WOW! I have been totally blown away (not to mention completely smitten) with all the amazing new bloggers this month! Has Dreamy Whites stolen your heart too? I am dying to see more of her gorgeous home and family, and am trying to convince Sean we need to steal her idea of light grey walls in the living room. She has an amazing amount of talent! And Home & Harmony is another blog that has my mind dancing with images of gorgeous mint-y kitchen islands and panelled ceilings... A huge thank you goes out to Lori at Frugal Farmhouse Design for introducing me to these ladies~

I was hoping today would be a sunny winter's day... no such luck. It is still grey and hazy, but I couldn't wait any longer to take a picture of my new favorite piece of furniture.

Here it is before, sitting a top my pile.

Like all my favorite finds it was only $15 (now that I think about it, that is kind of weird, right?). And while I kind of liked the original patina of the wood, there was some drawings on the top done by a little person not that long ago with a permanent marker, so it was destined to be painted.

I went with a light grey paint, distressed to show both the original wood as well as some white paint underneath for just the right amount of character.

Unfortunately during a recent furniture shuffle my beloved little birdie suffered an injury. But I will love him still, no matter how many pieces he is in.

This mirror replaces the black one that previous sat atop this dresser , it was from a very grainy 70's dresser. It looks and feels much fresher now!

I'm still not 100% sold on the wall color for us, so I am currently browsing through some very drool-worthy wallpapers for a fresh look this Spring.

Do you want to know how back-logged I am as far as blogging about things? What I am about to show you was a project all the way back from last August that I just now got around to photographing (it may actually be a combo of being both busy and lazy, no use beating around the bush!). So thanks for not abandoning me after I promised to show you this loooooong ago.

I stumbled across two of these old built-ins in an old house being renovated down town. They were free so of course you really cannot beat a price like that! The only catch was the chipped orange and red paint... oh and the cabinet doors warped during the reno and no longer fit the bottom cupboard.


Some fresh paint, and a little wallpaper in the back went a long way, and a planer helped me fix the doors up in no time. I really love the unfinished edges because they tell the story of an old home and aren't too perfect.

They are perfect for our living room since the high ceilings really needed something to ground the room. So they currently flank either side of the sofa.

I also recently finished this coffee table and hope to have it up on WhiteBerry in the next day or two (along with some other fun items!).

The hardware on this table was a hit with all my clients so I decided to stick with a good thing.

Ooooh how I long for the summer sun to shine in here again soon!

Ta-ta for now!

Hello Friends! We have had a very busy week but Wren and I ended it by going out of town today to visit my Grandparents. My poor grandma has had a rough couple of weeks due to serious arthritis that has been close to unbearable and my grandpa has had to single handedly hold down the fort with all the cooking and cleaning. So we brought out some lunch and spent the afternoon giving them both a little break. Not only was it nice to see them, but my grandpa had scoped out a crazy old man who has a gagillion antiques just piled up in a shed. He took me on a nice drive to check them out and I am counting down the days until we go back with our truck!

But now that we are back home I am looking forward to sharing an old drop leaf table I picked up a month ago that is now Sean's nightstand. I will probably have time to snap some pictures tomorrow.... but here are just a few beauties that are similar to give you a little sample until then.


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Have a great Saturday night!