Paint and Placing

This is another before and after project I had in mind. I had really wanted a mantel as a floating shelf in my entryway, right when you walk in the door. I didn't know where I was going to get my hands on a mantle! I came across this picture and wanted something similar.

I love how you could change it with the seasons like in this picture! Ready for fall!



I knew I could probably find one if I spent all my time devoted to thrift shopping, but I had many other things on my plate at the time. So I decided to get creative and come up with something similar!

I came across these curtain rod decorative holders in the attic of my husband's aunts house! What a blessing his aunt and uncle were, letting us go through and pick anything we wanted!

I thought these were perfect! Just a fresh coat of black paint was needed.



She also gave a few of these guys which I loved as well and knew I could find a home for!



And with a shelf that I had registered for, my father-in-law installed the shelf and the curtain rod holders to make it look like a mantle! And there is the little bust that I painted white and of course my dollar store sunburst mirror! Now this is the first thing we see when walking in the front door!



What do you think?

Dresser

Here is another project we did a few months ago. Another gift form my husband's aunt! We needed another dresser and when she offered this up to us, I knew what we would do with it! Here are some before pictures. All it needed was a little black paint, new hardware, and some love.



Took these pictures off my ipod, so they're not the best quality.





And here is the after! Sorry for the clutter around it, this was taken while we were still moving in. I love it!

It's been awhile

Well, it's been awhile since my last post. Getting married and looking for a job sort of took up some of my time. But I've been eager to post these before and after pictures of projects that I've been working on for a few months. Here are two projects.



This is a mirror that my husband's aunt gave us, along with many other things. I thought I saw some cool potential in this. I thought it would be great with a fresh coat of paint and would be neat in our bathroom. It has drawers for extra storage, which we certainly need!



And here it is completed! Spray painted green and the handles black.