Saturday, February 11, 2012

Weekend Features #4


To host or not to host.  There are so many great things to share out there in Blog land and everyday I fight with myself as to whether or not I should host a linky party to get theses awesome items right on my page.  The problem is that I am afraid of rejection.  I'm afraid that nobody will want to come to my party.  Did other bloggers out there feel that way before they started hosting blog parties?  If so, how long did it take to build your party?

Here are some of the great things I found out there this week.

Comfortably Carried Away

Hart's Desire Creations


Petticoat Junktion

CatNap


Hartwood Roses
4 The Love Of Wood

Some lovely projects out there.  If you have been featured don't forget to grab a "My Name In Lights" button on my sidebar.  Have a great weekend.

xo,

mONICa

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Furniture Friday #4


Happy Friday y'all.  I can't believe it's Friday already, how in the world did that happen?  Does anyone ever wish you would double the time you have in a week?  I've really got to learn how to be more efficient with my schedule.  I used to be soooo good at it before I had kids.  

Last weekend I spent finishing up my dresser, and got it into the house, which was a massive undertaking because it is literally like 90" wide.  The boys couldn't get it around the corner, but lucky for me I have an old house with tall door ways so they were able to slide it in sideways.  I sat there in horror as it was going through the door way because I was so worried that after all my hard work it was going to get nicked.  This sucker was so heavy, it literally had been sitting on Elaine's back porch for 4 months because of the fear of moving it without an extra man hand. Finally when my husband came we were able to move it.   I picked up the paper during Xmas at Home Goods and knew that it had to go on my future dresser.    I can paint all day long, but the decoupaging I typically leave to Elaine, she is much more detail oriented than I am, but this time I did it myself.  Aren't you proud of me?

This is what it looked like before, minus the painted drawer, when for a split second I thought I was going to paint this dresser coral.


Here is what it looks like now.

Don't mind the fingerprints on the TV, my 3 year olds had a field day with the TV screen when they could reach it.  Haha twins, it's above your level now!! (Sorry, I had a moment out loud).


My husband wasn't exactly convinced about the boldness of this paper, but I told assured him that with everything else being more neutral in the room that a little bold wouldn't hurt, and of course he loves it.

Here is another little project I worked on this week.  We call it The Principessa (princess in Italian) dresser.


I love the pink and gray undertones


Okay, so now that I have a dresser I better go put my clothes in it.  I'm tired of living out of bins, it's been 5 months.  

See you tomorrow for weekend features.

xo,

mONICa



As you can see we're partying all week long. I probably need to go to link party rehab.  Oh well,  grab a martini and join us....Monica

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Weekend Features #3

Happy Saturday all.  What's everyone up to this Super Bowl weekend?  Who are you routing for?  Me, I'm not much of a football person, but I get excited of a good burger and some potato salad.  In good ole Super Bowl fashion I am featuring blue projects this week.

Northern Nesting- Blue Dresser

Simply Classic Home- Laundry Room Reveal

The Simple Things- DIY Artwork

Innovative Interiors- Campaign Dresser

The Shabby Nest- Striped Wall

If you have been featured, don't forget to grab a feature button, and enjoy your Super Bowl weekend.  

xo,

mONICa

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Furniture Friday #3

Yay! My office desk chairs came in today, so before I go put them together I thought I'd quickly share some projects I've been working on this week. Yup, working on, meaning the more exciting stuff comes next week because I'm not done.  I didn't want to leave you hanging, so I thought I'd share some quick pics of a couple of great pieces I worked on for the shop.

This cute little red colonial drop leaf table is one.


 and this really pretty claw foot coffee/tea table, which I like to call The Chateau Blanc Table.


This is one of my favorites, its called The Vista Dresser.




I've got a lot up my sleeve next week.  I'm working on my bedroom dresser, my kitchen nook, the kids room, etc, etc.  Wish I could just pick one room and stick with it, but my crazy brain doesn't allow that.

Here is a little sneak peek of something in the works for next week.


xo,

mONICa



As you can see we're partying all week long. I probably need to go to link party rehab.  Oh well,  grab a martini and join us....Monica

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Teal Teal Everywhere

I'll be the first to admit I'm loving the teal trend.  I've been getting a lot of questions on the paint color I used on my teal dresser for Furniture Friday.


Well I've got you covered.  Drum Roll Please.  It's Sherwin Williams Really Teal SW 6489.  I like to test out colors before I do a million projects with  them so I bought a quart tester for $6.00 and have been able to do 3 furniture projects with it. It's a keeper.


 For those of you who are Behr fans @Home Depot I've come up with an alternative color for you.  Its Caribbean Green 500D-7.


and here are some other great Teal Projects that I'm in love with
Life In Grace

Decor Adventures

What colors are you loving?

xo,

mONICa
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