The Old Box Made New Again!

I have had this piece of furniture for a long time. I needed a piece for the hallway to set my keys down when I am carrying in the two babies. Since I am trying to use what I have, and not buy anything new, I figured this would work. It used to be in the hallway and upstairs.

#1- Remove all of the hardware and place in a bag so you don't lose any of it.

#2- Lightly sand over the entire piece.

#3- Wipe clean


#4- Paint 2-3 Light Coats of Primer- allow for drying time between coats

#5- Paint over the entire surface with the White Semi-Gloss RustOleum Paint. I put two-three light coats, sanding in-between each coat.


#6- Paint the other color inside the piece- taping off the corners so the blue doesn't get on the white.


#7- Tape off where you want the strips to appear. I used a piece of the 1" tape in-between my stripes to make sure I had even 1" stripes.

#8- Roll the white paint to seal the tape- so if any of the paint gets under the tape, it would be okay, since that is your base color.




#9- Paint the other color. In my case, it was the blue.




#10- Use a polyurethane to protect your piece of furniture. I used the spray on kind.

Enjoy!
  ~Amy

$1.00 Flowers.. bring me a lot of happiness!

Dollar well Spent!

I am so glad it is Friday!!!

Have a great weekend.

Enjoy!

  ~Amy

You should not store your photo albums in your buffet!

It leaves no room for anything else.
Before:

I decided that I wanted to move my albums that I have spent MANY MANY hours on in something other than the buffet. I really wanted to use the buffet to store linens, candles, vases, and our wine collection. (One bottle that was given to us is not much of a collection)




I used rattan baskets that I bought for the entry way to store the linens: table runners, cloth napkins, and napkin rings.

On the bottom I put all of the candles and vases that I use a lot!

This makes me feel so much better. When everything has a place, you save time putting dishes and things away.


Enjoy!
  ~Amy

Oil Bottles

I wanted to display my oils on the counter because of the limited cabinet space I have. This will free up space in the cabinet to store other food products.

I spent $4.00 at the Dollar Store for four bottles. They came imprinted with the words oil and vinegar on them.


I poured the oil and vinegar into the bottles and displayed them on a cake plate I already owned.

What do you think? Will my olive oil spoil now that it is out in the light?


Enjoy!
  ~Amy