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Today  I am going to share how to up-cycle a old door. This door started out attached to a huge top part of a china cabinet, it was missing glass and shelves and was given to me for free! So I decided to take the whole thing apart and salvage parts of it I could use.

It was a good stain color but the bottom part was not even stained at all  So I tried out the new All in one decor paint for this project in color ocean breeze.

It only took two thin coats and dried super quickly,  After that I lightly distressed it around all the edges to give it a more shabby feel and farmhouse look.

Then used my nail/stable  gun to add the chicken wire to the back and added hooks to the bottom. I did not use any finishing stuff on this as the all in one decor paint does not need wax or anything unless you wanted extra durability 

This piece would be great  in a entry way! What do y'all think?

Elegance Bench

Today I am going share a makeover of a little bench or maybe its a coffee table but to me it looks like a bench! It just started out brown and bland and needed a update. 

I decided to use Country Chic Paint in color called elegance! its beautiful light blue color also if you haven't tried their paint i would defiantly give it a try!

I only used one coat of paint on this as I knew I wanted it heavily distressed. so after it was all painted I distressed with a little sanding block.

After all of that I used Miss Mustard Seeds hemp oil for a topcoat! I love it on pieces like this.

I think this bench/coffee table is probably from the 70's but I love the style of it and it works great for a farmhouse style.

To help give it a farmhouse look  I staged it with a galvanized bucket with flowers and vintage blue mason jar! who don't love those!

The Lazy Linen End Table

This 70's looking end table come from a yard sale a little over a month ago. I loved the detail on the drawer and on the top it made it stand out and be different. It started like this

After I cleaned it up I decided to paint it in lazy linen it took about 2 coats and I painted in the drawer in fresh mustard. 

I distressed the piece in places that would naturally distress over time and I was going to leave the mustard color bright and add in dark wax but it was to much of a contrast and didn't look good at all. 

So I  used the natural wax and then antiquing wax over the lazy linen, then on the drawer I watered down lazy linen and did a white wash over the top then used white wax on top of that, leaving it in the grooves of the drawer.

The contrast now works and looks great! 

Blue Buffalo Check Chair

Today I am going to share a chair makeover. We got this chair at a thrift store for a few dollars id say! The chair was cute but the fabric was awful and had strings hanging from it and was just out of date and it was pretty scratched up.

                     I chose the color lazy linen to paint the chair  in, it took about two coats to get a full coverage over all of the kinda dark wood.

After that I distressed this piece pretty heavily on all areas that would get naturally distressed. I wanted it to have a farmhouse look with the fabric I choose.  The fabric is actually a table cloth! from the pioneer woman line if anyone else would like to use them for chair makeovers!

And after I distressed the chair and recovered the seat I waxed the chair in natural wax and it was finished! a pretty simple makeover but with big impact. 

Wooden Thrift Store Tray Gets a Makeover

Today I am going to share a makeover of a tray from a thrift store. Do you ever go down the aisles of the thrift store with all the wood stuff and you see piles and piles of it that are scratched up and outdated and just skip over them? Well I usually find old candle sticks, salt and pepper shakers and whatever else and paint them up and they look just as good as new ones and can match your decor a lot cheaper than newer ones! so always check out those aisles for deals This is how this tray started out...

I liked the color on the tray but not the outdated photo and it was pretty scratched up. I decided to paint it in the color called Fresh Mustard and use Midnight Sky on a stencil in the center. 

The hexagon shape of the tray reminded me of bees so yellow was the color I chose.

I gave it 3 coats of paint to make sure it had good coverage, I've came to found out yellow is a hard color to paint with no matter the brand so it may need a extra coat.

After that I just used a small stencil I had of a flower and eyeballed  the center and used Midnight Sky on it. The yellow and blue works well together. 

Then I sanded around the edges and the on the flower to give it a more antique older look and used straight dark wax on the  piece to make it look even older! What do y'all think? 

Inherited and Re-Loved Vanity

Today I am going to show a make over of a vanity that was given to my mother from my Grandma. It has never been painted but it was pretty rough with veneer coming off the drawer and a lot of scratches and it was just dark and heavy. It was time for a update.

I would have left it stained if it was in great shape, So I sanded down the drawer to smooth down the chipping veneer. 

I choose the colors cheesecake for the base of it and for the mirror and used lazy linen on the drawer. It all received two coats of paint and was heavily distressed in places where natural wear would have been to make it have that old feel again. 

I finished the whole piece in natural wax. 

I wasn't worried about the dings in the wood that just helps add to the charm and leaves the history of the piece there and still lets it be old even with any new painted added to it.

I also left the knobs original to the piece they were already the perfect color.

What do y'all think about it?

Estate Sale End Table Makeover

 Today I am going to share a make over of a table I got at a estate sale a couple of weeks ago. It started out that ugly shade of brown of 70's furniture and had a lot scratches it was time for a update

I wanted to lighten up the piece and give it a fresh look for spring so I decide to go with the elegance color from Country Chic Paint.

I used the beeswax distressing bar in places and then gave it 2 coats of paint and distressed it pretty heavily in places that would naturally wear over time.

and then I finished the table in natural wax. 

I love how it turned out! and how much lighter and newer it looks but still has a old charm to it. if your wondering about the light hanging it is a old bait basket we made into light! and a vintage table cloth behind the old door!