Color Splash

I finally refinished my little kitchen island. It adds just the right amount of fun to my kitchen. It was a boring worn out black with natural wood top before its little makeover. Can you tell I love it?

I used two colors of stain and then topped it with tinted polyurethane. The top comes of for even more storage :)

The base was primed and then spray painted aqua, distressed, and then glazed with tinted poly that I lightly wiped off so it wouldn't look too dirty.

I want to add a ruffle to the bottom like my curtains, but I think it will be too much. Step away from the ruffles...

Next up will be painting a hutch for my little dresser-turned-buffet! It will be a new home for my growing collection of milk glass.

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One man's trash

First , we take the case of an old, ugly cake plate. The picture actually hides the brown distressed smears that just make you want to eat off of it, yum!With just a coat of spray paint, it becomes a chic little dish!

Milk Glass Vases

One time after a very successful trip to the thrift store, my husband asked me, "you do know why this stuff ends up there, don't you--it's junk." True enough, every time I go to a thrift store, I find myself coming home with a few (bags of) little treasures. The next problem is what to do with it before it just becomes clutter. Here I used mismatched vases to create a little window display. I think my junk is great!


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