Switching Dressers

When we rearranged the 15-year-old's room last month and got him a new desk,

I wanted to paint his dresser to match the decor.

The husband vetoed it because the dresser belonged to his grandpa.

(I really am a sentimental person.  I wasn't suggesting getting rid of it, just updating it!  ;-))

We decided to switch dressers instead.

So we took my dresser and put it in here

and put his/Grandpa's in our room.

He even put his clothes back in his.

Look how neat it looks!

Putting mine back together is something for another day.

It's finally inside!

This something has been a long time coming.

I finally got my new table and chair set in the house.

I love it!

Here's the table before...

 Here's a during picture of the new table.

And the table now.

It takes up a lot less room and easily fits all eight of us.

 Here it is with the new round tablecloth my sister bought.

 The husband was skeptical from the mention of a round table,

but after eating dinner tonight,

he says that he really likes it, too!

Roly Poly

Polyurethane, that is!

(Thanks, Uncle Dan!)

The weather is beautiful today.

And beautiful weather around here means something needs a coat of

paint or stain or poly or something like it.

I was able to get two coats on my 'new' kitchen table today.

As soon as it's dry, I'm moving it inside!

A Winter Coat

Today, I put another coat of stain on my table.

It was 48 degrees outside and I decided hoped that it was at least 50 in the garage.

The next couple of days are in the 40s so I'm hoping to get it finished and in the kitchen soon.

Sorry about the bad pictures lately.

It's too bad I'm not making money off this blog

because I kinda broke my really nice camera

and this is mostly what I use it for.

*Sigh!*

Cedar Chest and End Table

After sanding and painting this cedar chest and end table last week,

all I had to do was glaze it.

I didn't bother experimenting and just went for it.

It was awful!  

Way too dark!

So I thought about it for a day or two and then decided to try glazing it again...

with white paint.

The cedar chest is a hand-me-down from my sister and

the end table was from a Marriott hotel.

Cute bedroom furniture for the 3-year-old girl

and for only $15!

And now it matches much better!