Whitewashing Brick

Hello!  If you follow me on instagram then you know I painted the brick in our sunroom a few weeks ago.  This was something I've wanted to do for years, but since I thought we were moving I shouldn't waste my time.  Well, since we are NOT moving I decided it was my time to waste!  
Let me start by saying that I wanted an exposed brick wall in our house... turns out our brick was ugly... had tons of wood glue all over it... and was way too purple for me.  

One reason I haven't posted these after pictures is because I need to change up the gallery wall above the couch.  The black frames were too harsh of a contrast and I am hoping a painting I am getting from my Grandad's house will work.  The only problem is it will be a few more months before I get it... For now I stole a mirror from our {laundry room} and hung it where the clock use to be {hence it being off centered}!

I definitely need something big above the couch to break up the wall and speaking of our couch... All I can see in these photos is our BROKEN couch.  Tall Tan Man told me I could get a new couch by Labor Day if he hadn't fixed it.  Who wants to go couch shopping with me?!?  
Maybe I just need to do some better cropping of my pictures.  😂

If you are wondering how we broke our couch it was from Tall Tan Man leaning on it...  
So many jokes, too little time.  If you are new around here let me show you where this room started.  Prepare yourself, it's bad!

What purpose do you have wall?! None.  
So much dust {and decor that I needed to get rid of}

Progress and perfect blanket placement over the broken couch...

Now!  I love it!  It definitely took me a few days to get use to it and now I wouldn't go back even if I could.  Tall Tan Man's Gpa's GF {you got that?} said "oh, that looks different!"  😂 Yes, yes it does.  

Now I realize that this post doesn't really have a tutorial in it.  All I did was mix 1 cup water with 1 cup Benjamin Moore Dove White, and slapped it up there.  I painted some bricks thicker than others and that was that.  Nothing too hard, perfect project for the non-perfectionist!  
Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a great weekend!

One Room Challenge {W3}: Cabinets, Painting & Wallpaper

I can't believe we are already in week 3 of our laundry room makeover!  You can see my week 1 post {here} and week 2 post {here}.  I know I have said this before but Tall Tan Man is kicking major booty on this project.  I am super ready to put pretty decor in the room and that might just be this week!  Fingers crossed!  Although the room still looks like a disaster we have come a long way:  
Week One 

DIY Painted Concrete Vase

I know I am not the only person that has gone into their closet {that is full of clothes} and thought, "I have NOTHING to wear..."  Well, this also happens to me when I try to change up my home decor.  Sometimes I get so tired of certain pieces and it make me want to trade it all in.  That probably makes me sound like a brat...  Instead of doing that I am going to give some of my decor items a new look.  First up is this vase from Ikea.

I painted our door!

Hello! Two posts in one week, who am I?!  I recently decided I could no longer handle our ugly faux wood door...  With it being winter I could only paint the inside of the door and the outside will have to wait until spring.  I could not decide between navy and black, and as you can see I went with an almost black navy! I promise it is navy, but it is kind of hard to tell in the picture :)
Just so you remember what it looked like before...  

  I used Rich Navy by Glidden with 1 oz of black added.  I actually painted the door once with just Rich Navy and it was waaaay too royal blue.  The sweet older gentlemen at the Home Depot asked me about 5 times if I was sure about adding that much black... He said "is going to be almost black" and I said "PERFECT!"
    Alright y'all it is "dead week" at school and we are reviewing like crazy.  I kind of love that I am not teaching anything new.  I think my brain needs a little break.  When did thinking become so challenging?!    See y'all soon.

 

{Leslie}

 

Painting Adirondack Chairs

Hello! What do you think of our "new" turquoise adirondack chairs???  Our {backyard} is still a work in progress but these chairs are definitely helping ;).  Poor Tall Tan Man has to put up with my side projects weekly.  Here is the before picture of the chairs:

The seat and arms had lost most of the finish and I was tired of the stained look.   I wanted to get out of my usual go to neutrals, and used Glidden Exterior Marine Blue paint.  Originally I planned on spray painting, but Bill at Home Depot convinced me to use a skinny roller.  I also used a foam brush to get into little crevices.  

These chairs definitely brightened up our back porch!

I have to go into school this week to get some work done.  It is happening, summer is ending.  I am excited to share my biggest summer project this week.  Stay tuned!

