TABLETOP TUESDAY ......Trash to Treasure

Wow it's been a while since Ive been cranking out makeover posts, but Ive been a busy bee.    Besides taking care of my family of 7, and 2 visiting young family members.  I found some time to do some makeovers around my house and outdoors.

This was a curbside find...it was beaten up and had no seat at all!

I have that heart to see past the ugly to it's true potential.  So out came some poster board, contact paper and some Graphite AS Chalk Paint.

Something doesn't always need to be was the original intention was......I thought okay no seat so let's make it a table!

Here it is on my back deck holding some fresh cut flowers from my garden.

I then thought it might go here in the hallway under our Family Photo Wall.

I think this will be the final resting place..the graphite and the grey wall go nicely.  Im sure the Ball jar w/ flowers will be replaced with clothing, towels and baby toys.    But only temporarily I clean up every night so I can go to sleep knowing the house it in order.   Crazy I know because I have to do it over again every night! lol

-MJ

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL...................

Well not yet ! But we are super excited in this house that the lock out is over and the boys and back in uniform and on the field!

We are Dallas Cowboy Fans in this house (although I secretly love the Eagles too).   So while I was working on a few projects for a contest, I was inspired to create on for our football room A.K.A.  Cowboy Cave!

This chair was just a plain old spindle back chair that would go with your everyday farm table.   Nothing to write home about, but it had good bones.   I was entering an Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Chair Makeover Contest ....now my original idea was 2-tone and stenciling.

But with all the news of the Cowboys and training camp, I decided Paris Grey was it!  When he was all painted up.......it definitely said Cowboys to me!     I painted on the navy star and added some lines (these were suggestions from my kids, because the uniforms have lines too)   I have some future Design Star's on my hands here. lol

This is where it has found it's home by the entry way under my husband football wall of fame.   I wanted to display his football career too so he has a wall in his football room too!  I think it fits nicely and might paint the partner to this chair the same and bring it down to the cave.......we need a lot of seating this season!

Hope you all enjoyed the photos and this very simple makeover (I say simple because as everyone knows) I didnt have to do a thing to that old ugly chair but brush on some AS Chalk Paint and I already had an awesome chair to work with.

Let's go Cowboys!

-MJ

WHAT'S UP WEDNESDAY

I've been MIA for a few days......well for almost a week now!    Lots of things going on in this casa lately.   But I havent strayed from my passions.      New jewelry pieces are coming very soon, and Im finally getting to some furniture redesigns.  

Here is what Im working on this week:

Hopefully they will be done by the end of the week!  

- MJ

FRIDAY FINDS....CHAIR UPDATE!

I posted a picture of this chair on Facebook earlier this week, and it was also added to my home tour post.   Im a Craigslist addict (my husband has dubbed me the junk collector)  Im always checking the FREE section of course (who wouldnt).   Well this is what I came across..........

photo from craigslist listing

on my front porch..cushionless (getting a cleaning) lol

After a nice cleaning

After a little merchandising....notice anything?????

Yep...I sanded and painted out the bottom frame black to match the black fireplace.

Here is my little reading corner....well magazine & catalogs corner.  I got so happy about the black that I also painted the top of my little elephant table.

Sometimes you have to look deep to see the potential.   If I see something I like, I grab it because I know I will find a way to use it or transform it into to something usable for me.

Did I mention that it was......FREE!     Hello I got a cute chair to relax in and read my magazines (or dream of sitting and reading) for nothing, nada, niente, zilch!