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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Upcycled Tray 2.0: Marble-ous!

The last time I upcycled this tray was in 2014. It was a thrift store find that got a chalk paint and map-scrap makeover. Miss High School claimed it for her room and there it stayed.

{Upcycled Map Tray}

Until she decided to let it go but I just couldn't. It languished by my letter board for awhile.

I knew I wanted to add more marble accents to the basement and I had some leftover marble contact paper from this project so my plan came together.

{Marble Contact Paper Console Table Top}

Once again I used chalk paint to paint the sides and edges of the tray.

Since I was covering a dark color with a lighter one, I needed about 3-4 coats. I didn't worry about taping off the center because I would be covering it.

Then I added the marble contact paper and smoothed it out the best I could. I had just enough with only a little excess to cut off.

There are a few bubbles but they don't bother me.

I'm happy with the freshened up look! Since I already had the paint and contact paper it was a zero cost makeover!

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

{The Abode} Master Bedroom Update

The last time you saw our master bedroom, it looked like this. We had upgraded to a new upholstered bed and king sized mattress. The thing with getting a different sized mattress is that you need to start from scratch so we needed to get new everything for it.

I knew I wanted the look of a pinch pleated duvet cover and was eyeing one up at West Elm but found this Target lookalike for a lot less.

Pinch Pleat Duvet Cover and Shams

I ordered my favorite sheets from QVC (Northern Nights) and found a down alternative comforter at Home Goods. We also bought a king sized blanket from Costco. That thing is huge (and not seen in these photos).

I love the look of it so much! The throw is a place holder until I find a larger one that I really love.

It took awhile to figure out what kind of accent pillows I wanted to add but I settled on two navy pillows with tiny pom pom trim and a monogrammed pillow with large pom pom trim for the center. The navy pillows are from Home Goods and came in a set. The monogrammed pillow cover and pillow are from PBTeen.

Rectangle Ottoman

We swapped out our white slipcovered bench from the foot of the bed because it visually blocked the base of the bed and moved that down to the basement. I found these midnight blue velvet tufted ottomans at Target too. Two together give me the look of the bench and open up the space with their gold x bases. I put them together myself!

Finally we switched out the chair. Previously we had an overstuffed chair and ottoman but it didn't fit with the new bed.

Here's a photo of the old bed, overstuffed chair/ottoman combo and you can see the slipcovered bench peeking out at the foot of the bed. My chalk painted end tables are featured in this post.
We moved the chair and ottoman down to the living room and swapped in my reupholstered beauty that happens to match the ottomans perfectly!

{REVEAL} The Chair

I think I can call the room done for now!

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

{DIY} Staircase Mirror Update with Chalk Paint

I was so inspired by Miss High School's Chalk Paint Mirror Tray Transformation, that I did a mirror makeover of my own.

I was eyeing up this staircase mirror and thought it could use a little update.

I gave it two coats of American Decor Chalky Finish paint in Everlasting.

Then a quick coat of the wax finishing cream.

I can't get over how much it brightens up the space now!

{Staircase Gallery Wall}

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Friday, September 9, 2016

{DIY} Quick Mirror Transformation with Chalk Paint

This was a quick and easy project using chalk paint.

A few weeks ago Miss High School picked up this mirror on one of our thrifting trips. She planned to paint it and I suggested using chalk paint because I've had good luck with it in the past and I had some left over from previous projects. #winwin

She gathered a few supplies for the project. She used American Deco Chalk Finished Paint from Michael's in Yesteryear.

The painters tape was hard to slip under the intricate design of the mirror, so she slid paper under instead and taped it down.

She gave it two coats of paint on each side.

When it was dry she used the chalk paint wax to finish it off.

Voila!

The detail is even more pronounced now that it's painted a soft grey. From drab to fab!

I "borrowed" it for a few photos. It sure looked nice in the family room but it didn't stay there long. She did inspire to do my own chalk paint mirror project though...coming soon!

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