May 27, 2011

My very own Revived Vintage..

I have a love hate thing with the end of the year around here..Love because I love having my Bunny home every single day with me but hate because I'm overflowing with important dates, expectations, to-do lists, year end parties, recitals, pictures, and places to be...somedays, Im teetering on the edge of dropping a ball..How parents can organize life to get everyone everywhere on time, dressed, with full tummy's, teeth brushed, homework done and bed before 10pm is a mytsery to me..especially because I do only have the one Bunny...Its good that I challenge myself every May/June..keeps the ol brain fresh and me on my toes just like the ol days when I also worked full time, but thank goodness its only for May/June with the light at the tunnels end being lazy summer days.

Ive been hunting for bedside tables for my own room for eons and forever..Its honestly been a full rotating door in here with me hauling up every new piece to see if it would work to no avail..I only ever found single tables...never a pair and having a "flea-market chic" kinda style, I was ok with that...but finding 2 different tables with the same height was becoming an epic fail..so the Mister used the empty dresser and I kept my sidetables a-comin hoping to find one that worked...because not having one at all is a huge pain in the *beep*

Then*angel harps*......then*the lights of Heaven part the clouds* THEN, I found these......

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When I took out the drawers, I found some lady's underwear shoved on the deep back corner...Ummm..wonder who was hiding those from who? *snicker*

 We had recently painted our bedroom from red to navy blue with metallic gold and lime-ish green  accents, so I knew I wanted to stay away from yellow (a favorite) or green (another favorite) especially since my living room is also green/blue/yellow
(Its my favorite color combo thank you to the blue sky, the green tree's and the yellow sun)
 but I wanted this space to be slightly different..

I went with an orange-pink-coral color. It couldnt be too pink because the Mister would hate them..but I didnt want orange so, I went with Carmine Red from Behr which was actually the most perfect shade of compromise ever! I copied this from my favorite color of flower..and yes, I actually took the petals into Home Depot to get it perfect. Hello OCD.

In the can, the Mister wasnt thrilled...It looked neon...however, I knew better



I actually has chosen different hardware...bigger and more clunky, but they only had 7 in stock and wasnt able to ship me the rest for 10-14 days....I do not have the patience of a Saint so I went to my plan B and I think it might have worked out better. Thank you Universe.

Distressed and oil rubbed right down




In their new space..where they fit perfectly..*puurrrrr*
and why, yes..those are album covers framed and hanging on our wall.. Some of our favorite bands in all there vintage glory. I just brought home the headboard a couple days ago and my project for today is building some "stilts" to raise it up a tad higher...Love my pillow top mattress but, for the headboards sake..this combination will require some power tools to make them live in harmony together..in anycase, it *shouldnt* be too difficult.


I luv them and swear, I think I slept better knowing that this baby was beside me..The Mister now likes them especially since I got rid of that empty dresser he used to use and wack his hand/head/leg
 (?? I know..wha?!) on it during the night..

And as if these baby's wernt perfect enough...they were $5 each.(yes, thats what I said..$5each)..plus paint $20 (even tho I always use mistints..I had to have this color) plus hardware ($14.50...yes for all 12)
Perfectly perfect in every way.

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8 comments:

  1. I LOVE the color!!!
    What a great job!!!

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  2. These are so great- the color is so pretty. Very Dorothy Draper-esque! Well done!

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  3. These are beautiful, well done! Visiting from Miss Mustard Seed.

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  4. i'm in love with the color and style of these... the hardware is awesome! where did you get it?

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  5. Very Nice! A unique choice of color, and I think the hardware works perfectly. Well done.

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  6. They look great, you did an awesome job. The colour really goes well with everything in the room.

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  7. Thank you!! These are actually my very favorite pieces of furniture I own at the moment.My husband suggested I list them for sale so I can still have the fun of shopping but the icy glare answered that for him!..LOL I got the hardware from Lee Valley...my very favorite store to get my hardware from! Thousands of choices and excellent prices! Thank you guys again!!

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  8. I am gonna save this in favorites. I sold a piece of furniture that color one time and regret it. They are wonderful.

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