Paula Deen

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That's right this post is about Paula Deen , actually it is about her home collection , I am officially in love with this line of furniture .
The styling is perfection , the paint finish incredible , classic good looks paired with hardworking function ....generous in scale and appeal...

The girls and I headed out to Sears to check it out in person, I had to see if this furniture was as good in person as it is online , well it is , it is pretty impressive , we all fell in love this this piece , so much storage , lined drawers for silver wear , and wine storage too...
This buffet below comes in a the green , we saw it paired with a armoire top which opens up to a bar with wine glass storage , wine bottle storage , lighting , shelving , great curves ...can you tell how impressed I am ... now its not cheap , but these are long term pieces for the country styled casual home...
What do you think ? are you in love too ?

Sorry ladies , no giveaway or coupon , this is not that kind of blog , I am not hooked up in that way , sorry , I am just little ole me who brings you project after project , a little bit of me is all you get... thanks for coming back !

Sharing my transom tutorial , no money down...

This old dusty piece of glass was the inspiration I needed to make the header over the kitchen door into a "transom" OK its not the real thing but it is the next best thing , and I am all over that !
What held me back to considering this project or any project using this old piece of glass was the awful gold painted diamond pattern , so 70's , ewww! but then it occured to me , I can scrape it off and use it for something , can't I ?


I took out my razor scraper and quickly removed all the gold lines, I then used goo gone to remove any more residue , and then I used vinegar and water to really get the glass squeaky clean. Then onto cutting using the glass cutter , the yellow tool .

I then measured the space I had in the header and then marked out my glass for cutting , I made a channel with painters tape to keep me on track, it is hard to keep a straight line when scoring and cutting glass, I cut it a little on the small side , you can't force glass.

After sanding the newly cut edges with sand paper I then proceeded to frosting one side of the glass , with two light coats of this frosting spray , I love this stuff ...

Voila , frosted glass for pennies...

I then took this Glidden paint color I had from our old bedroom color , Shadow Dream and I painted the insert area this hint of blue color.

I hot glued this glass into place on the edges only , this would be covered up by the small cove moulding I would also hot glue into place to finish the edges and secure everything didn't want to mess with hammer and nails in such a tight space.... so there you go easy transom , no holes , no dust , no problem.

I only have 8 foot ceilings , so you don't need souring ceilings to achieve this look ... and if you want to create this look you can remove your existing casings and start over , it really is a doable project all you need it stock MDF primed boards... I only have this treatment on the one side and only on the one door , a little bit of character.

Wreath making

{I see my wreath needs a little more fussing }
Even though the Christmas season has seemed to be in full gear in these parts as far as outdoor decor and lighting goes , I am one to drag my feet with Christmas decor , I like it , don't get me wrong , but I am in no hurry to get Christmas started and to beat the excitement out of it by starting it all too soon. I figured since I was in need of a new wreath this year that I could easily get started now ...off to the Superstore grocery store I went to see if I could find ornaments that would suit my color preference, easy peasy!

After finding the balls I wanted in shades of lovely blue and silver I shook off the basic wreath which I store in my garage , it was full of saw dust , big shocker ! the next step was to hot glue the top pieces to the unbreakable balls , don't want to loose too many over the season you know {that tip I read on Eddie Ross' blog} , great tip.

I then took green floral wire and attached balls in groups of three , alternating the designs and attached them to the wire frame of the wreath.

The basic wreath I use over and over again , I have never bought a completed wreath I love changing the designs year after year , this wreath must be 14 years old now.

Tubes of unbreakable balls $4.99 a tube , amazing , no?

floral wire and pliers to cut the wire, spring loaded pliers my fave tool, one of my fave tools.

And the perfect wreath hanger for $2.99 also from the grocery store , it has jingle bells and the underside is lined with foam... brilliant.

Well that is it my new wreath , what do you think ? I need to give it a little re-shaping , but I am am always on the go go go to be to worry about perfection, and for those who keep asking , I do sleep a little , probably not enough ...

Thank you all for your lovely comments about my open basement stair makeover and my faux transom project , it is so encouraging to hear your warm and wonderful comments , I appreciate all my friendly readers , and love to know you have stopped by , it warms my heart really it does , I get so many emails and I love to hear from you , so please keep writing , it is always nice to touch base ,

Warmest thanks,

Chris