Old Door Headboard

Ever since we upgraded to a king size bed we have not gotten a headboard.  First off I am not sure why they are sooooooooooooo much more expensive than queen size ones.  They are not that much wider.  Anyway, a while back I had originally planned on making an upholstered headboard.  I bought fabric and batting but holy smokes the foam was so expensive, I kept putting it off.  I have seen many DIY headboards out of old doors and after looking into we decided that was the way to go.  We bought an old door and some molding and then Chris got to work.  

He sanded down the door, cut it down some, attached the molding and then primed it with black primer.  I then painted it with the leftover paint from our coffee table and added a deeper blue and added calcium carbonate to make it chalk paint.  First I took an old candle and rubbed it along a lot of the edges so I could distress it better. After 2 coats of paint had dried, i first started sanding with a brown paper bag, then I went through with fine, medium, and course grit sandpaper in random areas so that the distressing did not look too uniform.  After I was done sanding I glazed the heck out of it so that it would really get into the cracks.  We finished it with Annie Sloan wax and it turned out perfect!

We mounted it to the wall and that was a little tricky cause the window sills were in the way, but it makes a huge impact in our room.  Now our mismatched lamps and nightstands look crappy... i se another project in our future:)

Ok, enough with the jibjab here are some pics.

I unfortunately don't have a before pic. It was a dirty white door.

This is after I finished sanding.

A close up of the molding after sanding.

This is after it was glazed.

A close up, Glazed and waxed

Mounted on the wall in our room:)

Coffee Table Redo!

So like almost every redo I forgot to take greta pics before or even during.  I bought this coffee table at a shop solid wood for like $80 bucks 3 years ago.  It has been a great table but it just need that something extra.  With all the stuff I do for my Salty Sisters Junk Business you would think I would have a really great house... Wrong... I feel like its very vanilla... so this is the table top.

and this is the base... I think it is some mexican antique reproduction thing, but it was solid wood and very sturdy.

I made chalk paint in turquoise... Now this isn't chalkboard paint, this stuff just has a nice chalky finish and it distresses very well.  1 part calcium Carbonate, 2 parts paint and a dash of water.  This is after i sanded the edges.

This is after glazing with a dark glaze.

Chris staining the boards that he thoroughly distressed 

Boards drying

close up of the details

It turned out great and we are so excited about our joint masterpiece!

It still need waxing and sealing.

Just a note on the wood.  We did not go cheap on the lumber cause we wanted to showcase it so the table top wood cost about $50 from a specialty lumber yard.

Enjoy!  now onto our headboard project:)

Meet Ung Drill

Meet Ung Drill.  Many of you may already know Ung Drill but for those of you who don't here it is!  This is one of the most commonly use decorative pieces from Ikea that I have ever seen.  Everywhere I look it seems to be incorporated in every design scheme.  And at $29, who wouldn't?  It comes in basic black but take a look at the other ideas people have had for this gorgeous staple.  

If you click on the picture it should send you to the site I found it on:)  Enjoy!

Anthropologie's BHLDN Sneak Peek!

Glamor Released some images of the dresses from BHLDN.  Check Out the wedding dresses HERE

And for the wedding Party go HERE

Featured Blog Post: Mod Vintage Life

I came across THIS post from Mod Vintage Life this weekend.  Its an awesome finial made from an old lamp base.  I really want one of these.  I will have to keep my eyes peeled for something similar.  Here is a pic of their final product!

Don't you just love it!!

Looking Back: Before and Afters

 These are pictures of our current rental home.  We are moving because the landlords are selling the home and we are excited about or new home but we loved our time here.  We were able to get a cut on the rent if we painted the house ourselves and did some minor repairs, because our landlords do not live nearby.  So I decided to share our before and afters with you all:)

Most of the living area were painted a tanish khaki color but there were lots of scratches and patching and it needed a good paint job.  We used Restoration Hardware Colors throughout the home and choose warmer hues.

This is the foyer Before

This is the Foyer After painted with RH Latte

The Kitchen Before was stark white with dark gray counters. We toned down the contrast by painting the walls with a soft blue RH Glacier.  To incorporate the gray we painted an accent wall with RH Slate (which is the color we also used in the Living Room.

 This is the side door to the kitchen

 This is the back porch... We decided to put all of our left over furniture out here and it worked out pretty great.

This is the Dining Room before and after.  In the dining room we chose a pale green. RH Silver Sage.  W=We continued this color back into the Hallway to the Bedroom and Bathroom.

 

This is the picture wall in the dining room.  This is really a focal point in our home.  I have taken old black and white family photos and and used more current photos and color changed them to black and white and mix them together on the wall.

This is the living room After.  I knew the minute I walked into Restoration Hardware and they had this color on the walls that I had to use it somewhere.  It looks so great with the white molding and the tan couches. This is my favorite room in the house! 

We painted the bedroom chocolate brown RH Chocolate

This is the den and we painted it RH Glacier just like the kitchen.

I had to put a vanity in here b/c our bathroom is teeny tiny.

Bathroom before was electric yellow.  We used the same Glacir color in here to soften the room and used chocolate accents to incorporate the color pallet of the bedroom.

 Well thats all folks.  Hope you enjoyed it!  

The one drawback to the new house is that we can't paint the walls.  Boo!  But that means I'll just have to get all the more creative:)

Great Finds At Urban Outffiters

As many of you may already know Urban Outfitters, Inc. owns Anthropologie.  The thing many people don't realize is that you can get great home items that have the look of Anthro for a fraction of the price at Urban Outfitters

Antiqued Medallions $79

Birdcage Lamp $98

Dress Form $300

2x3 flora rug $18

Ruffled laundry bag $49

Check out the rest Urban Outfitters apartment has to offer HERE