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A Round-Up of my Favorite Goodwill and Thrifted Treasures

March 4, 2018 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It is no secret that I am obsessed with Goodwill and thrift shopping.  So much so that for my birthday, my husband asked me what I wanted and my response was nothing but silence from him when I carried in my hauls from Goodwill.  A few days later, I had to clarify that his agreement to this request was not just for the day of my birthday but for a lifetime. I think it was a win/win for both of us! I am also keeping up my end of the deal that when something new comes in something old must leave the house…I always drop something off at Goodwill, even if it’s someone else’s belongings!

Goodwill Favorites

There are so many things that I adore about Goodwill and thrift shopping.  I love looking through all the discarded items that were once loved by someone else.  I enjoy thinking about how they were once used.  I like that the inventory is constantly changing. The deals are incredible and I like finding one of a kind items.  I also like finding items that appear to be past their prime and breathing new life into them.  I always get that spark of excitement when I pull into the lot, eager to see what is waiting to be found.

I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of some of my favorite treasures and how I incorporated them into our home.

Pottery Barn desk chair found at Goodwill

This is my most recent Goodwill treasure.  I paid a whopping $15 for this Pottery Barn desk chair.  It is in great shape, just a few nicks and scratches on the wood frame. If you look above the piano, you can see another thrift store favorite.  This shelf which is actually from an old buffet side table is flipped upside down. I think we paid $10 for it years ago.

Goodwill creamy ivory, soft, crocheted throw

The crocheted soft, creamy throw comes for Goodwill for the bargain price of $2.  I always look for crocheted throws or embroidery linens. I just toss them into to the washing machine the minute I get home!

Decorating my Billy Bookcase with Thrifted finds

The mirror and the weather vane came from Goodwill and the green metal letter came from our local Barn Show which carries vintage and handmade items.

Poems from Shakespeare and Company in black iron frame

These black iron frames are reminiscent of something from the Magnolia line from Joanna Gaines. I added them to the shelves in my sitting room which you can read more about here.

Goodwill Candle Holder

I picked up two of these little candle holders for $2 and added them to my DIY shelves in my sitting room as well.

DIY shelves and a Goodwill Makeover

You can see the Goodwill finds here on my DIY shelves.  The cabinet is a $40 Goodwill find.  You can read more about it here.

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All of my white dishes and pottery come from Goodwill.  I use it to decorate my buffet and shelves and all my glass front cabinets in the kitchen. I have found some great pieces of white ironstone.

Decorating with Goodwill Treasures

Pinecone brass candle holders

Metal Golden Floral Candle Holder

Thrift Shop Candle Holder

Decorative Brass CandleHolder

Obviously, I have a little obsession with candle holders.  I have more but won’t share them all today.

Ladders and Lighting

Still one of my favorites…the teak boat ladder was a yard sale find.  Speaking of ladders, I bought a 10 foot vintage ladder which is still sitting at the store because it wouldn’t fit in my car! Yikes, I need to pick it up this week. I hope it is a glorious as I remember it to be! I will share it when and if I get it home.

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I still adore this golden beauty.  I have a ton of golden thrifted lovelies.  You can search “gold” in my search bar and look up more of my favorites.  I kind of went on a gold binge for a while.  I tend to get hooked on something and shop it like crazy, hence all the candle holders, gold items, mirrors, letters, the list goes on and on.  You get my point!

 

Christmas Mantel with pops of red

Excuse the Christmas photo but I love this picture with my yard sale chippy white frames! Yep, love them. If you got this far, thank you for sticking it out! I have sooooo many more goodies to share but I get the feeling we are all on overload!  Stay tuned for another post later this week where I will share some more of my favorite cheap treats!

Until Next Time,

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My Christmas Home 2017

December 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Here we are again.  Two and a half shopping days left until Christmas.  I am so happy that I am done and completely wrapped!  Today the hubs and I went to the mall and it felt so good to be able to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the other shoppers without any stress on us. We enjoyed a nice leisurely lunch, picked up a few odds and ends and came home. I actually like to shop for others and I tend to do it year round.  When I see something I think someone would enjoy, I pick it up and keep it hidden until Christmas. I also keep a running list of what I have purchased throughout the year in my journal.  Next year, I am going to wrap it when I buy it or so I tell myself!

