Sometimes we inherit a piece of furniture or accessory that kinda doesn’t fit our taste or flavor. For me, I like the idea of changing vintage to work for you.  I love the pieces that I have, and I want to keep them, but still fit my motif.

That is what is SO great about paint!  Paint is my best friend lately.  It is fun to change up and turn something into what fits in your own space.  Woo!

I am REALLY lucky in the fact that I own quite a few pieces of furniture that were my grandparents.  This shelf is one of those pieces:

As a child, I remember Grandma’s china, tea sets, and odds & ends sitting on this shelf in her dining room.  Then later in life, it hung in my Mom’s home holding tea sets, and beautiful plates.    I, on the other hand decided to hang it in our bedroom.  I have been trying to refresh the colors in our home to lighter and brighter tones.  So that meant this shelf needed some refreshing as well.

I went to Home Depot to look for some paint and ended up at the “Ooops Table”  I found a can of Glidden flat whitish/creamish color for $1!!  I painted just about everything: Bookcases, my kitchen shelves, a lamp, a clock, and anything I could.  I mean for $1, how could I go wrong?  By the time I got around to painting this shelf, I had barely enough left to cover it.  But, it was just the right amount I wanted and needed.

With a dry brush and scraping the whole can of paint, I came up with this look.  Prefect for some of our sand and shell collection, rather than china or tea sets.  The sand and shells go along with the rest of the motif in our home.

I LOVE how you can still see the wood grain through the paint.  I also sanded the edges for a worn, vintage look.

Are you getting ready for Holiday guests??  Are you tired of the same way you make your bed everyday?  Do you want to spruce your guest room up??  I have a few simple and no cost ideas to do just that!!

But before I share these ideas with you, I am Guest Hosting for Grace over at: Kitchen Table Art today!!!

I hope you will visit Grace and tell her I sent you!!

Okay, let’s get show on the road!!You have extra throw pillows, tight?  Extra blankets??  That’s all you need to make your guests fill warm and welcome!!

This is my bed most days.  Inviting, but I like to try other ideas, too!

Same look, but with an added homemade afghan laid across the foot of the bed.  Just a little added warmth.

Now I covered the pillows with the afghan, adding just a touch of color with one pillow.

These are pillows from our TV room.  I added a throw to the foot of the bed for texture.

I LOVE color!  I brought these pillows in from our living room.  The colors flow perfectly with the bedroom.  More texture-more color.

During the warmer months I pull down the comforter and fold it in thirds at the foot of the bed.

To accomplish a fun look, leave your bedding a little messy.  It looks like someone actually lives here.  I added the TV room pillows, making them a little messy, too.

It’s nice just nice to remove the comforter altogether adding a few pillows.  Yes, I made the coral pillow.

Take your shams off,  and add a couple of throw pillows.  Then add the color at the end of your bed with a colorful hand made afghan.  Adding another throw on top.

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Make it a terrific Thursday!!  Enjoy the season!!

And don’t forget to visit my friend Grace, today!!