yes to yellow

I always admire furniture makeovers on other blogs, but rarely work up the chutzpah to do any of my own. But then last weekend, I found this little pretty at a garage sale and immediately thought -- yellow!

Because I have to tell you the truth -- my decorating skills -- they stink. 

And whenever I get an idea as revolutionary as a yellow chair, well, just you watch out.

 I put on a couple of coats (BHG Dandy Lion, eggshell finish) and was just going to leave it at that, but then I remembered this spraypaint + lace tutorial from A Beautiful Mess a few weeks back. I love the extra little sass it gives the seat. If you try it, make sure your lace is ironed flat and taped to the furniture as snugly as possible. See those blurry spots in the pattern? That's where the lace wasn't snuggly enough with the chair.

Oh well! I love it anyway.

Any other fantastic furniture makeover ideas out there we need to hear about?

{ps. I changed my header again. I want to eat it.}

{pps. today I am doing GI Jane day where all us wives pretend we're infantrymen. hmm.}

friday finds: granny square afghan

Garage sale. $3. Booyah.

friday finds: midwest edition

We made sure to leave ample time for thrifting in Indiana/Ohio, and holy moly! I'm glad we did. I'm most excited about that pink Pyrex covered casserole, found for something like $8 at a flea market somewhere in Ohio.

The girls were so good to let me drag them around "treasure hunting" -- they got to pick out a few stuffed animals along the way, so they were pretty happy. I have big plans for the handkerchiefs (some are from here in NY) and food labels (taps fingers conspiratorially).

today i'm excited about

:: It's a warm, sunny day & right now I have baguettes baking to eat with dinner tonight). They smell so good.



:: Gold strike! Embroidered mumus have been on my perpetual hunt-for list ever since Rachel at Smile & Wave fixed one up last summer. (What's on your perpetual hunt-for list, by the way?)



:: Also found this fun little book, published in the 1960s by a guy who wanted to preserve his grandfather's country wisdom and know-how. Chapter titles include "Sugaring," "Doing with Stone," and "Indians."

:: Heather's Joyful Life Library! Advertising with a beautiful purpose; I hope we start seeing more projects like this on the blogosphere.



:: MM scrap pack giveaway on the Vintage Sheet Blog! Jen's been hosting a whole month of giveaways in celebration of her one-year blogaversary. Congratulations, Jen!



:: Babies taking pretend naps in the laundry. The 3 of us had dinner at Denny's last night (the man was in the field) and had the. best. time. Kids eat free Tues/Thurs, so it cost less than McDonald's usually does. And with a lot less chaos.



:: Baguettes making happy crackling noises as they cool. Surely we won't need all four for dinner...

old jail antiques

So I discovered this out-of-control awesome antique shop on Saturday. It's inside an old jail, so the back part of the store is a row of claustrophobically narrow hallways packed with antique-filled cells. So rad. I think I was in an aqua mood.

{resources}
van gough :: mellowmint
washi :: pugly pixel
photo textures :: lost and taken
font :: mom's typewriter via dafont
font :: learning curve via dafont

on shady street

I found a new-to-me thrift store yesterday -- one of those holes-in-the-wall that's been around forever (located, appropriately, on Shady Street) and hasn't raised their prices like some of the bigger chains. They were having a sale -- everything you can fit in a brown paper bag for $2. The girls were with me and we had all our snow gear on, so I didn't try anything on. The top two skirts fit really well (they're tea length skirts that look really cute belted at the waist!), but the other two are too short. Which makes me sad, because that blue dress would look really sweet with some red heels and a white belt. Now to figure out what to do with it!