Now on to the last tour of My Christmas Home. I hope you enjoy.  Today I will share our foyer and my home office.

My Christmas foyer with garland draping the front door and Santa there to greet you as you enter.

My front door wrapped in garland and lights.

These two tables flank the front door which is draped in garland. The gold bowl on the table is filled with vintage milk glass Christmas light bulbs and the Nutcracker is at least 25 years old, another oldie but a favorite.

Decorating for Christmas using Vintage Items

Decorating for Christmas with a vintage demijohn bottle

I picked up this vintage demijohns bottle at our local vintage/ antique Fair.  I usually have two feather trees on the foyer table but I wanted to do something different.  I sprayed some branches with white paint and added glittered snow while the paint was wet.  I then hung our personalized snowmen ornaments on the branches.  I have a personalized ornament for each family member and extended family member. I got this idea from my friend’s mom.  Her little tree was so adorable and I loved the idea and have been doing it ever since.  My mom started me off with my first three ornaments with our boys name on it.  Hallmark used to carry the snowmen ornaments but they haven’t had them in years so I search ebay whenever I need to add another new family member.

If you look closely at the banister, you can see another favorite of mine.  My mom bought me this Santa when I first got married.   Now he sits on the banister, he is one of the first things you see as you enter out foyer.  If I remember I will post a close up of him on instagram.

My Christmas Home

Banisters draped in garland with DIY Reindeers waiting for takeoff.

If you look in the right hand corner of the photo, you can see the DIY reindeer my dad made for me when I first moved out of my parents home into my first apartment. When my middle son was little he would climb on them to see if he could make them fly.  I miss those days!

I only took a few photos of my office.  It pretty much remains the same each year but I took photos of the new additions.

My home office decorated with a DIY flocked pencil Christmas tree

The pencil tree is the same one I used last year.  I bought it at Micheals for a steal.  It wasn’t the prettiest tree I have ever seen but I wanted something skinny and cheap!  This year I flocked it and I think it’s an improvement.  Although, I didn’t follow the directions for the flock, it turned out pretty well.  You were supposed to wet the tree and gently sift the snow while spraying  more water as the snow was falling.  I did that in the beginning but that grew old quickly. I did spray water on the tree then I tossed the snow in a thicker application followed by more water. Patience is not something I am very good with apparently.  I let this dry for several days before I attempted to carry it upstairs into my office. Yep, you read that correctly, I did this all inside.  In my defense, I did put a tarp down first!  Lastly, I cut up a feather boa from the craft store and placed the pieces on the branches for a snowy look and added some red berries.

Decorating my home office with Christmas throws and pillows

I added a few new Christmas throws and pillows to add a bit of brightness and cheer.  The other new item I bought was this fabulous green metal K.

Decorating my Billy Bookcase for Christmas

That wraps up the tour of My Christmas Home.  I truly love decorating for the Holiday Season and creating new memories with friends and family.  I hope you and your family enjoy the Holiday Season and Have a Merry Christmas!

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Cozy Christmas Home Tour

December 21, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Hi everyone! I am back to share another peek into our Christmas Home.  Other than the kitchen, the rooms I am sharing are where I spend most of my time.  Today, you will see our sunroom and our sitting room off of the master bedroom. The sitting room is the coziest room in the house. Even though it is small, I love having a Christmas tree in here.   So let’s get started in the sitting room.

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

sitting room off the master bedroom dressed for Christmas

Christmas in the sitting room.

My mantle dressed for Christmas using a vintage feeder and DIY letters.

I love the vintage feeder. I added some greenery and the red letters to add a pop of color.

DIY wood Christmas sign

DIY wood Christmas sign

I love this sign above the bed! You can see how I made it here and here.  The process is the same.

I didn’t get around to sharing the faux fireplace my husband built for our youngest but I wanted to show you how cute it is decked out for Christmas.  I will post the design and build in a separate post.

Faux fireplace in our son's room

(look at the wooden figure dabbing)

Cozy Christmas Home Tour

Next, I will show you the sunroom.  This is where we hang out the most but Santa leaves the gifts under the tree in the Family room which you can see here.

