I'm Lovin' Lime Green Adirondack Chairs

So I've been painting again...

this time adirondack chairs.

I love adirondack chairs, they are rugged yet stylish 

and they come in oodles of colors.

My hubs built these two about 10 years ago

and I've painted them a fine array of colors.

They have been turquoise for the past three years.

Time to change things up a bit...

Sweet!

I love the new color.

It screams

SUMMER

 Please excuse my poor deck, it desperately needs

to be stained but we have to remove all of the oil 

based stain before re-staining with water based stain

because oil based stain will no longer be sold

here in Canada starting September 2012.

So that is another project on our list.

Check out my bench that I made

out of a goodwill headboard & footboard.

I have it in my garden as well.

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Awesome New Bench from Old Headboard & Footboard

So I picked up an old headboard 

& footboard at Goodwill for $3.99.

And of course I had to convert it into a bench.

Well, I had a little help from the hub's...

but I picked out the paint color and 

painted it all by myself, hee, hee!

Here's a few shots of the transformation.

check out this awesome paint color!

Isn't this 

The . Most . Perfect . Yellow?

It's like a can full of

SUNSHINE

Drumroll please...

Ta da!

Yes, I was a little camera happy!

Here are a couple of shots without the pillows.

Old Dresser Turned TV Console

When we completed the den in our basement we were left with the expensive task of furnishing it. Not wanting to spend a fortune on furniture, since the finishing of the basement was expensive enough, I started looking for used furniture that I could try and turn into something beautiful for our space. 

I came across a dresser for $20. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of how the dresser looked when we bought it. But it was horrid, dark brown, scarred and a huge eyesore. I looked passed that and could see how nice it could look. I loved the detail on the drawers and the handles.

My first attempt at painting the dresser failed...well....my husband couldn't stand the pale turquoise that I had antiqued using a brown stain. 

So it sat in an unfinished room in the basement for about a year. 

I liked it this color and would have been content to leave it, but he really couldn't stand it and didn't think it went with the room.

Then I came across a wonderful pale yellow paint (I had already painted one dresser with the color for my craft room, see here and here).

So I started all over again and I'm really glad I did The dresser does looks so much better in our 

den now and every time I look at it I love it.

Imagine, Improvise & Invent

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Another weekend has come and gone...too quick. Every weekend should be a 3 day weekend, there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done.

I guess I have too many projects on my list, I did manage to get a couple crossed off though.

Remember this dresser I refinished?

Well I thought it needed a little something extra.

Thanks to Cutting Edge Stencil's I had the perfect update it needed.

Isn't it great? I am in love.

This was such an easy task, I was completed in about an hour. I definitely give this a thumbs up. I want to stencil everything in the house now.

I was leary about stenciling before, but the Cutting Edge Stencils are a breeze to use.

I chose the  Casablanca Craft Stencil.

Here are some pictures of the process.

I used frog tape to attach the stencil, I held it down with my hand as well as I stenciled each section.

I was enjoying stenciling so much that I added a few birds in the corners of my daughters bedroom.

They are fantastic and she loves them.

 Cutting Edge Stencils has awesome video tutorials to show you just how easy this really is.

Check this one out!

              

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Sarah

Roadkill Rescue

Hi Guys!

I stumbled upon the best trash to treasure blog the other day, I mean this site is fab!

If you are looking for inspiration stop by and see Beckie over at Roadkill Rescue, you will find oodles of inspiration (from furniture to clothing) - make sure to sit back with a cup of joe because you will be there a while!

And when you are there check out the awesome feature Beckie did on my Dresser Makeover - thanks Beckie you made me shine!

Imagine, Improvise & Invent

Sarah