My new arbors
Sometimes when you build a home, and you finally get to move in, you just want to enjoy it and see all the workers gone. That is how I felt when we finished construction on an area of our yard back in 2007. I had big plans in my head on how I eventually would [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. Well I guess this guy just didn’t want to leave us, because after [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Slip Covered Patio Chairs
It is REALLY windy in this part of my yard, it is a little area that sits on top of a hill. I mean crazy windy, gust and everything. Would you believe that this is my second iron gazebo in this spot? Yep, the first one blew over the hill into pieces! Seriously, that is [...]
Chair planter
I went to a flea market type sale on Friday. Picked up this cutest chair to go with to my old bike. I love all the things she put on it. A hose, a bucket turned on it’s side with flowers coming out of it. The “bliss” letters made out of old sign letters and [...]