Flocked Christmas Tree from Walmart

I ordered this tree from Walmart.  It is heavily flocked and kind of sparse looking which I adore. I forgot to mention but the tree in the sitting room is also from Walmart.  Both of them were CHEAP!

Mini Christmas tree with a vintage table cloth for a tree skirt

A few years back my husband came home with a little table top tree and we have continued with that tradition.  I think it is so cute.  The tree skirt is actually a vintage table-cloth that I picked up in Florida several years ago.  It reminds me of one my mom used to have. I think decorating for Christmas brings back so many happy memories and that’s why I enjoy it so much.

You can see a glimpse into my office and the foyer in the picture above.  My goal for tomorrow is to do a final Christmas Tour which will include my office and the foyer.  I finished my baking again today since someone pretty much wiped out everything I have baked up until this point and I have already decided I am on a break from the gym until January so I should be able to do a final post.  I say should just in case I get sucked into the Hallmark Channel again.

Until Next Time,

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Christmas Home Tour part 2

December 19, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Yes, this was supposed to go up on Sunday but I am truly obsessed with the Hallmark Channel at the moment.  I cannot get enough of it hence the late post and now the need to double up on the rest of my room tours.  So today will be both the kitchen and the dining room Christmas tours.  On a positive note, most of my wrapping is done as well as my baking!

O.k. let’s get started in the kitchen.  Most of my kitchen has remained the same with just a few new items to share.

My white kitchen decked out for Christmas with pops of red.

Christmas Tree with Tree Collar

The banner hanging in the window is new this year.  I picked it up at our local barn show.  It is reminiscent of a vintage banner that’s why I love it.

I love my husband's vintage red truck decked out for the holidays.

My husband’s red truck is an oldie but a favorite, especially with the wreath on the bumper and a Christmas tree in the back of the truck.

Goodwill finds and a little something vintage

This little ceramic camper is new for this years decor.  I picked it up at Goodwill last year after Christmas.  I adore this piece and it will always remind me of the sweet woman that bought it for me. I was strolling around Goodwill after Christmas last year and they had several pretty Santa mugs and these little campers.  So I was scooping them up and putting them in my cart and when the sweetest woman came up to me and we starting chatting about what I was going to do with them.  I told her I would keep a few for myself and the rest I would fill with candy,  it would make a great hostess or teacher gift. So she started loading her cart up and thanked me for the idea. When I went to pay, the kind woman had already paid for my purchases and had already left.

The Santa beside the camper is a vintage napkin holder that I have had for a while. I picked it up at our local antique shop.

Christmas Kitchen with Pops of Red

Christmas Home Tour

Ok, now onto the dining room.  We will have our Christmas Eve dinner in here as well as our Christmas Day Brunch.

A dining room dressed for Christmas.

I absolutely love all the pops of red this year in our Christmas decor.

A dough bowl filled with greenery and shiny gold Christmas ornaments for a simple centerpiece.

I will set the dining room table on the 23rd for our Christmas Eve dinner.  I will do an instagram story of the table once it’s complete. I picked up some new napkins on etsy that are super cute. I will probably use my vintage Christmas Ironstone for Brunch and my holly china on Christmas Eve.

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas DIY sign in the dining room.

I made this sign last year.  You can read about it here.

Tomorrow, if I don’t get sucked into the Hallmark Channel again, I will do a post on a few more rooms.  Hopefully, I will be caught up before Christmas Eve.  Thanks for stopping by…

Until Next Time,

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Welcome to Our Home – Christmas 2017 Home Tour

December 10, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to our 2017 Christmas Home Tour.  Today I am sharing our family room that is all decked out for the holidays.  This room completely transforms at Christmastime.  It just feels much more cozy.  So much so that  I was snuggled up under my Christmas throw watching Christmas Hallmark movies and napping all day long in here!  It was such a good day! This is truly such a magical time of the year and I enjoy every single thing about it.

This post is picture heavy and word lite.  So sit back and enjoy our 2017 Christmas Family Room Home Tour.

