DIY Halloween Wreath

Hi everyone! I have been off the grid for almost 2 weeks now. These next few weeks I  will be posting very little due to having family visiting again and dealing with 3 kids in 3 different schools and times.

Well, back to my post. Halloween  almost around the corner I finally got myself a little head start to decorate. So,I started with a wreath.  The best part of this wreath is that it costed me less than $5 dollars. Using  2 plastic table covers cost of only $2  and for the wire wreath cost of $1.89. It was easy to make but it does take a few hours to do.
Picture below didn't show the green wire wreath. I forgot to add it into the picture

I started with the Green wire wreath and 2 different colors of plastic table cover. I cut the plastic cover into strips about 6 1/2 inches long and about 1.5 inch wide. Then I tied each strip into the wreath. Best to start from the inner wreath then go up. I only tied plastic once. Be careful not to pull plastic hard because it will tear.

                                       Here it's almost 95% done! My hands started hurting by now.
 Once you cut all the strips I suggest you add a nice movie on netflix with a nice glass of vino! :)  This took me 2 nights. Once, done I added a spider that I already had. Taaadaa..

Pretty darn cute, Right?

Have a Blessed Day!
Maria

Refurbished Mid Century Nightstands

Hi all! I have been crazy busy with kids schedule, house and projects. Due to this crazy humid weather in South Florida I am behind working in the garage. A few weeks ago on a Saturday morning hubby and I went out to the yard sales. One place we stopped had all house items for sale. I found these 2 lovely Mid Century nightstands and got them for a reasonable offer.

Well, as you know from previous posts, I have been stockpiling my garage with furniture lately. So after a couple weeks  sitting in the garage I finally decided to get to work on them this weekend. I cleaned them really good with some TSP. Added wood filler in a few places. Top was Laminated so I sanded it lightly with 220 grits. Next I used Kilz Primer and added 2 coats.

Deciding on Paint color, I went with White satin and Java Gel Stain. Last I applied 3 coats of Minwax Polycrylic in Gloss.

 They came out a perfect combo!
Thanks for stopping by!
Maria

1972 Desk turned into a Vanity

Hi All!

Let me just say that now with kids back to school and sports I have been super busy lately!  Honestly, I don't mind being busy at all. Well, I was so happy to find this 1972 Vintage French Provincial desk. It was in great shape. With that being said, I thought I'd try to be a little creative and make a vanity out of the desk. Here is the desk. The stool was from an estate sale I went to about a month ago.

So, as I mentioned this was in good shape. I learned a lesson on this desk. I thought the top was solid wood but I was wrong!! I started rough sanding it and it started to bubble up. I kept trying again and in another section and the same happened. I stopped sanding looking and touching the spot that bubbled up and it felt like a particle board. Oh my it was a disaster!. The round edges was solid wood but the center whole piece was not. Here is a picture of what happened. I primed it to see if it would cover up but didn't. Called my husband down to see it and he said that it would be best to take the top off and get solid wood

Off to Home Depot we picked up wood. Once we got home we slowly started to take apart the old top. Unscrewing the top off. 

Now it's a bare top. Than Hubby traced the old top to the new wood. He cut it out looking like this.

Next we placed it back to the base and screwed the top on and NOW we have a desk again.

He wanted to curve the edges like the old top, but I told him not to. Back to sanding it lightly, prime it and finally went with  Pink color. Once, I painted it pink I knew I had to give it a spark by adding Gold Metallic Krylon spray paint. The gold added a Wow factor to the desk. 

Here it is  After all!

Gold dazzle edges and legs. The stool painted blue and my vintage mirror spray painted it with Gold Metallic spray paint

Didn't it turn out perfect?

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day.

Maria

DIY Galvanized pipe desk lamp

Happy Wednesday! Do you remember My library card dresser? Well it's empty on top and my mind was scrambling what to put on it. I really wanted a vintage electric fan but it was out of my price range. Until one day I walked in HomeGoods and saw a cute vintage pipe lamp. Took a picture of it showed it to my husband. He tells me he can try to make one similar to it. Off to Home Depot he goes and buys all kinds of steel pipes and electrial wire.

Total cost of all this was around $80 to make it. Once, leaving Home depot my husband hands me the keys to drive. Next thing I see him looking at all the pipes and starts working on them in the car. Finally, we get home he starts putting all the pipes together and then the light and boom! It's done. Honestly, it took him about 25 minutes all together.  Gathering all the pieces of papers I can tell you what he bought.

Different sizes of pipe nipples
strain relief fitting
Mpt coupling
Fpt coupling
tees
90 degree elbows
Light bulb
Lamp kit..

                                                                   Testing it

                                                                    Yay It works!

 Love that it goes perfect on top of my catalog dresser!

Thanks for stopping by
Maria