My mother in law was redoing her guest room and didn’t have room for this shelf. I knew it would fit in the corner of the kitchen nicely and would hold my craft supplies. I asked her if I could have it and she said yes. I went out to Home Depot and bought some Rustoleum spray paint in plain ole Black in Satin finish. I sprayed the shelf and had Hubby put it together for me. I also bought some extra paint for my desk. They both look great in the kitchen!
Shelf before
Craft shelf after
As you can the last four shelves are empty due to a spunky 18 month old toddler who likes to get into everything! My mother in law also gave me this lamp.
I will be givng the the brass a makeover soon…
craftyniche | 03.08.10 | Before and after, Organization, painting | 2 Comments |
MMy pantry walls were simply dirty and needed freshening up badly! Since I bought 2 gallons of paint at Home Depot I had plenty left to do the pantry. I painted the walls and freshened up the trim in bright white. I am almost out of trim. It’s Dutch Boy and I bought it at Walmart a few years ago. I will be painting all my interior doors in the same color in the future. The door trim was dingy and looked yellow so a nice coat of bright white fixed that! I also ordered the Rubbermaid door organizer to hold some extra items for more storage. I am thinking of putting my canned goods in the pantry, but for now have them in one of my cabinets. Having the pantry freshened up and organized is great. Everything has its place and I don’t have a problem finding anything!
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craftyniche | 03.04.10 | Before and after, Organization, painting | 1 Comment |
I finally made my thank you notes from my family’s Christmas get together back in December! Better late never I suppose. Here are a few that I made from this sketch.
craftyniche | 02.17.10 | Ramblings | No Comments |
The gym I workout at has a Weightloss Challenge. It’ s called New In 90 and starts today! It will run for 90 days, or 12 weeks. I signed up for it as a motivator to lose that last 20lbs. I had got down to 14lbs left right before Christmas, but due to getting sick and having that horrible cough it set me back and I gained 7lbs back. Ugh. So now I am back to 20lbs! I plan on going to the gym 7 days a week some days, going twice a day and watching what I eat. That means no beer or sweets. *sigh* If I am brave, I’ll post my before and after pics..or maybe I won’t. I will be continuing with my home improvement/organizing/craft projects while doing this challenge. Wish me luck!
craftyniche | 02.15.10 | Ramblings | No Comments |
My wonderful Hubby had these gorgeous tulips delivered to me at home. Tulips are my favorite flowers! They are so pretty to look at. I would love to have some planted in our yard, but I am afraid the deer will eat them! We have them as visitors quite often.
I also made these cards from this sketch so the kids could give them to their grandparents. 
craftyniche | 02.13.10 | Ramblings, flowers, stamping | No Comments |
The laundry closet is done except for some holes to be spackled and touched up with paint. Hubby got the floor down and all I need to do is organize it and add some nice decorative accessories. When I am done with that project I’ll show you the end result. For now, I’ve been busy working on painting my bedroom and a couple of craft projects. Here is a peek:
craftyniche | 02.01.10 | Crafts, Crafts | No Comments |
I received my giveaway goodies from Tammy at The Tinsel Shop. The Nester had a huge giveaway day last fall and I was the lucky one to win Tammy’s giveaway! My goodies, my Christmas Village and snowman, I have chosen are so cute! My package even came with the star ornament that I will be putting on my tree. I can’t wait until I decorate for Christmas this year! Be sure and visit her shop and see a lot more cute items she has in her shop. I will be shopping there in the future for more decorations for my home. Tammy is a pleasure to work with. Be sure and check out her shop!
craftyniche | 01.29.10 | Ramblings, holiday, giveaway, prize, Tinsel Shop | 2 Comments |
We have had this coat rack since we bought the house. I’ve been wanting to repaint it because I really didn’t care for the brass hooks. I was outside painting the laundry closet doors and went ahead with this mini makeover. I like it much better, but am not sure if I am going to keep the glossy black paint.
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I am currently trying to finish my laundry closet doors and complete some craft projects that I have been working on along with make thank you notes from Christmas! Plus I received my giveaway goodies from Tammy at the Tinsel Shop and can’t wait to show you that! I also plan on repainting my bedroom this weekend and trying to do all of these things with a spirited 4 year old and curious 17 month old has proven to be a challenge!
craftyniche | 01.27.10 | Before and after, Decorating, Before and after, spray paint | 1 Comment |
As promised, I made Hubby a yummy Red Velvet Cake topped with a delicious Cream Cheese Frosting. Instead of making the cake from scratch I got a boxed mix and I can’t believe how good it turned out. We’ve been consuming a piece of cake each night. I better get busy at the gym to burn off the high calories of this fabulous cake! We are done with the laundry close and hallway except to spackle some holes and touch up on paint. I also have to clean and paint my folding doors too. I’ll show you later this week the result. I still want to accessorize it, but the freshly painted walls and trim make it look so much better! I also organized a bit too. But for now, here is the cake I made for Hubby and family.
craftyniche | 01.25.10 | Ramblings, baking | No Comments |
I’ve discovered a tip on removing paint from mirrors: nail polish remover! This past weekend while painting my countertop I smudged some paint on the mirror. I took a cotton ball and soaked it with the polish remover and wiped off the paint from the mirror. A nice and easy trick to removing paint if you get some paint around a mirrored surface. I believe I got this tip online somewhere. On that note, I did paint my countertop, but Hubby and I do not like the color. It will be back to Lowe’s and get another lighter color that will complement the bathroom colors.
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craftyniche | 01.22.10 | Ramblings, painting | No Comments |
