A sweet 4th of July
This year we couldn’t of gotten any sweeter for our 4th of July barbeque. It all started when I got an invite from my friend Gail at myrepurposedlife, for Pinterest. {ADDICTING I tell you!} So I started pinning. And pinning and pinning…and then I pinned these really cool ice cream cone cupcakes. So since I am not a baker, {don’t let my pins on baked goods fool you} and my sister is, I quickly emailed her the picture with a suggestion that these would be really cool for 4th of July {hint, hint} She didn’t really say much, so I figured she didn’t like my idea.
I took a chance..on red
I took the plunge and painted my outdoor bar stools. Silly me, didn’t take a before picture! But I can tell you, the finish on these bar stools had seen better days, they were brown and fading. At first I was whoa, I might of gone too far. My intent was to bring the red of the Pottery Barn cushions that I have on my outdoor dining room table.
You can see the cushion on the chair in the background here
Radio Flyer Garden Planter
I picked up an old Radio Flyer wagon the other day at Urban Barn for $20. I have been looking for one to add to my yard for a planter. This one was really rusty on the inside, which was fine for me since I was just going to add dirt on top of the rust. I drilled holes in the bed of the wagon for drainage. I love how it looks with all the summer flowers I planted in it.
Getting ready for summer
Our weather in California has been fickle this year. We usually have pretty consistent beautiful weather, but not so much this year. We have had lots of rain, too many cloudy cold days. Of course I really shouldn’t be complaining, our mild winters are nothing compared to the east! But I am so ready to get back to our normal 75 degree sunny blue skies. Spring is upon us, and summer will be here before I know it.
So to get ready for summer, I started the process of sprucing up my back yard. First thing on the list was our chaise lounge cushions, they were in dire need of replacement.
The Homeless Fireplace
This poor fireplace has been around! It was originally meant to go in our master bedroom, but it was too small. So I did what I always do, put it away until I can think of what I can use it for. 
Thrift Shop Chairs to Outdoor Seating
Remember my inspiration post about Miss Mustard Seed’s blog? 
Well I took her advice and I have now finished my first project using my paint sprayer. Just to bring you up to speed, I got each chair for $7 at the thrift shop on one of their half price days. They were in perfect shape except for the ugly chair fabric
I knew I wanted to paint them white similar to Miss Mustard Seeds, but with just a little more glazing and distressing since they were going to go outside.
The Letter “N”
Honestly, this is a happy post! I just wanted to give you a little background on how this all came about, so that hopefully you can feel my excitement of my finished project.
When we first built our home, we had solid carved wood doors with an iron transom above the door. Attached to the transom we had put the letter “N” for our last name. You can’t really see it in this picture, but this is the only picture I could find that remotely showed the front doors.
4th of July
This year I hadn’t really done much for the 4th of July as far as decorating. So saturday I decided I needed to get into the spirit since we were having people over for a 4th of July bbq. I went to the farmers market and got red carnations and roses and some white fillers. Pulled out my old decorations from previous parties, made some colorful treats and ta da, we had ourselves a party! I just love how red, white and blue just livens up a party.
This was my favorite..