Christmas Home Tour 2017

2017 Christmas Mantel

I added pops of red to our Christmas decor this year.  I am loving the addition of the red pom-pom garland on the mantle,  I picked this up at HomeGoods a few weeks ago.

Family Room Christmas Tour 2017

Christmas Home Tour 2017

I added little pops of red through out each room with throws, pillows and bows. I like the festive touch it adds to each space.

Decorating with Christmas Throws and Pillows

Grey Family Room with Pops of Christmas Red

Christmas Home Tour 2017

It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas copy

View into the Kitchen from the Family Room

Here is a view into the kitchen.  I will be sharing our Christmas Kitchen later in the week so be sure to come back and check it out.

Until Next Time,

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What’s In Your Toolbox?

October 29, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I know Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet and I am already thinking about Christmas.  To me, it is never too early to be thinking of great gift ideas.   With the holidays approaching rather quickly, I thought it might be fun to share What’s in my Toolbox.  I love when my husband buys me new tools to add to my toolbox.  Last year for Christmas, he bought me a new portable workbench and some tools and I felt like the luckiest girl ever!

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What’s in your Toolbox?

I think I will start with my all time favorite tool,  a true renovators’ essential.

Ryobi AirStrike Brad Nailer

(Ryobi Cordless Brad Nailer)

Renovators’ Essentials

This tool has made so many projects around our home much easier and less time-consuming.  I like that it is cordless which takes the hassle out of maneuvering a cord around with you. We have used it to install our wainscoting, the IKEA Billy Bookcase, and my Ikea Pax Wardrobe.  I also used it to build my shelving in the bedroom as well as the shiplap above the fireplace. I could not possibly be more please with this tool.  When I am done, I pull the battery out and place it in the charger.

The next thing in my toolbox is my cordless drill.  I think everyone needs a good cordless drill, they are so much easier than using a set of screwdrivers which I used to do and it was exhausting!  Lately I have been collecting extra drill bits to add to my toolbox as well.

Rigid Rechargeable Drill with several different brand drill bits

In my toolbox,  you will also find the Ryobi cordless circular saw which uses the same battery as my Brad Nailer making it very convenient!  I use my circular saw when I need to make a quick cut on a piece of wood and I don’t want to pull out my table saw.  In a few weeks, I will share with you my new Christmas sign I made.  I used the circular saw to cut my wood down to the perfect size.

Ryobi Circular Saw

The last tool that I am sharing today would be my hand sander by….I have to say that sanding is one of my least favorite parts of any furniture revamp so having a good sander helps make this process easier and far less tedious!

Ryobi Electric Hand Sander

What’s in your Toolbox?

I shared only four of my favorite tools from my toolbox but there are so many other options for gift giving.  I like the idea of buying a toolbox and filling it with the essentials. I remember when I  moved out into my first apartment, my dad gave me a starter toolbox,  I loved that he did that for me. He filled it with a hammer, tape measure, screwdrivers, picture hanging supplies, nails and a few other essentials.  My husband did the same thing for our boys.  Today, there are so many great options from the little starter toolbox to the rolling stackable toolboxes.  Wayfair has a great selection of toolboxes to choose from if you are just beginning or want a major upgrade.  I am obsessing over the pink Steel Toolbox and the Hat Box Tool Box. So cute! Ok so these are just two of my favorites click here and check out the rest.

I hope I have given you a few ideas to kick of your Holiday shopping if you haven’t started already.  Don’t worry you still have 57 more days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

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How to Create a Cozy Fall Home Using Pops of Orange

October 22, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing my simple Fall Home Tour.  I say simple because I added only a few pops of orange to create a cozy fall home.  Last year I wanted to jump on the bandwagon and paint all of my Fall/Halloween decorations white and I am so happy that I didn’t do that.  I was thinking that my orange pumpkins were dated and they might be but the memories they hold outweigh the white pumpkin trend/phase any day… to me any ways!

So Welcome to my Fall Home Tour 2017 with pops of orange!

Fall Home Tour 2017

I think we will start in the Family Room.  I added orange pillows which really pop off of my grey sofa and leather chair.  I also added an orange and cream check throw.  A few pumpkins and a leafy garland and that’s it. Easy Peasy!

