A Quick Back Splash Solution

Good morning everyone ♥

Well it looks like I only a day or two left in the kitchen before I can show it all - but for now I thought I'd share my quick back splash solution :)

Money's running out - patience has already run out - I want it DONE - sooooo.....................

I had a mirror I bought many years ago - which kind of has an industrial look to it - 

and lo and behold it fit in perfectly between the top of the stove and the hood -

( we're shopping for a new stove but in the meantime I needed to put something up there ) 

Before anyone warns me that I'll be cleaning it all the time - I'm aware of that LOL - but I'd be cleaning white subway tiles ( which is what will be placed over that entire wall eventually ) all the time anyway

And I'm thinking of painting that back wall a very very deep charcoal ( almost black and only the back wall )  until the tiles go up - so much for that "all white house" I was going for - blacks and grey are very hard for me to stay away from.

Remember how that wall looked from the sellers MLS photo?

I should look at that photo more often maybe - every time I'm discouraged at least - it makes me realize how far we've actually come ( instead of whining that it's not moving fast enough - fingers clicking here - c'mon c'mon let's go  )  This was such a major major job - with many nasty surprises along the way - a nightmare if the truth be known - but it's slowly - very slowly becoming more of a dream every day!

John says - WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING NOW?
Suzan says - I'm taking a selfie
John says - A what?
Suzan says - A selfie - you're so not with it
John says - Why would you do that - I can take a picture of you
Suzan says - Then it wouldn't be a selfie - sheesh - I have to explain everything to you
John says - I don't get it - what's the point
Suzan says - I don't get it either - but if everyone else is doing it I don't want to be left out
Suzan says - I don't want to be one of those people that doesn't keep up with the times
Suzan says - All the young people do it all over social media
John says - Uh Huh - all the YOUNG people do it, gotcha ..................

This took about 356 photos to get - and I still couldn't get my face................

♪ Flapping my arms I began to cluck
look at me - I'm the disco duck
Disco, Disco duck ♪

Suzan says - Look what I did
John says - Well that's cool - it looks like your holding a photo of your head up - how did you do that?
Suzan says - I'M A GENIUS - I KEEP TELLING YOU THAT!
John says - I have to tell ya, I'm impressed

Go figure - I can paint 6 pieces of furniture in a week - while renovating....................and nothing
nada - zilch
I run to pic monkey and do this and he's impressed.

But that's my first and last selfie................I'm too old for this crap LOL

Have a great Monday all

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A day in the life.......................

of a furniture painter.................

1) Search all the sites that sell furniture - 

search

sərCH/

verb

1. 1.

   try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.

2) Negotiate a price ( haggle ) 

ne·go·ti·ate

nəˈgōSHēˌāt/

verb

1. 1.

   try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others.

3) Maneuver your way across the city to pick it up

ma·neu·ver

məˈno͞ovər/

noun

1. 1.

   a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

   "spectacular jumps and other daring maneuvers"

4) Load the piece into the van

load

lōd/

noun

1. 1.

   a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

5)  Maneuver your way back to your destination 

( see number 3 ) 

6)  Unload the piece

( see number 4 ) 

7)  Sand if necessary - fill if necessary - fix broken 

drawers, scrape, etc................repair repair repair

re·pair¹

riˈpe(ə)r/

verb

1. 1.

   fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault).

1. 
   

8)  Sanitize the entire piece - 

san·i·tize

ˈsaniˌtīz/

verb

1. 1.

   make clean and hygienic.

9) Purchase ( EXPENSIVE ) paints - waxes

pur·chase

ˈpərCHəs/

verb acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.

1.   

   

   

   
   
   

10)  Paint the piece 

paint

pānt/

noun

1. 1.

   a colored substance that is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective
2.  coating.

11)  Distress - (or antique - or color wash - or add 

graphic or stencil 2 or 3 of these techniques may be 

applied to 1 piece of furniture )

1. dis·tress

   disˈtres/

   noun

   1. .
   2. give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.

      "the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed"
   3. 
      

   

   
   

   

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2. 
3. 12)  Finish the piece using a substance - e.g. a sheer coating or wax - if using wax the final step is actually buffing

buff¹

bəf/

verb

gerund or present participle: buffing

MY MEANING OF BUFFING

To rub a surface until your arm is ready to fall off - object

should be finished when the sweat dripping into your

eyes no longer allows you to see object.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST - HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AND THE KNOW HOW TO IMAGINE THAT THIS

CAN BE TRANSFORMED TO THIS

2. ALL TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT YOU & ASK - 

"CAN YOU COME DOWN IN PRICE ? - YOU ONLY 

PAINTED IT AFTER ALL "

NOT that I'm complaining ( and I'm really not - I love what I do ) 

Which is only painting ( after all ) lol


Have a wonderful weekend everyone - 
Much love,

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