Monday, September 28, 2009

Bedroom Lamp Makevoer







These are two wall lamps that I found at an Annual church Garage Sale back in the Spring. I bought them for $1.00 each. What a bargain! I then bought the lamp shades at Hobby Lobby (with a 40% off coupon) that you can cover yourself with any kind of material, etc. that you like. I found the fabric on clearance at Hancock Fabrics and bought all that was left (about 2.5 yards I think) for less than $4.00! What a deal! Then my friend monogrammed them for me and I repainted the old shiny brass finish with the same Rust Kit that I redid my Dining Room chandelier with. I love the look so much better than the outdated brass finish. Hope you enjoy looking and get inspired to paint something of your own. I love being able to redo things to suit my taste at a great price. That is the only way that I get to do a lot of things around my house~ is being able to do them myself, everything is so expensive to have done otherwise and just trying to feed and clothe 4 kids on airline salaries these days can be quite a challenge at times! :)

Dining Room Chandelier Makeover in a Rust Finish




This dining room chandelier is one I found on the side of the road from a family that had updated their light fixture and was selling their house. I was sure to ask them if it worked before taking the time to paint it, etc. It was formerly a brass finish and I used a Rust Kit (which is just Burnt Sienna textured spray paint and a dark brown paint (watered down a bit) sponged over the spray paint. The second picture is the light fixture after spray painting it with the Burnt Sienna. Sorry, I don't have a "Before" photo to show you, but you can imagine plain ole shiny brass! I love the look and it was FREE! I still have to get some small lamp shades to put on it~ am thinking about burlap ones~ and it will be the perfect look that I love for my dining room! Hope you enjoy the photos and will want to go find something in your house to makeover!


Sunday, August 16, 2009

First Day of School 2009


My boys are in 8th, 7th, & 4th Grades and my daughter is starting Kindergarten this year. So sad for Mommy. Can't believe my baby is going off to school 5 days a week now!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Gulf Shores-July 2009

Gulf Shores-July 2009

My wonderful husband and daughter

My daughter coming out of the bubble machine
at The Hangout in Gulf Shores


One of my favorite pictures of my daughter.
She looks like she is thinking really hard!

My daughter outside the condo
on the day that we left Gulf Shores.


Gulf Shores~ July 2009

Me and My Boys

All 4 of my kids having fun in the pool in Gulf Shores


Our family just got back from beautiful Gulf Shores, AL for a week of sun and family fun! Unfortunately my daughter got sick and was unable to be in the beach photos with her brothers, but I got a few of her the next day before we headed home.


Wednesday, July 1, 2009

More of Greece 2009

Fresh Octopus Hanging Up at the Island that we took a cruise to.
My son in front of the boats in the marina on the island.

A Greek Orthodox church on the island.


Columns that have stood the test of time at the Parthenon




The Greek Flag flying on top of the building where we saw
the Changing of the Guards.