a little french gray table {a redo of a redo}

If this little table looks familiar, it's because you've seen her before.

Though she was a blue/green, and not a pretty french gray.

 In fact this little table is a redo of a redo.  Here is what she looked like after the first redo, which was a fun technique to try, but it just didn't fit in with my home.  Now she does.

And because I like to call furniture with pretty legs "she" and give them a proper name, and because she is now a pretty french gray, I thought a pretty french name would be appropriate.

So, after much adieu, meet "Amelie".

I like her much more now, and she fits in a lot better now, in her little spot in the piano room.

Although this is the first time I've done a redo of a redo, I'm not promising Amelie will remain Amelie.  Just sayin'.  When you love to primp, sometimes things happen.

keep primping,

girls dresser with fabric pulls

Here is the dresser I gave a sneak peek of in my girls room makeover.

Here's what it looked like before:

I painted the dresser with "swiss coffee", and the knobs a flat black.

I loved the top knobs, but when I went to  put the longer, regular pulls back on, they just didn't look right.

Inspired by A Simply Klassic Home I used some fabric left over from a thrifted sheet to add my own pulls.

I like the combination of the vintage black knobs with the modern fabric pulls.

The pink flowers in the fabric coordinate with the pink headboard and other accents in the room.  Go here to see the entire room.

Now I just need to figure out how to add some feet to the bottom so it doesn't sit so flat on the carpet, or maybe some vintage castors--what do you think?

I distressed it quite a bit so that all the details would pop.

It's the perfect size to hold all my daughter's clothes and stuff.

I love what a little paint and primping can do, don't you?

keep primping,

metal basket turned light fixture, and a window makeover

I've been wanting to update the light fixture above

 my kitchen sink for some time now.  I finally found

 the perfect basket, purchased at a consignment

 store.

With just a little tweaking on the bottom,

we got it to fit perfectly.

Here's the before, and the fixture I have

hated for 6 years!

All we did was take the existing glass shade off and

 replace with the basket.

I also added some trim work around the window

to dress it up.

I cleared off the junk that had been accumulating

on the window ledge,

and added my pretty glass collection filled with

 pink flowers from my yard.

I love the frenchy farmhouse feel the new basket

light gives the space.

I also added a few accessories around the sink. 

See what a little {primp}ing can do for

a small space?

Much better now.

P.S. {Primp}, The Shoppe is now open!

Just wanted to let you  know I  have opened an etsy shop which includes lots of yummy farmhouse goods, and fun items I have loved or would love in my own home.  Here is a sneak peak at some of the goods:

Check out the fab etsy widget on the sidebar to see more items and to visit my shop.

My etsy name is MoshPosh because that's how I set it up years ago, and don't know how to change it. (Up until now I have only bought things on Etsy.) But I think the name actually fits the shop quite well, because I will have a mosh posh of items for you to browse.

keep primping,

girls bedroom makeover

After 3 days of painting and primping, the girls' room is done.  I painted it a light gray called 'isle shetland gray' from Walmart and touched up the dingy white trim with 'swiss coffee.'

I added this new headboard, purchased for $15 from the thrift store, and painted a light pink.

After seeing this little end table outside a neighbor's house getting rained and snowed on, I called and asked if they were doing anything with it. They said they weren't and that I could have it. I painted it cream and added these lovely pink anthro knobs that were in the clearance bin.

The gray walls really lighten the room up.  Although it has a pretty window with window seat, this room does not get direct light and felt dark with the darker paint--now it's light and bright. 

Here's a sneak peak of their new dresser I recently finished.  I will show the full dresser and details later.

On the bed, I threw on a thrifted sheet with little pink flowers, a white sheet and pillow cases found in my linen closet, and the top cover is from Simply Shabby Chic.

I also added the silhouette pillow (of my 2 girls)
I made ages ago.

A little paint and primping go a long way.

What have you primped lately?

a numbered farmhouse basket

When I found this basket at the thrift store it was plain and boring--but I loved it's shape and size. (Sorry I forgot to take a before pic.)

I gave it a white washing with a little paint and added some numbers using homemade stencils. (My husband and I celebrated our 16th anniversary this year!)

I think the white wash and number give it a more aged look, and adds a bit of farmhouse charm I'm going for in my home.

This basket now sits near my back door, and currently holds badminton rackets, frisbees, and tennis balls--come winter, it will hold boots.

See what paint and a little bit of your time can do?

No go forth and primp!