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Thanks to a much-too-generous Lowe’s gift card from some church members for Pastor Appreciation, I am going to attempt to get the kitchen painted and snazzed up a bit for the holidays. {Don’t tell Luke. He’ll croak.} I don’t know why I choose this time of year to get into major remodel projects. I guess it’s the pressure of , “I want my house to look pretty for the company I may or may not get around to inviting over.” Don’t get me wrong. I love the idea of holiday parties with lots of family and friends and freshly baked candies stacked on tiered servers. It’s the follow through I have problems with.
Anyway, I bought some darling curtains I wanted to show you but can’t find them online for a picture. And, as always, my camera battery is dead. Even though you can’t see them, visualize big-block plaid with chocolate, rust, olive, and gold. Just beautiful! I’m so excited!
One of the other projects I want to undertake is painting our kitchen chairs. {I’m thinking black or deep chocolate} They are in need of some refurbishing and re-upholstering. So here is my question to you crafty girls out there: What is the best way to paint wood so that it won’t chip and end up looking funky? They are good chairs and I don’t want to mess them up. For obvious reasons, I’m really hope stripping is not in my future. {lol..that sounds funny} So if any of you trash-to-treasure miracle workers know of wonder products or techniques that will help, please, please help a sister out!
By the way, I’ll totally be doing a before and after – as soon as I get some batteries.
That is if Luke doesn’t read this post and ban me from Lowe’s.
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20 Responses to “And In My Spare Time I Enjoy Tearing My House Apart”
Seeing as you live close to me, I think you need to come here and spruce up my home for the holidays. :)
I can’t wait to see your curtains. They sound beautiful!!
Have a great weekend. See you on Twitter.
Love,
Patty
Sand the chairs if they need it and then use spray paint. Quick and easy. I would go with black. Imagine that.. anyway, the curtains sound like a winner and I hope to get an invite to one of those parties! Love ya, mean it.
Your stories are why I don’t try these things…too bad I wasn’t blogging when I did the blackboard on the kitchen wall with spray paint…
I agree with the sanding and then spray painting. My sister spray painted her front door (!!!) and it looked awesome.
A favor… will you please come and help me do my kitchen cupboards next week. Hubs is gone hunting and I always do a project. I am seriously thinking black. Am I just messed up, or what?
:-)
I don’t know how you have time to breathe, must less do projects with four kids! Your house is always clean and beautiful every time I have been over! I bow to you!! Are you hanging the plaid curtains in the same room with the refurbed chairs? If so, black is considered a cool color and brown is a warm color. The colors you listed for the curtains are also all warm. So, I think the chocolate would look best. Do you want your chairs to look new or do you want them “rustic”? Sanding should do the trick either way. Spray painting will give you a newer look while old fashion painting with a thick bristled brush will give you a more rustic look! Which ever way you paint them, make sure and spray them with a clear glaze after (this will make them super easy to wipe off). I just heard that on DIY channel yesterday. I have painted and reupolstered more things in my house than I care to admit. I have lots of helpful tips (through trials and lots and lots of errors). We’ll talk Sunday! Love ya girl!
I have no helpful suggestions but I can’t wait to see before and after pics…oh and a blog about Luke doing more yelling…that would be cool..hahahahaha
Spray paint–lightly and multiple coats. And get one of those plastic trigger guns that goes on the can so your pointer finger doesn’t go numb for three days. It’ll save your life, I promise!
I painted my cabinet’s dark choc. brown last year…..HATED IT!!( but of course you are just doing chairs…not 24 cabinets, drawers and the stinkin island)(It may have been a little over kill on the chocolate) any whoooo, I could not figure out why I was always depressed…lol. After I painted them a nice sugar cookie white, or beige, what ever, I feel alot better when I have to spend alot of time in there or WALK thorough. I think the black would be very nice. I would suggest a little LIGHT sanding and then a spray primer. I would also do the several light coats of SPRAY paint followed by the clear coat!
I think it will come out great. By the way just to let you now….I am feeling a little inspired to get a few projects underway myself…I thank you…….and..umm…Rik probably will not thank you
!! HA HA HA! Talk to you soon!!
My advice…use really good paint. I’ve painted almost all of furniture and I truly believe good paint is the way to go. I love Benjamin Moore paint. It’s expensive, but it goes on so smoothly and I find that I use less paint. It ends up in a great finish. Also, the nice thing about painted furniture is that it only takes a few minutes to freshen up the nicks and have it looking new again.
I’ve never painted wood before. I do think you need to sand it down before you paint it. That’s all I know. No…wait…I also know that people are paying big bucks now for chairs with paint that is worn and torn. Either way…you can’t loose. Good luck. Can’t wait to see the before and afters.
Can’t wait to see the before and after! You’ve got me all excited about maybe doing some projects of my own!:)
How in the world do you have time for that?? You have more energy than my whole family!! You always have something good going on! I’m not good at that kind of stuff! Just look at my house…. I haven’t changed anything. Can’t wait to see your finished project. It just might get me motivated to do something here :) Have a good weekend!
Sorry, no help here. Crafty I am not! :) Good luck, though!
I love projects! Love Em! The great thing about painting something the wrong color is the next week you have a new project.:)
Make sure you sand the chairs so that you don’t need to resort to strippin….
Sand the chairs and rub the over with a damp cloth to get rid of the dust then use a roller brush to paint them. (get 2 sized one really small one for thoes thin areas and a med one for the seat.
Happy painting and I totally understand I am going through the same process cleaning out and painting tweaking getting ready for who may come over during the holidays:) Drives my hubby nuts also.
Oh and I would go for Choc:)
I feel you on this one! As you have seen, I love me a good project! I would definitely sand lightly and prime then get a really good spray paint. It tends not to feel “sticky” on wood. Spray light coats or it will run. The use a good clear coat finish. As for color, I love chocolate, as anyone who steps into my house will see, but its hard to get a pretty chocolate finish. Mine always seem to look a little “poopy” and I end up painting them black. Except for this one mirror in my bathroom. I left it brown. I figure “poopy” is okay in the john.
After having just re-painted our kitchen cabinets, let me say that you should check into acrylic versus the other type paint (enamel?) that you have to clean up with mineral spirits. WHAT A MESS. Just check into all to be educated before you begin. Best of luck, sistah.
Thanks for visiting my blog! :) Coincidentally, I dont get paid much for my estimates either! haha. I basically price out labor and materials on constrution jobs.
I wish I could help you with the chair question, but I’m about as un-handy as they get! I love the idea of decorating but the skill is lacking :) Let us know how you do it!! Have a great weekend!
I have a sign in my kitchen that says “Martha does not live here”…..enough said. LOL