Revamped Dining Table and Chairs

 

I've been a bit MIA lately.

Super. Duper. Busy...

 

You may remember I closed my resale store the end of June.

Since then I have been selling my Funky (repurposed ) Furniture at a local store.

Several friends and previous customers had been after me to have a sale here in the Trailerhood .

Since we were taking our annual girl's weekend and I wanted a little extra cash ,

I decided to have one last week .

 

Of course , it wasn't that easy.

I'm way too detail oriented...

So Hubs had to help me fix up a spot in the shed ( I'll post pics when it looks like I REALLY want it to) and then I had to get busy on the stack of projects that had been piling up over the summer.

 

This first one I did was the one that had been bugging me all summer.

 

It was taking up way too much room in my shed.

I was VERY happy with the way it turned out !

 

The table started out like this ,

It was very sturdy , just needed a little TLC.

 

I had found this set of 6 chairs ,

Awesome arms , huh ?

 

I thought they would make a happy family.

 

Sooo...

I united them with some black paint.

 

 

I prefer to spray paint my projects,

but I knew this table would get used by whoever bought it ,

so I wanted the finish to be really durable and scrub-able.

So Hubs brushed on the first two coats.

 

The reason I don't like to paint with a brush -

brush stokes ... HATE them !

 

Then , I gave it two more coats with this little mini roller I have.

Then  I was happy.

 

The chairs got sprayed and covered in this fabulous paisley fabric .

 

 

I'm so happy this project is done and out of my shed.

And VERY happy with the out come .

This set actually sold BEFORE the sale !

 

Of course , I had to do a bunch of Funky Furniture projects too...

 

 

It was a great sale.
I almost sold out !

I'm  having another one in a couple weeks ...

I better get painting !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless ( almost) Wednesday with Addie ....

My chair obsession continues...

in the garden.

 

 

 

 

 

With the drought this summer,

the succulents did the best by far ...

 

 

 

Volunteer sunflower...

thanks birdies.

 

Happy Wordless ( almost ) Wednesday :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite quotes from a blogger was ,

"white spray paint is the botox of design "

And I completely agree.

However , I would change that to just spray paint .

Any spray paint , any color.

 

Nothing can take something out of date and dingy and turn it into something beautiful and useful again like a can of spray paint !

 

For instance,

this old iron plant stand.

Popular in the late 70's early 80's.

Who's Mom or grandma doesn't have one of these hanging around.

 

 

 

 

With a face lift of Rustoleum 2X in Aqua

 

Much more fun huh ?

 

 

 

If you have been read my blog before ,

you know I will spray paint anything .

Some things multiple times.

 

Like Addie's steps,

the first time I painted them in Key Lime,

 

they were just a little too lime...

So, they became Fire Orange

 

My new favorite Rustoleum color !

 

Or this Goodwill lamp ,

 

 

I don't remember what color it was originally ,

but I sprayed it red for my bedroom'

then decided it needed a new home in the living room.

 I was trying to inject a little color in my too neutral room.

This color is called Eden and it's my new favorite shade of green.

I covered the lampshade with burlap and

WAALAA !

A brand new lamp !

 

I used it on this baker's rack also .

 I picked it up for FREE on the curbside :)

 

Isn't it great?

AND it was FREE !

 

 

It was missing the top ,

so Hub cut a piece of left over counter top to fit .

Perfect !

 

And my last makeover to share ,

 

 

These maple end tables with a faux marble top.

 ( I think Formica of some sort )

 

 

Don't they look much happier Fire Orange?

I even used the same hardware,

just touched it up with a Flat Black.

 

Side note :

These tables and some of my other Funky Furniture pieces are for sale and can be found at

Market 124.

 

I must say , I have found a few things that couldn't even be saved with spray paint,

but not too many  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once in a Blue Moon

 

In honor of Friday's Full Moon,

which is a Blue Moon , by the way.

 

I decide to post an update on my Moon Garden.

I had some girlfriends over for a Wine and Cupcake party recently,

and my friend Leann said , this doesn't look anything like it did on your blog.

Well...

that's cause I posted that in the spring and it is now August.

So...

this is what it looks like now.

 

 

You can hardly see the wine bottles in the background.

The Moonflower Vine has taken OVER !

 

 

Garden chair ....

 

 

My Datura ,

with many , many buds...

Alas...

they open at night and I have not been able to capture a good enough picture :(

 

 

My Hydrangea are turning pink ...

 

 

They started out white.

I can't believe how much they grew this year considering our lack of rainfall.

 

 

A great container garden combo.

I really expected the elephant ears to get taller though...

 

Not sure where the phrase Blue Moon comes from ?

You can find out all about it here .

 

I hope you are able to get out and enjoy the beauty of the Blue Moon !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruschetta ( Trailerhood Version )

I mentioned the other day on FB ,that I had Bruschetta for lunch.

