Shabby Chic Curtains are Up!

Yes they are and oh, they sure change the look of the room so I thought I’d take a few photos  and do a quick post because I have to leave for work at 12:30.
I couldn’t take a full view of them because we are having a sunny day here in Pa. and I know there is a way to get by that with the camera but I just don’t have the time to fool with it.lol I forgot to mention in my last post that the bedding is reversible, I think I like this side better!

This also is the real color of my walls at night it takes on a golden shade…I have a love hate relationship with it! I was thinking of moving the candle chandy to right in front of the window, Debbie Do’s has done that in one of her bedrooms and I just loved how it looked!

The aqua pillow I found at TJMaxx, it’s a Ralph Lauren that was just $16.99, I love how I bend it in the middle and it stays, also has a zipper on it so it can be washed

Also you can see the black ticking stripe pillowcase on the left there, I bought those at Macy’s, they are by Martha Stewart and were regular $89.00 but got them on sale for $39.00!

Here is the other window, it’s tall and skinny!

I know I have a lot to do in here yet, I’d love a new headboard and I do have a rug to put in here to hide this wall to wall a little bit, I also need to move Audrey up a little bit on the wall there. I’m happy though that it’s coming together at least a little bit♥
I’m joining these parties today, stop over and view some eye candy!
Wow Us Wednesdays
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday
Open House Party
Thrifty Thursdays

Rondell

A Cutlery Carrier!

Gee, guess I needed a vacation from a vacation huh? Travel to and from Jamaica was not good and running thur the airport carrying heavy luggage was just not good for me at all! I woke up Monday morning with pain under my left shoulder blade and couldn’t take a deep breath without pain so off to the chiro I went! I had a rib out of place that was causing the pain and the only thing out of the ordinary I did was the heavy luggage and running with it, I went back today and I’m feeling much, much better…thank goodness!
So needless to say I haven’t felt very creative at all but yesterday I did manage to paint this cutlery carrier, at least that’s what I call it, I bought it at the flea market years ago! It started out a dark, varnished wood then when I was into prim I had painted it a mustard color and put a stain over it.  Dark and stormy here so I tried pictures in the best places I could

When I got home from vacation I found my free sample of Valspar paint waiting for me, such a cute free kit I thought.

The color I chose was Jade Bath, here is the picture of the paint I hope it shows up good on your computer! Looks gray on mine but like I said the weather here in Pa. is gloomy today. Believe me it’s a very light blue with a greenish hint to it.

I’m a little disappointed I thought it would show up better, I couldn’t wait for another day because I work everyday till Sat. evening. I think you can tell by comparing it to the crocheted runner it’s on and the curtains that are to the left.

Some distressing I did with my detail sander, love that sander because without any pressure from me it gives great distressing! I also added mocha glaze to it very lightly.

Look at the bubbles in the glass of this Mason jar, I have a whole box full of them that I traded with my sister for a prim crock bench…no more looking for ball jars anymore I have more than enough in my basement!

Another picture of it, such pretty colors!

I’m keeping it here for now!

I know I missed yesterdays linky parties but I’ll join anyway and also Wednesdays and Thursday ones too!!
Under Ten Tuesdays
Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays
Twice Owned Tuesdays
Tuesdays Treasures
Transformations and Treasures
Wow Us Wednesdays
Transformation Thursdays
Open House Link Party
I hope to be back for Friday's parties too, I’m going to really try to get a project done that I’ve been wanting to do for a while. Thanks Ladies for having these great parties for us, so many ideas and inspiration out there!!!
I do love reading your comments they make it all worth while don’t you think? A huge thank you to my newest followers and one's that have been following you are the greatest!

Rondell

Neat Things I found!

 It’s 11Pm and I can’t sleep so what do you do…you post! LOL I work tomorrow so I’ll be ahead of the game this way because I wanted to link to Southern Hospitality where you can show off your thrifty finds! I don’t go to thrift stores just Goodwill so I’m sure it’s just about the same thing.
This is my mantel for now, I’m always changing it but this time I really, really like it so it’s staying, I found the vase for $1.99 looks like it’s galvanized doesn’t it? It’s not I don’t know what it’s made of but I liked that it has that look to it! I think it will look nice when I put some fall leaves in it!

I love this platter, on the back it says Homer Laughlin, so pretty and dainty looking, not bad for .25!
 
All of the plates below where found at Goodwill too, the one on the lower right I found just this past Saturday for the same price. They are above the desk I painted white.

I’ve been wanting one of these mirrors for a while now and I finally found one for $5.99 I love it because it’s so ornate. Now to spray paint it!

I guess I should get to bed, I hope you stop by and leave a comment I love to read them♥

Rondell

Busy Weekend, Wedding & Yard Sale

A happy Sunday to you!
I’m sure tired today it was one busy weekend starting Thursday night when Michael and Carrie came home from Annapolis. My youngest was best man in his friends wedding, my first outdoor wedding and it was so nice and pretty! Here are a few pictures:
The bride and groom!

The Terrible Towel…all are big Steeler fans!
 
The Best Man & Maid of Honor!


My son’s and I (Chris & Michael), now don’t forget I have two more kids but they were at another wedding!


The Bridal table…notice her colors, aqua and green!

The Bride’s Maids bouquets! I’m sure they are Hydrangeas.

