Texture on My Mantel

Hi everyone! I hope your are having a great evening.Yesterday was so warm here in Pa. just fooled you into thinking it was spring…can’t wait because it is my very favorite season!

This morning I played around with my mantel, I wasn’t liking the look of the round mirror there so I put back the black framed mirror for now. I’m going to start looking for a larger one with maybe a more ornate frame, the one I have is just to plain looking. Here are some pics I took to show you. I tried to play around with different textures just to see how I liked it!

I have to shop around the house to find something to replace it, which I’m finally discovering to do and finding out that I don’t have to buy…just use something I already have! The only thing I have bought lately for the mantel are the topiaries and I got those on sale!

I’m not even sure it’s silver just metal I think, it was $2.00 at a church sale this past fall. As I was looking at this picture I noticed the pine needle laying there…I swear they multiply, I’m still picking them up:)

This is to the left of the mirror… ceramic balls are from Pier One, vase from Goodwill and for some more texture I gathered some twigs and tied with twine for on top of the dropcloth covered books!

To the right…do you see the nails? I haven’t got Stush to get them out yet, they are from Christmas for the ton of stockings I have to hang. The black and white picture is from the consignment store $3.00, urn I painted with ASCP…$2.00 at a yardsale and the box (says varnishes) was $4.00 at a yardsale a couple years ago! Isn’t is funny how I can remember the price of what I find and not remember what day it is? lol.

So how do you like it? I do think the tray has to go though! One thing I do love about it is the whiteness of the fireplace:)
I went shopping with my bff Friday, I’ve been looking for something for a certain place and found it at Bed Bath and Beyond, here’s a pic of it, next post I’ll show you where I hang it! I had a 20% off coupon too!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and of course I always love to read your comments:)

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Pretty Things Linky Party @ TwelveOeight

Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Budget Decorating Party @ Creative Cane Cabin

Cowgirl Up @ Cedar Hill Ranch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm

Table Top Tuesday @ A Stroll Thur Life

Make Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House

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French Linen on my Table Legs

The sun is shining in on my newly painted table legs and the apron part of it, I used two coats of the AS Chalkpaint…so easy to do I must say. I’ve never seen paint perform like this one does, doesn’t drip off the brush like your regular latex paint believe me I’m completely sold on this stuff!

I know I’m a messy painter, I think I just want to see the results so much that I forget to do things that you should!
I can’t believe how this small jar ( not the color I used but I had thrown it away after scraping it clean)lol…has did so many projects, I just had a little bit left and it did the table in two coats, amazing!

I used Paris Grey on the bench and French Linen on the table, Paris Grey is a pale shade of gray as you can see.

I wish I could stain the top darker but it from the 70’s or early 80’s and I guess it’s Formica, does anyone know if you can stain Formica? I’d like to do a walnut stain which I already have.

I tried a setting on my camera that blurs the background and it worked!

Brought my chair in( that I found in the garbage from along side of the road years ago) from the porch, we have been busy putting things away for the winter from out there amazing how you don’t know how much you put out for summer.

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Show and Tell @ My Romantic Home
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense
What Have You Redone @ Redoux
Inspiration Friday @ The Pickett Fence
Vintage Inspiration @ Common Ground
Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
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Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest
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Autumn Tablescape

It sure has taken me a long time to do a tablescape, like a few years  but in my defense I have gathered everything from here and there on a dime to do one.

For instance the plates and glasses are from last year which I bought at The Dollar Tree, so glad I did because they don’t have them for sale this year at all, they put a few of the glasses out this fall but they went out the door in a flash! The napkins I found this summer at a yard sale 6 for .25…couldn’t pass them up!

The metal napkin rings I found at Bed Bath and Beyond at an end of the season sale for about $2.98 for 8in a box.

Pottery Barn candle bowl with a candle from DT wrapped in burlap surrounded by tiny pumpkins that I have had for a while.

At the opposite side of the table I sort of made a copy of a pinterest picture I had pinned, didn’t have enough little pumpkins so used what I had!

Do you see the tray underneath the basket? I found it at a church rummage sale for $2.00 not sure if it’s silver or just plain metal! The glass leaf tea light holders I bought last year at the Dollar General.

So there it is my fall diningroom for 2012

Here it is in 2011

I hope you enjoyed my fall decorating, thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Hope your weekend is going well too!

Oh, before I forget last night we and friends of ours went to Pittsburgh at the Benedum Center to see the play Jersey Boys and OH, What a Night it was, so very good and if you have the chance, go see it! I went on their blog and to date 37 million people have seen it, can’t get any greater reviews than that;)

I’ll be over at these gal’s great parties:

Power of Pinterest Party @ Debbiedoo’s

Saturday Spotlight @ Classy Clutter

Sunday Blog Love @ Cherished Treasures

Say G’ Day @ Natasha in Oz

Show Me What Ya Got @ Not just a Housewife

A Stroll Thur Life @ Table Top Tuesday

Have a wonderful evening!

Rondell♥

 

More AS Chalkpaint Projects

Hi everyone! We have had beautiful weather here in Pa. sunny and wonderful temperatures. I decorated my front porch yesterday because the weather was so nice, I'll show you at a later date when I'm all done!

I have also did two more projects with my AS Chalkpaint, just loven this paint so much. This is an urn that needed spruced up a bit, so I ditched the ugly flowers and the urn only cost me $1.00 .

Urn that I bought at a yard sale full of an ugly arrangement.

The AS Chalk paint went on so smooth and that is one of the reasons I love it so much, you can see in the picture at how creamy it is and so easy to distress!

Love...I have it sitting on the table between my two livingroom chairs

Now this isn't completely done but wanted to give you an idea of where I'm headed in my diningroom. In fact I have the fabric, which I bought at JoAnn's, folded under the seat just to see what it looks like. I painted it with the Paris Grey, I haven't distressed it yet I'd like to wait and purchase a wax before I do.

This is what it used to look like, love it but it's time for a change, I'll just use the black and white fabric right over the drop cloth just in case I want that look again.

Here is another pic!

This is what I saw out my window yesterday morning...turkeys, I kept waiting for a male to spread his feathers but I think he was just to busy eating:)

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Wow Us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From My Front Porch to Yours

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp

Fall All Star Block Party @ Nutmeg Place

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Yes, I Caved plus Tweaking a Fall Wreath

Hello everyone! I can feel fall in the air, mornings are cooler and it gets dark earlier now, we had a fantastic summer so I guess I have to let it go and look forward to what the autumn season will bring! I know that I’ll be doing a lot of furniture painting in the months to come because I caved, yes, I did and bought some AS Chalkpaint from Robyn Story Designs & Boutique! No, I didn’t buy the quarts but surely will the next time I order, she has a flat shipping rate which I love and with my order I received a official chalkpaint color chart, now for a newbie like me this is great because my next order I’ll know exactly what color I would like right off the bat!
I bought two sample pots and boy, does this paint go along way folks! I ordered Paris Grey and French Linen. Right now I’m using Paris Grey, can you tell, I’m such a messy painter? lol I guess I’m just to anxious to see the final outcome with this paint!


On my first project I wanted to start out with a small piece, so I went with a picture frame I found for a $1.00 that has beadboard backing, at the fleamarket earlier this summer. I had a before picture but deleted it by mistake so just imagine all white with a yellow flower under glass. Here is what it looks like now: I used a black and white photo of Lands End in Cabo that I had taken. I really like the Paris Grey such a true color of gray it is! Where you see the white is where I distressed it a little.

I hung it on a small wall between the diningroom and Kitchen.
I have so fallen in love with AS Chalkpaint, everything you have heard about it is true. The one thing I noticed was how smooth it was and how it covered so well, I even started on my bench that I have at the diningroom table, it just seems like I want to paint everything now. I was such a doubter but now I’m a true believer!

I also brought out my fall wreaths and cut some burlap, that I had left over, and tied strips of it onto my wreath to update it a little.

I saw this great inspiration on a blog but darn, I can’t remember who! Anyway it wasn’t my idea but I loved the look and I think it really updated it don’t you?

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Treasure Hunt Thursday @ From My Front Porch to Yours
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp
Power of Paint Party @ Domestically Speaking
Cowgirl Up Linky Party @ The Farmhouse Porch
Bouquet of Talent Party @ Life on Lakeshore DriveRondell