paint paint and more paint

this was a plain wooden table that has been in our foyer for years... i got tired of it blending into the floor. glossy black on the top with some fun turquoise legs makes this pop when you walk in the door. although the legs could be a tad darker to match the picture (which reminds me of paint cans ~ fun fact: i own more paint cans than shoes!)

this desk was on a neighbors driveway... she begged me to take it away along with two other dressers (i had to leave those too many projects at one time). i had fun with this one... shameful that it is in a closet! but it was a perfect fit for my sewing closet.

every four years or so i change our colors up... john david jokes that by the time we move the square footage will have to be adjusted to account for the smaller room size. the walls were grasslands (sherwin) the new color on the bookshelf wall is hardware (sherwin). the hubby left to play tennis on tuesday evening and this wall was 75% painted by the time he walked back in. (i have some family pictures to hang in the middle section)

random colors from my "i need to lighten the walls and bring in more accent color" phase. which lasted less than a day ~ some of the lighter colors seemed like a lack of color if that makes sense. these pictures of all white houses are beautiful but just not for me. chatroom (sherwin ~ seriously, who else) will be the wall color for the other walls. and yes, we have had our small group bible study meeting here and each week there are a few more samples on the wall.

so, who's up for some painting?

i like accessorizing

 m2 thought i needed additional accessories for our grocery store run. my choices were silly bandz or a ginormous primary colored wooden block necklace. i think i made the correct choice.

the girls dresser

so much better than the first paint job.

king david ~ by m2

"so, what did you learn at church today", asked john david.

"they went to jessie's house and asked to see his sons. nope, not you. not you either, not you, not you, not you, not you. any more sons. yep, he's the one. then them crowned him with a crown. but to get a crown you had to sit on the teachers lap and i not want to sit on her lap so me not get crowned. i not a king... david at jessie's house was." said m2.

quite accurate don't you think?

this is her paint wheel

m2 and i were heading out the door to take the children to school. "wait ma, i need my paint wheel". she grabbed the colorful deck of waterproof uno cards and ran for the car. ahh, that's my girl. and yes, she is so busy that she shortens mama to ma... like, little house on the prairie ma. where's my bonnet?

reunited... (and frustrated)

we have been out of milk for two days now, winner of a mommy here.  little man and i are both in time outs... this is how i am dealing with mine. two days is a lllooonnnggg time without my chocolate milk. ahhhhh, now to deal with little man....

before & after ~ i didn't like it

so many hours sanding, priming, sanding, priming, sanding, painting, sanding, taping and painting... loved the piece in the garage, moved it into the room and was not wowed. monochromatic does not make me happy. went out of town, hoped to come home and realize it was just what i wanted. did not happen. out came the paint wheel... again. did not even move back to the garage, sanded and repainted right in the landing upstairs.

a little more contrast (drawers have already been tried out in the room) and i think this is it. well, it better be because i am not painting it again.