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Showing posts with label antique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antique. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Old photos, good memories.
Browsing through an older photo album, I came across a few pictures of my past bedroom. Although it is slightly too juvenile for my taste, I sure miss this room now. The colors and antique touches were gorgeous! I wish I could go back in time for a few days. *sigh*
Monday, October 8, 2012
Art festivals
A few years ago I managed to snag an antique ring at an art festival for $10.
It is the only ring I ever had (expensive or not) that hasn't tarnished or turned color even slightly.
I get compliments on this ring all the time, and it is truly my favorite piece of jewelry.
It is the only ring I ever had (expensive or not) that hasn't tarnished or turned color even slightly.
I get compliments on this ring all the time, and it is truly my favorite piece of jewelry.
$10 vintage ring. Nice!
Oh, how I love garbage picking.
Found this oil painting in the garbage of an antique store. It has an adorable gold and white frame, and a cute wintery cottage painting inside. I'm not sure how old it is. I love the old wire hanger on the back.
It definitely gives my room a cute cottage feel!
approx. 8" x 11"
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Get inspired & the rest falls together. DIY Dresser antiquing.
This dresser has so much character, I bought it on the spot when I saw it at an antique store for $75 dollars. The price had me worried I would have to spend a lot of money to find furniture to coordinate with this dresser. Instead I attempted a little DIY project that proved successful.
The inspiration:
I found this nightstand in the trash of the same antique store I bought the dresser at. Yes, I said it. I garbage picked this thing. It was ugly laminate fake wood I could literally peel off in one piece.
Hoping to coordinate my bedroom I decided to try out an antiquing kit they sell at Michael's. This one gave furniture a brushed ivory finish.
It is a simple process of sanding, painting, sanding areas again, and topping off with a finishing coat of clear-brown paint. This nightstand took me about 3 hours total, mostly because I was sanding laminate. Laminate does not really sand well, instead I more roughed up the surface so the paint would actually stick.
The finished product:
Here is an up-close view of the texture that was created by sanding laminate:
Next I found a piece of naked furniture at the craft store, and used a 40% off coupon to get it at $16 dollars. I then used the same antique kit. This time it took about 30 minutes due to the fact it was naked furniture and no sanding was required from the start.
Here is the finished product:
There it is! I was able to have a 3-piece matching bedroom set for $91.
Very vintage-inspired shabby chic! Gotta love it!!
The inspiration:
I found this nightstand in the trash of the same antique store I bought the dresser at. Yes, I said it. I garbage picked this thing. It was ugly laminate fake wood I could literally peel off in one piece.
Hoping to coordinate my bedroom I decided to try out an antiquing kit they sell at Michael's. This one gave furniture a brushed ivory finish.
It is a simple process of sanding, painting, sanding areas again, and topping off with a finishing coat of clear-brown paint. This nightstand took me about 3 hours total, mostly because I was sanding laminate. Laminate does not really sand well, instead I more roughed up the surface so the paint would actually stick.
The finished product:
Here is an up-close view of the texture that was created by sanding laminate:
Next I found a piece of naked furniture at the craft store, and used a 40% off coupon to get it at $16 dollars. I then used the same antique kit. This time it took about 30 minutes due to the fact it was naked furniture and no sanding was required from the start.
Here is the finished product:
Very vintage-inspired shabby chic! Gotta love it!!
One of the easiest DIY gift ideas.
When rushing to find a gift for someone when short on cash, this DIY gift idea is a must.
Take a trip to the thrift store, find a decent picture, and ignore the hideous frame it is wrapped in.
The next part is even easier. Once you get the picture home, take some sandpaper and sand the frame down. Use a DIY Antiquing kit (I got mine at Michael's for $9 with a 40% off coupon, and 2 dressers and a billion frames later I am still using it) and antique the frame yourself. The outcome is always adorable and vintage-inspired.
This picture only cost me $.75!
Take a trip to the thrift store, find a decent picture, and ignore the hideous frame it is wrapped in.
The next part is even easier. Once you get the picture home, take some sandpaper and sand the frame down. Use a DIY Antiquing kit (I got mine at Michael's for $9 with a 40% off coupon, and 2 dressers and a billion frames later I am still using it) and antique the frame yourself. The outcome is always adorable and vintage-inspired.
This picture only cost me $.75!
Great handmade gifts for under $5
Last Christmas I was short for cash, but not short on people expecting presents. I visited my neighborhood Salvation Army and got all the supplies I needed to make multiple presents .. all for under $5.
This homemade picture frame is the perfect vintage-inspired addition to your dresser or desk.
I purchased a box of dried out flowers and hot-glued them to a thrifted picture frame I bought for $.50.
I used the same flowers and glued them to a candlestick holder that was also $.50 ..
Lastly, I had some scrap ribbon laying around and wrapped it around various mason jars and candle holders. This one I glued a crystal to that was part of a 10 pack I bought at Michael's for $2.00. Nice!
This homemade picture frame is the perfect vintage-inspired addition to your dresser or desk.
I purchased a box of dried out flowers and hot-glued them to a thrifted picture frame I bought for $.50.
I used the same flowers and glued them to a candlestick holder that was also $.50 ..
Lastly, I had some scrap ribbon laying around and wrapped it around various mason jars and candle holders. This one I glued a crystal to that was part of a 10 pack I bought at Michael's for $2.00. Nice!
Sometimes price is worth the product .. in this case it was!
I was searching online a few years back for a swanky new swag lamp & I stumbled across this gem. It was listed at a resale store a few miles away for $50 and I just couldn't resist. In this case the higher price was definitely worth it! Every guest in my house raves about this lamp, and I enjoy looking at it too!
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