Happy Thursday, my Friends.
I don’t know about you, but Eastern NC is being blessed
with the most amazing Indian Summer weather.
Which is good, because our front porch is beckoning
to be cleaned and the final Fall decorations to be put out.
I will be participating in a
Fall Porch Tour soon.
25 Porches over 5 Days!
It’s going to be great!
Great is also the best way to describe my Guest Contributor today.
Jen from A Girl in the Garage is back with an awesome project
to share with you. I LOVE this idea, and I think you will, too.
Hi everyone! This is Jen from Girl in the Garage and I’m back
with another furniture makeover for you. If you missed my last
contributor post on The Everyday Home, you can find it HERE.
This month I’m sharing a makeover I did on a midcentury side
table from a yard sale. It wasn’t in terrible shape when I got it,
but it was worn and just pretty plain. I decided she needed some
beautification.
This gal’s transformation happened with the help of Annie Sloan
Chalk Paint, AS clear wax, and some wrapping paper from the $1
section at Target. (Yes, wrapping paper!)
First I cleaned the table and painted it in Graphite. This color
looks like a medium-dark gray until you apply the wax which
brings out the deep hue. You can read all about Annie Sloan
Chalk Paint and wax in an in-depth post I wrote HERE.
After the wax dried she got some flair. I cut three pieces of
wrapping paper and glued them on with Mod Podge. Be careful
of bubbles under the paper- go slowly and smooth them out as
you go.
I love the surprise waiting when you open the drawer!
Here she is with the drawer closed (still pretty adorable):
I think the makeover did her justice- what do you
think? Have you used wrapping paper on furniture or other
decor in your home?
Thanks for joining me today!
Jen
You can always find me here: Girl in the Garage Blog /
Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest
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Thanks Jen for another great furniture makeover
project. Next week, Leslie from House on the Way
will be back with a great Craft Project.
Speaking of Crafts – remember when I shared my
I am giving it away!!!!!
All you have to do is comment below where you
would put it. That’s all.
I will use RandomNumber.org to choose
the lucky winner.
I would LOVE to know my handiwork is in the
home of one of my faithful readers!
See ya’ tomorrow for a
Souper-Spectacular Share.
(it’s about soups, in case you didn’t know.)
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Nana Diana says
Barb, Jen did a great looking piece there. I really love it. I can’t wait to see the porch tour and I hope that your wonderful weather continues. Ours has been great, too! Waiting for the cold to drop in one day and stay-UGH- xo Diana
View CommentJan says
What a nice remake of that side table. It never ceases to amaze me how creative people are – and visionary too, in order to see what the finished product will look like once they’re finished performing their miracles! I have a question about Indian Summer in NC — I cannot believe you’ve had a hard frost there yet, which is the criteria we use where I live in SE Wisconsin to determine when and if we get an Indian summer. Sometimes we don’t get them at all, we just pass from an increasingly cooler and cooler autumn into winter at the end of November and never get the freeze and then thaw with balmy temperatures for a few more weeks! Hopefully this year we will. The cicadas are still buzzing in the trees, amazing for this time of year, so maybe that is a sign. However, the weather is no longer “normal” and regular the way it used to be 20 and 30 (or more) years ago. It really has changed over time and is now much more unpredictable and variable from year to year. If I could ever relocate, NC would definitely be an area I would examine very closely. I am a fan of your blog, visit regularly.
View CommentBarb says
We haven’t had a frost here, yet. My Mama used to always refer to this time of year as an Indian Summer – the time between Summer and Fall when the nights are cooler and the days are warmer. I didn’t even know there was an official term for it. 🙂 My DIL is from Wisconsin, about 40 mins outside of Milwaukee. She LOVES NC. I am pretty partial, too. LOL Thanks for stopping by.
View CommentCynthia says
We are having a bit of and Indian summer right now in NJ. I am the kind of person that just likes it to get cool and just stay that way. I would love this runner I am a huge fan of this and you know I follow you on your blog and FB. I would adore it for our new home that we are in the process of building. How cool would it be to have this in our new home for next fall!!!
Cynthia
View CommentSandy says
I am so motivated to do some projects right now – the weather is wonderful and seeing things like the table makeover that Jen did make me want to get my hands dirty too. However, we’re still unpacking from a move and sometimes I wonderful if I’ll get to do anything creative again. I love the table runner and would probably put it on my coffee table. It’s large and the runner would probably just fit. Then I could put some of my fall stuff on top. Thanks for the chance to win!
View CommentPat Peele says
I loved the runner the first time it appeared. I have the felt but not the fabric so would love to win To go on my server in my dining area. I have been a fan of the Everyday Decorator since you started back I think you were in Colorado.
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