{Buffet Makeover}

My husband picked the buffet up on Tuesday & the minute we got it in the house I started work on it.  The piece is HEAVY!  It took us a good 35 minutes to get it out of the truck & in the house because I'm not that strong. 

We put it in the living room in a space I had semi cleared out. 

And while I worked on it our tv sat like this.

There is nothing fun about watching tv while it's on the ground. 

Just an FYI.

I was so excited to put the first coat of ASCP Olive on it. 

 The color is so rich & sublte at the same time. 

It brings some much needed color to our living room.  I want to bring more color in on some pillows I'm going to attempt to make as soon as I find the perfect fabric.

I put two coats on & one coat of clear wax.  The piece isn't finished because we need to do the bottom but that will have to wait until we get back from Texas. 

I'm still trying to decide on which hardware to purchase.  You see in the photo above the MS pull handle.  I forgot I had purchased one several months ago for another project I was working on.  I never used it & once I put it on here I loved it.  My husband loves it too but I want to check out some others before I make a decision.

Something I didn't plan on happening did.  I thought our cable box & receiver would fit in the doors but they don't.  I was a little upset but decided that I could figure something out.  I'm thinking about taking out the 2 middle drawers, paint the insides & put the components in there.  I've seen it done several times on different blogs & it looks great.  I was trying to hide them because Landry will be mobile soon & didn't want her to be tempted by them. 

This is the piece today.  It looks great.  This picture really doesn't do it justice.  I love the height it gives our tv & I love that it's not a traditional piece.  All that's left to do is finish the bottom & find the perfect hardware. 

We are both very pleased with this piece. 

I'm linking up over at Miss Mustard Seed!

Happy Weekend!

{2012 Home Goals}

I decided to join the linky party over at Nesting Place & document my home goals for the year.

We always have some kind of project going on in our house but we decided to prioritize them this year so that we actually start getting stuff accomplished versus a million projects half done.

First off is the laundry room. 

I shared with y'all our plan for this room & I'm excited about getting it done although it'll take some time because we don't have a money tree in the backyard. 

{The dirt on the door is from my husband.  He's a farmer hence he's dirty.}

We want to remove the window & door on this side of the room.  Since installing the stairs at the french doors we don't use this door anymore.  Our goal is to drywall it & put 2 of the IKEA Hemnes cabinets there for extra storage.

There's no lighting in this room besides the lamps I put in there so we'll fix that too.  I want 2 of the Turner light fixtures to go above the cabinets. 

We need a new floor in here too. 

As you can see from this picture we need to clean out the junk.  The room normally looks 50% worse than this but I actually got rid of some stuff the other day. 

On the other side of the room is the washer & dryer.

I want to add some cabinets above the washer & dryer. 

You are getting a sneak peek of the black too!

One day we'll replace the w&d with the front loaders but not until these stop working. 

There's a lot going on in this room & I'm trying to be patient but it's hard. 

The next space is the living room.

Please excuse the mess.

Our entire house is a disaster zone right now.

I find playing with Landry is more appealing than cleaning. 

We purchased the new sofa in September but it was delivered the week before Thanksgiving.  It gives us tons of space & actually makes our small living room feel larger.  We are thinking about moving it to another space in the room but haven't decided on that just yet.

{Yes, thats"s our surround sound on the ground.  Remember I've been painting the buffet}



This room needs a lot of work.  All of it is cosmetic. 

The wall behind the tv is going to receive an amazing treatment too.  That'll be talked about in detail in another post.

The next space is the bathroom.

We have one bathroom in the house.  We hope to change that in the next few years.  It works for us because there are only 2 of us that use the bathroom.  It's never been a problem in 6 years. 

I have some major plans for this room.

New mirror, lighting, vanity, floor & a board & batten treatment.

So there's our list of home goals. 

What are you home goals for 2012? 

I'm linking up at Nesting Place.

