vintage sheet banner

I'm still in a sewing mood.  I wanted to make a springy/summery bunting made out of vintage floral sheets.

I also got out some bunnies and eggs in honor of the official first day of spring tomorrow.

keep primping and happy spring!

Spring is sure to follow

Just thinking of spring ...

{thrifted frame, spring banner by Wendy Addison}

 

keep primping,

 

a grain sack industrial stool

 

Projects have been few and far between around here as of late.  Maybe because I haven't had as much time to work on projects lately, or because it has been harder to find furniture to refinish.  So instead I have been left to redo redo's.  This stool was found at the thrift store a while ago.  I can't remember what the original color of the seat was, but I had painted it blue, and soon got bored with it.  It is made out of some sort of vinyl material that is perfect for painting.  Because I am still enamored with grain sacks, I decided to give it a little faux treatment.With a little tan and red paint, and some masking tape, I was able to complete this in a mere 20 minutes, including drying time.  I love the industrial look of the base.

I have been on the hunt for "new" old stools lately, with little luck.  Here are a few I would love to find,

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and this one is so charming in all it's rustic goodness.

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I would love to eventually have a variety of old industrial stools surrounding my island.  You've got to start somewhere--I think this is a good start.

keep primping,

a little french gray table {a redo of a redo}

If this little table looks familiar, it's because you've seen her before.

Though she was a blue/green, and not a pretty french gray.

 In fact this little table is a redo of a redo.  Here is what she looked like after the first redo, which was a fun technique to try, but it just didn't fit in with my home.  Now she does.

And because I like to call furniture with pretty legs "she" and give them a proper name, and because she is now a pretty french gray, I thought a pretty french name would be appropriate.

So, after much adieu, meet "Amelie".

I like her much more now, and she fits in a lot better now, in her little spot in the piano room.

Although this is the first time I've done a redo of a redo, I'm not promising Amelie will remain Amelie.  Just sayin'.  When you love to primp, sometimes things happen.

keep primping,

girls dresser with fabric pulls

Here is the dresser I gave a sneak peek of in my girls room makeover.

Here's what it looked like before:

I painted the dresser with "swiss coffee", and the knobs a flat black.

I loved the top knobs, but when I went to  put the longer, regular pulls back on, they just didn't look right.

Inspired by A Simply Klassic Home I used some fabric left over from a thrifted sheet to add my own pulls.

I like the combination of the vintage black knobs with the modern fabric pulls.

The pink flowers in the fabric coordinate with the pink headboard and other accents in the room.  Go here to see the entire room.

Now I just need to figure out how to add some feet to the bottom so it doesn't sit so flat on the carpet, or maybe some vintage castors--what do you think?

I distressed it quite a bit so that all the details would pop.

It's the perfect size to hold all my daughter's clothes and stuff.

I love what a little paint and primping can do, don't you?

keep primping,

metal basket turned light fixture, and a window makeover

I've been wanting to update the light fixture above

 my kitchen sink for some time now.  I finally found

 the perfect basket, purchased at a consignment

 store.

With just a little tweaking on the bottom,

we got it to fit perfectly.

Here's the before, and the fixture I have

hated for 6 years!

All we did was take the existing glass shade off and

 replace with the basket.

I also added some trim work around the window

to dress it up.

I cleared off the junk that had been accumulating

on the window ledge,

and added my pretty glass collection filled with

 pink flowers from my yard.

I love the frenchy farmhouse feel the new basket

light gives the space.

I also added a few accessories around the sink. 

See what a little {primp}ing can do for

a small space?

Much better now.

P.S. {Primp}, The Shoppe is now open!

Just wanted to let you  know I  have opened an etsy shop which includes lots of yummy farmhouse goods, and fun items I have loved or would love in my own home.  Here is a sneak peak at some of the goods:

Check out the fab etsy widget on the sidebar to see more items and to visit my shop.

My etsy name is MoshPosh because that's how I set it up years ago, and don't know how to change it. (Up until now I have only bought things on Etsy.) But I think the name actually fits the shop quite well, because I will have a mosh posh of items for you to browse.

keep primping,