A vintage Disney nursery for my nephew

Happy weekend friends! 

I hope you are all enjoying your spring weather that has finally started to appear. Last week I gave you a sneak peak at my Nephews nursery. The theme started with the vintage map of Walt Disney world my sister purchased at a flea market a couple of years ago. She got it framed and mounted in red. It was a great piece as there are so many different colours to pull from it. We repurposed furniture her husband and her had in their extra bedroom and office by painting them. I painted a dresser and bedside table in ASCP's Emperors silk and finished with a clear wax. These two pieces turned out great as the colour really pops against the grey walls. The colour of the walls is CIL zeppelin from Home Depot. The change table is an old washstand my mom had got from my grandfather when he owned an antique store. He had refinished it thirty or more years ago. I painted the bottom in ASCP's old white and kept my grandfathers finish on the top. My sister added some accents from IKEA in the baskets and children's coat rack.

A Disney themed nursery

My sister recently had a baby boy. I had the opportunity to help her decorate his nursery. She wanted a retro Disney theme nursery. A couple of years ago she had picked up a map of Walt Disney World from the 70's. It is fantastic and had a range of colours in it. Here is a sneak peek of a gallery wall I created for the room. The blank space in the middle will be her boys initial. She was keeping it a secret until he was born. 

Plant Stand Makeover

Hey Friends!
I acquired this plant stand a year ago and couldn't decide to paint or refinish it. I delayed on it for a long time and finally decided I didn't want to have to strip the spiral. I am lazy and didn't want all the work it entailed. So I decided on painting! First thing I had to do was secure the base. This piece is old and the base was wobbly. I drilled four holes in the bottom and then put some screws in to hold it in place. I also used glue for added support.

I then sanded the glue and started to paint. I put one coat of  Paloma ASCP  and then one coat of Old White ASCP. I then sanded and distressed the piece. I finished it off with clear wax.

Here it is!

 

Secretariat Makeover

Hello friends! This long weekend I decided to makeover this ugly secretariat into a beautiful piece. I love the size and function of it. It is perfect for a small home office to put your laptop and some files in. It can be closed up so you don't have to see any clutter. This is also a great piece for students in university or college. It is small and has lots of storage for their rooms.
Here it is before I did anything:

This is with the desk open:

Here is after I painted it. I used Annie Sloan Chalk paint in old white for the inside and the accent. I used Paloma for the desk.

 

Here is the inside all painted. I finished it off with ASCP's clear wax. Those little cubby holes were a tough to paint!
























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New summer earrings

Hey friends!
I hope the summer heat is treating you right! I have been busy as a bee making new jewellery. Here is a sampling of what earrings I have made this summer!

These are fun pink earrings!

These are wood hoop earrings.

These are fun earrings for the summer. They are somewhat tribal in design.

























These are a beautiful blue shell.

 These are green flowers with a clear CZ in the middle.


Antique Brass Leaf earrings.



Pale blue CZ earrings.

 

Coral earrings!

 

Yard Sale finds: Best Deal Ever

I went out to a few yard sales this past weekend and was not finding much. I stumbled upon a sale that had a blanket with miscellaneous items on it at the end of the driveway. A sign said everything on the blanket was FREE! On this blanket I found this plastic folder full of Highlights magazines from the 1970's. I didn't think twice before taking it home with me.

They are all in immaculate condition. As a Canadian these are part of my childhood memories. I am so pleased with this find!

Old window transformations

I recently found this old single window in my parents garage. We were doing some spring clean up and found it at the back of the garage. I instantly knew I wanted to make it into a chalkboard. I then picked up this triple pane window for $5 bucks. The middle piece of glass was missing but I knew I could make it lovely.

Before: a good cleaning is needed!

Before: missing a piece of glass in the middle.

I caulked around the back of the glass as it was really loose and rattling.

After: I painted the glass with chalkboard paint. The middle section I made into a magnetic message board and covered it with fabric.

After: chalkboard paint and some white for the trim.