6 months...

It has almost been six months since I started Nest. Nesting. Nested. I can hardly believe it!!! Monday August 8, 2011 will mark the official six month mark. Be sure to check back Monday, I am going to have a fun giveaway and will have a few fun projects (I am finally finishing my lower kitchen cabinets...exciting!) to share with you all.

A little sneak peek...

First, I want to thank all of you for all the sweet comments on my last post. I have read and reread them all....seriously Thank You!!!!

Remember all of those frames...

I painted all the frames white and have begun to work on a gallery wall in a little hallway in my home. This is a project that I thought would come together quick and easy, but really it hasn't. Every time I walk by the frames, I have ideas of what to change, what to add, etc. I first added chair rail and then painted the walls a darker color. I have started to hang the empty white frames, now just need to find the perfect pictures and things to fill them with. Hoping it is done soon!

Here is a little sneak peek...

(sorry about the poor picture quality, my camera battery was about to die)

To Blog or Not to Blog?

When I started this blog, I had no idea about the whole world of blogging. There are sooo many great blogs out there! In the beginning there were so many people looking at my blog and lots of sweet comments. I was so excited that my blog was somehow growing! Then, the traffic started to slow down, which is understandable...it is summertime. Then, last week I got my first not so nice comment. I think this comment is what really made me start questioning my blog. Blogging takes a lot of time, and is so personal. We, as bloggers, are putting ourselves out there sharing with the world our ideas, and it is (in my opinion) quite rude to leave a comment that is anything but completely nice. Sure, there are going to be things that I create or ideas that I have that aren't going to be to everyone's liking, but if you don't like it, why must you say it?

Thank you soooo much to all my sweet readers who are continually reading my blog and leaving kind & encouraging comments!!!

Faux Metal Letters

I have had a few people ask me about the "metal" letters that hang above my newly transformed bench in my little boys' room, so I thought I would hurry and share with you all what I used...

I wanted a galvanized metal look so I went with Rustoleum's "hammered" silver spray paint (love the added texture) and finished them with a coat of clear matte.

The lettering and stars were purchased at Micheal's.

Thanks for reading!!!

Vintage White Chandelier

Not long ago I was watching HGTV and one of the designers said that she likes to paint vintage chandeliers in a nice flat white. As soon as I found this beauty at an estate sale, I knew that it would soon get a coat of flat white paint.

Here it is now...

*rewired

*spray painted flat white
*new candle covers from Lowe's (also painted flat white)

*vintage crystals

Just need to find more vintage crystals...eBay maybe?

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Thanks for reading!!!

A Light Fixture Revived

One light fixture in desperate need of a fresh coat of paint....

Plus a can of my favorite black semi-gloss spray paint (no priming required), just tape off your glass and surrounding areas and start spraying
Equals a light fixture revived...

I always love projects like this...easy but with great and noticeable results!

It makes me happy to be greeted by a fresh, clean light fixture...no more dingy, dirty light fixture here!

The bench is finshed!

I love this bench! It makes a perfect little reading area (and added storage) in my little boys' room.

Here is a picture of the bench just a few short days ago...
The spindles were fixed...
The bench was then sanded...
Moldings were added...

After the bench was painted and distressed a bit, it was glazed using Valspar Antiquing Glaze.

This was my first time using the "Antiquing Glaze", I usually use Valspar "Mocha Glaze". I really like the end result that the Antiquing Glaze gave my bench. If you want to know more about painting and glazing, check out my paint and glazing tutorial.
Love it!!!

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Thanks for reading!!!