Cottage-Chic
night stand. (it was an old wooden outdated one before)
In the movie Silverado, Stella says to Payden:
"The world is what you make of it, friend.
If it doesn't fit, you make alterations."
...to which he quickly responds...
"I'll drink to that."
So... I made a few alterations the past few weeks...
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| Bedroom Chandelier I made |
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| My bedroom lamp made out of old hat |
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| Shabby Lamp shade to match my blue office |
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| Bird cage and blue vintage flower |
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| Office chair I painted, distressed, and cushioned |
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| Back view.. I love the flower |
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| the dog's toy chest |
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| Old night stand I re-purposed into file cabinet for office and distressed |
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| Shelf in office and pretty Willow angel Aunt Peg sent me |
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| Cheap Ikea bookshelf (before) |
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| Front of Shelf |
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| (after) Book shelf after I shabby chic'ed it |
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| Painted the frame and distressed it and put a blue trim |
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| Distressed red kitchen table |
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| My kitchen table |
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| Red chandelier I made for the kitchen/dinning area |
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| ugly wood chair and table set |
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| Desk (now) aka former ugly table- after |
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| Remember the re-purposed blue table? Here it is as my desk |
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| (not quite finished) Jacci's bed- repainting a massive post bed before the baby is born! |
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| Jacci's bed in stages |
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| annnddd still.... not done! |
The stones were in my head the entire time I worked on Jacci's bed (finished product picture to
follow).
My finger nails were literally looked Gothic. I dreamed in black for days... and humming (off key,
of course) the entire time like a mad woman:
" I see a red door and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black.."
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| Bed I "Shabby Chic'ed" for a friend |
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| Close up |
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| Sand/seashell mirror I made for Timmy |
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| Tim's room that I made a solid Nautical Theme- nightstand |
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| Cushion headboard I made from Nautical room and oars |
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| Toille stairs I made for Chow Chow so he can a) look out the window and b) it'd match |
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| (wo)man's best friend- with Byron quote written around it. |
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| Down stairs dog bed made from a dress- for Willy |
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| Before (wretched) - Baby Connor's chair |
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| Baby sign |
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| Distressed shelf |
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| Finally! It's done! Connor's baby chair (front) |
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Connor's chair (before)
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| From a different angle |
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| Back of chair |
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| Another baby chair |
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| Distressed side table |
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| After (sorry- no before)- distressed black side table/night stand |
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| old wood desk- before |
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| After!! Distressed black |
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| Side table to match (obviously repurposed) |
"If they give you ruled paper, write the
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way."
Author: Juan Ramon Ramerez
