a bust. It didn't work for me, it was too much of a bright gold and the finish was translucent. Maybe I didn't do it right, I don't know. Anyhow I finally found Rub and Buff at Hobby Lobby and it worked like a charm.<br />
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The decorative trim from the top back was missing so I picked up a piece of 1x2 at Home Depot. My hubby cut it for me and then I screwed it in from the back, stained it and sealed it. I also added some wooden corner pieces as supports to give it more stability since it is such a top heavy piece. <br />
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I am totally in love with how this Charcoal Grey mahogany Sideboard came out. I wish I had a bigger house so that I could keep it! I say that a lot but it's not true, I actually love that our house is not so big, it's perfect for us. I guess what I mean is, I wish I needed it or had a spot for it at home, but I don't so hopefully this vintage beauty finds a perfect home soon. <br />
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<li><strike>First, remove the little black mirror by the shelves, seeing these pictures I'm now sure, I hate it there.</strike></li>
<li>Sand, prime, paint the trims and window (you can see the blue tape where I started). </li>
<li><strike>Buy chairs I am not sure what style but they need to be comfy, strong, durable and easy to clean.</strike></li>
<li><strike>Build or buy dining table, I think I want to rebuild the same<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/building-modern-farmhouse-dining-table.html" target="_blank"> modern farmhouse dining table</a> we built for our our previous house but tweaking it a bit so that crumbs don't get stuck in the crannies.</strike></li>
<li><strike>Replace the grey cabinet with something similar to the ones I mentioned earlier in the post. </strike></li>
<li>Maybe add a jute or sisal rug, I am not 100% I want to do that yet. I think it would add some nice texture and feel a little bit more layered and warm but at the same time I love the ease of sweeping and moping hardwood floors, and you know how crumbs and spills just happen with kiddos.</li>
<li>Adding some horizontal shiplap would be nice too. Another maybe... we did recently paint this room so I could see my husband cringe at the thought of having to repaint but he is a wood man so I think he might like the idea. </li>
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<li>The first one was an easy one, I did that almost immediately after publishing <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/09/dine-with-us.html" target="_blank">that post</a>. I simply<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/01/thrift-shopping-and-shelfie-styling.html" target="_blank"> replaced it with the rattan mirror</a> that was over the grey cabinet. I gave the black mirror to my sister and it fits perfectly over her little entryway table in her home. </li>
<li>We replaced the window with an energy efficient vinyl window so there is no need for painting the window anymore. However we still have yet to paint all the surrounding trim. Need to get on that pronto! </li>
<li><a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/04/skogsta-chairs-and-parsons-dining-room.html" target="_blank">We bought new chairs, yay! Read more about those in this post and how we plan to build a bench for one of the sides. </a> </li>
<li><a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/04/skogsta-chairs-and-parsons-dining-room.html" target="_blank">We bought a parsons style dining table for a steal on Craigslist! </a> </li>
<li><a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/dining-room-new-hutch.html" target="_blank">I wrote a post about our new vintage dining room hutch</a>, which was, surprise! Another Craigslist score!! I'm in love with that piece, it is so unique! I still need to tweak it a little!</li>
<li>Number six and seven are still marinating! The idea of having a nice textured rug is nice but not the maintenance it requires. We've recently adopted a puppy and we are working hard at potty training but she still has little accidents here and there. </li>
<li>Like I said still marinating on the ship lap walls. It would be nice to add some character to the house but maybe farther down the line. We have lots of other projects that need to get done around the house that have more priority. </li>
<li>I would like to add that the light fixture needs to be centered, and tweaked a little. </li>
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Overall I feel like the dining room is finally starting to come together, especially since we have most of our main furniture pieces. I'm going to set small goals to finish it up all the dining room updates. Like one week will be about finishing the trim, the next will be for building the bench and so on. Soon I will have a dining room update where all the things on the list will be crossed off except for number six and seven, those will come later. For now I'm really enjoying the small dining room updates we've made but I'm looking forward to getting it done! <br />
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After stalking the Ikea website for a month waiting for the chairs to come back in stock, we got'em! We now have a beautiful combination of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90305426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skogsta chairs</a> and parsons dining room table. Our dining room has always suffered from identity crisis. But it's finally starting to feel more like us. <br />
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A few weeks ago I shared this <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/plans-for-dining-room.html" target="_blank">mood board for the dining room</a> but some things have already changed. As you can see we ended up buying four chairs instead of two. After looking at the mood board a few times something didn't feel right. I realized I didn't like the way the rounded back of windsor chairs looked next to the flat back of the skogsta chairs. I was planning on keeping them and painting them black but instead we are just going to build a bench and use the skogsta chairs around. I like the look of mix matched chairs but this room is small and I think it would look too busy with so many different types of seating. We are going to keep it simple and use two styles of seating instead of three. <br />
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Now, can we talk about the parsons dining table for a minute? Just look at it! It's such a simple, white piece but it pops. I love it, it has such a durable surface and it's easy to clean. I got it from Craigslist to the tune of $20, yep, you read that right, twenty dollar bills yo! Score!! My hubby is so happy that he doesn't have to build another dining table or spend a couple hundred on a new one either. Double score!!! <br />
