White Wednesday

A simple, white shade...

...romantic graphics from Karen...

and a thrift store find....

You've got to love quick projects!

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Thank you, Kathleen!


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Blue Cricket Design

Recycling at its best!

Don't throw the

away!!!!
I have said that many, many times.
How many?
This many....

I knew that eventually I was going to have an

to recycle them.

The family made fun of

but I didn't really care!

I love my magnets!
Some of them were even used as table settings for our Christmas Lunch table...

and some other ones work hard holding coupons on the fridge.
Yes, I love my magnets!
They are fun, inexpensive, easy to make and they are as cute as

White Wednesday

This White Wednesday post is all about finishing projects that have cluttered our garages and minds.
Waiting in the garage for have no idea how long, (actually...I do have an idea but refuse to admit it!) was this white metal chair.

How is that for a "mug shot"?
With just the perfect amount of rust and shabbic-ness all it needed was the seat. We constructed one by cutting some wood to fit and covering it with batting and burlap.

Because it reminded us of a bistro chair, we added a Paris-1883 design in the center of the comfy new seat...Now is ready to find a new home!

One project done...two more to go!!!

A watercolor my Son painted for me some time ago presented a "framing challenge"...it's an awkward size and I couldn't find any vintage or antique frames for it, of course, new frames were never considered.
The solution was to use an old window that had lost its glass panels...Cut to fit once again and voila...

Chippy, shabby white frame for one of my favorite pieces in the house!

Hey! We are doing great, projects are getting done...let's keep it up...!

A rescued-from-the-trash drop leaf table came home with me about 10 years ago.
Originally mahogany, was painted a beautiful periwinkle color to add a punch of color to our living room.
Some re-arrangement and a new sideboard later and my periwinkle table was moved to the family room.

Two coats of white paint helped me turn my once sofa table into a work table...

This is how it looks when the family is at home, you don't want to see it while I'm by myself, working...trust me!!
Over my work table, my other favorite piece: a picture done by my then six-year-old Daughter.

Well, this was a very productive week.
Thank you Kathleen for hosting White Wednesday once again...it was definitely what we needed to get inspired and finish some over due projects!

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task"
~William James~

Of finished projects....

Busy, busy week!!...
And hopefully full of transformations as we need to get ready for our Friday Sale at La Maison Rustique and a Customer's Family Room Makeover.

So here are the first two projects we finished today:
Vintage tray transformed into an adorable blackboard.

Displayed on an easel and surrounded by very stylish pumpkins, our simple project helps the family know what's for dinner tonight!

We love the vintage feel from the silver "frame"...

Our second transformation of the day involves a couple of stools...

nothing wrong with them...
but they were very predictable and too "Tommy Bahamas" for the look we are going for...
a couple of yards of yummy goldish chenille later ...

...and the same stools are ready to show a much needed updated look...
They will look fab in the room , you'll see...stay tuned!

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