Restyled Sundays #40

Welcome Back to Restyled Sundays!

Whew, we are almost done with my mom's house. A few hours today and we will

officially be out. Two storage units later, and after a few days rest, we will begin sorting.

I can't wait to share some of the treasures and furniture makeovers to come. I feel

like it has been months since I have had a paintbrush in my hands.

For now, I want to thank everyone for sharing at this weeks Restyled Sundays.

There a some great projects and finds this week, be sure to check them all out.

My personal favorites are:

I love anything that shares our countries flag, and Noreen posted this

magnet idea on Crafty Journal. What a fun project for kids to make this summer.

Alicia from Exquiste Delight took an outdated china cabinet

and turned it into her entertainment center. Nice job, Alicia!

Cyndi at Blue Star Antiques worked her magic again with a

combination of paints. What a beautiful piece.

I am such a sucker for anything blue and white, This is such

a beautiful stool from Monica Livas and the cat is so adorable in its place.

Hope to see you all again this week.

Old Time Piano Stool

I found this old time piano stool in my Father-in-laws attic this winter. It must

have baked in the heat up there for over 40 years. The finish had all cracked and was

impossible to even sand off. So, I decided to just use my favorite ASCP in Old White

and give it a new life.

It's such a cute stool with the leg supports I think it looks like a little robot!

The finish was pretty textured due to the weathered surface underneath.

A little distressing on top made her look her age.

Now if I had an upright piano, I would paint it to match.

Linking to the following parties:

Restyled Sundays #31 and a Feed Sack Stool

Welcome Back To Restyled Sundays

I hope everyone had a great week. The weather has been beautiful in Kansas. Just enough rain to make the grass green and the flowers bloom, with lots of sunshine and warm temps. Perfect for those spray painting projects.  First of all today, I want to share a foot stool that I redid this week.

This is what I started with. A 3.99 footstool from Goodwill, with boring tapestry cover.

I unscrewed the lovely cushion, then  painted the legs Old White with ASCP. 

I was planning on using some drop cloth with a transfer for the cushion, until I remembered some

old feed sacks that I had bought at a flea market. I tried one over the foam, it was perfect.

Cute? Huh? I think it is adorable. I love the old cotton feed sacks.

I would love to hear how you have used them.

Maybe we should have a party of feed sack one of these days.

Ok, let's see what you all shared last week. My favorites are...

This cute window box was transformed with chicken wire by Shabby Gals

What a perfect wall hanging to organize notes and keys!

This adorable pink vanity was originally a boys desk. Check out

the transformation at Freddy and Petunia.

I absolutely adore this pallet magazine rack from

Jane at Minnesota Junker

This Vintage Easter Mantel  by Cottage and Creek is a wonderful collection of

flea market items pulled together for a holiday display.

And Sheila, from Note Songs showed us her spring wreaths for her

front doors. If you can't find flowers you love, make your own!

Thanks to everyone for joining in, now let's see what you've got this week!

Sharing at these parties:

The French Stool and a Reminder

The title of my last post said something about a french stool.

And, I forgot to include it in the post.

I was so excited about being featured at Knock Off Decor!

Well, here it is. Once again, no before pics.

But it was one of those old beat up wooden stools.

I got it at a garage sale for $3. What a deal!

It is hard to see from these pics, but I painted it a very pale color of pink.

I then did my very first stencil project and added the fleur-de-lis on the seat.

I think it turned out pretty cute, how about you?

Don't forget the Restyled Sundays party ends at midnight tonite.

Be sure to join in here.

P.S. Look for another giveaway, coming up soon!

Monday's Treasures

Maybe this needs to change to Tuesday's Treasures since I can't seem to get it posted on Monday's! Ok, I will give my self a break this week since it was Independence Day! Truth be told, I actually went thrifting yesterday and didn't even go watch fireworks. I have had a five day weekend, including today, from my day job. I am so exhausted from painting and sewing and painting and sewing, that I couldn't muster up the strength to go watch fireworks and fight the crowds.  I could hear plenty of them, and since my dog  is traumatized by loud noises, I spent the evening watching tv and holding her.

I do have one more treasure to share from my father-in-laws attic and I am really hoping to find more of this set when I go back to visit his attic again.  It is such a cool set and it was the set my husband remembers using when his was a child.

It is the Franciscan 'Starburst" pattern dinnerware. Kind of reminds me of fireworks! It is almost a complete set, so let's hope I find more!

Now onto this weekends finds. I went to the Salvation Army on Saturday and didn't buy anything the first time through. I was just out running errands, so I went on and finished those up. But, a certain picture I had seen there kept nagging at me to come back and get it, so I of course had to swing back by and pick it up. All pictures and furniture were 25% off, yeah! I only paid $7.50 for it.

I love lighthouses! Sorry, this picture is not good because I kept getting a glare, so I had to keep changing the angle. Anyway, it is the sweetest little lighthouse sitting on the desolate coastline, all by itself.

 I really don't like the frame, so I will either paint it or find a new one,  but it will look great on my mantle.

I also picked up this sad little footstool while there. It was also 25% off.

Can't you just picture it with a pretty little drop cloth slipcover?

Yesterday, my daughter and I went to a couple of thrift stores we don't get to very often.

She found this little sled for me. I also have a little thing for sleds, and this one has real metal runners.

A little Christmas in July.

I also found these two directors chairs for $4 each and then they were having  30% off  of all chairs!

That's only $2.80 each. I swear I saw a remake of directors chairs and one of the linky parties this weekend and of course now I can't find them. If any one knows where they are, send me a link. Pretty please!!

I can't wait to do a cute makeover on these!

Last, but not least, I had to show you this beautiful maple vanity and stool that I bought from another dealer a few weeks ago. As you can tell, I have already started painting the stool. It looks white in the picture, but it is actually a very pale shade of pink.  She had it for sale for a couple of months and I kept ogling it. It seems almost sinful to paint this beautiful maple, but alas, noone wanted it as it was.

So, it is getting a coat of paint and we will see if it sells all freshened up.

Thanks again for visiting. If you enjoyed this post, I would love to have you as a follower!

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New Life For A Cute Little Footstool

How sad does this little foot stool look? She was tattered and worn,

but with legs like these, she was a beauty in disguise.

I think I paid $2.99 for her at Saver's

Sorry for the quality of the picture, this was moments before painting.

I had already taken the top off and just set it back on for the pic.

Here is after two coats of paint. Again, I used my new favorite,

now discontinued Kilz Cashmere White from Walmart.

If there is any left in your WM grab it

while it is on clearance. It goes on so smooth and covers rather nicely.

I covered the top with a new layer of batting and a remnant of the same fabric I had used for a pillow for my slipcovered chair. It looks like I took this pic upside down. The poor little bird is standing on his head. Here it is with the chair I had just slipcovered. In hindsight, I would not have painted the legs on the stool if I had been thinking of these two together. I guess that is what happens when you don't plan ahead. Anyway, I think it turned out pretty cute, and they probably will sell seperately anyway. Thanks for visiting and thanks again for all of my new followers for coming back and seeing what is next from my never ending list of projects. Watch for my upcoming desk projects. I have recently picked up two new desks and can't wait to get to work on them. Linking to these parties: