Hi Friends~
Hope you enjoyed a nice weekend.
It warmed up here to the upper 60's and was a beautiful couple of days.
I've been going through my stash of goodies
and discovering old treasures still waiting for a redesign.
Like this metal accent table.
It was a yellow sort of color in it's old life before I gave it a coat of
creamy lace chalk paint.
With a little distress and added aqua stencil,
it has taken on a little beachy sort of look with the shell styled accent on all sides.
It could be perfect along side a chair to place a cup of tea.
Well it was in my etsy shop and found a good home in New Jersey Saturday
so it's on it's way to the east coast!
Then I came across an old crate I've been wanting to paint and got it completed too.
I gave this piece a coat of lace chalk paint except the two sides which got a coat of light Parisian Grey before the stencil done in charcoal grey.
I lightly sanded over the words to give a time worn look.
To both handled ends,
I did the reverse look with the French stencil design in the grey and the background lace
chalk paint.
It's hard to see in the pics but it has lots of distress all around.
I wish the grey showed up in the pics, the contrast is really pretty.
Perfect to hold storage in a decorative way.
See the book in the crate?
It's called Rediscovered Treasures
and one of my favorite source of inspiration.
Here's a few pages from the inside.
Written by:
Ellen Dyrop and Hanna Kristinsdottri
who share their unique style for creating with found treasures
and inspiring displays.
Lovely examples of vintage decor~
Cabinets of treasures and old photos~
Ways to use vintage trays and plates~
Interesting storage and shelving~
Rustic meets gorgeous when displaying this tea pot vignette on an old stool~
A pretty heart hangs on a chair~
Love this!
It's amazing what I'm pulling out of my store room of stash.
The room next to my studio is a store room with lots of shelves to hold goodies after I find them.
You know you got to put the stuff somewhere before you create with it~right?
I'm not fond of clutter sitting around in a mess so this room works perfectly.
Only thing, I put it away so good, I forget what I have.
Do you every do that?
My plan to go junkin the last two weekends didn't work out
but I feel like I still had a good pickin day right in my own storage room
and it got a good cleaning and straightening out too.
Have you rediscovered any treasures at home lately?
Wishing you Southern DayDreams.
Thank you for stopping by.
~Be Blessed~
Celestina Marie
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