Gray Vintage Mirror

I love mirrors, and I have them all over my house...

I did this vintage, wooden frame mirror for my cousin, Marideth, and her husband to put in their new house. I am really happy with the way it turned out. 

I love the original gold accents with the gray. 

She wanted it to have a shabby chic, distressed look, so I did some hand sanding on the edges. I finished it off with a coat of my go-to brown antiquing glaze.

Paint: Benjamin Moore Galveston Gray

Glaze: Ace Artistic Finishes glaze (10 shots of Raw Umber)

;) Mimi

Old Cabinet Make-over

I found this old hand made cabinet at a local junktique store and thought 

I could do something cute with it...

Before Pics:

The original paint is bumpy, like tiny balls (hmm)

I gave the whole thing two coats of antique white paint before I went on with Benjamin Moore Trout Gray. Then I sanded the edges and all over to give it a very distressed look. I like how the original bumpy paint came through when I sanded it. I rubbed my go-to glaze all over it to dull the paint and make it look older. 

I topped it off with a cute antique glass knob I already had.

It is currently residing in my entry hall; but will likely move to the back porch soon.

paint: Benjamin Moore Trout Gray

glaze: Ace Artistic Finishes glaze (10 shots of Raw Umber)

antique glass knob

;) Mimi

Vintage Rolling Pins Display

This is another idea I got from my favorite blog, The Inspired Room, click HERE to see the post. 

Here is my inspiration pic...

First, I got the beadboard from my local Ace Hardware and cut it to 2'x2.5'. I also cut a 2'x2.5' 

piece of plywood for strength and used Liquid Nails to secure the 2 boards together. 

Next, my grandpa and I cut the pegs on the band saw and put the holes in the board.  

I painted the pegs and used Liquid Nails to secure them into their holes. 

Then, I did some sanding on the edges of the board and the pegs, stained the sanded parts with my handy-dandy Stain Marker, and went over both the board and pegs with a thin coat of glaze.

Last, I screwed 4 large screws through the board and into the wall on the 4 corners to hang it. 

Rolling Pin Collection: I started out with the one with red handles and the one with 

light teal handles. I believe they were both my great-grandmother's. My grandmother 

gave me the marble one (very heavy) which I love. I bought the hand-carved one on the 

top and the big one on the very bottom (which I was told is very old). 

I am now a lover of old rolling pins and my collection has grown to 11...

My Materials List:

5 vintage/antique rolling pins

beadboard 2x2.5'

plywood 2x2.5'

pegs - Hobby Lobby or online 

paint - Antique White Benjamin Moore

Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker (I used Provincial)

Glaze - Ace Artistic Finishes 10 shots Raw Umber

Drill, 4 long screws, screwdriver

;) Mimi

Vintage Mirror

I found this vintage mirror at a consignment shop in Abilene, Tx. I've had it for months just thinking about what I wanted to do with it and where to put it. 

I was "color inspired" by a chair that was my great-grandmother's (1940s) and my grandmother recovered in 1968. I wanted a true vintage chartreuse and I chose Benjamin Moore Meadow View.

 

I primed the mirror with Zinssers (so I didn't have to sand it), then painted. I sanded it by hand just a bit on the edges to give it a bit of distress. I also used a Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker (Golden Oak) in the crevases. Finally, I sprayed on a coat of poly. 

Color: Benjamin Moore Meadow View

Stained: in crevases with Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker 

(in Golden Oak)

Coat of Spray on Poly

;) Mimi

Old Door Headboard

I found this great old door (1930s I think) at my favorite local Junktique store, Sweet 16 Antiques and Collectibles.

Next, my grandfather cut the door on both sides and secured the legs (2x8 boards). The total height is 52" and the width is 72".

After 2 coats of Zinsser Primer I didn't know exactly what to do about painting the "legs" (color wise). So, I tried 3 colors I had that I thought might work...One matched almost perfectly (total luck) and once the legs and door were glazed you can barely tell that the color isn't the same. I finished it off with 2 coats of Rub-On Poly.

>Next, I replaced the original door knob with this beautiful antique glass one that I had to have 6 months ago (knowing I would use it eventually). This part was not easy... My dad (a welder) had to break down the original knob so I could use the plate. Then I glued the plate and knob (bolted together) in place. Not easy but totally worth it.

Did I mention that I had an audience? :)

;) Mimi

Vintage desk

My mother and I found this cute little desk at a local consignment shop. It is now in my sister and (soon to be) brother-in-law's new house.

I painted it Wythe Blue and distressed it to rev it up a little bit. Knobs are from Hobby Lobby.

Color: Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue

Sanded by hand to emulate wear 

Glaze: Clear Ben. Moore

2 coats Minwax Rub-On Poly

Side Note...

I was introduced to this beautiful color, Wythe Blue, when I bought a chest from a great store in Abilene, Tx called The Furniture Junk-It... The Furniture Junk-It  I absolutely love the chest I got there and have gotten tons of compliments on it... (picture following)

My chest from The Furniture Junk-It

Since then, I love using Wythe Blue on my projects. It is a Benjamin Moore Historical Color so it looks great on antique/vintage pieces.

*When I go shopping for a new paint color I always start in the Benjamin Moore Historical Colors because they usually work best for my look.

;) Mimi

Shabby 1920s dresser w/ mirror

We found this old gem at one of our favorite consignment/junktique stores in Abilene, Tx. I didn't buy this dresser for a specific purpose; just knew that it was too cute to pass up.

It has ended up in my sister's new extra bedroom and I think it will look great in there once the room is finished. I love the original beveled mirror, keyholes, and casters. When I bought it the woman said she thought it was made in the 1920s and the casters are wooden.

I bought these new white ceramic knobs at Hobby Lobby to brighten it up a bit.

This is the only before picture I have...(right of the table) 

Color: Benjamin Moore Trout Gray

Distressed by hand sanding

Glaze: Ace Artistic Finishes, 2 coats
2 coats Minwax Wipe On Poly

;) Mimi