I’m so excited to show you the progress we made on the entryway this weekend. For starters, let’s look back at the entryway when we moved in and a few changes I made before we really hit it out of the park this weekend! I painted the black on the interior side because it hides […]
Fun on the farm
Today I’m heading out on a little adventure to try and take some wood off of a barn without having the barn crash down around me. My friend Jenny has a friend who’s parents have an old barn that they don’t want on their property anymore. They actually think we are a little nuts for […]
The Powder Room
Good Morning Friends! I’ve been a busy little bee the past few weeks working on the front entry, powder room and cloffice area. I have started painting the oak trim white, it’s true! I know, I am crazy but after painting the cloffice area trim white the hubby and I couldn’t stop staring at it, […]
Gold Digger
Hello friends. I’ve been a busy little beaver around here the past few days but unfortunately I have nothing to show you, yet. Soon though if everything goes according to plan, which it almost never does. While talking with my mom on the phone and describing something I am going to be doing soon, she […]
Stripping Furniture Part 1
I’m sure my husband was a tad bit excited when he saw the first word of this blog title. Well today is about stripping but it’s furniture and not myself. At least not on the blog. Anyways, I received an email from a friend the other day asking if I’ve ever stripped furniture. Until recently, […]
Project Success!!!!
Remember the other week when I posted this post, Project Fail!!!? Well I am here to say After the chalk wouldn’t erase even with a damp cloth from the wall and it was all bumpy and weird looking, I went back to the wall, sanded it down so it wasn’t so bumpy from the texture […]
Craigslist & Thrifting Finds Link Party
I have been finding such great treasures on Craigslist and around town in different places that I thought it might be fun to do a little linky party! So if you have found some great treasures this summer at Yard Sales, Resale Shops, Antique Stores, Craigslist, the side of the road, the garbage dump, wherever, […]
My Thrifting Finds and Spray Paint
Hello everyone! I’ve been busy the past few days spray painting furniture and other things, my husband was really afraid he’s next but I think he won’t get a coat of paint until he has some more gray hair. Ha! I kid, I kid. Anyways, living in a bigger city definitely has its advantages. The […]
Project Fail!
So after finding this inspirational picture on pinterest: Source: grahamyelton.com via Ange@thebloominghydrangea on Pinterest So I thought if would be fun to do this on a wall in my kitchen. So here is what it looks like after 3 coats of paint, being “seasoned” and wiped down with a damp cloth: It’s not looking the […]
Sneak Peek of the TV console/cabinet
I finished spray painting the TV console/cabinet and LOVE it! You can go check out a few pictures on The Blooming Hydrangea fb page. I hope you have a great weekend!!!!