The Perfect Chest of Drawers

OR 'Chester Drawers' if you are a crazy Missouri Craigslist ad poster!  Lol  Do you ever crack up at some of the spellings/descriptions on there?!  Automan = Ottoman is one of my all time faves!  Lol

Anywho...Not only have I been away from my blog & my paintbrush all winter I have also stayed away from Craigslist.  I figured it was too cold to paint so there was no sense in finding that perfect piece that would prevent me from parking my truck in the garage all winter! 

Well, it is April & I don't know about where you live, but here in MO the weather has been B-U-Ti-Ful!!!  Beautiful!  I though eh...Why not take a look & look what I found...

No before pics because guess what...This is it!  It is perfect for the littles room! 

So, I basically wasted a perfectly good winter that could have possibly provided more pieces like this that only required me bringing home & unloading.  No paint brush, no sander, no sweat & tears required...Its way too easy though!  I like the paint brush, the sander, & the sweat & smiles after I am finished! 

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It has been light years since I posted & painted...

Wow!  It feels like a lifetime since I posted on here.  I have not been very productive this winter with projects.    I did however get the wardrobe finished last weekend!  It has been sitting in my garage...All winter...Looking like this...

Sorry for the crummy cell pic.

Last I posted about it it looked like this...

Here is the after...Again sorry for the crummy cell pics.

I still need to do something for the door.  Mirror, chalkboard, chicken wire (a friend suggested)...Who knows.  Also getting different knobs for certain.  The pulls are pretty cool & the center part is a kind of bakelite. 

It is a Robin's Egg blue that I toned down by adding some white.  Then distressed & dry brushed.  I love the way it turned out & my daughter loves it too! 

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Trying out some homemade solutions for around Edwards Lane...

I am midly addicted to Pinterest...As I'm sure most of you are.  I finally put a couple of my eight hundred and some pins to use!!! 

The powder is dishwasher deteregent & the spray bottle is shower cleaner.

Both can be found here...

Dishwasher Detergent

DIY Daily Shower Cleaner

With in the next week I will be out of laundry detergent & will also be mixing up this...

Homemade Laundry Soap

I don't know about you, but I am sick of dishing out money on overpriced cleaners & detergents!!!  Anything to save a buck!

A few snippets to share...

The dresser finally made it to the bedroom!!!  I still have some odds n ends projects to get finished up in the room, but it is SO close to finally being photo worthy!  Lol

I also made a few more changes in the foyer...

Painted the chair...Hung a faux doorknob/lock...Got rid of the way too big for the space baskets...Hung a grapevine wreath...

A close up of the photo wall...

I just <3 this table!!!  Total Craigslist score!  That is an old...Like 1980's Longaberger umbrella basket I found at a garage sale for...$3.00!!!

Excuse the junk collection in the bowl...It is right by the door, so as you know it collects lots of junk!!! 

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I'm finally getting back into the swing of things...

After all of the back to school crazies have settled I am eager to get some projects old & new finished!!! 

Over the past 7 weeks or so since I last posted gasp I found an old chippy door for the foyer & my mom found me a ladderback style chair at a sale for 25 cents!!! 

This isn't the best photo & I need to give that chair some serious color...Just not sure what color yet, but it shows that I am at least making some progress...

(Excuse the touch up spots on the wall...I have a photo to get hung there)

Notice that Ah-Mazing table!?!?!  Well, that was my Craigslist find & the best part...It looked exactly like this!!!  I think this is one of the first finds I haven't had to do a thing to!  Well, this & the chippy door too!  =)

After a few more changes...

 

Lastly, but not least.  I have a before & after to share...

 

Not too bad for a $25.00 garage sale dresser...Huh?!? 

Next posting in less than 7 weeks...I pinkie swear! 

 

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Why does the end of summer get SO crazy busy?!?

It has just been a whirl wind around here lately...I have barely gotten any projects worked on much less done!  Oy Vey...Am I ready for the kids to get back in school & the pace to slow down just a scooch!  Lol

I have been struggling to say the least with the huge foyer forever!  I have been thinking about getting an old chippy door to put here...

In that empty corner down there.  Excuse the no hanging photos. 

Another project...Another day!

Well...My mom found this door at a local garage sale for...$25.00!!!  SCORE!  Now the only chore is to get it painted & distressed.

Does the 'smoky charcoal' dresser look familiar?

Remember her looking like this?

I managed to get her painted, but have yet to distress her up.  If I were selling this piece I'm not sure I would distress it.  With the clean line & modern look it has I feel distressing it is sort of 'oxy moron' if you will.  Those two styles just don't mix.  However, since it is for me I suppose I can do whatever I please with it.  =)

One more...

Do you remember my make shift mini furniture store I had going on in the foyer, not so long ago?

I'm slowly making progress in there...

Imagine my old chippy door in that corner with a cute little cane seat chair, quilt draped over the back & a wreath hanging from the door.  I can't wait... 

Need to hang mirror & bench is up for sale...Just not loving it there. 

That is all for now...I still need to get some photos of that pink desk we are getting ready to move rooms around with the kids, so hoping to have some photos of their rooms coming too!

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A stiff neck & Sore fingetips...But thousands of Lego's are sorted & organized!!!

I probably won't be able to move by this evening, but on a more positive note I have successfully disassembled, sorted & organized all of my son's Lego sets.  He only has four main sets, but they are the really big ones! 

Like this set...Which has 1,294 pieces...

Or this one...Which has 1,061 pieces...

How about this one...953 pieces...

Getting smaller...609 pieces...

408 pieces...

A measly 278 pieces...

Even this little guy has 117 Pieces...

There were a couple more little sets & this one is still on the shelf assembled...Good thing, cause that is another 360 pieces I would have had to sort...

According to my calculations that is 4,720+ little pieces of plastic that I organized...He may never touch them again!!!  Lol

In his defense, most sets were assembled, but he robs pieces from one set to "custom build" something else.  I just couldn't take the mass chaos of it all any longer!  =)

So for now, this is what we have...

Sure doesn't look like nearly FIVE THOUSAND pieces to me...Believe my neck, rump & finger tips though...It is!!!

Hoping to have some furniture photos soon...The french provincial desk is finally painted the sweetest shade of pink & it is even in my daughter's room!

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