Out with the old, and spray in the new!

I was about to buy new knobs for this old piece and then decided to just revamp the old ones with some neon spray paint. I primed them with a spray paint primer to help cover the pattern and then  sprayed with the pink!

 

 

At your service.

Remember when I revived this old tray? Well, I did it again, but a new tray! I primed the cork part of the tray, but decided to leave a little still showing and then I used an awesome stencil made by Heidi Swapp  to create this cool beehive pattern! I then created my own flower design on top! I sealed the final design using Krylon Clear Coat, acrylic sealer and also a brush on varnish.

candlestick diy.

These candlesticks are a perfect example of how painting something can make such a transformation!  Remember that teal table?  I used some of the leftover paint that I had from that, and when the paint was dry I rubbed specific areas with sandpaper.

innovations in light.

Here's a project my sister and I embarked on together. She painted a lamp for her apartment, and I painted a lamp for my house...twice. I cannot even begin to explain the level of unattractive 80'sness that revolved around these lamps before they had a makeover. Each one was a thrift store find for about $3.  Unfortunately, I don't have a before picture of my lamp, but here is my sister's before.

 and during the process...

and my lamp painted the 1st time...

Why the transformation from the 1st attempt? I kept it like this for several months.. but I am currently introducing some new bolder colors into our living room and it didn't make the cut.

lamp thrifted. gold chevron shade from Target

lamp thrifted. black and white shade from Target.

thrift store finds....

Here's some of my recent findings that I have big plans for! I couldn't resist this mirror even though it needed some TLC.  The mushroom picture looked straight out of anthropologie and this table is going to be a coffee table for my sister- in-law! And for 25 bucks thought this thing had true potential! Stay tuned for the transformation posts!