Mismatched chairs

 2 moves ago we got rid of a ton of stuff.

Among them was our dining room table.

So when we moved this last time we needed a new table.

Since we found out we were moving on a Friday I immediately dragged the hubby and kids out for a little garage sale-ing adventure the following day.

And it's a good thing I did because we scored this awesome table for a total steal.

The only minor detail was that it came with no chairs. 

I ended up convincing Aaron (and myself) that the shabby chic/mismatch look was totally in and that it would look so cool to buy random, all wood chairs off Craigslist and paint them to match.
Way cooler than 8 matchy match chairs that would have cost a fortune to buy from a real store (I never knew how expensive just chairs were until I went to buy one (or 8)...geez!)
So that's exactly what we did.

And it ended up being super easy. 

The hardest part was actually finding single, all wood chairs off Craigslist.

*I wanted the chairs to be all wood so I could wipe them off easily when spills happen (which is a lot around here).   

I also was able to pick up this little bench at a garage sale for $10. 

It's the kids favorite place to sit and when we have the kids friends over they all like to squeeze on it together. 

I love how it all came together!

And I love it when that happens :) 

And in case you were wondering how I painted the chairs...

First I sanded them (just to rough them up a bit so the paint would stick), made sure all the dust was off and then covered them with a few coats of Rustoleum's semi gloss black spray paint.  

Easy peasy. 

An aqua desk

I love Craigslist.

It's pretty much my go to spot whenever we need to buy or sell something. 

I love the selection you can find on there and well...

 I'm definitely a sucker for a good deal. 

A couple months ago I scored a beautiful roll top desk for $20. 

Bam! 

Try finding that deal in a store. 

The moment I laid eyes on it I knew it was destined for greatness.

Aqua greatness that is. 

  

Isn't it pretty?

I wish I would have remembered to take a picture of it before we had taken it apart to be painted but as you can kind of see it started off a darker wood color.  

To get it ready for it's paint job 

I lightly sanded the entire desk and drawers with this sand sponge 

as well as some regular sand paper. 

It was super easy and didn't take long at all. 

Then, after I got all of the sawdust off the desk, 

came the fun part!

Painting!

And after 3 light coats of aqua goodness, 

and 6 or so cans of spray paint later 

our desk was finished! 

I love how it turned out!

The color is so bright and cheery.

When I see it I get happy. 

Oh and after I was finished painting I went back with the sandpaper and lightly sanded off a tad of the paint on the corners and edges to distress it a bit.

I figured it would be distressed soon enough whether I liked it or not so I might as well make it look intentional. 

Thanks for stopping by!

And come back next week to see another spray painting project I've been working on. 

Flip down desk

I'm in love with everything about this desk.

It takes up hardly any space, is functional (check out the storage inside!),

and it even doubles as a chalkboard.

It's pretty perfect.

Now I just have to figure out where it can go.

Oh and I actually have to make it (minor detail).

Does anyone know if there is a store bought version of something like this?

I think if I put it on my project to-do list it might not be completed until my kids are in high school...maybe college.

Bassinet Revamp

My mother-in-law gave us this vintage bassinet that Aaron used when he was a baby. Although I didn't love it at first, I knew it had potential and with a lot of spray paint, some new fabric and a little love it went from...

old and outdated

to fresh and modern.

I love how it turned out! Hopefully Wesley will like it too!