"Love Story" Pallet Art:

I gave myself a few months to recuperate from the 2 craft shows I did last Fall/Winter.  You can read all about that here and here.

In fact, for the past few months, I don't think I've made any pallet art at all!  Instead, I've switched gears a bit, and I've been working on projects around the house.

We're in March now though, and November will be here before we know it!  I don't want to fall into the same predicament that I was in last year!  Last year I started working on craft show pieces only 6 weeks prior to the Craft Show!

My plan is to start early this year, work on a few pieces each week...that way I don't have as many to make right before the Craft Show!

And what better way to get myself back into the groove of things again, then with this custom piece!

This piece measures about 41" x 32" 

 

~ Jenny xoxo

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Angle Grinder, Rebar, and a little update...

Originally I wanted to buy 20 ft. of Rebar, but we couldn't get it home without cutting it at the Store.

Apparently though, no one could cut the rebar at the Store.  You would think they would have a tool for that, but they only had bolt cutters...that didn't work.

So we left with no rebar, and I returned to another Store the next morning.  No one could cut the rebar there either, so I ended up buying about 70 pieces of 4 ft. rebar!  Lucky for me, the manager discounted them down to $1.00 a piece. 

My Dad was for sure we could cut them down to 3 ft. with his 16" bolt cutters...

He was able to cut ONE, but there was NO WAY we would be able to cut 70 pieces!!!

This is me trying ((unsuccessfully) to cut 1 piece of rebar!!!

 

 

 

So I left to go pick up some bigger bolt cutters, and came back with an Angle Grinder instead...oh, and an awesome Face Shield!

 

Ummm...this may be my new favorite tool!!!

It's called an Angle Grinder!!!

I'm using it to cut through the Rebar, and it works wonderfully!

 

 

So here's a quick look at exactly why I'm cutting Rebar...

((excuse the mess.  I JUST cleaned my entire house, and now I need to make a trip to the Donation drop-off!))

We are building Staircase Railing made out of Rebar!

I say "we", but there is no way I could do this without my awesome Dad!...he's got some major skillzzzz! =) 

 

My inspiration:

 

So that's the latest update on the DIY Spiral Stairs!!!

...almost DONE!!!

~ Jenny xoxo

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Faux Barnwood Pantry Doors:

After I installed the Decorative Hardware to my Garage Door, I was left with 1 remaining kit.

I've been wanting to paint my pantry doors for awhile now, but it wasn't until I bought the hardware, that I knew what exactly it was that I wanted to do.

BEFORE:

 

Just look how pitiful this is?

 

I applied 3 different types of paint to achieve this look...

I used an Interior Glidden paint called TILLED SOIL for the base coat.  Then I brushed on some black chalkboard paint.  I could have just used regular black paint, but chalkboard paint is what I had on hand.  For the final coat, I used

Martha Living specialty finish called HACIENDA.  For the final step, I distressed the edges a bit.

(Just a side note, the first 2 pictures below were taken with my phone...that's why the paint looks neon green.  ha ha)

 

 

 

 

I didn't worry about the edging, because I'm re-painting the walls anyways...

After the 3rd coat, I put on the Carriage Door Hardware.

 

 

 

 

My kitchen has a country, shabby chic, farmhouse look to it, so the faux Barn doors go perfectly! =)

~ Jenny xoxo

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Faux Carriage Garage Door:

I was at Home Depot the other night picking up supplies for my new railing, when I spotted 2 of these in the clearance section.  The kit sells for around $23.00, and they were marked down to $6.00!  Score!!!

 

So I left you off here on the garage door.

 

...and now it looks like this...

 

 

 

This was seriously sooo easy to do!

Wait till you see what I did with the 2nd kit that I bought!

Stay tuned! =)

~ Jenny xoxo 

 

Faux Finish...

One of the main reasons why I love this house so much, are the wooden walls throughout the living room.
The problem is, it made the living room seem so dark.

I've been trying to think of ways I could lighten up the room, without losing my wooden walls that I love so dearly. =) 

I started thinking maybe I could leave the main wall that separates the kitchen from the living room, and then paint the other 2 adjacent walls.

I am a very visual person though.  I need pictures to look at first, to make sure it's going to look okay in my space.

I kept searching "wooden accent walls" for months and months, but couldn't find exactly what I had in-visioned.  Then FINALLY, I came across this picture, and that was all I needed in order to make my vision come to life!

  

BEFORE:

(These pictures were taken way back in April of last year.  I forgot to take "BEFORE" pictures before I started painting the walls.  I guess I was excited to get started.)

 

 

 

So I actually used the same technique that I used for my kitchen cabinets...

RUST-OLEUM Cabinet Transformations Kit  

 

I waited to do the moulding around the french doors, because I wasn't sure if I was going to paint the moulding, or stain them.

 

 

 

A few close ups...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So whatcha think? =)

I would love to hear your thoughts!

~ Jenny xoxo 

 

 

Farmhouse Window:

Last night I was able to pick up all the supplies needed for the railing.  We're not starting that project until next weekend, but we thought we'd get a head start, and make the cuts this weekend.

I can not WAIT to start!!!  It is going to make such HUGE difference with the spiral stairs!

Here is my inspiration:

(picture borrowed from Pinterest)

 

I love the rustic look that the beams and rebar gives!

Here's where I left off on the DIY Spiral Stairs...

 

I have a list of unfinished projects going on all at once right now.  I really need to focus on finishing what I've already started before adding something new.  

ha ha  I can't help myself.

Ever since I painted my kitchen cabinets, the wall color just doesn't seem to fit anymore.  I can't wait to start re-painting the walls, but before I can do that, there are a few things I need to do beforehand.

I wanted to give my windows a Farmhouse look by using moulding.  

If you were to search Farmhouse window moulding, you would come across a variety of styles on what "Farmhouse" should look like.

To be honest, I went with the simplest and most inexpensive. 

So on my previous post, I showed you this picture...

 

For the window above my sink, I used 1x3" pine wood.  I used my nail gun to adhere them to the wall.

 

I gave the wood 2 coats of paint, and I also painted the top section of wall with the new paint color!

Sherwin-Williams Sea Salt

I wanted a gray tone, possibly a grayish-beige.  I went with Sea Salt, because depending on the lighting, it gives off a grayish-blue tone.  Very calming. 

It looks a bit turquoise in this picture, but it actually looks gray with a subtle hint of blue in person. 

 

Then I moved over to this side of the kitchen...

BEFORE:

 

I wasn't worried about "staying in the lines" while painting, because I'm going to be re-painting the walls anyways. =)

These boards are 1x4"

 

Kind of hard to tell from pictures, but the new framing makes the kitchen appear sooo much bigger!

So before I start painting the kitchen, I'm going to give all of the trim a fresh coat of white paint!  

Hopefully by next weekend I'll have a newly painted kitchen to show y'all! =)

Thanks for looking!

~ Jenny xoxo