Emilee’s Mirror

June 23rd, 2010

Paint Emilee’s new mirror. Number 3 on my 10 Tasks in 10 Days Challenge. I bought the mirror at Tai Pan’s 75% off sale last week and knew it was going in Emilee’s room.

But the color had to be changed to fit in, so I papered and taped off the mirror area.

Then primed it.

Next I painted it a yellow I’m still not sure about. Umm, would you say that was bright? Emilee wasn’t sure about it either, until Amanda said she loved it. Apparently all it takes is a big sister saying she loves it.

It looked pretty good once it was in her room. It’s not going to stay on the dresser though. Her room is a work in progress.

Here’s the details on the mirror. Time will tell if it stays this yellow. I think it’s already starting to grow on me.

One down, nine to go.

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Trash to Treasure Trash Can

March 11th, 2010

While I was at Ross the other day I picked up this garbage can for $4. Don’t you just love the blue color? Uhmmm, no! Maybe in another room, but not my bathroom.

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First, I primed it because it was so dark and I didn’t want to use all my heirloom white paint trying to cover up the blue. I’ll be honest with you, I only use primer about 50% of the time.

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Then I painted it heirloom white and liked how it looked, but I wanted to make the center design pop a little more.

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So, then I made a big mistake. UGH! Ugly. I didn’t even have to finish and I could tell you this was a big disaster. I very strongly hate dislike it. This was all I could wipe off.

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So, I used more heirloom white and painted over it again. Aaah, much better and I think the detail pops enough. And I don’t want to have to paint it again.

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I love spray paint and being able to cover up my mistakes!

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Little Painted Step Stool

March 8th, 2010

I bought this little step stool at Wal-Mart about 8 years ago. I think they still sell the same one.

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It’s been used to reach many things, but my sons probably use it the most to wash their hands in the kitchen. I’d been wanting to do something to make it a little more appealing, but never got around to doing it. Then I saw Andy’s blog header on Poppies at Play and knew what to do. I considered different paint colors, but I kept coming back to black. I love black, but it would also go best in my kitchen.

It felt so good to be able to paint outside today. It got to 54 degrees, but there’s a chance of snow tomorrow. Boo! I’ve been painting in the basement through Winter and sometimes the smell comes upstairs, plus I need to keep the rest of my brain cells. First I sanded it, to rough it up a little and get some of the finish off. Then I wiped it down with a wet cloth to get all the dust off before painting. I know, I need to paint the deck. It’s on my ever growing list.

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I used Valspar spray paint and painted the underside first. It dried so quickly. Yay, for painting outside. Then I painted the top and let it dry while I picked the kids up from school and ran a few errands.

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I used my Cricut to cut a word and shape out of vinyl. I decided on “explore” for the boys and a dragonfly for Spring. I was going to use a bird, but then I really would have been coping Andy. I’m really loving how it looks now.

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Ammon wanted to try it out.

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Then Zach had to take it for a test drive.

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I still need to put a clear coat on it before I let the boys use it too much. It was so simple but really does look completely different and matches my kitchen so much better now. Ahhhh, black spray paint!

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