Chalk Board Kitchen

 When we first moved into our home the kitchen cupboards were the most awful green.

I'm sorry I can't provide you with a picture of this as I was scared it may

break my camera!

I ran through countless paint ideas and in the end decided that what ever I chose

would eventually change when we re-did the kitchen, and having two step children

The thought of a chalkboard kitchen hit me!

All it took was all the doors to be removed, sanded and painted.

I didn't bother with primer because well .. the paint was black.

So here's a peek!

Pot Rack.

I hate not being able to find what I'm after in a shop!

My solution? Trash and Inspiration!

I had this an old ladder laying around off the kids old bunk beds and doing a little research I found you could make an excellent pot rack out of an old ladder. I had been sick of bending down into one of the lower cupboards for pots for a while now so when I saw this idea a little light bulb went of!

I love rustic pre-loved and reused items so .... I made my own!

To make -

Something to hang it up - I used fibre rope, chain would also work.

Hooks - To fix to ceiling.

Paint - I repainted the ladder as it was grey.

Drill - This ladder already had holes for the bunk bed but you might need a drill to make

some to affix what you want to hang it with.

Metal hooks - To hang up the pots.

Trash and Inspiration!

Pendant Light - Work in progress...

 Table Make over - Check

Decor Make over - Check

Lighting Make over ....

I found this light for $5 at the tip shop and I know it has potential!

Stay tuned to see what I come Up with!

Jar Votives

Hey All!

With the new table looking awesome I knew it was time for a table decor upgrade too.

I wanted to use some candles but I couldn't think of anything I had to put them into,

So me being me and not wanting to waste money I found some small jars.

First I soaked them and removed the sticky labels,

then dried and placed them upside down outside on some newspaper.

With some gold spray paint I had from a previous project I gave the bottoms of them a light

dusting of paint.

I also found some nice tall wine bottles and did the same to those.

End result!

Distressed Table Setting

I was sick and tired of our table looking shabby with it's dents and dings!

I thought about sanding and painting it, but whats the point with 2 kids who'll just dent and chip it again. So with a little online research I decided to rough it up a little more!

Before......

Then with some sand paper ...

and clear gloss spray enamel.

 I gave it a worn destressed look. I couldn't believe how easy it was! just rubb wear sports into the varnish and add more dents!

Using a screwdriver I removed the old staples, cut some discounted upholstery fabric

to measure the size of the old covers and using a staple

gun I put the new covers into place......

  

the old becomes new! Much easier than I had anticipated! The hardest bit was removing the old staples from the underside of the covers. The actual covering was a breeze.

Keep Posted to see what my next plan is to dress up my dining area!

TRASH AND INSPIRATION

Rubbish Night

Hey Guys!!

You wouldn’t think heavy rubbish collection night would be fun would you?

It is when you go for a drive and have a bit of a pick around!

My wonderful hubby found this old, I suppose you would call it a magazine rack?, out on the street waiting for collection the next day. He said as soon as he saw it he thought I’d love to do something with it so I did!

   

  FIRST I gave it a wash, let it dry, then gave it a light sand to remove any loose rust and dirt.

Next  I chose some beige coloured enamel spray paint which I bought for $3 Aus from a discount store,

(It used 2 tins of beige paint in total.)

    This is after just one coat, I used fairly light coats to save drying time

and the chance of it running.

 

Three coats later and this is how it turned out.

I decided it looked a little too new so I took to it with some sand paper to rough it up a bit and give it a shabby chic feel.

Final product ......

I wasn’t sure waht to do with it at first but then a remembered the kids needed some thing for thair bath toys so…

 A bit of trash and a little inspiration!