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Chalkboard Banner

October 4, 2013 By stylishrevamp 4 Comments

This week we have been working on some Fall/Halloween projects. First up is our chalkboard banner for our Fall Mantle. It turned out super cute and I love how you can switch it up so easily.

Also, check out our new font on our photos for the month of October. My tech guy has been waiting and waiting to do this…so a special shout out to Gman…thanks for all our your help!

My supply list includes:

Wood plaques
Chalkboard Paint
Ribbon
Chalk
Clamps
Drill

The first thing I did was clamp the three pieces of wood together so I could drill the holes all at once. That was the easiest way to make sure the holes were all evenly spaced. Next, I lightly sprayed the wood with chalkboard paint. I did three coats. Once it was dry, I threaded a piece of ribbon through the holes. Finally, I wrote on the chalkboard.

We like how you can change it up with different ribbons or change the message. You could draw candy corns, leaves or pumpkins in the Fall. In December, you could switch the ribbon out and do a Christmas countdown. The possibilities are endless.

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Filing Cabinet Revamp

September 24, 2013 By stylishrevamp 7 Comments

We have decided to carve out some space to make a home office for me and my youngest (the one that helps me with this blog). My husband is giving up some of his space in the man cave. Once I get more of the space complete, I will share it with you.

So after he agreed to give up some space in the basement for our home office, I knew I wanted to revamp his old filing cabinet. He has had this filing cabinet for a long, long time. Every time we clean out the garage he says we can get rid of it but we never do. Now I am going to use it in my new space.

I used all my leftover primer and spray paint from previous projects. I did the base of the cabinet and the drawers in two different shades of gray. Once that dried, I added the stencil numbers and stripes in white.

This is the Before

I think it will look great in our new space. I can’t wait to get the office finished and put it to good use. Here is another photo of the filing cabinet. I think she is looking pretty good considering she has been sitting in one garage or another for over 20 years!

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Flea Market Finds

September 21, 2013 By stylishrevamp 5 Comments

Remember I told you my youngest and I went to a Flea Market, a few yard sales and a Consignment shop last weekend. We had a lot of fun even though we didn’t find a lot of stuff.

It is the thought of finding that one great thing even if it doesn’t look so great when you find it! I asked my middle son a couple of weeks ago when he was with me at The Island Home if he ever got sick of driving me all over going to my favorite spots and I just loved his answer. He said, ” No Mom, I think it is pretty neat when you see something and and tell me you have to have it and I think what does she want that_____ (insert any word that a teen might use to describe some of the things we bring home from the side of the road) for because I just don’t see it.” He then tells me that he thinks it’s pretty cool how my projects turn out! Anyway, this is the first thing I found at the Flea Market and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

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Grocery Sign

September 15, 2013 By stylishrevamp 5 Comments

I am such a huge fan of Sarah Richardson. I DVR all her shows. My all time favorite is Sarah’s Cottage. I would watch each episode over and over when we bought our Island Home. I love the Groceries sign she found while out shopping with Tommy. I finally decided to make my own version of it today.

I started off with a scrap piece of wood that I found in the garage. I had several letter from Michaels that I bought on clearance a while back. I painted the scrap would Pure White Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I painted the letters Annie Sloan’s Graphite. Once everything was dry I attached them with hot glue. Easy Project. This will look so cute in the kitchen at the Island Home. I may just have to make a quick trip tomorrow because I am missing that peaceful place. This is what I started with:

So this was my inspiration from Sarah Richardson.

Again, this is my version:

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Fall Raffia Wreath

September 14, 2013 By stylishrevamp 15 Comments

Happy Saturday! It is finally beginning to feel like Fall. The weather is gorgeous today. My youngest and I went to a flea market, yard sales and a few consignment shops. I will post my finds later on today. Right now, I am going to show you my fall wreath. I found this idea at StoneGable. I loved her Raffia Wreath so I made my own version of it.

My Supply list includes:

Straw Wreath

Floral Pins

Raffia

Hot Glue Gun

Dried Wheat

I followed the same instructions from StoneGable. Most importantly, Leave the Plastic Wrap On The Wreath! All you have to do is gather a few strands of the raffia into a bow shape and pinch it in the center and secure it to the wreath with the floral pin. Continue this process while alternating the raffia horizontally and vertically on the wreath. I would adjust mine as I went along to hide the floral pins. After I had placed several raffia bows on the wreath, I would cut the loops open. On some of the bows, I would leave a few of the loops intact. Once you have completed placing the raffia bows around the entire wreath, you can trim up the excess raffia. You will have strands kind of all over the place. Once I trimmed it up, I added some dried wheat. This wreath is a more natural looking wreath. I like how it is not all neat and orderly!

