Shades of Blue Antique Dresser

I love this little dresser which was given to me about 10yrs ago by a neighbor who was moving.  Below is the first makeover (this was with a very old camera, sorry so blurry).   I started by applying a Minwax white stain.  Then I stenciled it with floral vines and roses with a country blue creme stencil paint.

The knobs are blue resin hearts with a raised vine pattern on them that I ordered from a catalog.

Frugal Treasures Features*

Well its a new week and you've all been true to form with your talents.  It gets more and more difficult to pick features each week.  First let me apologize to all who added my button only to have it disappear from their blog later in the week.  I'm not sure what happened but I have since fixed the problem.  So feel confident and grab a button! :  -)   Now I'll start with the one which you made most popular with the most clicks.
This would be Debbie-dabble for her Pretty Bathroom

Tiffany Purse Storage Box and Frugal Treasures Tuesday #22

Well, it's a new week and summer is winding down fast!  Our heat wave finally broke and we're in the cool mid 90's! LOL*  So I didn't get any big projects done but I finally finished a smaller one, this cute Tiffany inspired Satchel Purse from a storage box!

This is how it started (already started painting with leftover diy chalk paint when I remembered  before photos).

Treasures In a Small Spaces!

A friend took me to the cutest mini-antique and craft mall while I was on vacation.  Our plan was to check out some local antique stores, but life got in the way.  By the time we were able to go, the stores were all closing. : (
So we decided to go to Ross's and then she remember the little craft mall.  You can see more of what they have to offer at there website here: NW Creations and Collectibles !

Frugal Treasures Tuesday #14

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Frugal Treasures Features!

Hello! Hope everyone had a great weekend.  I'm enjoying my vacation in Portland,OR and spending time with my family and friends.  We're still awaiting the arrival of the new grandbaby; any day now!   Let you know when she gets here. : -)

Of course I've already done some shopping.  But in my defense, I didn't bring warm enough clothes thus I had to do some local frugal shopping! -_^  LOL!  That's my story and I'm sticking to it. : )
These finds are from 2 different stores, a thrift and Ross!

Pretty good haul, don't you think?  I fell in love with the texture and colors of the little purse.

Frugal Treasures Tuesday #11

Happy Monday one and all.  It's been a long week and busy, enjoyable, and refreshing weekend.  As I said before I had to take a break on my projects, but did manage to start my makeover of this cabinet.

Desk to Nightstand Complete!

So I've had this idea in my head for over a year and finally did it!  I was given a desk identical to this one from a friend in a dark walnut stain.  I had removed the drawers but added back 2 of them for this pic.

My sil was given this one for my teenage nephew's bedroom when their home caught fire.  They were going to strip and stain this a dark stain to match his bedroom so . . . I suggested we just do a switch. :  )
Since I no longer need a full desk, I was going to paint and sell it.  But then one day after thrifty hopping and failing again to find a tall nightstand to fit my high bed, it hit me . . ., cut the desk in half!  So I measured, marked, and taped and then had a friend come and cut it for me.

Ta da!!!  Perfect size and height with three deep drawers. 

 So then I did some light sanding to knock back the shiny surface.  Then on with the chalk recipe paint in aqua.

I then added the royal on the top to match my bed and also on the drawer knobs.

Then I painted the knobs the same as the top, royal blue. (tip- sticking knobs in piece of styrofoam helps keep your hands free of paint)

Once the paint had become a little tacky, I took a dry brush and drug it through the top to bring some of the aqua through.

 A little light distressing and  . . . Voila!!!  I really love the color combination!

 This is a hint of where I'm going with my bedroom theme.

The lamps will be different and so will the bedding.  The fabric tucked over the pillows is the basis for my bedroom color scheme and will be my window treatment and accents.  I must admit that I'm not very happy with my bed frame now; seems like to much of the same color.  We've got sunny days all week so think I'll be repainting or at least re-working the coloring of the bed frame.  I still have some more furniture to be painted for the bedroom, a corner amoire and a mirror!

Thanks for stopping by to share my progress.  I love hearing from you so please leave your thoughts and tips.
~Bee~

Linked to the following:
Monday Newbie Party @ Debbiedoos
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things
Show Me What You Got Tuesday @ Our Delightful Home
Party With My Peeps @ How to Nest For Less
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Thrifty Love Party Friday @ Cap Creations
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill
Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage
Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Jillify It Party @ Jillify It
M-I-Y Monday @ An Original Belle
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Weekend Warrior @ Ask Anna
Wow Us Wednesdays @ Savvy Southern Style
White Wednesday  @ Faded Charm
What's It Wednesday @ Ivy and Elephants
Creative Inspirations Wednesday @ Embracing Change
Delightfully Inspiring Thursday @ Delightful Order
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage
Time Travel Thursday @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Thrifty Thursday @ Thrifty Decorating
Furniture Feature Friday @ Miss Mustard Seed
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Inspiration Friday @ At The Picket Fence

Decor Imitates Life!

I was going through some of my pictures to post my current kitchen and came across these pictures of roosters I took in 2005 while visiting the Sequoia National Zoo in California!  I was amazed at how much they looked like the roosters in my kitchen.  At the time, I had only been collecting roosters for about a year.  In the first pictures you will are from the zoo and further down are pictures of my kitchen with a figurine on my small shelf in the same pose. . .decor imitates life! LOL!   I love my roosters because they are so colorful and brings life into a room when you can't paint the walls.  That is the number one tip for designing when you rent; find other ways to bring in color.  It doesn't matter what your style is, just accessorize!  I'll go more into to decorating with white walls in another post.
Here is life and . . . . .

I even have this pose in white rooster in the spoon rest of the same shelf.

And here is decor imitating life.