A Craigslist coffe table & the living room is almost complete!

My hubby had an apppointment today with the eye doctor closer to the city than where we live  & although I check Craigslist hourly daily I really check it good when heading south.  I found this newly listed coffee table just a few miles from his appointment!!!

Excuse the sanded mark...I always forget to take a before picture until I have made my mark on an item!  Proof yet again of my impatience...Lol





I just love this blue pitcher I found at TJ Maxx today for $9.99!

I sanded the top down a scooch, primed & painted with the same color of the dining set & then I glazed the table.

Hello Gorgeous...Minus your hardware!

It's done...It's done...Well, except hardware.  New dilemma...I'm not sure if I want to cover this up with our 200 lb monstrous TV?!?  Why is it everything I do has to create a snowball effect?  I had the hubs help me get the TV out of the cherry armoire just in case someone from Craigslist comes to look at it & wants to buy it.  It is sitting in my foyer & the beastly TV is plopped on the floor in the corner.  Crazy cords going everywhere from the componets, and now I second guess what the TV is going to sit on...The people in the house love me I tell ya!  =)

So enough whining and on to looking...

  Before...Just earlier this afternoon

And after...

Voila!

I can just picture this with some of my white dishes...I could use it as a little buffet/server as the dining table is right across from it Oh, the possibilities are endless...Just not sure I can put a ginormous, hideous 200 lb TV on it.  What's a girl to do?!?

Mrs. Impatient here...



So anyone who knows me knows I am Mrs. M.Pay.Shunt...With a capital I, or M depending on the type of energy you put into the word  I so could not do one of those 'big reveals' I just can't hold out that long!  So for all of you impatient people out there that feel my pain here is a sneak peek at the dresser I bought off of Craigslist...duh yesterday.  I have the top & one side sanded.  Let me tell you this is the piece you dream for...After sanding off the old stain there is SO much yumminess to the wood from all of it's years & history...No matter how much I distress pieces I up cycle there is no way I could recreate this!  Oh & this piece will not see any paint...I am going to wax it or clear coat it or something I haven't gotten that far, but it is staying wood toned. 



Before...



After...

I'm certain there will be many, many more photos to come...Swoon me, I'm in love!



Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone had a safe & wondrous 4th!!!  I am truly grateful for all of the great men & women who are serving & have served our country & fight for our freedom every day!  They are true hero's...God Bless them all!

Happy 4th from the Edwards Punks ~2011~

Although it was a Holiday, I couldn't refrain from doing a little Craigslist shopping.  I found this chair & ottoman first thing this morning, called the nice lady & went to get it a few hours later!  It still isn't 100% what I envision for the living room, however it is a better fit than the other one I had & do keep in mind that only shopping Craigslist can limit you quite a bit on what you can find.  Lol

So before...Nice, but a little contemporary/modern.  Not loving it in my new styled space.

And after...Getting closer...One Craigslist buy at a time!

This is a sage/cream gingham.  Gingham is not one of my favorite fabrics, but I love the style & shape & the tufting is just TDF.  So for now...Until I can find this chair in a white/off white/pale yellow solid fabric the gingham will have to do.

Although I love the faux silk blueish/grayish drapes they are throwing me off now with this green chair.  I am trying SO hard to NOT be matchy matchy & use what I love.  I am contemplating getting some burlap to make some simple drapes...Any thoughs would be greatly appreciated.

The rug is really close to making it's way onto Craigslist.  I am afraid it too is dragging the room down...Sigh!

I am going to hopefully pick up an old dresser tomorrow, however it is really short.  Not sure what the deal is with it.  I have seen a few of them in my time & maybe someone can fill me in on the history of them.  It looks more like a cedar/hope chest, but with drawers like a dresser.  Any who I am planning on using it as a TV stand so I can get rid of the dark/shiny cherry armoire I currently have.  It's just not working for me. 

So check back for some photos tomorrow & see if you can help me out.  As long as it is as advertised I should be bringing it home!  Like I've said before...I take on projects faster than I can get them done! 

Wish me luck!!!

It's been a slow slow week...For painting around here!

I have to get back on the painting wagon after tomorrow & all of the festivities that the 4th of July brings!  A few ongoing projects are the dining chairs I purchased off of Craigslist (photo to come soon) & the french provincial desk & vanity for the girls' rooms.  My goal this week is to get those projects checked off of the list! 

Last week we were so busy I didn't pick up a sander or paint brush gasp!  I did get my beloved dining set sold with a $125.00 profit!!!  I found my $40.00 Klaussner slip covered love seat & the four new/old dining chairs...All thanks to Craigslist!

The best part of the week was spending time camping with the family at our local state park, a day at a local water park & a night at the drive in with the family!!!  That's just a few of the things we love about summer break!!!

What is your families favorite summer activities?

We also had a family reunion with my 87 year old grandma, Melba who is suffering from Alzheimer's...This is such a tragic & nasty disease.  She is one of the sweetest & Godly devoted women I know!  I know that the Lord will take care of her, but it is SO sad to watch someone you love struggle so. 

Here is a photo I took of the punks with their great grandma Melba.

Chicken & veggie kabobs are on the grill for dinner...Enjoy your Sunday night!

Have A Safe & Happy 4th!!!

A little bummed with my love seat steal...

I contacted a local furniture store today about a new slipcover for the love seat.  I had a little bit of sticker shock...$449.00!!!  I know it is way cheaper than a new love seat & this one is really in near new condition & I only paid $40.00 for it & I am just in love with the style & I could go on & on, but the fact is $449.00 is way out of budget for me.  This ones gonna be a brain stormer for me.  I have seen some ah-mazing DIY slipcovers like this one from Miss Mustard Seed I just LOVE her style, talent & decorating...However, I can't sew a button so for me to even think about making slipcovers makes me crazy!  I don't know...It's going to have to work the way it is for now.  =) 

Finally...Someone to read my Blog other than...Me, Myeslf & I! Lol

Tonight we had the oldests get together for his belated birthday at the local state park.  The little & the middle are having a sleepover with grams & the other middle came home with me.  Imagine my excitement to log on & find that I have 2 followers!!!  I thought...Wow!  Where did they come from?  Then it hit me...I bet Lindsey from Better After posted some photos of one of my furniture projects!  Sure enough, she did! I am a little nervous that others besides myself  are reading my blog now.  Maybe this will keep my motivation rolling to get all of the projects done!  I feel like I take them on faster than I can get them out!  Lol!