Family Room with pops of orange

Decorating for Fall with my favorite faux pumpkin

This is my all time favorite Fall decoration.  I remember the day we bought it.  The older two boys were about 2 and 3 years old and each year I would let them choose a new decorations and they chose this pumpkin.  At night when it is lit, it is so pretty.

Fall Home Tour in the Kitchen

In the kitchen, I sprinkled some mini pumpkins in my potted plants to carry the orange theme through.

Olive tree with a mini pumpkin garden

On the cooktop mantel, I used my youngest son’s toilet paper pumpkin he made back in preschool.  It’s another thing I pull out each year.  I also added a stuffed pumpkin to the wreath.

Fall Kitchen

If you look closely, you can see my cookbook is turned to a pumpkin page.  It is one of Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks. I love her books.  It’s like reading a good story.

Pumpkin Fairy nestled in a wreath

I tucked a pumpkins fairy into a wreath and added more mini pumpkins to my candlesticks.  Back in the day, I used to decorate a tree with orange lights and added all these mini pumpkins.  The tree is long gone and I almost donated the mini pumpkins to Goodwill but decided to scatter them around.  It was such a last minute and random idea but I love it!

Fall Kitchen Island at nighttime

(Here is a view of my kitchen Island at night.  Look in the back ground and you can see my favorite pumpkin lit up)

In the Dining Room, I added some gourds to my dough bowl and scattered more mini pumpkins around.

Decorating the Dining Room for Fall with Gourds

Mini Pumpkins in a painted terra cotta pot

Another mini pumpkin in my office…

Mini Pumpkin in my office

and some older and sentimental decorations…

Halloween witch and Five little pumpkins sitting on a fence

(Another preschool favorite…five little pumpkins sitting on a fence.)  It brings back such great memories.

So sometimes it’s nice  not be on trend.  I am glad I followed my instincts and kept all of my old Fall/Halloween decorations orange and stepped away for the white paint can!

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Until Next Time,

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Fixer Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

October 12, 2017 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

I am so excited to finally reveal our newly updated Master Bedroom.  This has been months in the making!  I shared bits and pieces of the progress a few months back here and here but today I am sharing a quick video…my first ever!

One of our goals for 2017, which I shared here, was to add hardwood floors upstairs. Well, we finally did it.  The floors were installed in early September and last week the final paint touch ups were completed.  I am so happy we made the move from carpeting upstairs to wood floors.   I liked having the carpet when the boys were little and we didn’t have a puppy running around  but I absolutely love the wood floors!  Enjoy my first video and we will chat about the details after!

Fixer-Upper Style Master Bedroom Reveal

 

I am loving the transformation.  The hardwood floors make all the difference in the world!  We matched them with the downstairs  flooring which is a 5 inch hand scraped hickory. The hickory is a very warm tone which keep the wood from appearing too cold.

Master bedroom reveal and a fixer upper style shelf

Here’s a quick rundown of everything we did.

  • added hardwood
  • built a shelf using a 2×10 stained to match vintage chest at foot of the bed.  Shelf is attached using Simpson Strong Ties from Home Depot which I sprayed black
  • new gun-metal bed found at a local consignment shop
  • painted dresser, night stands, mirrors and lamps with Amy Howard One Step Paint
  • added an area rug from IKEA
  • hung wall sconces from Wayfair

I got the idea of the shelf above the bed from an episode of… you guessed it …The Fixer Upper.  It was the on season 4 episode 16.  As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to do my version of it above our bed.  Such an easy projects with a big impact.  I did something similar in the sitting room.

Master Bedroom Reveal

Master bedroom reveal with Hardwood flooring and Fixer Upper Style

The area rug is from IKEA.  This is actually two area rug that I placed together.  I used the recommended rug pad from IKEA which feels a bit tacky/sticky and it keeps the two rugs together and stays in place.

