Month: September 2011

– Ornate chair

 

So back to my project, 4 different chairs for the kitchen table, one paint color and one fabric like I mentioned here.  I can go a little crazy in the kitchen that is OK 🙂


I bought an old ugly Burgundy chair, yes it was a very shiny burgundy chair, but I liked its ornate and carved details.


I didn’t sand it, I just used Kiltz Spray Primer ( or Zinsser), then I paint it with “Valspar Aqua Ocean paint”. Then I realized that the ornate top that I fell in love with is loose 🙁
This is what happens when you are so excited and you don’t pay attention to how sturdy is the piece that you are buying. To fix it I used “Elmer’s Wood Filler” and “Gorilla Super Glue”. Lightly sand the wood filler and paint over it.

After priming it



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– Bye Bye IKEA Hello Macy’s

Don’t you just love Nailhead trimmed furniture ????


Last year the husband and I went shopping for a sofa. I fell in love with the blue Loveseat at Macy’s called ” Jaqueline Loveseat ” especially the nail head trim but my husband didn’t like it at all, so I had to search for another alternative 🙁


We ended up buying an off-white loveseat at IKEA, and I added some blue throw pillows and accents pieces to have this hint of blue in the room. 


Ours with darker legs

This was a year ago, but I kept on thinking about the Jacqueline Loveseat, so Yesterday I had an idea how to make this IKEA a Macys:

 


I bought Upholstery Nails at Home Depot (5 boxes) for $1.30 each.

This is the before:



How to apply the Nails was so easy, since I didn’t have the proper tools: the mallets and needle nose pliers, I used what I had in hand: Hammer and Scissors.
I hold the Nails in place with the scissors ( instead of the needle nose pliers) and then pound them gently with the hammers ( instead of the mallets). To have an equal spacing between each nail I had to use a spoon handle ( check out the below picture)

 
 
 
 
 

 

So finally I got to say BYE BYE IKEA HELLO KITTY..hmm I mean HELLO MACY’S

You can check out here my “Bye Bye IKEA, AGAIN” post
 
 
 

 

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– Pop of color: Aqua

The Kitchen table is where I spend all the daytime ( not eating, well not only eating but also as my office )
So I want something fun, comfortable and stylish.


I needed 4 chairs, I had in mind that I want 4 different style chairs, paint them one color, use one fabric.



So this is my first chair:

Not so pretty right


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– Easy Canvas

Well, I wanted some artwork in my Guest Bedroom to cover that ugly yellow/beige wall.
I didn’t  want to paint because we are renting and I already painted the dining room, the formal living room, and my master bedroom so enough paint since I have to re-paint all those walls alone like I promised my husband.
So back to the wall art, I wanted a black white and blue art. And whenever you have something specific on your mind you can never find it.
So I had to improvise: White canvas, blue paint, Rub’ N Buff and a black wall decal


-First, I painted the white canvas with my blue paint I already had ( I have an accent wall color blue in my dining room)
-Second, waited for it to dry then transferred the wall decal to the canvas.
-Third, I created a frame effect with silver Rub N Buff.


Et Voila:

 

– Spray Paint Without Sanding

I hate sanding, I always wished that there is a way to paint without sanding. After some research, I found this easy way to spray paint without sanding: It is simply by applying an oil-based spray paint primer like: Zinsser.

Here is my before picture, I just wiped my nightstand from dust.

 

Then I applied my spray paint primer . After the primer is dry, I lightly sand it with a fine grid sanding wedge to get a very smooth finish.

Now time for spray paint, I used Rustoleum Black Gloss, I wanted to have a glossy surface so my nightstand doesn’t look dull in front of my shiny silver leaf dresser. I applied almost 3 light coats of black spray paint. ( always 2 or 3 lights coats are  better than 1 heavy coat, like the nail polish concept).

I forgot to take picture with just the primer on 🙂


Since I didn’t distress the nightstand I wanted it to have some movement, so I chose the pulls to be silver so they can pop. I used “Rustoleum Metallic Silver”.

 

 
 
This nightstand is in my Master bedroom now, soon I will finish painting the walls and I will have the reveal, make sure you stop by to see it 🙂
 
 
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– Spray Painting Mirrors 2

I’m obsessed with mirrors and vintage candle holders.
I’ve been searching for a nice mirror for my formal living room for ever, I didn’t find what I had in mind ( it looks that what I had in mind is either so rare either so expensive) so I settled for something else :).
What I wanted is something like this below mirror

And this is what I found , I couldn’t wait more I had to had a mirror on that empty wall, and if later I will find a mirror like the above I will buy it and this one will find a new wall 🙂

And here is how it turned out to be

 

All I had to do is:
– First I removed all the staples in the back with my professional tools, to remove the mirror form the frame.

 

– Second wipe of dust from the frame so the spray paint will stick.

– Third just use your favorite spray paint color mine is “Rustoleum Metallic Silver”, and to get a smooth finish spray two light coats.

– Fourth reverse step first, put back the mirror to its place and staple it.

And that is it, I can’t wait to see your spray paint projects soon 🙂

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– Spray Painting Mirrors

The Easiest project ever : Spray Painting Mirrors.

I just cleaned the frame from dust then I unscrewed the mirror from the frame ( or you can just cover it) and I sprayed the frame.

I love ornate Mirrors and I had to have one.

 

This beauty was hung in the guest bedroom here.

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– My Mom’s Paintings

My mother is a very talented and creative woman. She sews, paints, decorate, and even bake. I believe I got my creative or artistic side from her. I love my mom.

I post some of her artwork for you to enjoy.

After seeing these beautiful painting, I would love to hear whose genes are in you?

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