table & bookcase makeover

here is an old pine table and little bookcase i finished off over the weekend.

i dragged both items into our dining room to take a few pics before
losing the afternoon light.

both the table and bookshelf were painted and heavily shabbied as requested.

that's my gorgeous aqua leather camera bag you can see on the bottom shelf.
i'm so in love with it.
Margo over at 3 Annies is the talented designer. you can find her
facebook page here. tell her i sent you! so worth a visit!

with school holidays just around the corner, i plan on doing alot
more painting in that lovely aqua! my absolute fav colour!
(apart from white, white and white!)

i picked up that awesome aqua glass jar from a discount store!

somehow i seemed to have lost the before pics!
they were just ugly pine anyway. you're not missing out on much!
Kate x
House of Grace

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a SPLASH of high gloss red

happy Monday all!
stopping in quickly to show you what i finished yesterday.
this awesome old school desk has now got the high gloss treatment.

definitely not my colour, but how vibrant and happy does it look?!
Perfect for a school entry. it will have a hugh wall mounted TV
above it showing off photos of what the students have been up to.

6 kiddies would have one sat at this doing their school work.
and each had a place to pop their slate and ink well.

their was no dragging this baby inside to photograph!

before....

i'm scooting out the door to grab fresh bread and lamingtons from
our local bakery for today's school lunches!
Have a great day!
Kate x
homemaker on a dime
a stroll thru life
house of grace

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to market to market

Good morning all! SO sorry it's been a while since i last checked in.
i am almost ready to show you a few painted pieces i have been working on.
So today, i thought i'd give you a little looky in to my regular visit to my local market.

i thought this vintage box looked pretty cool.

my market bud Steph scored this great piece for her
daughter's bedroom for only a few dollars.

loved these ceramic balls too.

met this lovely girl who has her own coffee shop nearby so will be stopping in
to try it out in the school holidays. i bought a few things from her including these cute hanging fabric fish.

i totally wanted to buy this vintage pendant light but our
ceilings are not high enough to do it justice.

after fruit and veg shopping, and carting all our treasures back to the car, it was
time to grab a fresh apple turnover. yum.

i didn't come home with any vintage items, but got some
great pieces, mainly for Summer. (hurry up Summer i need you)

Sass and Bide top and fun rainbow knit skirt.

groovy charm laiden necklace and scarf to add to my other 356
scarves i have. (slight exaggeration only)

cute shorts and fun top. erm, i don't really want to hug EVERYONE,
so will keep this as a PJ top i think!

perfect 'over the swimmers' dress.

pretty cream cardi and navy singlet top.

and i love me some tops still with tags attached!

fresh fruit and veg. alot of this fruit will be making it's way into some
fruit smoothies for a guilt free snack later on.

only 4 more days till school holidays for us!
i'm planning on doing my own market stall next Sunday.
so much to get rid of!
Kate x

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homework time!

Happy Monday everybody!
ooh and it's a tad nippy here i can tell you!
i finished this desk and chair yesterday. it already has a home to go to.

i had fun raiding the girl's bedrooms and dressing it up for it's photo shoot!

the client's request was for it to be painted in Antique White USA (extremely popular!)
and shabbied lots.

love how the top of the table has come up with lots of sanding.

my girls made up an "I'm bored" jar. each curl has an activity on it.

looks like a fun spot to do your homework!

table and chair before....

Kate x
homemaker on a dime
a stroll thru life

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Sunday finds & another raggy quilt in the making

hi everyone!
checking in to show you what i found at the markets today.
it was our most chilly night/morning since last Winter here in Brisbane
- a minimum of 6 degrees.
my 1st find- some lovely bright fabrics. i'm always happy to add to my fabric stash ;)

and then i found this gorgeous vintage beauty in a box with other really boring stuff!
i couldn't believe my luck. and it's even in my fav colour!

2 large Royal Albert teacups.
i've already enjoyed a cuppa in one while sewing today.

i can never walk past a nice wicker basket.

a pretty floaty top.

an old ash tray stand.

thought i might glue a tray or plate on the top.
haven't decided yet, but like this look.

While Em was out shopping with a bunch of her girlfriends yesterday,
Kace and I hit Spotlight. She chose some fabrics for me to make her a raggy quilt.
I must say, i'm totally in favour of her fabric choices!

i've backed each square in the same fabric, so that the raggy side
will be an exact match to the flat quilted side.

it will be a queen size, so no finishing it off in several hours like this one!
This one took a little longer!!

not sure what's happening with my comments- they're not showing up for some reason.
and while clicking around trying to work it all out, i found a link to the original
blogger! not a good idea, as it's only prolonging the change to the new blogger!
i'm so much more familiar with it though ;)
i'll be back tomorrow with a furniture makeover!
Kate x

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