Sitting Room with Fixer Upper Shiplap and new Hardwood flooring

I shared the sitting room before but I wanted you to see the difference the hard wood makes in here.  EEK, I LOVE IT! The chairs are the same ones I bought when I was pregnant with my first boys.  I had them reupholstered.  They are in fantastic shape and are super comfy.  I added the same IKEA rug in here to help keep the two room cohesive. I also added the ottoman from IKEA ektorp series. You can see a small stand on the fireplace hearth…a GoodWill find.  This is kind of  totally my space!

My slipcovered chairs and painted Amy Howard lamp

(reupholstered chairs with pillow and throw from TJ Maxx…and Charlie)

GoodWill credenza and DIY Shelving

I love this credenza I bought from Goodwill for $40.  I gave it a quick coat of paint and added my DIY shelves above it.  Almost everything on the shelves are treasures I found at Goodwill.

I hope you enjoyed my Master Bedroom Reveal and my first ever video.

Until Next Time,

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Revamping my Closet with the IKEA Pax Wardrobe

October 1, 2017 By stylishrevamp 21 Comments

Yessss, I’m back! I took a little blogging break over the summer and enjoyed lazy days by the pool and some fun and adventurous travels as well. But now I am ready to share an exciting new makeover.  We had several big projects in the works and the first one I am going to share is my closet revamp using the IKEA Pax Wardrobe.  Yep another IKEA hack!

Buikt-In IKEA Pax Hack

Here it is…I love it.  I find myself just walking in the closet multiple times a day just to enjoy the sight of it.  I still cannot believe the transformation!

IKEA Pax Wardrobe

I love everything about it.  To me it is fabulous, organized and just gorgeous! Now that you’ve seen the beauty…here is the beast we started with.

closet before the IKEA Pax revamp

The first thing we did was rip out the shelving unit and the shoe rack so the hardwood would go wall to wall (another post is coming soon about the new hardwoods) Then I began the process of clearing out the closet.  As much work as it was, I loved going through everything and getting rid of what I no longer wanted or needed. Well, I didn’t love it as I was doing it but it felt great to purge, especially when I was finished. I made several trips to GoodWill.

before shot of my closet

Closet makeover with IKEA Pax

Here’s a run down of what we did.  We went to IKEA to look at the Pax Wardrobe and get a feel for what we wanted to do.  I am not going to lie, it was a bit overwhelming.  We ended up going back the next day and worked with a sales representative that was able to design our layout on the computer with all the accessories. You can also do this on your own at home. Once we were satisfied with the overall layout and design, she printed off the entire packet which included a layout and all the pieces we needed to buy. That made it so much easier to pick up all the boxes we needed.  Here are a few pictures of the computer renderings of the new closet design.

IKEA PAX Wardrobe Planner

IKEA PAX WARDROBE PLANNER

Pax Planner for my new closet

IKEA Pax Wardrobe planner Top View

IKEA Pax Wardrobe

O.K. I am going to be honest here.  This is about the point I fizzled out.  We had been under construction with the wood floors for about a week but leading up to that I had been clearing out all of our closets and linen closets to prep for the flooring and I was done! To make matters worse, I had given up sugar and I was basically zapped, finished and of very little help!  My hubs gets all the credit for the finished product! I didn’t leaving him completely hanging, I helped out a wee bit when needed!

He wanted to trim the wardrobes out with baseboard and decorative moulding between each wardrobe unit.  He used the same concept that he used on the IKEA Billy Bookcase which you can read about here.  I love the look of the wardrobes with the trim and moulding. It finishes the look off completely. Eek, I am so happy with my new closet!

Built-in Ikea Pax Wardrobe

IKEA PAX Corner Cabinet

IKEA Pax with Pull-out pant hanger

There are so many options and accessories with the Pax Wardrobe. We chose both glass front and solid drawers, pants pull out hanger,  valet hanger, wire baskets, pull-out tray,  pull-out clothes rail, and a pull- out rack for scarves and belts.  I am absolutely thrilled with the outcome of this makeover and my hubs gets all the credit on this one!

In the next few days, I will post about the new floors and my bedroom makeover as well!

Until Next Time,

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A Quick Review of Amy Howard At Home Paint

July 1, 2017 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

A few months back, my husband went out-of-town on a quick golf trip.  I knew my time was limited and I had to hustle to complete the master bedroom revamp before he returned from his trip.  The quickest way to revamp any space is with paint. So today I am sharing a quick review on Amy Howard At Home Paint.  Hint, hint, I love it!

