This morning I woke up and had to run some errands. A trip to Walmart was on the list. Instead of indulging my longing to make unnecessary purchases, I got just what was on my list, and bought a few tubes of craft paint. Instead of buying something new, I was going to give one of my oldies a new look. For 5 dollars of paint that I can also use on future projects, I thought this was a great substitution.
I had this box that I kept under the the end table in the living room. It holds my son's books that he makes in school. I have tried on one other occasion to make it look more aged. It was an inexpensive Christmas Tree Shop buy, so I wasn't too concerned about wrecking it. I decided to try again...
This is how I started...
Then I painted all the wood black...
Then I painted it over with several coats of "barn red". Once all of the coats of paint were dry, I distressed it a little with a wood file and sandpaper...
Here is the finished product where it belongs. I think I like it. I am still studying it.
Unfortunately this did not cure my desire to shop... but for today, I am satisfied.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The other fun exciting thing I did today was open up my porch. It has been too cold to use it since October. I let the sun warm it up and once it got toasty, I tried to read on the loveseat... My children, on the otherhand, had other ideas as to what I should be doing. They followed my out there and argued with each other and sang loudly and, well, were typical kids! I didn't get much reading done. But that is besides the point... I hung out on the porch... this can only mean one thing... SPRING IS ON ITS WAY.
1 comment:
I love how your box came out, Amy. Congrats on your loan. An addition--very exciting! I had a similar afternoon with the boys--I had a plan to do a little something for me, and they had something completely different in mind. How is it that the kiddos always seem to win that battle!?
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