Floating Candle centerpieces!

Birdcage card holder and guest signing table!

Mr.K and I, we were married 4 years this past May 26th and we both forgot about it until a couple days later…we just blamed it on age.LOL

After church we drove home so that Mr. K  could get into more comfortable clothes, on the way back we stopped at a yard sale just up the rode from us, I spied this bench and just knew it would be so pretty painted white with different fabric for the seat…she had $20.00 on it but I got it for $15.00!!! I’ m pretty sure I’m going to take out two chairs from the dining room table and use this instead, that’s the plan right now anyway and yes, I stopped like I was dressed to get this bench. LOL The sun is shining on it in the picture but it’s an orange so it’s from the 70’s.

One more thing before I go, I saw this on this great blog Three Ring Cottage Gina had come up with such a neat Pottery Barn idea! I already had the pickle jar which had been filled with old cookie cutters, emptied it out and bought pea gravel and a candle from Dollar Tree and here it is! Love it, thanks for the idea Gina!

I hope everyone has a wonderful summer evening where ever you are!

Rondell♥

My Entry Before and After

 I’ve been busy this morning trying to get things done before I head to work this afternoon, I was reading blogs while having my cup of coffee and I got so motivated to do something so I decided to clear out my entryway and use what I have on hand here.
The first two pictures are before pictures of my entryway so very hard to take pictures in here, I can never get a good angle of it and the weather always is a factor but if I waited on Mother Nature I’d never take pictures! The first picture is a more recent one…

I even changed things around when I was prim as you can see.
 
Here is the after…the chair is a really chippy off white, I have two of them that were given to me and they have been in the basement for a little while and really never thought I’d ever use them. They look like there are from the 30’s or 40’s and I can see from the picture that I have to take the suitcase off the chair looks just too big! I’m liken it though, like I said I can’t get everything in the picture, above is a chippy, green peg board and I have a straw beach bag from the Bahamas hanging on it but now even that looks to big. Next to the chair is a washstand I found at Goodwill for $15.00 last year, I don’t know if I should paint it white or not.

I went shopping Friday with my friend Linda and found this neat suitcase at TJ Max for $12.99 with the Eiffel Tower on it and just fell in love, but again to big for the chair…darn! I didn’t even realize it until I viewed the picture on here.

I also got to go in Pottery Barn for Kids and found the letter K on sale for $8.99, they sure are expensive but beautiful things in there, I didn’t get to go in Restoration Hardware to look around but maybe next time!
Here’s the K next to the very first thing I painted…the lamp, I need a new shade for this lamp too.
 
I painted this black frame today also



Used this antiquing medium that I found at Jo-Ann’s with a linen white.
 
This is how it turned out, pretty neat I think for the first time, I used a folder that I bought at the Dollar Tree and cut it to use for a picture. You can’t tell by this picture but using the medium brought some of the black out on the frame.
 
well, just got home a little bit ago from work so I’m finishing up this post, did you think I’d let my entryway alone? Nope, tweaked it a little when I got home and now here is how it looks right now. I switched the washstand and the chair.
 
What do you think?

Should the suitcase sit on the floor or chair?

I know I need more “stuff” like rugs, lampshades and I know I need to paint so many more things, I’m really stumped on what shade of white to get…anyone know of any? I know everyone talks about a Heirloom White on blogs…what shade of white should I go with?
I hope everyone is having a good evening where ever you are♥
PS. What size picture do you use if you are using Live Writer? I so appreciate it if you know and leave a comment for me!
Rondell

Estate Sale Today

Hello everyone,
Today was my first estate sale this summer, I was there early to try and beat the heat! Still got hot though.
I found some neat things but the prices could have been a bit lower, nothing was marked and I don’t blame them since there was a ton of stuff inside and outside, shed and basement, I wasn’t interested in tools or Christmas decorations or Halloween stuff and that’s what they had alot of. There was alot of things I could have bought but I’m really, really trying to buy only the things that I love and want in my home plus there is a garage sale tomorrow!LOL
They had one lady there who told everyone the price of what they wanted not once did I hear her say anything was under a $1.00…sort of turned me off if you know what I mean. Like this pitcher, myself I thought it should have been .50 but  nope…a $1.00! I liked it though, I think if you enlarge the picture you can see the cluster of grapes on it.


I rearranged my cupboard and have it on the top shelf to the left.
 
I think this is milk glass I really don’t know but liked it anyway and yep, it was a $1.00.
 
I dug thru alot of linens and this runner was the only one that I loved so I didn’t think a $1.00 for it was bad at all.
See the milk glass tooth pick holder? It was my mom’s and I always remember it being on the kitchen table growing up, I’m so glad now that I grabbed it up when she passed away, although I didn’t use it until now…so I guess I’m collecting it milk glass now.LOL
 
These rose printed pillow cases were a $1.00 a pair…

I saw this seashell stuffed in back of a cabinet and was afraid she would want $5.00 for it…nope a $1.00 too!

I thought these were neat, terra cotta candle sticks covered with tiny sea shells, I think I’ll use them outside.
 
I think my neatest find of the day was this aqua  suitcase for $5.00, its from the 40’s or 50’s, terrible picture of it but was in a hurry.


I’m linking, for the first time to DebbieDo’s Garage salen so stop over to see everyone’s finds!

Rondell