Cottage Garden Efforts

Last year I decided to get into the garden after much neglect. Of course a cottage garden would suit my style down to a T.
As I’m going to be doing new fences soon, I just did a little bit, as my thumb is fairly black; I have been known to kill cactus!
Here are some [...]

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Evil Wallpaper Must Die

Perhaps that’s a little graphic. However, the sentiment remains. I have been putting up with this nasty wallpaper since I moved here…several years ago! Ask no questions and I’ll tell no lies. My little abode is..um..shall we say…weird. I’m not actually sure what’s under the travesty lining my kitchen walls. Let’s [...]

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Slipper Chair Makeover Part II

Finally got the photos of the poor little chair, it has been stripped, all paint stripper removed, and sanded with a medium grade steel wool. Unfortunately it is not stable, I’m going to have to either pull it apart and work out how to fix it, or get the antique restorer guy over the [...]

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Thrift Store Sideboard Bargain!

A few months ago a furniture store down the street had for sale the most beautiful shabby-chic sideboard, it was love at first sight. The top was left baltic and the knobs, the rest was painted in a creamy-white shade….Mmmm. The price tag on it was about $450. Whew! Thats a price thats non-too-shabby! [...]

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Crackle Cutlery Tray

Would you believe you can buy paint products to give the aged and distressed look of paint over a very long time?! Now they come in cans! So with a pine cutlery tray, I sprayed the base color, a dark brown. Once that dried I applied the top coat which crackles (shrinks on [...]

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Vinegar Wash for Slipper Chair Makeover

Still recovering from the marathon paint stripping (did I mention all those scrolly bits on the chair?!) all that was achieved the following day was that I removed the paint stripper from the chair. I used a damp sponge and wiped down with a rag. I read somewhere about a vinegar wash also, to [...]

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Slipper Chair gets an extreme makeover!

I have this little chair I picked up from Ebay. Poor little boudoir chair. Too many coats of paint had obscured the carving work a tad. Yesterday I spent 4 solid hours using paint stripper, a scraper and wire brushes to get rid of all that paint! Today [...]

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Shabby Chic, Vintage, French Provincial, Parisian..

Welcome! I’ve created this blog to have a bit of fun and share how I am creating my home to have a vintage/shabby chic look and feel. I’m not at the beginning; and far from the end! Frugality and learning how to create a lot of what I like will be shared here also. [...]

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