I hope you aren’t tired of ornate mirror makeovers, because I seem to be obsessed with them lately! This one comes from Nealy at Bambina Babe, and I love the unexpected pop of color it adds to her daughter’s darling nursery.
Scroll on down and you’ll see before and afters of the nursery itself. That way we can pretend this is really a bedroom makeover post, and not yet another ornate frame makeover post! Thanks Nealy!
This post is inspired by my super awesome thrift store find this weekend! (It was 50% off Saturday at Goodwill, who can resist I ask you, WHO?!) My sister-in-law Kalli and I found a lovely Thomasville buffet in perfect condition for $75.
Ok, so it is technically her find, since she bought it and all. One of my more annoying traits is that I lack the ability to pull the trigger. I hem and haw. I pace around and bite my fingernails, while she took one look at it and declared, “I’m getting it!”
Now I live with regret, but I also live with the buffet since she couldn’t fit it in her car! Ha! Anyway, this lil’ end table makeover from Cindy is the same kind of thing I’d like to see happen to that buffet, soft gray and oh-so-subtly distressed. Super sweet. See it on her blog Cameras and Chaos.
“Ain’t nobody dope as me, I’m dressed so fresh and clean… so fresh and so clean clean!”
That’s the song that popped into my head when I first saw this lovely dining room redo from Nicki at The Vintage Farmhouse.
Is it not so fresh and so clean clean? Before it just felt heavy and clunky. Too much stuffy stuff going on. From the bulky hutch to the fussy drapes to the yellowed furniture, this room needed a breath of fresh air!
I love the new white on white, it really helps the the antique accessories looks whimsical and dreamy, whereas they might look too little-old-lady-ish otherwise, y’know? Do ya?
My grandma has a chair just like this. She calls it ‘the utility chair.’ True, it is very useful, but useful doesn’t have to mean boring!
Christy gave her chair a graphic punch with apple green and some Greek key fabric from JoAnns.
You know what? I went to JoAnns two days ago looking for fabric, and there was nothing nearly this cool there. I think probably because there is an abundance of senior citizens in this area and the store probably caters to their tastes, but seriously, all I could find was like, teddy bear fleece. Check it out on her blog The Reluctant Blogger.
More uses for old frames and mirrors! Will it ever end? These mirrors were so-so on their own, but they made for show-stopping jewelry boards once Danielle got her hands on them. I love the combination of the paint and fabrics she chose. Love this idea. My jewelry currently hangs from a bunch of tiny nails in my closet wall. Nothing cute about that. See the tutorial on her blog I Create It.
From time to time I will get a submission from someone far far away, in this case, Norway. Since my Norwegian is a little rusty (or nonexistent), I rely on the help of Google Translate in these situations. Google Translate is about 65% accurate and 100% hilarious.
For instance, it reports that Heidi and Trudy wrote this about their tables: “It can be quite attractive to a total break to get some tension in the interior which at times can be “overdose” of the same style. Then such småmøbler quite superb.”
Hmm. I think … I’m not sure what that’s about. I need a Google Translate Translator.
Anyhoo, these little nesting tables are quite superb. A lot of detail work and love went into them. You can see many more projects over on their blog The Painting Paint Shop, (at least, that’s what Google Translate told me to call it.)
