Cam's Baby Crib

A FreeCycle Crib... Been in the "barn out back" and this is AFTER it had been cleaned up a good bit.....

I cleaned the wood with Murphy's Oil Soap, sanded down all surfaces, gave it one coat of KILZ, one coat of gray paint (left over from my kitchen), two coats of Ebony Stain.....

This is the after....

 Gray turned out to be a wonderful color for the precious little boy that will call this crib home.

 I fought the urge to distress the piece....I hope I made the right decision.

Shared Space

 This room is a room currently being shared by a mom and her beautiful son. She will spend 3 months after she has her baby in this room as well. We broke the room up into sections for each need.

 This changing table has shelves below, and we added a basket connected to a window above to add storage for diapers and wipes.

 The closet serves as a place to showcase school work, as well as a clothes storage and belt holder for the youngster.

 The plate rack works great as a belt/shoe holder... it is slim and takes up very little space.

 Behind the door was the best fit for the book holder made from a pallet. It is the perfect height and he enjoys taking the books into his reading nook in the closet. The window was converted to a bag/tie/bookbag/diaper bag holder. It is easy to grab what you need as you are walking out the door.

 The corner is reserved for the baby's bassinet.

 The window was fitted with odds and ends picked up at the local Re-Store and painted to coordinate. Above is door stops which serves as hooks and below is an example of a door handle that also makes a great hook for larger items.

 The basket was rescued from Re-Store and I love the galvanized metal look. It is also airy and does not block the views as your eye travels around the room.

 The trash can was also a rescue...it was black inside and out... we painted it white and green and then used a brown stain to tone down the colors.

 Love the curtain solution...thick gauge wire was used to hang the curtains (which is actually a fabric shower curtain and it had the grommets already installed).

 Of all the solutions, we loved the bed risers the most. It allows the mom to get in and out of bed more easily and it tripled the storage in the room.

Greenhouse from Old Windows

This is one of the easiest projects I've completed. Anyone can do this!! Go to the closest ReStore and bring home as many windows as you can find. Use L-brackets to connect them and then small 2 inch hinges to attach the top two windows. My basil just might make it through this winter :-)

Dining Room Bench made from Headboard/Footboard

One of my summer projects. Although this bench currently sits on the front porch (until the stain cures), it will move indoors to its final home in our dining room...just to add a little color to the space. I started with a headboard and footboard (thank you ReStore!) and went from there.

The footboard was cut in half but I decided this was too deep for a seat, so I trimmed about four inches off each piece. The footboard pieces are attached to the headboard with pocket screws. I added 1x4's across the front and back and then more 1x4's as cross braces connected to each front and back piece.

The top piece (where you actually sit) is a piece of mdf from ReStore.

The paint: one coat of primer, one coat of red, distress corners, apply and wipe off ebony stain

Loved making this piece and will def do it again. One the hunt for more willing headboard/footboard combos!

Our barn door is up... not on door hinges, but on the wall. The door looks fabuloso in the bathroom. Bought the door with intentions to put on a barn door glider. Didn't happen, so thought I would put it on the wall. May still go a little lighter gray, but right now I love it.

did the oops paint work?

Light Bamboo colored dresser gets an overall. Twas awesome in its day, but alas the time has come to coordinate the bedroom.

Dresser was primed and then given one coat of HD oops paint...that's when the worrying began :-)

 The flash increases the OMG WHAT HAVE I DONE factor exponentially... trying not to panic I painted the entire dresser....twice. The second coat hid the white and bamboo color that insisted on peeking through. But, it is still on the purple side. It's time to call in my friend, Ebony. Ebony stain that is :-) I will keep you updated!

This is an after/in progress update. Hmmm maybe another coat of Ebony?  

Everyone Needs a Turquoise Desk

Beautiful curves, just the right size and free...ahh, refurbish bliss :-)
Cute little desk found on Freecycle with a small amount of damage that was easily corrected. Just because I'm a little bit proud of the color, I'm posting the pics before the project is finished. Is that a no no? Oh well, please forgive me :-) I just couldn't help myself!

Love me some
Kilz primer!

On the lookout for baskets to fill the gaps and new hardware. Exciting!