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Friday, 8 February 2013

Kids art wall project ♥












































































Every child is an artist-Pablo Picasso once said! Since nursery school I have saved my kids school work especially their story books (these always make me and my husband laugh, kids have amazing imaginations) and their art work. I have kept everything sentimental from their ankle bracelets, clippings from every newspaper they were in, their first shoes, even their tiny baby teeth (shh the youngest one doesn't know about these yet) are you seeing a pattern here lol. Well i finally sat down the other night and sorted a lot of their keepsakes out into individual memory boxes for them that I will continue to add to until they are old enough to appreciate them ha! I have been wanting to create an art wall for ages so decided to take some of my favourite pictures and put them together to create one in my utility room. I'm really pleased with how it turned out, think it brightens up the room and the best part is it cost absolutely nothing! I think next time I take a trip to ikea I might buy a few white frames to break the wall up a bit more but for now Im happy with it. Think Picasso may have been right, this is currently my favourite wall in the house and it was created by tiny little hands with huge imaginations.










Tuesday, 15 January 2013

DIY Annie Sloan chalk paint sideboard makeover ♥















 
After two years i have finally got round to painting my sideboard that i picked up from a local thrift store for the bargain price of £10! I bought the Annie Sloan chalk paint after seeing some diy furniture in a local shop and after the lady explaining that it could be applied directly to furniture, no sanding, priming required i thought i had to give it a try.  I'm really busy pretty much all the time so to be honest the only thing i did to this piece before slapping on the paint (4 coats i gave it) was wipe away dust lol.  I'm sure if i had taken the time to sand it down i could have got a pretty amazing finish but i was in a hurry and wanted it done so on Sunday i gave it a bash.  The paint dries really quickly so you don't have to wait that long before coats, you can make it as thick, thin as you like, you literally just add water, I'm really not kidding when i say you cant go wrong with this stuff.  Don't worry about streaks to much as when it dries they disappear, obviously try and keep it as clean as possible and minimise lumps slodges etc.  So I let it dry overnight then used the Annie Sloan clear soft wax all over and when it was still wet gave the entire dresser a little distressing. I only wanted a little but its pretty easy to rub off so use a fine sandpaper, mostly on the edges, any areas that stick out a little.  I then removed the handles and sprayed them with metallic silver spray paint.  The paint and spray paint was less than £25 so in total this project cost £35. Not bad for a days works. I bought a small tub of turquoise to try and will be attacking some other poor piece of furniture with it soon.  If you love recycling old furniture but don't have the time to sand, prep etc then annie sloan chalk paint really is for you!  
 

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Living Room Before & After ♥

Before...






After...





couldnt move my sleeping beauty lol



  Still really miss that funky retro carpet.....hmmm maybe not!

Friday, 5 August 2011

Sneak Peek at New Livingroom ♥





Still to finish it but still so nice to sit in a fresh living room after 2 years of living in psychedelic land lol.

Sunday, 31 July 2011

Friday, 15 July 2011

Wallpapers up ♥



So the walls are finished, flooring being put down on Monday, so happy to be saying farewell to my crazy sick patterned carpet lol x

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Chalkboard ♥

always makes me smile!

this ones for the kids lol

I can wish lol

Decided to share some of my chalkboards i have around the house, do they work i ask myself?  Decided to join sixtyfifthavenue chalkboard link party that i found through a lovely new follower so thanks Beatrice of beatrice banks 

Careen x
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