Go Yellow or Not? That is the question...

As I was picking up some paint samples at Home Depot tonight, (because I just can't keep away from the paint aisle!) I spied a yellow can of spray paint.

and this yellow chair instantly popped into my head...

  

I just can't seem to get this cutie out of my head!

To paint, or not to paint? That is the question, and I am asking for your help!

I PhotoShopped my stools yellow.

 (probably a little brighter than the actual spray paint)

What do you think?

YES - go yellow!!

NO - the yellow is all wrong!

Your 2 cents really do matter in this matter!

Jenny

Rub-on Labels

I recently dressed up a few glass bottles in our kitchen with Rub-ons.

For those of you who are asking "what the heck is a rub-on?". The best way to describe them.....is they are kinda like a temporary tattoo. Except you apply them, not with water, but by rubbing (hence the name "rub-on") them onto whatever surface you like. Altho, they probably won't stick to your skin all that well like a tattoo will. You can find rub-ons at your local craft store (Michael'sCrafts, Beverly's Crafts, JoAnn's Fabrics, etc.)  in the Scrapbook section. They come in all shapes, colors and sizes.

Here I dressed up the dish soap dispenser with a fun label, and I wrote "dish soap" in permanent marker. I found the glass dish soap dispenser in the bath section at Target. My MOST FAVORITE store on this whole entire earth!

here's a closer look....

And because the soap dispenser turned out so cute, I thought the bottle that holds our olive oil needed a label to. Don't you agree? I again wrote Olive Oil with a permanent marker.

closer look...

I'm already looking around the house for what next I can add a rub-on too!
 
Jenny

Roster Art

A while back I posted this inspirational Dictionary Art.

Well today I decided to make one of my own.

Here is my version...

I actually lifted this frame from the array of frames I have hanging going up our stairs and now have to find a frame to replace it. I've always loved this frame, and it hit me as I was carrying laundry upstairs to be put away, that it was the perfect frame for this project. I love it when I am able to go "shopping" around the house!

Coincidentally, I picked up the below new stamp set at Joanne's Crafts yesterday. It was marked $9.99 and I used me 40% coupon. I also picked up another stamp set from the same line (TPC Studio) because even without a coupon, the price is still a bargain. Before stamping directly on the page it's always a good idea to do a dry run.  I did a test stamp to make sure I had the stamps lined up the way I wanted them and I then stamped directly onto a page torn from a french book that I got in a kit. I was going to use a dictionary page, but I thought the french page was more fitting of the stamp set.

Here is my new Roster Book Page art hanging above my "Bird with a french fry" sign in our kitchen. I did not make the other sign, but found it while out shopping in Reno a few summers ago. I just had to buy it because it makes me smile :)

And here is where they hang in our kitchen...

This little project took me all of 10 minutes to make. Now that's my kind of DIY project!

Jenny

Bar Stools Reborn

One of the items on my to do list, was to paint our kitchen island bar stools cream to better match our kitchen table chairs.

Here are the bar stools before paint. They blend into the maple cabinets and sort of become lost, while our kitchen table feels like it’s not a part of the kitchen. There’s no harmony between the two groups of chairs.

 The bar stools were stained but never sealed with a gloss sealer, so thankfully there was no need to sand them.  All they needed was a coat of primer to prep them for paint. I used Zinsser 1-2-3 primer, which is a water based primer and easy to use and clean-up.

 Applying the primer took longer than anticipated. Like an ENTIRE Friday night!

(My dog Molly is pictured in the background, and was patiently waiting for me to finish painting and come cuddle on the couch)

 The paint I had originally bought was much too white, which I naturally did not realize until after the first coat of paint had been applied. Thankfully I had a can of cream paint left over from another project. The date on the paint label was from 2007, and apparently 4 years later, the lid is extremely hard to remove! However, I am quite the DETERMINED girl, because I pried the lid off with a pair of pliers.

My husband was impressed (I think) when I showed him the lid the next day :)

1 coat of primer,

1 coat of not so cream paint,

1 coat of cream paint,  

distressed edges to match the kitchen table chairs,

 and the bar stools are now in harmony with the kitchen table chairs.

 Doesn’t our kitchen look more unified now? 

Here's a side by side comparison:

Before

After

Much better, if I do say so myself!

Jenny

P.S. Next project up is the laundry room. So stay tuned.