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To Paint??? Or Not To Paint??

I am truly blessed....with a husband that doesn't insist on NOT painting wood furniture. Let me explain. We purchased an OLD smallish china hutch and buffet right after we were married (circa. 2003) because I had to display all the newly acquired formal china. Okay, so, I found this piece in an antique shop on Broad Street in Augusta, Georgia (where we were living at the time). It needed some TLC and a little Old English and it was shining again.

Flash forward: We are about to celebrate our 7th anniversary. See previous posts about my love (read: obsession) with decorating blogs and tips. This borning hutch and buffet is the perfect piece to try my hand a updating and revamping furniture. No, it's not a craptastic piece, but now, it shines with fabulosity! (insert snickers here)

This was kinda spur of the moment. I went out to my vast paint collection in the garage and knew I had a can of Kilz...well, I did...but it was almost empty. I found a can of builder's beige that was on all the walls in the house and went to work...Necessity is the mother of invention, right?? Right....so, it worked.

Notice the cute helper I had? In order to save his clothes, I insist on stripping down to the bare necessities only. He gladly complied (what almost-6-year-old boy wouldn't?!?) and grabbed the roller. Finally convinced him to go watch something...anything....and I took the hutch to the garage. I was being lazy and figured I could try spray painting the pieces instead of having to brush and roll it. It worked great! I used Valspar White Gloss. 

A few days later, I was browsing some bloggies and found this Post detailing how she glazed a crappy credenza. I figured I could use the same techniques on my hutch.

What do you think??

Fall Door

A friend of mine (who is the guilty party for getting me started on following blogs....), sent me the link to this easy project. I made the door wreath and loved it. Sorry, no "how-to's" or "in the making photos." It was made with Dollar Tree supplies. Lovin' the fact that the whole project cost less than $12.

Hello World!!

I've decided to join the world of blogging (again) but this time, I plan on using this outlet to show/chronicle my projects that I so enjoy.

I have fallen prey to the designer/DIY on a budget craze that is sweeping the blogosphere. I would rather be decorating my house and shopping for bargains and doing projects but, alas, I have a full time job and an almost-6-year-old and a husband that travels a lot.

So, without further adieu, join me as I try to take things from Craptastic to Fabulosity!!