Alright.
Deep breath.
I'm ready to show you my first project.
First off, do you remember last year when I re-did my table and chairs? Yeah? Well. After that I decided I needed a long, long break from spray paint, furniture, etc. I'm just not cut out to make cute and quick transformations like a lot of you crafty people.
Trust me when I say that I do cuss like a freakin' sailor when I start to have problems. Which is usually about 30 seconds in. Mostly it consists of me calling inanimate objects f-words. And other really naughty things. Mostly under my breath. It's all sort of silly, I mean, do you know how a can of spray paint or a drawer could be a whore? I don't either.
Anyprofanity. When I was done with the table and chairs I wanted to do the hutch. I don't have a nice picture of it before.
(i had yanked all the stuff off i didn't like and still didn't like it)
It's one of those fake wood thingies. Like most of my furniture because I'm too poor to afford a really nice wood one. The only nice wood furniture I have is my table and chairs. Everything else is fake, fake, fake.
I wanted to paint the hutch to match the dining set, which is actually real wood.
Well. Painting over that fake laminate stuff is not the easiest thing.
First I took these wooden dowels out of the top area where that teapot is...they were there to hold plates. I thought they looked stupid so I took em out. Then there were 4 knob thingies right below that shelf to hang coffee mugs. Also stupid. So I yanked em out.
Then my husband and I jockeyed that beast out into the garage, aka: my
Now imagine it getting tons of coats of black paint. Because I don't have any pictures of that process.
I give up on the picture taking way before I'm done.
Here it is finished and moved back into the house. For some reason when you take a picture the light gets all weird and it looks blotchy...? I don't know. But it doesn't look splotchy in real life. Swears.
And, yeah, imagine pretty stuff on there. I have some stuff to stick on it, but I haven't yet because of the other project I'm working on. I'm just so freakin' tired of projects. For the love of all things holy can I pleasebedonewithitalready??
Cursing Crafter Rating? TCC = Triple Curse Craft.
Lots of cussing but it turned out pretty well.
I'll show you parts of the other project this week...it takes a lot of small projects to equal one big re-do. Well, big for me, anyway.
Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend and didn't set yourselves on fire! Have a great Monday, since lots of you probably have it off!
37 comments:
It looks cute! Hubby wont let me paint any of the furniture :0{! I want to paint our nightstands but his Dad made them... so no way Jose'!!
All the cool kids have fake wood furniture! Seriousy...it's all the rage. You remodel look fab and I love the chalkboard paint. Someday I hope to use chalkboard paint...for something...anything, really.
All the cool kids have fake wood furniture! Seriousy...it's all the rage. You remodel look fab and I love the chalkboard paint. Someday I hope to use chalkboard paint...for something...anything, really.
Good job on the make-over. I like doing these types of projects.
I rarely complete a craft project without dropping a few cuss words and calling inanimate objects some lovely names.
Looks much better! Inanimate objects are certainly whore, and even f@ckers at times. :)
Yesterday when a kitchen knife totally attacked me and sliced my finger open, it was an MFer!!!!
Great job! I honestly can't even spray paint a piece of furniture. Why do you think I became friends with Terri? Hahaha. Kidding.
No, seriously... I'd be cussing and yelling at everything if I tried to do that.
Looks great! We have the cheap stuff too
Yeah! Looks great!!! Can't wait to see it prettied up!!
You did a great job!
That turned out GREAT!!! What an awesome idea to do the chalkboard paint!!!
Wow cool...I don't have the patience for doing things like this...I would do more than cuss at it...LOL! You are awesome!
That looks really nice. A real improvement.
Great job! Black spray paint makes everything better! I love the challkboard paint! You'll need to post a pic of it all in place with stuff on it.
:)
It's amazing what a little paint can do. Looks fab!!
Looks cute! That fake wood stuff is hard to paint over for sure!
looks great. i want another after picture with pretty stuff in it.
You are so inspiring and amazing--I have never been as brave as you. Can't wait for the rest of the story!
It looks so good Macey! Wow - that is going to look so good in your house.
I am sick of projects too. I have been working 4 days straight on them and had a meltdown with my husband tonight - lol.
Good luck with yours this week!!!
XOXO
Jen
You are now even more awesome to me. I am talentless when it comes to all things crafty and designy and ohmygosh that looks great!
Awesome! When you take on a project, you go BIG! That is such a great cabinet...
I have that EXACT cabinet! I feel a makeover coming on! Love the chalkboard paint on the window! So clever! It looks cute!
I love it!! I wish I had a place where I could destroy and redo furniture. Of course after I destroyed it, it probably would never be right again. You are very crafty and awesome.
WOW! Looks like you did a great job. I love the chalk board. Smart thinking!
That looks awesome! I have some tables that I need to redo myself, but I have no place to redo them...and I am just too lazy!
Dang girl! I think it looks fantastic! I LOVE the chalkboard paint. ;-)
macey, you kick ass!!! you did an amazing job. i love the little part on the top where you can use chalk. so creative and fun. enjoy it!
You're my hero! I never have the guts to try to refinish furniture, so I end up waiting and buying new stuff. I've probably wasted a ton of money that way. I think what you need to do is come down here for a visit, and you can help me re-do my guest room furniture. Yup. That's the solution. What? You don't want to travel down here to perform slave labor?! Fine! Whatever...
I think my computer/internet/skills aren't letting me comment on your blog. If this goes through, I'll put in a real comment.
Yay! It worked. I tried to put in like three comments yesterday and my bastardy computer was preventing it. Nice job on the furniture painting. I have lots of cabinets that need painting, but I'm not sure when that will happen. :)
BTW, I'm pretty sure all fabric store employees are taught to admonish patrons' children. It has happened to me more than once in different stores.
And, how is your little guy doing? Probably harder on mama than on him, right?
Where does this project rate on your cursing crafter scale??
Looks great! I don't remember you table/chair re-do last year. I'm off to check it out too. Are you loving it or what? Now the fun part!
That is really so very cute!!!! I don't know why I don't attempt these things. The end result is wonderful!
I'm so jealous of your motivation. All my crap is fake too.
Also...I totally heart your handwriting!
Can't wait to see more projects!
That looks awesome!!! Love the chalkboard wall. And your handwriting isn't ugly.
Well done, my dear!
Well done!
Wow! What a transformation! I love it, Mimi! Nice job!
I painted my dining room table and chairs black a few years ago. It is SO much work, but SO worth it!
ok, i think i need to get on the train and paint our dresser in our room. it's the light wood. got it in college. needs to be black. maybe after i tackled the basement...maybe. looks great!
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