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Fab Pins of the Week

January 3, 2014 by Fotini Filed Under: fab pins of the week, home decor, shabby chic Leave a Comment

It’s the first Friday of 2014! Woohoo 😉 I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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1. I am in love with this gorgeous shabby buffet. Whether this piece is naturally aged or painted, it is a true beauty! I love the bowed legs and dainty hardware.

2. I’m not sure I would want open shelving in my kitchen, but I love the looks of them! I love the idea of displaying some of your favorite pieces as part of your kitchen decor!

3. Cabinetry lined with french-inspired details! Not to mention the gorgeous chandelier peeking out of the top of the picture! You can never go wrong with a gorgeous crystal chandelier!!

4. Initially, I’m drawn towards the pallet art in this picture, but the main feature is this beautiful buffet! She has re purposed it with beautiful, two-tone finish.

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{ My First Furniture Rehab!! }

May 28, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: dresser rehab, furniture rehab, painting furniture, shabby chic, shabby chic furniture, shabby chic style 31 Comments

You can view my guest post where I first shared this project on The Golden Sycamore!

Last Summer my husband cleared out a storage unit of his Fathers and he told me I could go through and pick stuff I wanted to keep, if anything. I had been dying to get my hands on a piece of furniture I could rehab! A dresser caught my eye… This dresser has been a part of my husbands family for many years, so I was thrilled to “bring it back to life”! I knew it would be perfect to rehab and add to Isabellas’ room! It was in pretty rough shape, so I started by sanding some of the rough scrapes and bumps and filling large grooves with wood filler.

I had went back and forth on whether I should use primer or not, but I decided to use it since the dresser was so dark. I removed all of the hardware and added a coat of white primer. I wanted to keep the piece a light color, so the paint color I chose was Valspar Swiss Coffee and applied a few coats. This was a project I was working on while the little one was napping so it had a good two days of drying. I grabbed a mid-grain sandpaper and begin roughing it up! I adore the shabby chic look of furniture and that was the look I was going for!

To seal and bring out the roughed edges I created, I used Miss Mustard Seeds furniture wax. I applied it with a clean cloth and buffed off. To add a little character, I lined the dresser drawers with an adorable metallic silver and white chevron wrapping paper. It was ultra thick and durable, and I taped it into place.

I attempted to paint the original hardware, but I wasn’t happy with the look. I previously had picked up two cut-glass knobs from Hobby Lobby for the top small drawers. For the remaining drawers I opted for a cup-pull knob I previously had a bunch of. I coated them with a couple coats of light pink spray paint and used a matte clear coat for protection.

One of my favorite parts of this dresser is the legs! They’re beautiful 🙂

I’m really happy with the end result! It’s the perfect addition to Isabellas’ room! It’s not perfect and I didn’t expect it to be 🙂 I can’t wait to transform another piece of furniture and share it with you all!!

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{ Fab Pins of the Week }

May 24, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: butcher block countertops, fab pins of the week, kitchens, outdoor space, Pinterest, shabby chic, wood planked walls, yard, yard space Leave a Comment

It’s my favorite time of the week! Happy Friday 🙂

It’s time to share my inspirational pins from this week!

We’ve been in full force of outdoor projects at our house this week!

We started painting our shutters black, ahh!! They’re looking great and I can’t wait to see finished the finished result! Be sure to follow me on Instagram to keep up with the latest, I’m alway posting pics!

Anyways, lets get to it…

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1. I don’t know what it is about white, but I’m super crazy about it right now! I think it’s only because I know it wouldn’t last ten seconds in my house with two busy kids and a nosey dog! But a girl can dream, right?! I just love the cozy look for this beautiful tufted chair and matching ottoman. And those wood-planked walls aren’t too bad either 😉

2. Sigh, yet another beautiful kitchen with butcher block countertops! Don’t worry, I’m not complaining (too much!) these are on our to-do list! I think they add so much character to a kitchen and give it a warm, rustic feel. I really, really do love them!

3. I love a beautiful outdoor space! I think I would spend most of my days outside if I had a space like this! It’s truly magical! It would be a great place to make memories with the kids, have fun family dinners, host one-of-a-kind parties and relax with the neighbors! We’ve been working on our yard and won’t get to our deck and backyard landscaping until next year, but this is such inspiration for what I want!

4. This bedroom is my shabby chic dream! I can’t wait until the day I can own a piece of glass furniture of my own! I don’t dare buy one with my kids as little as they are still, but the glass wall table makes this room! Really loving the sequined comforter too!!

Unfortunately, this week I wasn’t able to find original sources for most of the featured pins. Please be sure to visit the source links I’ve provided above!

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{ A Shabby Chic 2nd Birthday }

May 20, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: girls birthday, girls birthday party, party planning, rag banner, shabby chic, shabby chic birthday party, tutu

I had so much fun sharing bits and pieces of Isabella’s second birthday party with you guys and now it’s time to share it entirely! We had a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends!

The color scheme was turquoise, pinks and neutral tones and the theme was shabby chic. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a party look great and well- thought out. I get a lot of my stuff from Michaels dollar bins, dollar stores, Target dollar corner, etc. Once you’ve chosen your theme and colors, you’d be surprised how great things start coming together 🙂

Tags labeling food & drinks

Homemade birthday cake

Fresh flowers

Display from her photo shoot!

Thank you bags

Attempting to sneak a cupcake!

For the tutorials on the rag banner & skirt:

Vintage Chic Rag Banner

Adorable Birthday Tutu

Cupcake wrappers & straws from JoAnn Fabrics

Small white metal pale & bucket from Target

Mini picture frames from Michaels

Pink silverware lanterns from Michaels

Wooden silverware set from Pick Your Plum

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{ Birthday Attire }

May 6, 2013 by Fotini Filed Under: birthday outfit, diy, DIY birthday outfit, DIY tutu, shabby chic, shabby chic tutu, tutu, Vintage chic 11 Comments

Part of the excitement for me when planning my little ones birthday parties, is picking a fun, customized outfit for their special day! This year to go hand-in-hand with Isabellas vintage chic rag banner (here) I created an adorable tutu using the same technique!

You’re going to need your desired fabric, elastic, scissors, needle and thread or sewing machine.

Cut out your number, in my case 2, and turn it backwards and trace onto the fabric, then cut out. I decided to sew my number one using turquoise thread (I still haven’t busted out my sewing machine!!)

My husband got me this nifty tool to easily created snaps and buttons! I (he) decided to give it a try and it worked out perfect for this project. It’s easily hidden by simply sliding a piece of fabric directly over it!

And there you have it! A beautiful, one-of-a-kind tutu fit for any princess!!

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