{Leslie}

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Terracotta + Puff Paint

Hello!  SO sorry I have been MIA lately, life has been a little hectic and I have had a stupid cold...  I keep telling myself that I will survive this spring!  Can I get an Amen from the teachers reading this?  This project came about because our kitchen table needed a little sprucing up, and I was needed an easy project while stuck on the couch this weekend.  This project only requires 5 things and costs $10!!!

Terracotta Pot

House Plant {I got mine from Home Depot}

Pencil

Measuring Tape

White Puff Paint

I love this project because you can do any pattern you want.  I was wanting tribal/geometric/fun pattern to make the room feel more summery.  To make my pattern I used a measuring tape and made tick marks every 1/2 inch around the rim of the pot. 

I made another row of tick marks every a half inch below the ones I already made.  Then I connected the dots with diagonal lines. After the first couple rows were finished I applied the puff paint onto the pot.  The only tricky part of this was getting the dots close to the same size. The real reason I decided to work on the pot in sections is because I am a wimp...but the puff paint made my hand cramp when I tried to do too much at the same time! ha

I continued the same process until the pot was covered with puff paint!  

What do you think of my new tray?  That was my lone Lily Pulitzer purchase from the Target craziness.  I wasn't planning on going to Target, because I didn't even want to know if they had anything left at 9am.  Then we ran out of toilet paper.  I HAD to go.  No other option.   

Cheers to it being Wednesday and the weather being back in the 70's.  I don't know if I can handle any more weird looks...Don't these Denver people know that 50 degrees is cold?

{Leslie}

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Kitchen Transformation

Happpppppy FRIDAY y'all!!!  I have been asked {by my Momma} to share some pictures of our painted kitchen cabinets.  What do you think?!

The before picture is almost unrecognizable!  I am working on two posts on how we went about painting the cabinets.  This was not a small {or easy} process, but I think the results are totally worth it!  

As you can see, we still have a little work to do.  Installing the counter tops is our next big project, and I am anxious to get started! 

I hope you have a fabulous weekend filled with lots of sunshine, hamburgers, and SLEEP {that's what I am hoping for, at least}!

{Leslie}

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Extending Kitchen Cabinets to the Ceiling

We have some REALLY EXCITING things going on in the kitchen right now!!!  I can barely contain my excitement.  :)  I showed you that picture to make sure you remembered where we started...  

Removing the island made the room look so much more open. You can see more detailed progress posts {here and here}.  Unfortunately, I still felt like there was something missing from the room.  After a couple debates and a lot of google searching we decided to extended the cabinets to the ceiling.  Tall Tan Man started by attaching wood blocks {he used a 2x2} 3/4 inch away from the edge of the cabinet. 

He also attached blocks to the ceiling that were the same distance from the edge of the cabinet.  

Next he used his favorite new tool, a nail gun, to attach 1x10's to the wood blocks.  We were really lucky, because we had exactly 10 inches above the cabinets to the ceiling. 

For the first time since we moved in our kitchen actually felt like it was coming together {even if it was just a tiny bit}!

Up next he added trim to hide the seam between the cabinets and the new wood.  

We bought the trim at Home Depot, AND for the first time in my life the trim I wanted was the cheapest one.  :)  We also bought the crown molding at Home Depot.

Tall Tan Man loved every moment of it...

That stud muffin only messed up on one cut {and it was his first cut}!!! 

  
Lastly, TTM went through and caulked the trim and molding. 

Guess what...  Everything is getting painted over SPRING BREAK!  Guess what...  I am on SPRING BREAK!  I really love being a teacher {seriously, I do}.  I have been telling people that we are painting the cabinets white and I have gotten two reactions.  

Oh, they are going to look amazing!!!

&

You are painting the wood?

Yes, I am PAINTING the wood and it is going to look AMAZING!  Please let me know if you have any questions about this post.  I hope you have the happiest of Fridays!   

UPDATE!  Check out our {kitchen} now! 

   

{LJ}

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Cabinet Makeover

I love furniture that can evolve with my always changing taste.   We got this {craft cabinet} last year off of Craigslist, because our apartment {I} needed more storage space.  Now we have an {office} that I LOVE and no longer need the storage space!  I am so excited I get to share this second makeover with y'all!  ***If you are first timer to the blog, our house is under major construction.  Please try to ignore the awful floor...

I have wanted to paint the inside of a bookcase since I pinned {this} beauty TWO years ago...

Pretty dreamy right?

 

Our sun room is still a work in progress, but this new cabinet is helping make the room look more homey!

I hope you have a great rest of your week.  :)  We are half way to Friday!

{LJ}

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