Simple.Beautiful.Life.: chalk paint project

French Country Desk Redo Hello everyone! Can you believe summer is over? Well, here in Texas it's faaaarr from over given that we still have 98 degree days! I am certainly looking forward to autumn! My head is swimming with crafty, decorating ideas I can't wait to share with you. But first things first. The winner of the 16x20 Canvas from Canvasfactory.com is ***drumroll*** Entry #6 Amanda Woods! Woo hoo!! Please contact me as soon as possible either through my facebook page or via email at salmar70atgmaildotcom so I can get your code to you! Congrats! So you all know by now that I love to redo furniture. A few months ago I saw a deal I just couldn't pass up. It was this really cute but "had seen better days" French style desk and hutch. I dragged my hubby over to the other side of Dallas to pick this up. It had some pretty bad damage to the desk top. Nothing a little sanding couldn't fix. So I sanded it do...

Well hello, howdy and hey! It's been a while but I am back. I'm taking the summer off to spend with the kiddos and make some good memories. Of course, I'll be busy sprucing up my space. I finally finished the vintage sofa. I'll take some good pics tomorrow to show you all. I have some cute pillow covers to show you and how I made them too. For now, I'll share the Jenny Lind high chair I scored for my grandbaby! I've been wanting one of these for her for the looongest time. Finally, I found it for a steal on one of those facebook garage sale pages. Do you have them where you live? I am totally hooked on those and I have found so many bargains, as well as sold so much of my stuff. Here's the before: I simply made my own chalk paint in a pretty red color that my hubby picked out. All you need is a quart and that itself will last you a long, long time. To make your own chalk paint you can just click on this po...

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