Summer Projects FINISHED

I saw this on Pinterest the other day and it made me laugh.  

THEN it made me squirm.  

THEN I re-pinned!

Because SOMETIMES  ....uhhh....most of the time, this is ME!

SOOO... JUST to prove myself wrong, I thought I'd show YOU and remind ME what I have managed to finish this summer.

Not promising much, but it's a start :)

WAY back in EARLY early summer (you know those days when you could still walk to the mailbox without breaking a sweat), I picked up this little letter box from one of my very favorite Saturday morning stops.

A fabulous old letter writing box!

It smelled like an attic and had horrible red felt inside, but EASILY fixed, right?

ESPECIALLY when you have some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint lying around :)

Just a quick coat of Old White

{brushed on messy to give it more texture}

Topped with some Paris Grey

{these brush strokes are smoother}

A quick dab of clear & dark wax and here she is....

Love the texture!

And OF COURSE I had to get a map in there somewhere, so I used some pages that had already been torn out of an old atlas I have lying around. 

Just a bit of modge podge, and they're the perfect red felt replacement :)

Such a fun afternoon project...FINISHED !

The next one was just as quick and easy!

We found this sweet little tray in need of some serious TLC in an antique shop on Prince Edward Island

This time I used Annie Sloan's Provence as a base, dry brushed some Old White, waxed, and sanded.

It was a fun piece to experiment with!
{I promise, you can't mess up with this stuff!}

I love the cheerful pop of color it brings to the sun room....

Next up...

A gorgeous French Farmhouse style table!

I was immediately taken with the lines and its unique style....

BUT it came with DECADES of dirt!

Boy did it need some scrubbing and sanding.

After THAT, came the fun part....

Paris Grey on top and Old White on the base.

Here's the halfway point between paint and wax:

Very pretty, but lacking its original depth and character.

SOOO....out comes the wax:

I used clear first and then went back over with the dark wax to age and highlight the texture.

Now, it's become the perfect work station in our kitchen

OK! 

Let's bring this thing home with my favorite summer project....

So most of you know that I love WHITE, but this one white wall in our home was NOT working for me.  It needed a POP of SOMETHING!

PLAIN and boring and in need of some summer lovin'!

SOO... off to Benjamin Moore I go!

I was pretty sure I would walk away with a Revere Pewter, because it's just so consistently beautiful in every room.

  

{via Decor Pad}

See what I mean. . . Gorgeousness!

BUT....goodness knows we've got enough grey tones around here right now. 

I picked a color I would have NEVER thought to choose, but it somehow works beautifully!

Benjamin Moore Homestead Green.

It reads more blue with all of the natural light in our home, 

but I think it's the perfect POP!

And with that, summer projects are coming to an end!!  

Enjoy your Saturday!

Be back soon to talk Flea Market Finds and MAPS!

(ohhh so many maps!)