A Desk Makeover And A Favorite Paint And Color

Hi everyone, hope your week has been going well.  Today my son is graduating from 5th grade, so I am a little emotional, I can't believe how fast time just goes by, a very bittersweet feeling indeed.

 I have been working for the past couple of weeks on our office/ craft room makeover.  This room was in complete chaos, just when I thought that it was ok, everyone would go in there, and make the biggest mess of papers, books, fabrics, toys..everything we wanted to store would just go in there, and the doors would get shut after, so that I would not get reminded of the mess that awaited me.  Seriously, it was stressing me out, because I am such a clean freak.  I first started by donating the dining table I was using as a desk, and cleaned everything out of the room, into the game room.  I then started working on my first project, the two desks.

Here is the room in all it's glory.  One desk had been painted white already, while the other awaited it's makeover.

I originally had gotten them when we first moved to Texas, and I was set on homeschooling my kids, well, that did not turned out too well, and the desks were forgotten, and used to store things above them instead.

I decided to use Annie Sloan in Bright White, for two reasons:  first, I wanted a crisp, white look to them, and second, I so did not want to prime them, too much work, I think that alone makes ASCP worth it.  I did two coats on each, but once I was done, I thought about adding an accent color on them.  I had seen Kate use this color and this type of paint on a dresser, and I fell in love with the color.  It took me about a week to buy the paint though, because I wanted to keep the cost down, and I had already purchased a very expensive ASCP.  I am just letting you guys know, Benjamin Moore has raised their prices on their paint...I literally had a big O on my face when they told me the price.  But I also wanted to paint other furniture in this color as well, so I decided to get it.

I have to admit, this paint, by far is the best paint I have seen out there for furniture.  Really, I am starting to think it can kick ASCP to the curve.  Sure, it should be primed and all, but I did not prime the parts I used it in, in fact, I had already applied wax to them, so they were kind of sticky, and it still dried to a hard, smooth finish.  LOVE IT!!!  And the color is so pretty, a true robin's egg blue, the name is Thunderbird.

New hardware from Hobby Lobby.

And here is the before:

I hope you like the desk makeover, I will be back next week to show you what else I have used my new favorite paint on...warning:  it may be every single furniture I own ;)

Have a great weekend everyone.

Kristel

Sharing at: 5 Days 5 Ways, Finding Fabulous, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Redoux, Miss Mustard Seed, The Shabby Nest, Funky Junk Interiors, Too Much Time on my Hands, Tatertots and Jello,

The Game Room

I have been slowly working on  a little project, and with it being end of the school year, and with all the activities that go along with it, it seems to be taking me a lot longer than I anticipated, so in the meantime, I wanted to share with you our game room.  You truly get spoiled when it comes to house sizes in Texas, and newer homes not only have a game room, but a media room as well..spoiled!!!  My house was built in 2002, and it is one of the smaller models in the neighborhood...that's now saying much, being that this house would be considered big back in Florida.  The game room is located upstairs, next to my kids bedrooms, which works perfectly, because some times, the first thing they want to do when they get up, is start playing with all of their toys or game consoles.

I find that this room is still a work in progress.  Maybe because it's always a constant mess (I made sure to take these pictures right after I finished cleaning, and the kids were in school)  The storage baskets all came from Target, I started with the tree matching ones, and when those got filled to the brim, I bought two larger ones with lids.  I now make sure to make a trip to my nearest donation center when the baskets with lids start not to be able to close.

I can't believe I ever did without a game room, this room keeps most of the kids messes in here, it also feels like it's a second family room, because we like to hang here and watch movies with the kids as well.  I also love that it has a big window to let light in, which, most game rooms do not.  

Hope you enjoyed my little tour of our game room, I will be back later this week to share a project I have been working on for the past few day.  Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.

Kristel

Linking To these wonderful parties: Skip To My Lou, Sweet Little Gals, Between Naps on the Porch, Home Stories A to Z, Today's Creative Blog, The Winthrop Chronicles, The Farmhouse Porch, Hope Studios, Tip Junkie, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Domestically Speaking, Gingersnap Crafts, Savvy Southern Style, Restore Interiors, No Minimalist Here, Days of Chalk and Chocolate, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, At the Picket Fence, Redoux, Stuff and Nonsense, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, 5 Days 5 Ways, Finding Fabulous, The Shabby Nest, Funky Junk Interiors, Too Much Time on my Hands, Tatertots and Jello,

Master Bedroom - Final Touch

Ok, I promise this will probably be the last post on my master bedroom redo for a while, I just had a few details left that I wanted to share, before I move on to my next project, which, by the way, is a headache and a half...I will be posting about it soon.  So, my sweet husband got me the mirrored nightstands that I had been eyeing for our anniversary...and I love them....he..not so much.  Apparently, he does not consider them nightstands..bahh....I say, it does not matter, they are too pretty to complain.  I also added a chair and ottoman from Ikea (Ektorp), because I love to have a reading nook in every bedroom, and was in need of it badly in mine.  I love this spot, and has become the spot to catch up on blogs.  So here are some pictures of how my master bedroom looks now:

Used leftover fabric from the shades, to make a cover for an inexpensive Ikea pillow insert.  Wall medallions from Hobby Lobby, after a good two coats of white paint.

Nightstands purchased on Ebay.

Mother's day flowers, my favorite, in my favorite color.

Mother's day gift...love the shape, sort of resembles an Oeil de Boeuf..which I am currently into.

Here is the before:

And now the after:

I LOVE how the room turned out!!!  And  am so glad I decided to go bold on the wall color, it really stands out with all the white and yellow accents.  I so look forward to spending time in here now, especially with my new chair, and a great book nearby. Thanks for stopping over.

Have a great week!

Kristel


Linking Up To:  House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, At the Picket Fence, Redoux, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Five Days Five Ways, The Shabby Nest, Tatertots and Jello, Too Much Time on my Hands, Funky Junk Interiors, It's Overflowing, Simply Klassic Home, Skip to my Lou, Sweet Little Gals, Between Naps on the Porch, Today's Creative Blog, The Farmhouse Porch, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Home Stories A to Z, The Winthrop Chronicles, Hope Studios, Tip Junkie, Savvy Southern Style, Restore Interiors, Gingersnap Crafts, We are that Family, No Minimalist Here, Fireflies and Jellybeans,