Mod Podge Fabric Letter

So, it has been a while since I last posted but that does not mean I haven't been busy! I am still working on quite a few things for the guest room and will be sharing those soon. The furniture was moved into the room last night, I did DIY fabric drawer liners today and also used my brand new CeCe Caldwell paint to paint another small piece I'm putting in that room and everything is looking GREAT so far. I'm just not ready to reveal everything yet as I am tweaking a couple of things here and there...but in a few days for sure!


So, in the mean time I just wanted to a small craft I did in less than 30 minutes. I found a letter T at Michael's for about $2. I painted one side of the letter with gray chalk paint so it would not show the bare wood, let dry, and then I laid the letter on the scrapbook paper and traced out the letter...

Cut it out, then smoothed on the mod podge with a brush...

Then, I placed my cut out T on top of the wood T, smoothed another layer of Mod Podge over the top and in no time at all it was dry and looking good!

A quick and simple craft that adds character to any decor. I saw this idea originally on Pinterest which led me to a great blog here. She used a letter and fabric she already had which is a great way to update with no cost at all. For me, I had to buy the letter so this project cost me about $2...still not bad!

Stephanie

Midnight Black Bedroom Furniture

When my husband and I got married 7 years ago he brought with him his old bedroom furniture which I believe had actually been given to his Mom many years ago by a family friend. Being newly married and on a small budget it was great that he was bringing this furniture because we were able to use it in our guest room. All these years I have kept it the way it was even though I was never thrilled with the look. At least a year ago I removed the nightstand from the room and sanded it, preparing to paint it. Well, it sat in the garage and never got touched again…until now! I decided to go ahead and paint this furniture midnight black as I am working on redecorating my guest room and using black and white with some pops of other bright colors. The furniture is really quite simple, but I like that about it. It had its original stain covered in some type of clear coating so I decided to lightly sand it to gain back some texture and used an oil based paint and primer in one. Maybe not the best option, but I will learn as I go. I have done two coats so far on the headboard and dresser and they still need some touching up. 


Here are some before pictures:

And...here are some pics after the first coat of paint:

So, as you can see it is still a work in progress but I am excited for the outcome!