SPARKLES beaded chandelier

Cracked glass bead work was added along side the already draping lines of this chandelier.

Now she is glamorous, really for the first time in her life.

I find hand stringing with fine wire much easier than fishing line.

As long as you use a fine line, it will drape just the same and is stronger.

The original taupe color (seen below)

was replaced with a brilliant white enamel gloss spray paint.

The frosted glass shades were completely removed and will be used for another project

in the future.

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ON THE FARM rustic barn chest

Photo taken at Webster Fleamarketmore about that at the bottom.

This chest was in terrible shape

I chose to work with its rustic attributes not against them.

The original hardware was tossed in the trash, these

 beauties were stolen roadside off a pressboard 70s

 long dresser, might I add it was pouring rain at the time.

I highlighted the grain in the plywood by having

black under the red and sanding till it showed thru.

But the very first coat was a white primer, I wanted

 many layers to show thru adding to the appearance of age.

I couldnt think of a better way to line the drawers

 then with this fun farmhouse tablecloth.

While working on this rustic red chest of drawers I

 was reminded of all the neat farm items we saw while

strolling thru many of Floridas fleamarkets last month.?

Here are just some of the farm items that caught our eye.

I wish I could have taken this yoke transformed into

 a mirror home on the plane. George just looks at

 me sideways when I say that. Have you seen some

 of the things ppl carry on planes?

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Reading Corner

Hello!  Ive been rearranging up a storm, I blame the upcoming fall season.  :)  Anyway, I wanted to give you a peek of my new reading corner in the living room.

Have a great weekend!  What are you up to?
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Pocket Doors and Porcelain Door Knobs

When we first found our home, one of the features that we loved the most was the original large pocket door separating the living and dining room.  It was still the original wood before we moved in, as were all the trim and built-ins in the house.  It also came with the original plates and glass door knobs. 
Because we didnt really care for the dark stained wood trim, all of it was painted bright white right away throughout the house, which took weeks but it was so worth it.  The white really made the beautiful trim pop instead of just blending into the wood floor.  And we just loved how the pocket door looked with all the bright white paint.  One of the things we never thought to change was the door knob and backplate.  

 The current one was just not our thing, too Victorian and ornate, but it was one of those details that didnt really seem important so we left it there.  But it always bothered me a little.  I felt it didnt really go with our decor and it made me not really enjoy the pocket door as much as I wanted to.  So, I decided to change that.  I rummaged through my hubbys boxes of found vintage hardware, doorknobs, etc.,

and found some I really loved.

These vintage brass backplates and gorgeous white porcelain door knobs which I just LOVED.  The porcelain doorknobs are heavy (for a door knob) and I love that, too.  The several layers of paint needed to come off the backplates so I grabbed a can of spray stripper.

Warning:  This stuff is super strong and I actually hate using it but it does the job fast.  Use it with care, outside with gloves and a mask.  Heres how they looked after.

I was actually planning to spray paint the backplates with oil rubbed bronze spray paint but I liked them so much after stripping them that I decided to leave them as is.  Hubby and I removed the old hardware and attached these and I LOVE the difference.   (I also gave the pocket door a fresh coat of ultra white paint.)

It may seem like a small detail but sometimes those can make a big difference because we are loving our pocket door much more now.  I love the straight lines of this door knob backplate instead of the ornate look of the other one.

As you can see it is quite large.  We dont shut it often but it certainly comes in handy from 

time to time.  And it really is a beautiful door.

Heres the "before" from the other side.

And after.....

Again, small detail, but big change to us.

Im so glad I didnt spray paint the backplates.  Im crazy about this change and think it goes with our home so much more.  And it was FREE!  Now, I guess I better get to work on the other doors.

P.S.  We just repainted our dining room.  If youre interested, the color is called Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore.  :)  The paint on the trim and pocket door is called Ultra White by Valspar.

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Printer Cabinet Finally done! RH knock off!

So if you read the post below this one, you'll have seen that I've been working 

on this printer cabinet like the one being sold by Restoration Hardware. 

Jen Woodhouse over at House of Wood, had Ana White draw up some plans for her after seeing

this cabinet. I liked Jen's so much, and got such inspiration from her, that I decided I

wanted one too! My husband was kind enough to humor me and lend a hand. 

Here is Jen's:

Here is my finished version:

There is no sense in me reinventing the wheel, so, for the actual plans, go to Ana's site. 

For the actual step-by-step, go to Jens site.

Both of these women are absolutely amazing!

 I made a few changes and will touch on those. I also made mistakes! 

If I had to build another one, it would be easier! 

So please, if you plan on doing one of these, follow closely! I will save your sanity!

Wood: I wanted something different. I didn't want to use pine or douglas fir. I walked around

the lumber yard and found some rustic alder that I liked. But,,,,,They don't make 2X2's, 1X2's and 1X3's.in alder. No problem. If you have a table saw

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