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Chair Revamp

September 10, 2013 By stylishrevamp 9 Comments

When I bought two new chairs for the kitchen table I carried the old ones upstairs and put them in the closet. They have been in that closet for 8 long months… Waiting and waiting to be revamped. I reupholstered the other four that I use in the kitchen at the Island home but for some reason I just didn’t have it in me to complete the final two. I was dreading pulling out the nailhead trim. It is so time consuming but I have to say this time around it didn’t take that long at all. Maybe that is because I snuck outside and I wasn’t disturbed by the boys needing one thing or another. Plus it was a gorgeous day. So here is the finished kitchen chair.

I think she turned out just perfect. This is exactly what I was wanting to do but it just took awhile to get started.

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DIY Headboard

September 8, 2013 By stylishrevamp 3 Comments

Another quick trip to the Island this weekend and we had some fabulous weather. I love it when it is not too hot and there is a nice breeze coming off the Bay! It is such a relaxing place to be and I am so thankful we have it!

While we were there, we did a quick DIY project. We have two beds without headboards and it has been driving me crazy. So I thought instead of ordering one and trying to figure out when it would be delivered and arrange my schedule so I could be there for the delivery…why not build my very own headboard. I love the look of Board and Batten but I am not ready to tackle an entire room. Then I thought why don’t we make a headboard using board and batten…This was our first attempt and I have to say I really love how it turned out.

Once the boards were in place, I used Valspar Pure White to paint it and the Headboard is now complete.

And this is my view from the bed…Love, Love, Love this place…

A special shout out to my personal HandyMan…Thank You BK

Kitchen Canisters

September 4, 2013 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I bought these kitchen canisters from a consignment shop about 5 years ago for a few dollars. When I picked them up, they had maple wooden tops and I knew that I would paint them. Well, I did paint them and they were fine but when we decided to redo the kitchen by painting the cabinets, the walls and the ceiling the canisters kind of got paint splatters all over them. So I decided to give them a quick update.

I started by repainting the tops again with the left over paint from my son’s headboard which you can find here.

Next, I used a Sharpie paint pen in white to write on the tops of the lids.

Such a simple and easy project for under $5 and that includes the cost of the canisters,

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Bedroom Tour

September 4, 2013 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

We made a quick trip to the island home this weekend and did some work on one of the bedrooms. It is still a work in progress but we have come a long way. This is where we are now:

On this trip, we painted the dresser with Annie Sloan Chalk paint Emperor’s Silk. It used to look like this:

now this…

I have to say that was a quick an easy process. I like the pop of color and I don’t have to hear my youngest say that I paint EVERYTHING white!

We also painted the two stools at the foot of the bed. We used the Nautical Signs. I think it looks cute. Again, adding more color!

They used to look like this:

We just taped off the nautical signs… same process as we used here.

I am still reworking the accessories. You can probably tell I keep switching out the mirrors. Once I have more time at the house I will finish off the room. I am just so, so , so excited to be rid of the blue floral wall paper. I cannot even explain the amount of wallpaper this house had when we bought it and pictures DO NOT even come close to showing you how it really looked. All I know is that I will never ever use wall paper…ever!

So this is what it used to look like…..

and now it is looking like this:

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Mini Storage Chest

August 31, 2013 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

It has been a busy week. All the boys are back in school and it is our first week without our oldest. He is away at college and I am missing him! So it has been a bit difficult to get motivated to work on projects. I thought I would ease into it with a small redo on an old storage chest. With my youngest in school, he wasn’t here to remind me to take a before shot of the chest. Sorry about that!

This is the finished chest. I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint from my left over projects (Old White). I did two coats then did a light sanding. Once it was dry I used black acrylic craft paint and stenciled on the letter K. I also use painters scotch blue tape to tape off the black trim line. Just a simple project to ease me back into the school routine. Right now I have it in my foyer in our home off the Island but I do think I will take it next time we head across the bridge.

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Chalkboard Banner

Filing Cabinet Revamp

Flea Market Finds

Grocery Sign

Fall Raffia Wreath

Chair Revamp

DIY Headboard

Kitchen Canisters

Bedroom Tour

Mini Storage Chest

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