A quick review of Amy Howard at home paint

When my husband left for his golf trip, I knew I had exactly 4 days to paint 6 pieces of furniture, put together a new to us bed, build and install a shelf and put the room back together. I thought the easiest way to get this done was to use chalk paint but the store that sells Annie Sloan chalk paint near me was not open and I knew time was of the essence here.  Sometimes I will make my own chalk paint so I headed to Ace Hardware to pick out some paint colors when I stumbled upon the Amy Howard At Home One Step Paint.  At first I thought, should I even attempt something new when I had very little time to pull this together, what if it was difficult to use? Oh, but they had the perfect color, exactly what I was looking for a perfect grey called Atelier and of course the basic black. I picked up the sample size pots of these two colors. I thought if it’s hard to work with, I can use it for painting accessory pieces and just make my own tried and true chalk paint.

The first piece I started with was my nightstand.  I wanted to paint it black.  I set the small jar of paint upside down (the sales associate told me to do this) in my sink while I cleaned my nightstand. I was painting all of this furniture in my bedroom because there was no way I could move all of the furniture downstairs into the garage and back up by myself.  Surprisingly, I did not even notice any odor to the paint.  Once the furniture was clean and completely dry, I started painting and was shocked! It was super smooth and creamy and absolutely the easiest paint to work with…ever!  From start to finish it took less than 30 minutes to do the entire piece. It really is just that easy.  One step does not necessarily mean one coat, however that was the case with the black paint.

Nightstand painted with Amy Howard Paint basic black

A Quick Review of Amy Howard At Home Paint

The coverage was amazing. I did notice that the black required only one coat whereas the Atelier required two and I wiped some of the paint off so I could see the original stain peeking through. Once I realized how easy the Amy Howard at Home Paint was to use, I was ecstatic! I knew I would be able to paint all of the furniture and pull my vision together in time to surprise my husband.  Do you like how I said surprise him? Yes, well I knew if he were here he would probably freak that I was painting the bedroom furniture.  I have never liked the stain on the furniture. It looked too orange to me but when we bought it I was days away from giving birth to our firstborn and it was the only furniture that could be delivered on time before the baby arrived and I was nesting and just needed it done. So yes, it was a surprise to him but sometimes it’s easier to not let him see the messy in between a project!

After the nightstand was done in such a short period of time, I celebrated with a cup of coffee and planned my next piece of furniture to paint. I moved on to the Secretary Desk and chair.  I knew the desk was going to be a bit more time-consuming due to all the detailed pieces.

Amy Howard painted desk

I painted the desk in the Atelier and the chair in the basic black. I even had time to recover the seat cushion. I decided to leave the interior of the desk alone.  The paint tone down the stain color and I like the juxtaposition of the grey paint against the stain.

I also painted an armoire with the basic black and a few mirrors.  I did all of this with the small sample pot of paint and I still have some paint leftover for future projects.

Mirror painted with Amy Howard basic black paint

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I think my favorite piece I painted was my dresser. I was back and forth on the color choice and ultimately chose the Atelier.  I am so happy with this choice.  I decided to leave the mirror with the original stain and I am glad I did.

Review of Amy Howard Paint

I buffed some of the paint off so the stain is popping through. This piece was the last one I painted and once it was done, I started waxing all the pieces with the Amy Howard Wax.  Again it was a very easy product to work with as well.  If you haven’t tried this paint, you really should.  I was able to paint all these pieces ( armoire,  dresser, two mirrors, chair and a desk) with two small sample jars of paint and I still have paint left over in each jar.

Here’s a picture of the chaos I create when I am working…Painting my Goodwill Find and this…

Setting up a paint studio in my bedroom

I am happy to say that I was able to complete the entire room in three and a half days! I think this was in large part to ease of the  Amy Howard One Step Paint!

A quick review of Amy Howard at home paint

FYI, my husband was happy with the transformation, yes, happy and surprised! I know I am not the only one that creates chaos when their spouse is out-of-town, share your adventures in the comments!

Until Next Time,

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