My To-Do List

Recently I have become addicted to how-to blogs - how to refinish a piece of furniture, how to buy at Goodwill and turn your item into something FAB, how to recreate Pottery Barn style furniture, how to do this, how to do that. I mean really, I think I'm obsessed with these blogs. I've been saving ideas into a folder in my email and I'm going to share a few with you that I really really really want to do one of these days. I'm in the process (well, pretty much done, but waiting for a clean bedroom so I can move the desk in for them) of refinishing a desk & hutch I grabbed off of Craigslist last week for the girls. I had a ton of fun doing it. I find I'm soooo happy when I'm being productive and creative at the same time. Pictures to come of this project once I'm able to put the desk to use in their room.

Here's the before pic straight off the ad on Craigslist:

And here are some of my future projects I am drooling over and dreaming of *how* to do them!!

• I want to add crown moulding to my kitchen cabinets and paint them black. (I never said these were small projects LOL) Here's the link: { Click here } and here's a pic of the Before & After in their kitchen. I also like the look of distressed black as seen here:

• We have outgrown (and totally abused) our current dining table and chairs. It supposedly seats 6, but if you're one of the 2 on the sides, you pretty much have to climb into your chair. They barely fit. Ugh. So we're in the market for a *new to us* table & chairs. Our dear in laws, it turns out, are getting a new dining set and hutch and we may be buying theirs from them!! I love theirs! We're still debating as it's quite large and we just don't have a ton of room. We'll see. Whatever we decide, though, this is my plan: PAINT PAINT PAINT!!! I'm most likely leaning towards black, but I do love the creamy yummy of this look: { Click here }

• I love old windows and I love this idea. I found the perfect window on Craigslist, but they want $25 for it. I'm too cheap. I want a steal! I'll keep my eyes open... { Click here }

• Along these same lines, I love this idea. Although I don't understand why she purchased the frame *new* when there are SO many great ones at Goodwill?? { Click here }

• And then there's this fabulous idea! I don't know exactly where I'd hang it... but I sure do love it. { Click here }

• I'm not big into beading, but with this project, I just may want to start: { Click here } How beautiful (and EASY) are those?! I think this would be a fun project for the young women, too.

• Last but not least, this is the one I'll probably try and tackle next. It tickles me to read her blog where she says she'd rather have used cafe clips but it would've added a good $30 to her project... and to think, I found TWENTY TWO clip rings at Goodwill the other day (3 different packages/two different aisles) for $.99 a package!!!!! I about peed my pants!!!! Wait til you see this idea. It's the greatest yet, in my happy opinion! { Click here }

So... this should keep me busy for awhile, no?