Shabby Red End Table

Last week I was able to re paint this sturdy cabinet/end table.

I have had it for a while and always knew how I wanted to redo this one.  I knew I wanted it red and a little shabby.

So, definately red, and definately shabby.    Here's a few more pics.

I like it!  I listed it on craigslist and it sold within a couple of days.

Partying on here....... & with the Thrifty Home

~Aloha, Makalani

Tv Tray Freebie

Happy Aloha Friday!

 

 

In honor of Aloha Friday I am doing an aloha inspired project.

 

I scored a tv tray off of CL for FREE!  Love when I can score great finds.

 

Well, it's just your basic light color wood foldable TV tray, usually in a set of 4.  I didn't get before pics, sorry.  But it hasn't changed much.  I got it for the Mr so he can watch tv with his snack and drink near by. 

 

I took some painters tape and free handed a zig zag pattern that I cut with an exacto.  Adhered it where I wanted it, added some stripes with the tape.

 

 

I then painted black inside the taped area and....wallllah!

 

Don't you just love it?

 

 

Partying on.......



Black Shabby Chic Hutch

Well it sure has been a while since I have caught up with everyone here in blog land.  But just because I have been MIA, it doesn't mean I haven't been crafting.  I'll try to catch you up on my crafting endeavors.  {but not all in this post :)}

Hello strangers!

Ooh, that would be me! lol :)  I sure has been a while and I have been stocking up on inspiration all over blogland.  I sure have missed all of you and your creativeness. 
I think it is safe to say that SUMMER is finally here in Arizona, although that is not one of the greatest things that happens around here {you know with the heat and all}, but at least we are closer to fall.

So I just got inveted to join pinterest to help me store all my inspiration that I get from you guys in one convenient place.  Home Stories A 2 Z has a complete tutorial on how it works and how to work it.

I'll be back soon to share some project soon, promise.


Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

$1 Lamp

I was able to pick this lamp up at Goodwill last Thursday.  If you know goodwill, they do their $1 days on Thursday for a certain week and color tag.  Last week, week 43 and pink tags were all $1.  I could not pass this lamp up.  It was chunky and I knew I could work worth it, especially since it was only $1

I wanted to paint it black, because the gold highlights were just killing me.

 

 

So then I decided to get the paint more into the nooks and crannies.  Still not sure if I like it.

I know I want to do something with the lampshade, but for now I only know that I want to add a black and white patterned material of some kind maybe with little green and some kind of trim.  Or not sure if I should just change the shade all together to a different shape.

Well, this is where it makes its home for now here in Maka'z Home.

Partying with all these cool *parties*

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~

Curb Alert Finds

Have you heard of a CURB ALERT before?  Well, if you frequent craigslist like I do in the free section, you might see it.  It is when people put things they want to get rid of out on the curb and post it to craigslist. 
If you are lucky the poster will delete the ad once the items have been removed so you don't make a wasted trip.  Anyway, this particular time the curb alert was around the corner from me.  There was this bench swing, the bird house, a frame of a swing, and a old BBQ grill. 

I have always wanted a porch swing.  But as you can see, it kinda takes up the whole front porch.  So, it might turn out to be a bench for the backyard.  We'll have to see what happens to it.  (Please excuse the leaves everywhere, we are in monsoon season and these leaves just keep coming back.)

I had a client that was moving and leaving these chairs behind so I asked if he minded if I took them to redo.  Funny story :)~  I had regular dinning chairs that I hated, they where the ever popular farmhouse chairs that break very easily, know the ones?  Well, when we moved into our home almost 4 years ago, I decided to finally get rid of them and that would force me to get new dinning table chairs, right?  NOT!  I have been using resin lawn furniture chairs ever since.  Urgh!  So, once I get to it, I am changing out the seats of the chairs and then probably painting the chairs black with some distress sanding involved.

Another agent in my office knows I craft and gave me these.  She said, "I know you can do something with these."  So true.  Love when other people help me with my obsessions.

Linking to these fabulous Parties here.

Aloha~ Makalani ~Life is Good~