J U N K

Its official..im addicted to crap..only the good crap though..ha

I just got a big piece of ceiling tin for fifteen dollars (and yes, 15 bucks is CHEAP for this piece of junk..)!!!  Its outside drying from me spraying it liberally with clear coat to keep the chippy white paint on it from chipping any further..

Its going over my ten dollar steal of a table in the dining room..the guy that i got it from has loads and loads AND LOADS of architectural salvage (including miles and miles AND MILES of old ceiling tins, all shapes and sizes) I didnt get to really dig in today though...he was very busy and practically ran around trying to find me a piece of tin that i liked and then pretty much shoved me out the door!  I told him i wanted to come back and explore for more than ten seconds so he gave me his cell and said call him anytime..so i plan on going back asap to find more JUNK!  I cant wait...ceiling tins..corbels (!?!!)..yum yum yum!

pics soon to come..have to figure out how to hang it!!

friday night lights

TGIF!

Jake went to his parents this morning while i went off to work..hes putting in a new stereo/speakers/sub/i dont know in his car and wanted his dad to help..so he took the dog this time (thank god!) and he wont be back till tomorrow night...so i thought id share my 10 dollar table now that i put it in the house and started decorating it!  

Chairs have a few coats of stain on them..gonna need a few more to match the table but were getting there - next step is finding fabric to cover the seats aka the best part of all of this!

Got some comfy sweater pillows at pottery barn the other day, love them, of course..but heres the thing - i can never have a kid because all the pretty stuff in my house (including my couch pillows) i dont let anyone touch..not even myself!  when jake lays down on the couch i cover the pillows with a blanket NO JOKE!  i have too many cute things...like my crappy ottoman that i got for 5 dollars, covered it with 6 dollar fabric, and now i think its gold or something..put your feet on it?! are you CRAZY!?  jake thinks this is pretty funny..touch my stuff and ill stab you!  I wanted to paint the dining chairs grey and jake was like 'no..if you paint them youll never let me sit on them or soemthing!' hahaha..now thats funny...and true! JK im not THAT psycho!

Another fun topic..were going to the zoo next friday!  Cant wait..i get to be amongst my 'peeps'!  Is it sad that the zoo is therapy for me?  animals put me in a better mood..

ok on to the picture..........

Still need to get more pussy willow branches to go in the birch vase thingy - and still need to figure out what i want on the other side of the bottom, im thinking a wicker basket..with chippy gray or blue paint!  See my corbel?!  loves it! 

Next time you see a pic of the darn dining room well have chairs in it!

done and done

well i got my headache to go away for the most part..its as good as its gonna get in my book!  im pretty sure i have a lingering headache 247 so as long as i can function, im good...

got my TEN DOLLAR console table and have already finished staining it!  (yeah my chairs kinda went on the back burner since i thought this table would be fast and i got overly excited about it!) so i swear i will finish sanding the last chair HOPEFULLY friday after work..and then i swear i will start staining them sat! uhg..

***heres a pic of the table i took early this am after the last coat..went over the lighter spots a few min ago..so its DONE! (dont mind all the crap aka more projects in the background!)  For the most part it was an easy stain but those skinny legs with all the little details sucked!  But its easier to hide all your mistakes with something like this rather than a big piece like my table! Ill get a pic of it in my dining room soon, with all my new decor on it that i still am shopping for!  Got something today for it already!

Will has been to the vet..took him yesterday night!  85 dollars later...were still scratching but hopefully the pills kick in ASAP!

clean the house? um not so much..ive been kinda lazy this week..and i dont care!

going to ma's house tomorrow to help paint..and i gotta clean my grams house...nothin like stirring up some more back pain!  buts its for family and i love family..so a little back pain wont kill me..or will it!?

and yeah the winning a million dollars...so far...FAIL! 

OH i forgot..i got my ladder in my house..its in our master and looks awesome!  pics soon to come if i can get my butt into gear! 

to do list:

1 - get rid of this tension headache ive had since last thursday, possibly wed.  im pretty prone to headaches..sinus headaches, regular headaches, sometimes even migraine headaches..but when i get a tension headache..its stays with me for days if not weeks!  trying some otc tension headache meds at the moment..hopefully that works before resorting to the drs like last time (when i had a headache i think for 2 maybe 3 weeks allllll night and allllll day!)

2 - finish sanding the LAST chair and start staining them already!  Id like to sit at a table like normal people do when they eat...

3 - clean my house...a never ending battle!

4 - help ma with her kitchen redo..painting cabinets! yuck!

5 - pick up my new console table for TEN DOLLARS tomorrow and maybe sand stain or paint it this week..

6 - take W aka willis to the vet thanks to killer allergies that we cant get rid of..had some left over pills from the vet last year but didnt have enough to knock it out of his system..and benadryl aint doing jack for him..pollen sucks!

7 - win a million dollars! HAHAAAAHAHAAA

love

My Niece is crawling!!

craigs list steal

How much you ask?? TEN DOLLARS!! 

Now that is a craigs list STEAL!

Gonna pick it up this weekend...think im going to paint it a grey color..orrrr stain it really dark like my table, 4 chairs, piano bench and large mantle piece!?  Oh and it has two glass pieces on the top..

....the decoration possibilities...

I know whats going on it first..this vintage chabby chic corbel!  Im obsessed..now only if i could get my hands on more architectural salvage like this! 

loveeee it