Welcoming 2016
Are you excited about the New Year?
I am thrilled to get things rolling...
I've been working on a clients home & we are finally getting to the finishes.
I can't wait to show you the project before & afters when we are complete.
Meanwhile here at the French farm house renovation it's quite the mess!!!
A good ole sawdust, paint, stone work, tile, flooring, trim best kind of mess.
Saturday "Designing with Vintage" No. 11
at home...
Something utilitarian as a built in ironing board I would painted to match the trim work in the space.
We installed this one & it looked like a box on the wall, which it is... and boring at that!
I was scouting vintage doors & I found this vintage european shutter.
I fell in love with the winter white shade of chippy paint & rusty hinge.
It appeared to be the perfect width.
I have a pretty good tape measure built into my eyes!
I LOVE it!
A little trim on the bottom & some special sealer so the perfect little chippy paint won't chip of.
I wanted to add some character to the face of the ironing board door and give it the look of
a
I wanted to add some character to the face of the ironing board door and give it the look of
a
cute little cupoard.
Eventually this will be moved to the new laundry room.
Next week I'll show you why!!!
Let's create & enjoy the beauty around us...
xo,
me
I love it too Gail, and so wish you would hurry....in a nice way of demanding, so we can, or I can enjoy the fruits of your labor.
ReplyDeleteLove the shutters, and the hinges I have some just like them waiting to use them on something like hinging shutters.
See you soon I hope? :)
Xx
Dore