August Fields

painted chair

September 13, 2009 August Fields

this is a chair i picked up earlier this summer at a garage sale…you can read about it HERE.

and this is the chair after a little heirloom white and discounted fabric from hobby lobby. 🙂

so much better. 🙂

painted piano. the reveal.

September 12, 2009 August Fields

i am so excited! the piano turned out beautiful and the fresh paint just makes me want to play it!

i still need to find some cute little knobs to replace the brass ones.

the color is: benjamin moore wedgewood gray and i had it mixed in their soft gloss. i purchased 1 quart and used a little over half of it.

its such a soothing blend between blue and gray…..leaning more toward the blue.

i was happy to find out that once i lifted the piano face up i found a built in ‘prop’ which is used when it gets tuned. the little wooden prop worked out perfectly for holding the face up and painting the little spaces. my other ‘prop’ was boone’s book 🙂

here is the piano in the beginning

piano primed

getting in all the nooks and crannies

and again…the finished painted paino.

to see the before of the chair with yellow and white fabric look here.…

i am adding this post to met monday over at between naps on a porch…..head on over for a lot more fun makeover posts!

edited to add this over at kimba’s diy day 🙂

Painted Piano.

September 7, 2009 August Fields

sooo…………..i decided to take the plunge and just paint our piano this weekend!!! this was the piano i had growing up and we use it now, essentially, just for lessons and practice.

so far i have it 98% primed and tomorrow will be adding the color. i’m going to keep it a suprise though 🙂 🙂 any guesses????

so here is a before, during, and after of the priming process only.

i’m adding this to Met Monday over at Between Naps on the Porch. head on over and find some more fun makeovers!

**updated to add a link to the finished piano! CLICK HERE TO SEE IT! **

breaking ground

September 1, 2009 August Fields

omyword! what a difference clearing a ton of trees and moving dirt makes! everything seems so real now 🙂

today the excavator finished clearing the trees and started moving the dirt around and grade the land a bit.

if you look closely in this second picture you will see orange flags that mark the four corners of the house (okay…they’re really hard to see). i was surprised at how quickly trees come down and dirt moves when you have professionals on the job!

i’ll try to keep the exclamation points to a minimum ……..this is the first time we have ever built a house. and Lord willing, the last.

flea market chairs and table

August 31, 2009 August Fields

well i rounded out my birthday weekend by spending a better part of the day at the flea market. fabulous. i came home with two adorable little samsonite folding chairs and an even more adorable table.

i loved the curve and shape of the top and it has a little drawer! i will be repainting the table.

table was talked down to $10 and the chairs down to 2/$15.

join rhoda over at southern hospitality for more fabulous finds.