Trailerhood Bruschetta...

 

It is one of my go-to lunches when I am home by myself.

( if Hubs was here ,there would have to be more to lunch... )

Well... it is usually considered an appetizer.

 

Anyway...

I love Bruschetta and try it at most restaurants that offer it.

So light and yummy .

Perfect for a light lunch.

 

I start with some crusty bread .

I picked up a great baguette at Trader Joe's a few weeks ago with bruschetta in mind

and stuck it in the freezer.

 

Side note :

I do NOT live close to Trader Joe's :(

Remember , I live in the boonies...

But it is one of my FAVORITE stores to browse.

What is not to love ?

Cheap wine , fresh flowers ( also cheap ) , a great foods .

( foods not easily or inexpensively found in the boonies )

If I live close to Trader Joe's ,

I'd live on bread and cheese and cheap wine

and ALWAYS have fresh flowers on the table !

( Hubs probably wouldn't agree with that , but oh well... )

 

Anyway...

Back to Trailerhood Brushetta...

 

I have some beautiful , beautiful Roma tomatoes in my little garden.

So..

I chopped some up .

 

 

Then I added some of these fabulous little orange cherry tomatoes.

( I think they are Golden Jubilee , not 100% sure )

 

 

a little chopped onion and basil...

 

Notice , no measurements ?

That's how I role here in the 'Hood.

 

Mix it all together .

Sometimes I add a little olive oil but I didn't this time.

Why?

 

 

Cause this time I spread cream cheese on the wonderful crusty bread.

If you don't like cream cheese,

 (#1 you're crazy , we in the 'Hood think it's a food group all it's own )

I would add a little olive oil.

Some fresh garlic is great too.

Just didn't have any on hand.

 

Next,

top the crusty bread with with the tomato mixture.

 

 

Top that with some freshly grated Parmesan or mozzarella cheese.

( or shredded in the package , which is a bit easier ).

 

put in a pre-heated oven ( 350 ) for 5 minutes or so ,

depending on how crunchy you want your bread.

 

This also works well as an appetizer with either red or white wine.

I love it with a Pinot Grigio , but it would go just as well with Pint Noir.

( in my NON-expert opinion )

 

Super simple.

Simply DELISH.

And a little classy, don't you think ?

 

 

If you try it and enjoy it ,

let me know.

Or if you have your own variation , I'd love to hear it !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saying Goodbye to the Dairy Farm

Have I mentioned before that I once lived on a Dairy Farm ?

I did.

For the first 10 years of my marriage we had a dairy farm.

All of my children were born there.

But we have actually lived there on and off for 29 years.

A few years ago my son and his family ( Addie was just a new baby ) bought it and moved there.

And a few weeks ago they sold it.

 

Farming has changed SO much in 29 years...

We had a small dairy .

32 cows ( later expanded to 40 )

Tiny compared to what is even  considered small these days.

The Hubs hated milking.

But it was a good living and provided us with enough money to expand our property to what we have today.

 

But times have changed.

Inputs are high , milk prices are low.

Even with Sarah working full time and Dan working in town part time,

it just wasn't working.

 

The good thing ,

land prices are at an all time high.

They were able to sell the farm , get out from under and buy a house in town.

Addie will move to her new house this weekend.

And I am so excited.

 

You would think I would be sad , but I'm not.

I am however a little nostalgic ( but I'm nostalgic a lot ).

 I have great memories of my children growing up there.

Jumping from hay bale to hay bale...

Swimming in mud puddles...

Running laps in the barn while the cows were eating...

Proms and graduations...

 

Last night at supper , we were talking about all that still needed to be done before the move.

The lawn really needed to be mowed.

So I said I would do it.

( I really do enjoy mowing , weird huh ? )

Dan said I had to use my little Snapper.

( I've always had a small Snapper rider and for some reason the family thinks that is hilarious )

And I said , of course , as long as you ride in the coaster wagon behind !

(I always put the coaster wagon on behind my mower with the kids in it . I know , I know , I have NO idea how they survived to adulthood. But I always knew where they were.  )

 

Anyway....

After 29 years , I mowed the lawn at the Dairy Farm for the last time.

 

 

One of my favorite things about the Dairy Farm has always been this rock wall.

I spans the whole front yard .

It was built before the road was even paved.

You can't really tell from the picture , but it had to be taken a part and moved in sections when the road was paved.

 

 

When we moved here there was a remnant of a rock wall on the right side of the barn.

Hollyhocks grew a long the front.

But sadly we had a hired hand that was opposed to hollyhocks and they disappeared.

 

 

This one made me a little weepy.

When we moved to the farm , this pine tree was the size of the small one in front of it.

That was long ago

or feels like it anyway.

 

 

Goodbye Dairy Farm.....

 

Change is always hard...

 

 

 

 

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