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Thrifted Tea Plates and Saucers

March 10, 2014 By Meegan 2 Comments

Happy Monday!!  I am home for a few days after traveling to 11 states in 5 days!!  To see more of my travels over the next week up to Oregon follow my hashtag: #travelingwithmeegan on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. I have already shared lots and lots of my travels, I am excited to be gone for another trip.  You will enjoy it as you follow me, too.

I’ve Got the Monday Blues for some thrifted Tea Plates and Saucers.  I found these lovelies about 3 weeks ago.  Each one was calling to me saying,”You need me for above your laundry closet!”  Well, not really, but how could I NOT buy these for our home???

And, at 50 cents to a dollar a piece, I REALLY had to get them.  As I perused through the stacks of plates.  I wondered what stories each plate could tell me.  Did they belong to a full set of china?  Were they someone’s best dishes?  Where were the other pieces that matched?

That’s how my brain works.  They aren’t just plates to decorate with, they are pieces of someone’s history.  Now they are MY history, right?

 After attaching each one with hot glue and a paper clip, I was ready to hang my thrifted tea plates and saucers.

I switched my plates above my pantry for a new look and variety.

I am happy to have my laundry closet area look a little more inviting.   The tea plates and saucers add charm and personality to what was an empty, blank slate.

I am really happy with this look.  My thrifted tea plates and saucers were right!  I DID need them above my laundry closet.

Now I am looking for some tea cups for a new Spring vignette that I want to create in our living room.  I can hardly wait to share it with you.

I am happy to be here every Monday for:

mondayblues

 

Make it a blue Monday!

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Thrifted Coffee Table Makeover

January 29, 2014 By Meegan 16 Comments

Happy Wednesday to all of you!!  Are you freezing where you are???  Luckily for me, I am warm and cozy.  AND, I have been busy with painting our room, craft cupboard and now a thrifted coffee table makeover.

We had company over the weekend, and I was able to back and just look at our home.  I saw all of the work I have done of the past 3 1/2 years.  I can honestly say, I am liking the look.

To see more of my living room, check out Jeanette’s blog Country Design Style.  I was a guest on her blog yesterday, and gave a full tour of our living room.  (Thanks Jeanette!!)

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Looking mighty fine!!

Before and After Table

Here is a quick picture of before and after.

Last week I went to REstore and found a flat antique white paint (super cheap, I might add!).  It was the exact white I was looking for to paint my thrifted table.  Definitely time for a makeover.

Using a dry brush and the flat antique white paint, I got to work.  I painted over the majority of the table.  Then with sand paper, I started on the next step.

I sanded in various areas on the table.  Then I got a hammer and dented the top of the table.  I know!!  It was really fun to use the back end of my hammer and hit the table top.  Plus, it gives the worn look I want.

The sanding is always fun, too.  I like to see the various colors that come through around the corners and edges.

So here My Thrifted Coffee Table Makeover is in all it’s glory.  Easy peasy and it only took about 2 hours to complete.

Not too bad, right??

Do you have a piece of furniture that you need and/or want to paint?  I would love to hear all about it!!

Thanks for joining me today.  I appreciate and read EVERY comment.

Make it a wonderful Wednesday.

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Thrifted Buffet Makeover

January 14, 2014 By Meegan 12 Comments

Happy Tuesday!  And it’s time for me to share my thrifted Buffet Makeover! I am seriously so excited to share my thrifted buffet with you today.

You know how you are looking for something, and you KNOW exactly what it is, but you haven’t ever seen one before?  Well that is how this was for me.

I was at the thrift store crossing my fingers for a dresser type thing to hold some of my crafts.  My vintage cupboard holds the other crafts.  But, I have SO many, I needed another cupboard.

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I’ve Got The Monday Blues with Living Room Winter Decor

January 6, 2014 By Meegan 11 Comments

It’s the first Monday in January.  Isn’t that crazy??  Wasn’t I just sharing Thanksgiving ideas and recipes with you?? Today, since we are in the middle of Winter everywhere in the northern hemisphere, I’ve Got The Monday Blues with Living Room Winter Decor.  And I think you will really like it.

Using what I already own, I moved a few things around for a new look in our living room/dining area.

As you walk in to our home and look straight ahead, this is what you will see.

I brought in the large mirror that was in the Office/ TV Room and switched it out with a family frame with pictures of our 7 kids and their families..

I have got to say-I am loving the Winter look in our home.

I thought by removing the Christmas ornaments, it looks more like a Winter feel.

It all started when I was putting together my Winter shelves.

This Winter vignette is on my thrifted buffet which has only been primed.  (My Dad got really sick, Thanksgiving was here, kids were visiting and then it was Christmas.  Hopefully next week I will get to painting it)

Anyway, I kept my crystallized wreath from Christmas, and used my candlesticks as holders for the prettiest white glitter “pine coneish” ornaments.  I just HAD to keep them as part of my Winter look.

The pecan and pine cone garland and the white ceramic birds are rustic enough for Winter, as well.   The little white specs are crystals that resemble ice.

I am in L O V E with the new look here on my vintage cupboard.  I like using the candy canes to add a little red reminder of Christmas and Valentines Day coming soon.

The balance of the clear glass with the mirrors is perfect.  I can still the mirrors without taking away from there beauty.

I used gold paint for  the pecans on my Winter Shelves and I thought silver pecans would look really good with some Epsom salts on this cupboard, too.

Now on to the living room.

I have so much fun filling my Grandpa’s croquet box.  I kept most of the Christmas look along with the vintage blue bottles.  I think it looks great on our thrifted coffee table!!

The wire basket is filled with wood, pine cones and glittered spheres.  (No, I don’t have a fire place.  I am just pretending that I do.)  Weird???

a close up of the croquet box and vintage bottles.  By the way, each bottle was a thrift find.

And yet another look at the croquet box.  Can you tell I am a little obsessed with it???  I love using book page cones, too.  I like filling jars and bottles with them all year long.

So, if you were to enter our home right now, this very day you would know that I’ve Got The Monday Blues with Living Room Winter Decor, right???

PS-I have to give a HUGE shout out to Hubby for the new camera he got me for Christmas!  That’s why my pictures are now clear and detailed!!  Thanks Hubby!!

Thanks everyone for stopping by today and joining me for I’ve Got The Monday Blues with Living Room Winter Decor.  It gets my creative juices going for a whole new post about my thrifted buffet.  (Can’t wait to finish that puppy!!)

Make it a blue Monday!

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