My new green side table

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After I made my coffee sign coffee tables, I decided that they wouldn't work in our living room.  We have 2 very active girls and a baby who needs somewhere to play!  So like Yoko, I broke up the Beatles tables.  

They are now our side tables in the master bedroom!  However, we need some kind of table in the living room.  


I have this table by the end of the couches:

 While I love the little bird and the table itself, it's not working for storage of diapers and random other living room stuff that needs some storage.  It's also not practical from a baby perspective. -Lightweight, glass top, easily tipped...you get the pic.


So, I was out to find a table worth a Kari-style makeover (that means cheap!).    I found this bad dog at a consignment shop going out of business!

I know, it looks like a throw back to the 70's, but wait there's more....
I sanded the top down and re-stained it.  The bottom details were not going to get sanded too much work!  So, I primed the bottom with stinky oil based primer.  I would have pics of this, but the camera battery needed recharged and I wasn't waiting!


I also carved a little somethin' somethin' in the top!  

Sorry for the crappy pic and the dust!

 So after that, I covered the top with newspaper and spray painted the base of the table Olive Green.

Total cost: $14.50
Table-$10
Paint-$4.50

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50 Followers Giveaway!! I am soooo excited!

I am so excited!  I went Friday from 48 followers to Monday 54---sending the blog love back to you all!

And with the celebration of this monumental event (yes, it ranks up there with the discovery of the fire or Prince William and Princess Cathrine's wedding!)  I have a giveaway for you!

I have a set of two large decorative Jacks.  You get to choose whether you want the large one or the small one!

Should have dusted them, sorry!

There are some inspirational pics on this post. 

The giveaway rules:

1.  You must be a follower of my blog! 

(Yes, this is a shameless way to get more of you to stalk me--I stalk you!!)

2.  You must comment on this post!! 

(Just drop me a line-I don't even care if you just say hi!)

3.  This giveaway will be open until Monday, May 16th around 9 am!

(Maybe later if I sleep in!)

4.  I will attempt to use random.com to choose a winner.

If I am unsuccessful in pulling this off, I will put the names in a hat and pull a random winner!-Old School Style

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rust buckets to rustic beauties :)

I have always wanted some old metal chairs.  I love them, they remind me of a time when things were simpler and you sat on your front porch until the fireflies came out.  I look for them at flea markets and garage sales, but they were always too pricey or there was something else I had to spend money on.

I have mentioned in older posts that the previous owners left a lot of their stuff for us.  Some of it was hauled to the dump and some of it was treasures waiting for a face lift.  Mr. TSL was perusing the property after purchasing and found a pair of these beauties on the back part of the land.

I new I could redo them.....eventually.  It's been a while and I have many many other projects going on right now.  Redoing a table, a bathroom remodel, painting the dining room and Hayley and Audrey's room....the list is much longer, but if you are anything like me you have become bored with what I'm doing and have said, "Come on, show me the chair redo!"

Or you have already scrolled down to look at the after and like me if it's good then I'll read the post! ;)

Anyhow, on my millionth trip to Lowe's for a random thing for the bathroom remodel I saw the clearance section.  After looking at most of it and deciding I need nothing, I saw spray paint- I love spray paint!  It was all Rustoleum and had 2 colors.  A reddish color that looked like my mom's tomato soup with milk in it---yum grill cheese and tomato soup---back to the paint.  While I love tomato soup, the color was eh.  Then behind it I saw the color Night Tide- it just sounds lovely doesn't it?!?  They had 3 cans marked down from $4.24 to $1.06!  SOLD!

I new exactly what it was getting used for!

After painting one, I learned some things:
1. Always take off your wedding ring when painting!
2. Little drafts of wind while spray painting SUCK!
3. Not to hold the can in the same spot for too long, short even stroked work best. That's what she said!
4. Always change in to paint clothes, even when you think you won't get paint on you!
5. When you breathe blue paint, you get blue boogers!


After the first chair most of my exposed skin looked like Smurfette!

Morgan told me I looked bruised and then my parents stopped by to visit and dad said I looked like I belonged on Avatar.  Yes, my right arm may be a little blue :)

So after some spray paint and one and a half cans of Rustoleum's Night Tide, they look like this:

So much better!!

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Mr. TSL loves me! Almost 50 followers GIVEAWAY TIME!!

Today I got an email from Mr. TSL and he had made me this fabulous surprise inspired by my Seahorse!

 I love it!!  It's the words from my blog all jumbled up to make a seahorse :)  You can make your own or print one for FREE here!!  So Awesome! I love you Mr. TSL!!

And another amazing thing......I am almost to 50 followers--I can feel the love :)
Because of this monumental occasion (at least for me!)  I will be doing a 50 follower giveaway!

I have some giant jacks and you get to pick if you want the large one or the smaller one!!  Right now they are currently gold-but with a little spray paint you can make them whatever color you want!!

Here's a pic of mine and some below for decoration inspiration:

Should have dusted them--oops!

This is the original pic that inspired their gold color (they use to be red and yellow-that was the color I bought them from the flea market as)

 I will let you know as soon as I hit 50!  So excited :)

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Twinkle Twinkle little seahorse :)

I made some fabulous art for the bathroom out of pallet pieces!!

First, I butted them up together and glued them with wood glue.  I used boxes of tile as "clamps" and totally forgot to take a pic of this step! 

Then I stained it with some stain I had in the garage:

Remember my inspiration for the front bathroom?  I had this seahorse:

I copied it into the paint program and split it into quadrants to draw it.

Then took some chalk and outlined the seahorse on my pallet wood:

Then filled it in with white paint!

I love my seahorse :)

Plus it's total cost ZERO DOLLARS!!

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