Before & Afters and Other Little Projects

I've been working hard the last two weekends trying to get some projects done. My to-do list was piling up and I was starting to get overwhelmed. I'm so excited to show you what I've been doing!!!!!!

I don't have a before picture of any of these chairs, but I finally finished them to match our newly refinished farm table. I painted them, stenciled on numbers, heavily distressed them, and then used dark walnut stain for an antique glaze. 

Anderson using his chair for the first time.

My husband spotted this at Salvation Army and grabbed it for me. I was flipping through a Pottery Barn catalog recently while thinking about this shelf and what I was going to do with it.

I had a light bulb moment where I knew I wanted to add a back to it and some burlap fabric. Literally 5 seconds after I had this thought, I flipped the page in the PB catalog and saw this picture! I couldn't believe it. It was exactly what I had been thinking!

Here's what mine looks like now. I painted mine white because the wood was very dated looking.

Remember this antique sap bucket?

It's now the trashcan in our bathroom. 

These mirrors:

Now look like this:

I accidentally broke the big mirror.....oops!

This broken off box lid

Was made into a cool little sign. Can you tell I have Fall on the brain? :)

I made this star out of wood shims and painted it white.

And finally, I threw together this small vignette so that the hymnal page wreath I made is the main focus. 

These are my husband's relatives

Please let me know if you are interested in seeing tutorials on any of these projects! I would love to share them. More before & afters coming soon!!!!

I'm linking to the parties listed HERE and to:

Home Sweet Home Friday at the Charm of Home 

Savvy Southern Style
Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing Newbie Party
The House in the Roses
Between Naps on the Porch
Serenity Now
Boogieboard Cottage