tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46093262916995701802024-03-05T15:52:38.964-05:00Gathered Vintage HomeKathehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701995831846101888noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609326291699570180.post-35910690790766596102016-04-03T19:55:00.000-04:002016-05-09T18:56:34.347-04:00MCM record cabinet makeover<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Church rummage sales are the best! Not only do they offer a variety of items at very low prices, I always meet some very kind and interesting people. At this particular sale, I scored this vintage record cabinet, and found a few nice gentlemen to help me load my treasures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was five dollars! I decided to repurpose it as a beverage station as not too many people have use for a record cabinet anymore. <i> </i>I decided to paint it with my homemade turquoise chalk paint and leave the original hardware as it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Painted black, the top features a graphic found on 'the graphics fairy' and enlarged using blockposters.com. To give it a chalkboard look, I used a pastel pencil and then sprayed it several times with Polycrylic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know how you see those tv stands that everyone used to have, at yard sales, thrift stores, and even put out on trash day? I was given one by a friend and right away knew how I could repurpose it and give it a new life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now posing as a coffee/beverage station, it sold right away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a light sanding, I gave it a coat of my homemade chalk paint. Then, I added a graphic from <span style="color: red;">The Graphics Fairy<span style="color: black;">, which I had enlarged and then traced using regular carbon paper.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I filled in all the lettering with black acrylic paint using a script brush, sanded lightly, and waxed several times with <span style="color: blue;">Minwax Paste.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I simply stenciled the word "coffee" on burlap, and made a small hem at the top for the tension rod that holds the curtain in place.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">I love how the vintage baking pans fit in the shelf to hold all the essentials for that perfect cup of your favorite beverage!</span></span></span><br />
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Kathehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701995831846101888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609326291699570180.post-81703056957279054582015-04-18T17:07:00.000-04:002015-04-18T17:07:45.557-04:00Repurposed clock baseI found a old oak thing at a sale and wasn't really sure what it was. It didn't really matter; I painted it, added a knob, and some burlap trim.<br />
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Then it dawned on me - it was a mantle clock base! Like this one, but not this one because this is like the holy grail in my family! It was passed down from great-great-somebody so I dare not touch it!</div>
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A nice fresh look for an old clock!</div>
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When my neighbor Joe has a garage sale, he invites me to come the day before. I always manage to find some treasures. I came home with this little kitchen chair. For two dollars.<br />
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I used CitriStrip to get the many layers of old paint off. Then I painted it with my homemade chalk paint in my favorite color and made a seat covered in a grain sack pattern.</div>
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A little distressing in spots to give a worn look, and finished off with several coats of MinWax finishing paste.</div>
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A cute little kitchen chair that deserved a new life!</div>
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Kathehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701995831846101888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609326291699570180.post-39346858260377087462015-04-04T20:33:00.000-04:002015-04-04T20:34:47.953-04:00Rescued dresser redo... from the barn to the bedroom. When my mother-in-law moved, I took home a dresser that no one <strike>wanted to bother with</strike> saw any potential in. She had originally taken it home from an Amish neighbor's barn.<br />
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Some time during it's lifetime, somebody thought it needed a fake marble top.</div>
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After chipping and scraping off the "marble", I used Citri-Strip to remove all the leftover glue. Under all the gunk was a perfectly beautiful top. The fake top had actually protected the wood! <br />
At that point in the process, I know exactly what I would do with this piece of furniture. I had paint leftover from a recent bedroom makeover - Behr's Premium Plus in 'Venus Teal'. I used plaster of paris and water to mix up a nice, smooth, homemade chalk paint.<br />
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(No I was not drinking Margaritas. It was already empty)! Ask my supervisor:</div>
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The detailed carving lent itself beautifully to some distressing using my fancy tools:</div>
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I found the perfect spot in my bedroom. It's perfect and I love it! Thanks to my favorite MIL!!</div>
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How do you deal with an ice storm that keeps you at home for a few days? In my case it was just what I needed to get a few projects done that I've been wanting to try.<br />
Over the years I have accumulated several sewing machines - some in such poor shape that all that could be salvaged were the drawers.<br />
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I went to one of my favorite sites, <span style="color: blue;">The Graphics Fairy</span>, and downloaded the "French fabric" and "Paris letter" in reverse. I used the Modge Podge method to transfer the graphics onto a sewing machine drawer that I had painted with Home Decor's White Adirondack chalk paint. It has been my go-to color for a lot of projects. It goes on smooth and covers everything! Easy cleanup too.<br />
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I had some pretty scrapbook paper that I lined the inside with.<br />
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I had to use a brown fine point Sharpie to fill in where some of the paper rubbed completely away, but I'm happy with the results.</div>
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