Bedroom Furniture Makeover

August In Minnesota

As the days have moved ahead and into a new month, so has our bedroom remodel Using Pinterest for my inspiration and basing our remodel off this beautiful watercolor print by Adolf Dhen
I used this print for both the foundation and my inspiration for our bedroom remodel 

Pulling out our old vintage bedroom furniture that I moved into storage and was in need of TLC, I chose one of the colors in the print, using that color to facelift our 40s waterfall furniture  

This is the tall dresser I started with. I guess I should have taken a before picture with the drawers in, but as most of you know, we get so excited to start our projects, photo documentation is a delayed reaction 

Color I used is  Golden Coast by vaspar paints  



My personal experience when they say; use a dry brush, they mean DRY brush
   I did a circler, rubbing motion to rub it in and a rag at hand to wipe away quickly if it was a tad wetter then what I needed to accomplish the effect I needed   

 

 

 

 Below is one of the end tables

 

 

 

Mosaic headboard

Competed headboard and footboard

Paint color Calico by Vaspar

 

 
    

Start of bedroom remodel- The headboard

August! And I'm jazzed to share what I'm working on. We’re in the long process of remolding a bedroom we will move back into.
My love of mosaic compels me to incorporate it into this decorating endeavor, and so I did. For a Bohemian such as I ethically am, anything white screams to be painted, a jewel added or sparkled up in some way. I suppose like a white canvas is to a painter, a white wall or piece of furniture is to a Bohemian like myself, the need to jazz up.
Without further ado, the white bed frame we acquired, screamed for a makeover. Just how to make it over was my challenge. Without further ramblings, here's what I chose to do.

I chose to incorporate mosaic on this headboard in the squares. However,
a subject matter was my dilemma.

Using glass left over from my limited days in stained glass I have on hand & available, an idea was birthed.

 

Free form using random broken pieces to assemble the design





My husband's desire was to have a verse written on the headboard and footboard. We decided on Matthew 11:28-29





The start of a mosaic on the footboard. Using the colors of browns and creams, & to keep it simple, yet tie in and flow with the headboard design, I used random pieces again and stayed with a simple abstract design. We are happy with the result.

Footboard random abstract shapes. Basically going for colors to tie in with the headboard and not compete with subject on the headboard



We chose a popular verse
Amy Grant made popular from singing this verse Psalms 119:105

 

Let the grouting begin...



I made the grout a little thinner then I probably should have



However it worked fine. Only took quite a bit longer to dry enough to wipe off without to much removal of where the grout is supposed to be



Grouting is completed. My verdict is still out whether I like the beige color grout until the paper is removed and I see the final reveal

Mission Statement...

My Pinterest challenge

So why did I start a new blog; “My Pinterest Challenge?

For myself quite frankly but with the hope it helps you too.

I’m hoping to challenge myself to actually begin applying all the inspirational things I find stimulating that I’ve pinned. Yet my pins remain for the most part just pictures on a page without action.

Pinterest is my black hole I’ve spun into. Tantalizing me with hopes and dreams, happily pinning pictures of ideas to my boards. I fondly find myself dreamily spinning into them on a regular basis, yet without action.  

I’m hoping to change that and begin personally applying the things I’ve pinned and make my pins come off the board and come alive! And a reality in our lives.

Setting a realistic goal that is obtainable for a dreamer like myself is a challenge by itself. Do I set a deadline such as a project a month? Do I alternate one small project and one big project? Do I pick a board and work my way through it? Decisions decisions! We will see. Baby steps… to quote a line out of; “What About Bob”  

I started this blog with a completed project of a gift we’d made. I’m thinking a baby step, bite sized project next.

Here’s to pinning in action my friends!



Upcycled headboard

Our labor of love. My husband and I worked together to made our first upcycled piece of furniture, using 2 pieces of furniture we had laying around to make this beautiful new piece of furniture for our youngest daughter’s graduation present from medical school. We think it turned out beautiful and are happy to show you how we did it and hopefully inspire you to turn something used into a beautiful new upcycled piece of furniture. 

 Headboard base painted and showing how it will look attached to the bottom piece that had a drawer and shelves added. Ready to begin decorating the piece :-)

I used broken mirror for the top to add the beauty of mosaic and sparkle. It's the crow in me. I'm Bohemian and can't help but love the sparkle.   

Laying out the pieces of mirror

Loving the look

 Reminded me of a giraffe

Finished and grouted

Below is tissue paper I hand painted and hanging to dry.

Tissue paper is now ready to begin applying to the piece.

I used a glue sealer decoupage to apply the tissue paper

 Tissue paper applied 

Appling the tissue paper to the bottom of the piece. The center was left raw wood to apply a piece I'd made to break up the flatness and openness of the front. 

Here I dry brushed on a silver leaf to bring out the carving and give it depth

Below are two wooden cut outs I got at a craft store and distressed them, added broken mirror to tie them in and used some of the broken wooden carving that had fallen off the headboard.

Here the adornment has been applied to the top piece of the furniture

again, the larger adornment is applied to the bottom piece of furniture

Hubby installing the drawers

Appling the drawer guides. We bought glass door knobs to add to the drawers to complete its jewelry, the earrings so to speak :-)

Completed!