small bookcase

We went out of town for a few days and I HAD to go to some thrift stores. So on one of my D.I trips my sister spotted this cute bookshelf that had been loved by little hands and crayons.

It was only $5! so I bought it and quickly touched it up with some white paint and its all better now! I lOVE it! It will be perfect in my daughters room.
Yay for thrift store finds!

a quick fix

I was constantly looking at my mirrors and hoping the brown and white pattern would magically disappear.So I FINALLY found some paper I loved and replaced the old stuff. Its wrapping paper! I am very happy with the final product now! I am SOOO glad I can rip it out and replace it!

wohoo progress!

I went onto my patio and sanded and sanded and I am here so far:

I will never ever modge podge a good peice of furniture EVER because wow that was horrible to get off. I need a couple more coats of white on the bottom and then I will finish the top!! Just a little mosre sanding to get it smooth then stain wipe repeat and then polyurethane and then DONE. I feel like I am running a marathon on this project. It will be worth it though!

I'm Back

Was I on Vacation? No. Was I sick? No. Did I get a job? No. I just had three kids at home all day for the first time and for a full summer. So now I am back (I hope) and I'm starting with the cedar chest I started back in May.

I have only worked on it twice all summer. Its been a doozy. 5 layers of stuff so far. I am here now:


But I will be done with it by the end of the week! That is the rumor anyway. Yay for inspiration!