{Blondes Always Have More Fun}

I mentioned in another post that I purchased this amazing piece on Thursday.

It's a 1940's blonde mahogany buffet.  It's a solid piece & has amazing storage!

Ever since seeing this

at Miss Mustard Seed's blog I knew I wanted to go in a direction similar for our tv.  Right now we have a standard tv cabinet we purchased from Target when we got married 6 years ago.  It's always served it's purpose but two years ago my husband bought me a 58" Samsung flat screen for my birthday. 

It was what I wanted. 

I love tv people. 

Our bigger tv swallows the tv cabinet.  It looks okay to most who come in but it drives me insane.  I've been on the hunt for something different but didn't want the typical tv cabinet.  I found a piece in Charleston, SC when we visited in April 2010 but I didn't purchase it because the piece didn't justify the piece.  I found several online from Pottery Barn & Ballard Designs but I didn't want a copy of something.  I wanted my own. 

So I gave up & just settled for what we had until I found a piece sometime last year that I loved.  It's a bookcase with 4 glass doors.  Really pretty.  It needed some work but I knew I could make it what I wanted it to be.  After looking at it for a while I decided that it wouldn't suit our purpose.  It was really too thin for such a big tv.  It's in our tobacco barn along with countless other pieces of furniture that I need to sale.  That's another post for another day though.

I was super excited when I came across the buffet today.  I pulled out my trusty tape measure that I keep in my purse & the measurements were perfect.  I paid $125 for it.  I have no idea if that's too much but in my mind it was a steal. 

I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it color wise. 

It's going to be ASCP in Olive. 

I haven't decided on the hardware yet.  I don't know if I'll keep what's on it or change it out. 

I did find these that I love by Martha Stewart.

{1/2/3/4}

We don't have much gold in our house because I've never been a fan.  I think I'm growing up because I'm actually starting to love it.   I could never go all gold because I'm not down like that but I think mixing metals is like mixing woods.  It's a must in decorating. 

There are 10 handles & 2 knobs on the piece so I'd have to figure out if it would be worth the money to replace them all.  Who knows what I'll do with the hardware. 

My husband will pick up the piece on Saturday & I'll start painting it then. 

I can't wait to see it transform in a piece that fits our home. 



{ I Love a Good Surprise.... And Find}

A few months ago we finally ordered a new headboard for our guest bedroom .  We struggled for months on which one to purchase & after West Elm had an amazing sale of 25% off furniture during the holidays it was easy for us to make our minds up. 

Our favorite was always the Scroll Headboard.   We both loved this one but neither of us {especially my husband} could justify spending $449 plus $60 for shipping on a headboard that doesn't get much use.  So we saved our design dollars {we have a WE credit card} & patiently waited.  It went on sale & we ended up spending $100 bucks out of pocket for the piece.  Not too shabby if I say so myself. 

We got a call on Monday telling us that the bed would be delivered on Saturday between 8:30-10:30. 

I was excited. 

Really excited. 

Well I got a call today from the delivery company & they said they were way ahead of schedule & could we accept delivery today in like 2 hours.  Uh, YES!

The minute it came in the door we dragged to the guest bedroom & installed.  It's gorgeous!  

And I LOVE the height of it. 

We purchased 3 of the Convex mirrors from West Elm 4 months ago that we'll have to rehang above the bed.  I'm hoping they'll still look good with the new height we've added.  

This room is coming together nicely. 

We have a few more things we'd like to do like purchase a new rug, paint the ceiling, add crown molding & maybe stencil a wall. 

My husband says I'll never be finished with the room but I'm on a mission to prove him wrong!

After the awesome call I got today I decided to press my luck & head to my favorite local used furniture store to see if I could find a score. 

I totally did. 

It's a 1940 blonde mahogany buffet.  She's gorgeous as she is but I have amazing plans for her.  She'll be used as our tv cabinet & I can't wait!

More on her later....

Today was a REALLY good day!