simply vintageous...by Suzan

Thursday, October 18, 2012

My Color by Pantone dresser tutorial

Good morning everyone!

Going back to last weeks My Color paint party HERE - one of the makeovers I chose to do was this

sorry but the only " befores " I have are these

a very simple vintage mid century small dresser - but I thought it had potential to be so much more,
after painting the entire piece in Medieval Blue - by MyColor paint -

I decided it needed even more work to make it " special " so if you notice in the photo above the drawer edges are beveled - making it easy to paint the edges a different color -
I taped the edges

and painted the perimeters - as well as the black plates and knobs I had chosen - the knobs are IKEA knobs and were originally on our kitchen cupboards when we bought this place

Then I decided that the blue was so rich that it would great with some kind of " overlay " work done on it -
and this is where I usually start running around the house looking for ideas or ahem " inspiration " lol -
I feel like such a fake every time I say the word " inspiration " I am by no means an " artist ", but I AM resourceful and so usually can find something laying around to help me with my transformations..............

We live in the city - in a Victorian Row House - privacy is a major issue - and I came up with a solution once when at the dollar store I came across these ( and it DOES relate to the dresser at the end lol )

these panels sell for 1.25 I believe a package - and you get 2 square panels in each pack - so the window above cost 5.00 - excellent value for a privacy screen that still allows light to come in, there are several options - the above are in my kitchen - these are in my office

I had a couple of extra panels of a different design and thought that perhaps they would make a perfect stencil -

like so.................................

and voila - I ended up with this
now 100% I know this is not a look for everyone - but that's ok because I've decided I'm keeping this one for now ( wink wink nudge )

It's different - it's unique - and it's mine - all mine LOL
Get yourself to the dollar store - you can't find a better stencil than this for the price - and it'll last forever because it's a thick plastic.....................
I could even imagine a Chinoiserie styled wall painted like this somewhere - oh oh - somebody stop me........
can you just imagine THAT conversation in our house tee hee..............................

XOX

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I WANNA live there Wednesday - AND MY COLOR PAINT WINNER!!!

OK - someone please please please tell me where Tuesday went??????????
Because I thought it was today - I actually had to get a calender to look at because there was no way today could be WEDNESDAY..................wow - pretty frightening really - I could see that happening after a long weekend but losing a Tuesday? Really?
And I think I even joked that someone would have to remind me about the My Color inspired by Pantone draw LOL - so here we go!

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:6

That would mean you Debbie ( DEWDROP GARDENS )!!!!!!!!!!!
Send me an email so I can get your coordinates!

Now on to I WANNA live there Wednesday -
I'm off to try to find Tuesday - I want it back since I missed it completely.

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Today's post is a little different - it's not in my current neighbourhood - but in a neighbourhood that we are seriously considering relocating to
It's in Lancaster, Ontario - 5 minutes away from the Quebec border - and a 50 minute drive to Montreal where we live now -
This is completely out of my realm actually - I'm a city girl to the bone - haven't lived in the suburbs since grade school - and this is country living personified - but for some reason it has a very strong appeal to me - the thought of open spaces ( 1 acre - which would feel like owning my own country lol ) of glorious fields and trees and a work shop - what do you think?

Ok - so if we just address the obvious, there would be a lot of painting happening here - all of these colors and all the wood, gone baby gone - and the kitchen needs updating ( although I think even that could be saved by lots of paint ) but it feels like " home " to me - it feels warm and spacious ( compared to what I'm living in now ) it's almost 2000 square feet - all wood floors - Victorian era home!!! AND if this were in my current neighbourhood it would be well over 1 million dollars ( well well over ) and this lovely lady costs
228,000 - my heart almost skipped a beat when I saw the price - you forget, when you're a city girl, that there's a wealth of space and land out there for the asking if you dare to leave your beloved bright lights.

Does anyone else see the charm and the potential in this home? I think it could be turned into a showstopper with very little effort!

and just 1 more - only the exterior - 3 + acres - with 2 out buildings - also 100 year old, a hobby farm

Any one interested in coming to my first barn dance lol?
This one is selling for 178,000 - I'm in shock really - absolute SHOCK - at how far your money can go in the country!
I'm starting to think maybe, just maybe, Green Acres is the place to be.....................

Dreaming of wide open skies today
Hugs,

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

My Color by Pantone dresser tutorial

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

I WANNA live there Wednesday - AND MY COLOR PAINT WINNER!!!

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