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vintage wedding

Posted by Unknown | Labels: randomness, vintage wedding

My cute son and his adorable wife just celebrated their one year anniversary yesterday...wahoo!!

They had the most beautiful vintage reception, so I thought I'd share...enjoy!

Here's their amazing wedding video created by the talented Hagen Creative... click here

...Next week I'll post their engagement photos...they are stunning! :)

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reclaimed barn wood farm table

Posted by Unknown | Labels: custom built furniture, farmhouse signs

I just wanted to share with you a custom farm table we recently finished in a

reclaimed barn wood style. This is such a fun finish to do, and can be done in any color combination.

Here are some signs in the same finish...

I'm working on putting together a custom tutorial for the "reclaimed barn wood" finish,

which will be available soon!

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Before & after armoire

Posted by Unknown | Labels: before and after's

This armoire was pretty before, but turned out beautiful after!

Such an inviting and soft color...and it's going in a little girls room full of fun pastels :)

Here's a snapshot of the before...unfortunately I didn't think about taking a picture

until after it had been sanded, but you get the idea!

This piece already had enough personality that it didn't need any
additional distressing or glazing. Sometimes less is more...nice & simple!

Just in case you're wondering, the color is Benjamin Moore's "Mill Springs Blue"- satin.

Hope you're having a happy day :)

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from dark to light

Posted by Unknown | Labels: before and after's

I just had to share this project we've been working on because it's turned out to be one of my
all-time favorites!!These cabinets were already stunning as is, but the home owner was
ready to go from dark to light...ah, a girl after my own heart!

Here's some shots of the laundry room before...

Here it is after...we finished the cabinets in antique white, with a dark walnut glaze.

There was already plenty of distressing previously done. Look how much bigger the room looks!

I really LOVE how the glaze picked up the nicks and wormholes!

Outside the laundry room is the mudroom area, where this beautiful built-in cabinet sits...

And here it is now...

Last of all, we refinished the master bath. Here's the before shots...

please excuse the crummy phone pics!

This room was especially brightened...such a difference!

And the mirrors were finished to match :)

We were thrilled with the way these cabinets turned out!

If you would like information in regards to our Oil Glazing Custom Tutorial, click here.

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yellow cyprus lemon plant

Posted by Unknown | Labels: accessories, randomness

I have a new favorite plant...one that makes me smile evey time I look at it.

It caught my eye the other day and I immediately put it in my cart without

thinking another thought. Then I put it back because I felt guilty for spending

money on something I didn't need. About 20 minutes later, I went back and put it in my cart again,

deciding that if I can buy myself a little piece of happiness for $12, then I'm doing pretty good :)

Say hello to the Yellow Cyprus Lemon...

It looks similar to a little christmas tree, but has a fresh clean scent and a bright,

beautiful lime green hue to it. It's also very soft to touch!

I looked them up online to get a little more information on caring for them both inside as a topiary,

or outside as a shrub, which can be found here.

Either way, maintenence is easy which is good news for me since my sister

got all the green thumb genes.

I've decided to use mine as a topariary :)

And no, it doesn't produce lemons :)

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farmhouse sign custom tutorial

Posted by Unknown | Labels: farmhouse signs, tutorials

With all the projects we have going on, we end up with a lot of extra scrap wood,
and I hate to see it go to waste...so I end up making vintage signs.

Signs for friends who have babies...