HOMESENSE HOW I ADORE THEE my new birdcage and painted mirror

Last visit to Homesense happened to be a quick

 stop while we were on a peaceful drive to get away

 from the hustle and bustle of life and work. As both

 George and I work at home a great deal in the

 evenings sometimes we just take off for a quiet

 drive and enjoy an ice cappuchino from Tim Hortons.

Recently I had mentioned out loud wanting a bird

 cage. I had really wanted one for a long time but

 never mentioned it. With my retail job Ive been all

 over the Fraser Valley as well as different locations

through out the country and really just never see them.

Well during this last stop at Homesense we meandered around

the store together close to closing time, George would pop

 in and out of the isles showing me things he saw.

 Then just as we rounding the final lap to the finish

 line he popped into the isle again this time with a

 beautiful white birdcage in hand.

I gasped and immediately said

"I WANT IT!" 

Then common sense took over and I asked

"HOW MUCH?"

Turned out to be $40, come on!

Well I still wanted it.

While this whole thought process was going on

 George popped in with another bird house of a

 different color and style. Now I was even more

 excited at options. Be careful what you wish for.

 Before the whole thing was done we musta found

 close to a dozen different styles, sizes and colors.

And different prices. 

Including this pretty pretty turquoise one and it was only $15*** SOLD ***

Another find that evening was this great

*FLYING THE WORLD*

mini suitcase.

We also got our large oval clock that youve seen in the past

and a few book boxes at Homesense.

Before I go I want to share with you some encouragement I received from

AMY from MAISON DECOR

She painted her beautiful mirror frame pink and

 encouraged me when I told her I didnt quite have

 the nerve to do mine.

Well I was finally able to find a bit of time Mothers

 day morning and went for it. Happy Mothers day to me.

Mines blue, its bold, its finished, and its brilliant.

Did you notice it also matches the bird cage?

Muahahahahah!

A tutorial of this mirror can be found here.

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A SHELF A CHAIR A TABLE AND A MIRROR corner cabinet

I started with a short brown country wood shelf

and ended up with this.

The curved decorative pieces on the sides are from a mid century arm chair.

The ornate detail at the top is from a vintage mirror corner.

The 3 legs I used are from a living room side table and capped with headboard legs,

and pineapple curtain finials.

Also recently completed is this big white vintage buffet.

This buffet is tall enough to be used for many things including a change table.

It moves nicely on vintage mini casters and has some great appliques on the doors and drawer face.

The handles are finished in a bronze color.

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LISAS NEW VANITY matched vanity mirror stool

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This desk was first shown on my blog last February for the

COPY ME CHALLENGE, a fun contest put on by 2 well known bloggers.

You can see my entry for the COPY ME CHALLENGE here

It has been used as a desk until I found something that worked better.

I also had this perfect little stool for it.

Here you can see both the desk and stool used in our guest room.

You can find this guest room transformation here.

I had a stool and a desk but still needed a mirror!

This is where my mothers old dresser comes in.

Her dresser is going to end up getting painted like ...

this!

To read about my first Union Jack dresser go here

The mirror is a perfect fit to the desk and stool.

So desk, stool, and mirror now become a pretty vanity set

and the second project I used chalk paint on.

This time I brush painted it and again I enjoyed the process very much

and I only used a small amount of paint.

2 things I wanted to try were ...

 to paint the hardware, which came out perfectly, the paint adheres so well.

and to see how it would remove if painted on a mirror.

The conclusion to the mirror is ...

It cleans up very simply with water and a cloth.

Shes the perfect set! So remember to look for similar styles in your thrifty finds and

maybe just maybe you can pair them up to create something like this.

 

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