Latest projects

I have completed quite a few projects lately and have many in the works!
Here is a project that I have been working on since January.  I found some dressers and night stands on KSL.com that were just right for the boys' room.  They had remodeled the Marriott in Park City and a man bought the furniture to resell.  They were a golden colored pine and had holes drilled into the top where the T.V.s were mounted, but otherwise good sturdy solid wood pieces.
I sanded and sanded and sanded and sanded....
Then filled holes and dings, and finally painted them.  Three coats of primer paint some distressing and a little stain on the distressed areas (because I knew our two boys would do some distressing of their own) got them looking pretty good.  Then two coats of polyurethane finished them off. 

 Here are the finished dressers.  (Sorry, I never seem to remember to take before pictures.)

If you look closely, you will notice the red one is missing a knob.  I know I painted and finished it but when I went to get them and put them on, one was missing.  I keep waiting for it to show up but I guess I will have to get a new one.  *Sigh*
The boys really like them and it sure beats trying to cram all of their clothes into one dresser!  I figure I spent about a third of what I would have spent to buy them at a furniture store and I got to choose the style and color I wanted.

Decorating January blues away

I love Christmas. I love everything about my house at Christmas, the reds and golds and greens, the nostalgia, the smells, the traditions.... I could go on and on. We usually take our deorations down on Jan 1st or 2nd. I do not like January much. It is hazy, gray, with icy dirty snow and my house feels empty. My house feels especially empty because we have very few things on the walls and most of my decorative things are still in the basement waiting for us to find just the right home for them. This year I wanted to decorate some of the empty blahs away with some winter stuff, most of which I found at 75% off clearances and dollar stores. I am enjoying having a little sparkle around.

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P.S. Finally just finished the wreath I've had in mind for a couple of weeks. I think it adds just the right finishing touch.

Sorry about the lighting and the camera case left on the table. It's late!