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Let's talk about the things that are not in the <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2016/02/plans-for-dining-room.html" target="_blank">dining room mood board</a><br />
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<li>The floating shelves are my besties, I love dressing them up with my favorite finds and plants.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/12/dining-room-new-hutch.html" target="_blank">new hutch</a> stays in the corner right where it is, I will be refinishing it soon.</li>
<li> The light fixture in the mood board isn't the same one but it was the closest thing I could find. We got a few years ago from Overstock on clearance and it's staying. It will receive some tweaking down the line.</li>
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We are happy that we purchased the skogsta chairs and the parsons dining table. Those are the most important pieces we needed to get closer to the finish line, even though we move slower than a turtle. But you know what they say slow and steady wins the race. I know it's not a race but when you have owned seven different dining tables (and I can't even count how many different chairs we've had) we are just dying to finish it up. We use this room on a daily basis and it's where all the family gatherings happen so it's nice to put the furniture limbo to an end and stop playing musical chairs. The dining room is shaping up people! </div>
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<a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/building-modern-farmhouse-dining-table.html" target="_blank">You can see pictures of the first dining room table we built here </a><br />
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A couple of weeks ago I went to a new to me Goodwill store near by and scored some<a href="https://www.facebook.com/lillyshomedesigns/photos/pb.253096401500613.-2207520000.1458745234./779637528846495/?type=3&theater"> pretty awesome pieces</a>. One of them was this upholstered top cedar chest made by Lane, it was in pristine condition. <br />
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I went to Joann's Fabric store with a picture in my mind of what I wanted but when I saw this fabric my whole vision flew out the window and out I went with this fabric. I loved the big, bold print and the colors where beautiful. I knew I wanted a color that would pick up from the blues in the fabric. I had the perfect color Behr's Bermudan Blue. It's the same color we have on our front door.<br />
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I removed all twelve-thousand staples (OK, so I exaggerated in this number but that's how tedious removing staples from upholstered pieces is). The foam underneath was in excellent condition, no stains, yey! I did however feel like it could use a little batting so I went back to Joann's and picked up a yard. The batting gave it a lot more of a plush feeling, and softened up the edges from the wood underneath the foam. I centered the fabric, cut it and stapled it on, it looked gorgeous. <br />
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The chest itself was in great condition, so all I had to do was remove the hardware and wipe the chest down with TSP. I made my own mix of chalk paint and got straight to work. The chest took three coats of paint to get it nice and uniform. I let it cure and then applied two coats of gloss poly sanding between coats. The hardware was very chunky so I really liked it, all I had to do was give it a good scrub with Bar Keepers Friends and it was nice and new again. I love how the golden, brass color of the hardware pop against the blue. <br />
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Once the paint was cured, I reattached everything back on the chest, and stepped back and gazed at how beautiful it turned out. I'm so proud of myself for this piece. The cedar chest itself is amazing, I love the bold color choice I made and the bold print on the fabric. I loved using this beautiful Behr's Bermudan blue on this cedar chest. I think this piece is going to look amazing in someones home, either at the foot of their bed or by an entryway, where ever it ends up it is sure going to be a statement piece. <br />
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I got this campaign headboard <a href="http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/furniture?updated-max=2015-11-03T13:17:00-08:00&max-results=20&start=6&by-date=false">a couple months ago with a bunch of other campaign pieces</a>. For a while now I have been curious about Americana Decor chalky finish paint so I decided this was a good little piece to try it out. By the way this is not a sponsored post nor did I receive this product for free. I bought it at Home Depot because I see it there by the paint mixing booth all the time and it's cheaper than it's competitor brands. <br />
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The paint is supposed to adhere to just about any surface with out sanding or priming. I removed the campaign hardware and cleaned the headboard really good and applied the first coat of paint with out doing any other type of prep work. No sanding and no priming! I bought the Americana Decor in Carbon which is a nice, rich, black. The paint went on smooth and dried quickly however I waited until the next day to apply the second coat. The paint had good coverage but after the second coat I could still see some of the wood color showing through in some spots. I really liked the way that it looked so I did not opt for a third coat. <br />
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The paint looked very matte and I loved the way it looked but I needed a top coat. The website says you do not need to apply a top coat but I feel more comfortable giving my furniture a little extra protection. I waited until it dried and applied Minwax paste finishing wax because I already had it on hand and I did not feel like spending extra cash to buy the Americana wax. The last step was to use some elbow grease to buff the piece and give it a little sheen. I usually clean up the hardware but these were still nice and shinny, so I left them as is and put them back on the headboard and that's it, I was done. <br />
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I love how the campaign headboard painted with Americana Decor Chalky Finish in Carbon came out. The paint itself isn't bad, I did light coats so there's no heavy brush marks. It had good coverage and adhered well with out the need for extra prep work. I only used about a quarter of the 8 oz jar I purchased and it cost me about $9. Overall it was nice to work with it and I'm glad I have a lot left over to use in another project. <br />
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