sofa table add on..

I made this table last fall, I love it but really wanted to add a bottom shelf like I did for my entry table
So I did here is the before

{before}

                                                                                {after}

I used a 2x4 in the front and a 2x2 in the back to hold up the shelf planks which are 2x6. cut them the same depth of the table and screwed them in.

Then on went the Minwax Gel Stain

That's it it was really simple, and the best part is that m son who is four said to me when it was all done "so were not suppoed to crawl under there anymore right?"and I said "no mommy doesn't want you crawling under the table any more, sorry" son "cus it's for baskets and decorations under there not kids right? how cute is he.. I just love the things he comes up with.

Well happy day to you.

-Lindsay

How to make an old door

I love doors, ya know the style of 5 panel doors um the ones with 5-panels.... hopefully you know what I am talking about.. Annnnnnnnnyywaaaaaay.

I had some beadboard (3 1/2 feet long and 2 1/2 feet tall) and some 1x3 inch boards kickin' around so I put them to use. I used screws to attach the boards to the beadboard-(not the beaded side)

 (see below)

 I used that awesome old wood teqnique again I wanted to show you while it was changing from new to old..see.

 My mixture is getting old so it turned the wood kind of a pink color. But that doesn't matter when I paint it you won't be able to tell.

 I painter the whole thing Valspars-Raffia and did three coats. Then I used this bad boy to chip the heck out of it, distress-if you will. The handy 5-in-1 tool..

I wanted this to look really old and worn so I scraped and scraped and as you can see some areas came off more than others. I thought about covering that large spot but decided I liked it..

 I am probably putting this down stairs but for now here it is in my family room. Or I could flip it long ways and get some great hooks and hang three pictures on it..

 Here is a close up so you can see the oldness of the door. I want to find an antique door knob to put on it, wouldn't that be cute??

Chech out this next picture.. your gunna love it if you love old doors.

I recently saw this door on Down to Earth Style and fell in love with it, I want this for my pantry door. Holly took a super old door striped it to fit her spot and installed it. WAAAAAAY cute!

Please go to her blog and check it out she has a darling home and you can go on a tour of it. if you want to "pin" this picture please do so from her blog she deserves the credit for this wonderful idea and all the others she's come up with (there are a lot of them) 

(http://www.downtoearthstyle.blogspot.com/)

Okay have a good day :)

-Lindsay

chicken wire frame how to...

 

This is the easiest thing ever. Grab some 2x4's or 2x2's, make a square or rectangle and nail or glue them together. (above)

Then when all fitted together add the special vinegar and steel wool mixture to age your wood. Let dry then paint you frame. (below)

 I wanted to show you what brown glase does to your frame when added. In the picture below the top and right side have the glaze on them, it ages you wood and adds a brown coloring to your wood and painted ares it seeps into the cracks and makes it nice and old looking.

 Add your chicken wire with a small upolstry stapler I got mine at Joanns for  $10 bucks. Be sure to pull you chicken wire tight while attaching to wood.

 
You can hang jewlery or pictures.

simple shelf to better shelf

I've wanted a long shelf with "drawers" on it from quite a while but I just couldn't find one. So I went on a hunt for a shelf I could "mess with" I got this shelf last week at Michaels for $8 using a 40% off coupon. It is cute but doesn't have very much personality.

 So after running to Lowes and grabbing $6 in wood I was able to whip up this bad boy! I Took the two boards and made a L shape and added three most boards cut to about 10 inches each and nailed them onto the front for the drawers.

Added the knobs that I got for free, and painted it Valspar Foxtrot, a lovely creamy white color.
Here it is all hung up and layered with decor.

 The shelf is 4 feet long and about 6 inches wide so I can put lots of stuff on it. I love stars, can you tell?? The brown shutters are just wood slats for fences they are 98 cents each for 3 footers just cut assemble and stain ta da hand made shutters..

 I finally Found some hardware that I liked to go with my table, aren't they loverly? If you don't know Hobby Lobby has all their harware 50% off on the last week of the month.. 50% off people that is a good deal! I got each one of these for $2 each.

So that is how you can take a simple shelf and make it better.
Thanks for coming.
(above) I am showing you how to make this green old window with chicken wire in a few days so stay tuned they are super easy and can be used for anything..

Valentines

I started to decorate for Valentines. I know, I know it's not even february. But I have to keep doing some sort of project or I will go crazy.

I love old signs, so I made a few. I used a tutorial from Funky junk interiors on how to make old signs. Here is the link. check out her blog it is awesome!

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-i-make-old-signs.html


All I did was take a board paint it black and then paint it red and then sand then painted it black again, you want different layers and colors of paint so they will show thru when you sand.

 I got a new hand sander for christmas and WOW this baby works so good it take only minutes to get down to the wood. (as you can see below, it almost worked too good.)

 I just used black, sage green and cream for this "Gather" sign.

After that I painted on two coats of cream paint and let it dry then sanded it just to make it old and worn looking, then I used letter from my computer to trace around  the letters to the board with a pencil. (The wood was soft and it made an indent of the letters)

After the letters dried I used masking tape around the sides and made a little border. Lightly sand to make the letters worn. Thats it! So go get your sign making self on! it is super easy.

-Lindsay

Old window tutorial

I have wanted some old windows for ever!! I was sick of looking on KSL.com so I made some. I am so excited because I used this awesome technique to age your new wood to look old.

Pour one to two cups white vinegar in a jar and put steel wool in it and close the lid. Let is sit for a day or two and then with a brush or foam bruch paint onto your naked wood (nothing can be on the wood like a varnish or glue ect.) it will make your wood look like it's been laying out in the elements for years..

Below are the two window frames I made the top one has "the mixture" on it. The bottom one does not, the longer it sat there the older it got, imagine that! The wood kinda has a vinegar smell to it..(fyi)

After letting them dry a few hours I painted a few coats of Valspar white paint. Then I used this bad boy to chip and scrape off the paint to make it look really old and worn. This is the greatest tool under ten dollars it is called the 5 in one painters tool.

other than the spray paint handle, which practically saves my life every time I use spray paint.

(Pic from Renewedspace.blogspot.com)

OLD WINDOW

What youll need:

* 2x2 wood boards for the outside frame

 * 1x 1/2 boards for the panes

* foam roller or brushes( I used roller to get a thick layer of paint)

* Paint

 if you want the chicken wire and a small tack gun

Cut to any size you want and lay them out on the floor use a nail gun or screws to hook together I used both.

wood glue- I used this kind.

add the vinegar steel wool mixture and then the paint. use the 5 in 1 tool to scrape and chip your window, the more chipping the older the window will look.

I think I might add another few boards accross the middle of this one and made six panes and then maybe some glass.

 Sorry about the glare on the pictures

Here is a close up of the paint chipped away. I also spray painted the chicken wire to make it show up more.

You can router the inside so you can put glass in it but that is one tool I have not learned how to use..yet!

TO DO LIST

Learn how to use a rounter.

-Lindsay