Pink and Gold Glam Foot Stool Makeover

 

 

A llloonnnggg time ago I found this little foot stool at a thrift store. It had great bones and just needed a little TLC...and a vision.

 

 

 

So first things first, I had to remove the ugly stained fabric....

 

 

 

And the dull brass tacks.

Once she was stripped down to her bare bones I could then build her back up with her new look.

The cream color was a bit dull and needed some zing

 (like that word? ...zing.)

 

So I chose a metallic gold paint to add some sparkle to this glamor girl, but not be overpowering.

 

This stuff is awesome!

It adds a subtle metallic look and is perfect for small projects like this.

Normally I don't paint with metallic paint 

(had bad experiences with the metallic spray paints) but this time I decided to give it a try and I love how it turned out.

 

I simply dry brushed it on for a light sheer coverage.

 

 

 

And the paint went perfectly with this fabric I stumbled across at Hoblob!

And I used upholstery tacks to secure it to the bench.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a bit difficult to line up the tacks and I had to redo some of them but once I got going it all went a lot smoother.

 

 

 

 

So now she's glam and fabulous!

 

I love this pink fabric and how it looks with the metallic gold paint.

 

 

Here is the before and after:

 

 

Much better!

 

 

 

 

Jennifer

 

 

 

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Down With the Popcorn Ceiling!

If you follow me on Facebook you caught a quick glimpse of what I have been working on since New Years Day. ...yes, I said that right....since New. Years. Day. (sigh)

 

It's been a looonnnngggg and MESSY project to say the least but I am happy to tell you that the popcorn ceiling in the mudroom is almost all gone! 

 

 Pretty soon the popcorn ceiling will be a distant memory and one that I would like to forget!!!

 

Whoever created this stuff needs a stern talking to!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And when I say messy....I mean MESSY!

 

 

 

 

 

See this?

 

This mess is what happens when your tarps fall off but you forge forward like a crazy mad woman who is unwilling to stop and put it back up since she is on a roll so she just keeps on scraping her little heart away, until the madness wears off and then she is confronted by a big fast mess! 

 

 

 

 

 

And there she goes.......the tarp is falling down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luckily, most of it swept up fairly easily.  

 

 

  

 

 

But beyond the messy sheet rock dust lies a beautiful, smooth, untouched white ceiling that makes it all worth it.

 

 

This is the last spot that is left to scrape and I will finish it soon so we can put up the new light fixture and say bye-bye to the infamous boob light.

 

See the difference?

And how could I complete a DIY project without encountering a blip?

 

When you live in a 70 year old house, things are not perfect.

 

What I mean is, that after scraping, and scraping I finally came to the last corner over by the fireplace with a small spot that needs repair.

I am happy to report that this was the only spot that needed to be addressed though so its all good.

 

 

Now back to spackling and sanding this corner, finishing the area around the light fixture, and then priming and painting.

 

Once I am done I will post the tutorial and give you a nice before and after reveal, then we can all go have a drink together to celebrate. LOL :)

 

 

 

Jennifer

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