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{ The best room in the house }

5:25 PM | Labels: Bathroom, Crafty, handy

I sound like a total weirdo, but the favorite room in our house is the powder room.

There's so many things in it that I love!

Even though I think it's kinda' large for a powder room, I still couldn't squeeze in tight enough get full photos of the room. So, check out these little bits and pieces and image the whole room in your mind.

There's enough room for a dresser that I found in the trash and filled it with vintage suitcases.
I used it in my room at the Philadelphia Home Show last year and it was the most talked about piece in my room.

Above the dresser is a collection of miss-matched dishes.
And, mid-way up the walls are pine boards I lined up vertically and painted white

Across from the dresser I hung a mirror I recently purchased at Circa Dee.

I strung burlap bunting across it for a little whimsy.

I used a suitcase fastened to the wall to store extra rolls of toilet paper.

And, above the window I used an apron as a valance.

Can you see why I love this room so much?

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{ DIY Barnwood Shelf }

11:25 AM | Labels: Crafty, handy

It's not secret that I love a free scrap.
Recently I gathered up some scraps to create this barnwood shelf. (I also have a thing for open shelving)

It's so simple to piece together something like this for your own home.
Here's how I did it...

I've had this piece of wood for a long time. I guess it's a tiny door (?)
I whitewashed it with some diluted white paint.

Added these. I call them "D" hooks. You can too.

Cheapo black metal brackets from the hardware store.

Do I really need to keep explaining this?

Here's the "sort of" before. There was a burlap cork board on the wall. But, I'm too hyper to take an accurate "before" photo.

After.

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{From Vintage Door to breakfast tray}

1:03 PM | Labels: Bedroom, Crafty, handy

Quick sneak peak at a little something my nephew and I whipped up last weekend...

not sure I'll be able to part with it!

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{Ideas for transforming ordinary objects}

5:02 AM | Labels: Crafty, handy

A lot of how I decorate is based on what I find laying around the house, at my local thrift store, or yard sales. I try to keep it useful so I don't add clutter, I add function and fun.

If something draws my eye, I buy it. I figure I'll find out what to do with it later.

And I always do...

Whether it a vintage yard stick, or a tomato can, I can find a place for it. And, with a little inspiration, you can too. Some items can be altered to be transformed into something other than their original use, and they're the best ones. They add life, personality and uniqueness to your home.

I put together some images of items I have used around my own house to inspire you to do the same.

Places to be inspired...

I love Pinterest and I find a TON of inspiration there. If you'd like to peek and see what I'm pinning, you can follow me here.

I like to share many of the good ideas I find on the web on The Painted Home's facebook page.

There's tons of creative ideas floating around the internet, so follow along!

Recently, I starting using instagram for all the photos I take on my phone. I'd be happy to have you check out some of my inspiration. Click here to follow.

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{ Painting the Shutters }

6:13 PM | Labels: handy, Outdoors, Paint

A few weeks ago I made shutters for our house.

I finally got around to painting the shutters.

I wanted a a color that I could stain to make it the perfect shade of aged copper.

Here goes.

I tried using a paint sprayer, but that was a complete failure.

The sprayer was a hand me down from a friend. I think it was about 20+ years old

with dried paint in the nozzle to prove it.

So, I went ahead the old fashioned way with a brush and a roller.

There are only 10 shutters (so far), so it wasn't to bad.

Here's the winning color....

Here are the two shutters side by side.

I like the shutter without the stain too, only not for my style house.

May be if I had a house at the beach I would use this color without the stain.

Here's the process I used to stain the shutters.

I used Annie Sloan dark wax.

I applied it with a brush and a little pencil.

I used the pencil to get deep into the groves of the shutter.

I brushed the wax on the shutters with the grain of the wood.

Then I smudged and rubbed with a soft cloth all over the shutter.

Here's the before picture of the shutters. (minus one, obviously)

Here's a little trick I used for hanging the new shutters without having to drill new holes into the stone.

I laid the old shutter on top of the new shutter and pushed the screw through the old hole to make a mark in the new shutter where the screw should be.