Po' Man's Tin Tile

Po' Man is certainly ME!

I really like the look of tin tile and wanted to try it out in my tremendously tiny kitchen... until I went to Lowe's and saw they wanted more than $20 for one square tile! So.... I found a bit of a way around it.

I knew there had to be a way to replicate tin tile with out the dramatic price. So, I went to the wallpaper section and found a really nice selection of textured wallpaper, already pre-glued and the whole role was the price of just one tile! Then, I strolled over to Home Depot, where I know they sell Martha Stewart metallic paints...


Now, my kitchen's fully messy b/c I'm painting and whatnot, so I'll only show you a bit, but isn't this nice? Oh well, it'll do for now.... 'till we tear out the wall when we remodel. ;-P This will pacify me in the meantime!

We MADE THIS!

Ok... so, while I'm at it. I was going to wait until this was ENTIRELY done, but, well.... it may never happen. I needed a desk to fit the space of my nook... storage and whatnot. So, I drew up some plans, bought everything, hubby did some cutting and screwing, and this is what we ended up with! I love it! And the rubbed wood showing thru is INTENTIONAL! I'm still planning on building drawers for the larger cubbies and a small table that slides out for the keyboard, but other than that... It's here. I'll update this post when it's truly complete.

Another Dresser Redo

This dresser, to me, is like one of those~ you love it or you hate it! (I personally LOVE it!!! <- and that's what matters! ;-P ) I had alotta fun doing this one, though. I left it the old white chippy paint that was on it, painted the top and stripes, did the Japanese Cherry Blossom design (which is one of my faves~you may see more of...), and replaced the knobs. Viola! It'll do for now... Hehehe...

Dresser Redo

So, I thought I'd try my hand at refurbishing some furniture. Several blogs have inspired me lately and I can't get enough! Here's what I just finished today!

This is how the dresser looked before... Sorry I took a pic after I removed some of the drawers, but you get the idea.

Well, after sanding, primer, plugging, holes, paint, sanding again, a bit of glaze, new holes drilled, and a coat of poly.... THIS is how it ended up! I think I like it pretty darn well!

I even put a liner in it... I just love this fabric pattern!