Just a quick update tonight to show you the toner on the Upper Cabinets.
It's coming together!
I ordered a chandelier from Home Depot online to go over the island. It was half price. I love a deal!
Even better, we be able to get rid of the "Boob" light in the kitchen.
I have completely neglected blogging lately, mostly due to the fact that none of our projects are complete yet. Wow, what a roller coaster ride! It's amazing how each colour decision affects the next.
As per my last post we started off priming the whole living room and kitchen. The initial plan was to paint both rooms Behr Butter Cookie yellow but last minute we wondered how a nice fresh light...
Boy life gets the in way when you have a long list of DIY's!
Well I'm excited to say that the work started at our house yesterday and the best part is I was at work while it was happening. How cool is it to start checking things off the list when you don't even have to lift a finger (except for picking up the Subs to feed the boys at the end of their busy day)
Here's a quick preview
Wood Stove shiny...
WARNING: I am sharing my failure with the hopes that some of you will share how you overcome the challenge I faced.
I am inspired by the many postings at
Funky Junk Interiors SNS#55. I have not done much decorating with natural elements - twigs, pine cones etc.. Well, I have used Pine Cones when I was a condo owner but I purchased them from a Christmas Store, they were cinnamon scented so they...
The golf course is closed for the season and Frank is finally enjoying a few days off.
He loves his work but during golf season he has one day off a week - that just isn't enough time to get into a DIY project. So with a few extra days off this week he organized and rearranged the furniture in the office. It's looking good. I think he'd get upset if I took a picture right now because he hates the...
I have been so inspired by the many blogs I am following. Til now I have been a spectator and have not participated in any link ups or contests but this weekend I said
"Gosh darn! I'm going to get involved". I improvised with items I had available so I'll show you how I turned this ...
Into this ...
I started with a mirror that I have had for years, I've tried to sell this mirror in garage sales...
Finished Tray October 14 2010, 0 Comments
It's done! I didn't put an expression on it in the end, a last minute decision. It's true that you need to "feel" the project as you go. So here is the before ...
It was a sage green which no longer goes with our decor so it became one of my first projects using the amazing paint from
Caromal Colours.
And here is the After ...
Here are some up close images of the finish, Caromal Colours paint is...
Last night I started to play with some Caromal Colours paint. This paint is so much fun! We are going to be using it to paint our kitchen cabinet so I wanted to get used to the feel of the paint. I started on 2 mini projects ... a piece of board that was calling my name for a sign and a tray that I finished with crackle medium 12 years ago. Here is a pick of the tray "before". Isn't it pretty...
What a fabulous weekend! I love fall, we had the blinds wide open today, here's the view out our front window.
We didn't get any painting done this weekend but I enjoyed some Fall nesting ... cleaning, and cooking.
I received my Epicure prize shipment this week courtesy of Nancy McKay Watts
(aka The Spice Nut)with Epicure Selections. One of the items I decided to get with my $85 winning was a 12"...
OMG! I have been spending so much time reading other blogs that I have neglected updating my own.
Things are going slow with the updates here at "Just a Cottage Small" but I'm hoping to take a few days off work so I can concentrate on giving the house some TLC.
I've been testing some painting techniques with the intention of creating a Faux Wood Beam. I'm not sure if I will follow through with this...
