PINK sidetable(finally)

The sidetable has been complete for some time, however for several reasons it has taken me over a month to post. First, I could not decide on the handles and debated back and forth on what to do, and second, life got in the way.

I purchased the sidetable at a yard sale for $6. Here it is before,

And after,

It is painted Martha Stewart's magnolia grandiflora. It is a light, light pink. I then used minwax polycrylic protective finish. It took about four coats of paint and three coats of the minwax to complete the piece.

For the handles I ended up spray painting the original handles a high gloss white. I am not sure I will keep them, however I will wait until I see everything else in the room before I make the final decision. I also lined the drawers with wallpaper. I buy the wallpaper at a local shop for $1 in their discount bin (much cheaper than drawer liner).

I hope you like it!!

Nicole

Fall Mantle

On Saturday we will officially have lived in our house for one year. Although we have done a ton of things around the house I feel that we still have about 100 10 years of work to do.

This is what our mantle looked liked when the previous owners lived there

And this is what our mantle looked like after a few fall updates

and a closer look

This fireplace is one of the reasons that we fell in love with the house. I feel that I should be changing the picture with the seasons, however I am still attached to our wedding photo!

Nicole