A Sleek Upgrade & My First Palette Project

Good Morning, all you beautiful people.

I have been a lil' MIA lately but I've been a lil' busy.

 In the past couple weeks I had a garage sale,

 which I did VERY well, 

 my oldest daughter moved back home

 and I found out that I'm going to be a grandma

 for the first time.

 So, I've been trying to turn our office into a bedroom.

 I think I will have to tackle it head on after Christmas.

 I've also been trying to paint.

 Do you remember this monster tv?

 Well, we upgraded : )

Do you see in the reflection where I need to paint the wall?

 Those are hole patches, lol.

Oh yeah, see the light next to the tv?

 I picked it up at a garage sale for $2. They sell it at Home Depot for $33.

 I wired it so it's not hard wired, it plugs in.

 The piece coming down holds the cord. It's a small plastic tube that 

 I spray painted to match the lamp. It looks SO good at night

 and doesn't reflect off the tv.

I like it so much better.

 I also wanted to share with you something cool I made.

 Yep, I jumped on the palette bandwagon.

 I picked up one of these goodies a couple weeks ago.

 Let me tell ya, I drive a Miata convertable

 and I had this puppy on top with the top down

so, yeah I look like Sanford, lol.

 I originally picked it up to use as a seat for a bench I'm making

 but I thought I would make a shelf first instead.

 You can actually see where I removed part of the top and a board.

 This is what I made ...

 

 I really like the natural look of it.

Oh, do ya notice the antlers?

 I was SO excited that I was able to pick those up while garage sale-ing

 this past Saturday for, get this, $.25. 

 My husband thought I had flipped my lid.

I love em' tho : )

Notice the stamp ...

 

 I think decorating it for Christmas will be fun.

So, have you made anything from a palette yet?

 I have a feeling I'm gonna be picking up a few more.

 They're fun : )

I'm partying at:
 {PRIMP}
French Country Cottage
Romantic Home
My Repurposed Life
Savvy Southern Style
Serenity Now
The Shabby Nest
Christina's Adventures
Ohh Baby Designs
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Stuff-and-Nonsense
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