Delightful DIY Decoupaged Dresser!

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I NEVER spell 'decoupage' correctly the first time. Everrrr.

Anyway.

So I've recently seen a swarm of decoupaged furniture swirling about the interwebs, and have been itching to try it out. The possibilities are seriously limitless, and only confined to what you can get your hands on!

So this is what I started with...

And here is what I ended up with...

A brief breakdown...

1. Moved everything outside. (Hard when you have no muscle like me)

2. Gave everything a good sanding.

3. Spray-primed everything, then did 2-3 layers of satin white paint.

4. Sanded. Again.

5. Cut fabric to fit the drawer fronts, and hit those with 7-8 layers of Hard Finish ModPodge, sanding every two layers with 400 grit (super fine) sand paper.

6. Coated with some acrylic sealer.

7. Painted the hardware and DONE.

It really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! The hardest was waiting for everything to dry, I think. And getting the fabric to fit right. Oh dear. That was a chore. 

This can be used with fabric or paper, whichever you wish! 

Toodlieos!

-J.

The Case of the Yellow Closet Doors

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So we ran out of the white door paint that I was going to use to paint my closet doors. Well, one thing about me is that I don't cope well making up my mind to do something, and then having to put it on hold. It doesn't work well, because I'm impatient. Sooo, not wanting to wait and go to the store, I pulled out some buttery-yellow paint we had in the garage and went to work on my closet. I've gotta say, I really ended up loving how it turned out :)

A before...

I really think it complements the blue walls. (Oh, did I mention I painted!?) AND I found some cute initial door knobs at Hooby Looby for half off! Yay! (J and M are my initials; this would be a cute idea for a couples' closet, also, if you just used both of your first initials)

Thank you for looking!

Toodlieos!

-J.

Spackle, Oh My!

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So I've been a busy bee recently! Okay, not really, but I have accomplished...more..than...what I had...previously...accomplished? Liikkeeee....SPACKLE! Goodness you never know how many holes you have until you have to spackle them! EeK!?

I also had to tear down the stuff on my closet doors. I wish I had a before picture, but the doors were completely covered with pictures and random papers from my recent past. Some of which I had GLUED on. Why? Not sure. But it was not fun trying to get the bits of glue off, no sir.

Also, if you notice, there is a LOT of spackle above and around the closet. Well, that is because Jordan had put up some 'SUPER EASY TO REMOVE AND REUSE' wall decals. If by 'easy to remove' they actually meant, 'easy to remove the SHEETROCK' then yes, that would be accurate. -.-

Well, that wasn't an exciting post, but there you have it! Until next time!

Toodlieos!

-J.

Dresser + Picture Frames = Easy Chic!

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My grandmother passed away recently, and I inherited this dresser:

Now darker brown woods aren't really my vibe, but I LOVED it due to all of the GLORIOUS DRAWERS. I love drawers. Especially in large amounts. So I decided I'd paint it white and maybe get a different novelty knob for each drawer, make it kinda kitschy-like. Good in theory, more or less.

After standing in the knob aisle of Hoobby Loobby (as my brother calls it) for the better part of an hour, trying to decide on seven random knobs, I gave up. I didn't want them to match...but...I wanted them to not match in a matchy sort of way. I did, however, snag a few small picture frames from a clearance shelf on my way out for a totally unrelated project.

Well the sad little dresser sat in the garage for a week or so before inspiration finally got around to descending upon me. (it normally takes a while).

I spray painted 7 small picture frames brown then silver (to antique them a bit) and nailed one on the front of each drawer. (If you need several frames and want them to match, place card frames work a treat! These are beautiful!) I also went back and sanded down the edges of all the drawers to break up the white-y whiteness of the dresser. The result?

I was very pleased with how it turned out. I haven't decided if I will actually go back and put pulls on the drawers or not. Cute > functionality, right?? The drawers actually slide very easily, but we shall see.

The breakdown:

Dresser = $Free!

Picture Frames = $12.75 (for 7)

Paint/Supplies = I already had it all on hand!

Time = ~4 hours

So all told this project was only about an afternoon of work and $13! Even though I already had the dresser, the local thrift stores constantly have a variety of dressers for fairly inexpensive that could be used for this! And I picked up some of my frames there also, for ~$.50 a piece! Check yours out today!

Toodlieos!

-J.

Bedroom Makeover Part 1 of 320857021

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I've been giving my room a drastic and MUCH needed makeover recently. By 'much needed' I mean 'I've had the same exact room since I was 9'

Which, you know, isn't THAT bad, right? WRONG. I would like to direct you to Exhibits A, B, & C:

As you can see, there is a whole lot of a whole lot going on, with not much cohesive-ness. And actually, I kinda like the everywhere, here, and there feel, because, frankly, that describes my life. But it got to the point where I needed to do some SERIOUS ah mean SERI-USS de-junkification and I figured it would be a good time to update my theme. 

So, my working color scheme is yellow, blue, white, and green. With silver as the metallic. We'll see how it goes!

Toodlieos!

-J.