Back to WORK!!

Now that  the weather has cooled off and we can actually go OUTSIDE - we have opened our doors and started back to work on our bedroom! When did we start this job? I think it was May! Should be done by Thanksgiving - but who is in a HURRY??? (Me?)

This is the very last piece of furniture I need to do for our bedroom to be complete.

No two pieces turned out exactly the same way - but then again - that was not what I wanted!

I LOVE being able to redeem a tired old ugly chest, table, lamp, mirror, frames or WHATEVER!!

Who knew I would love LIGHT colors? Like WHITE?

Only WHITE white is still a little too much for me and I have to tone it down a bit.

I sand, prime, paint, sand, hi-light, sand, stain, wipe, sand, over and over until I get the the LOOK I am after.

I actually never really know what that 'look' IS until I find it!

We are probably the only people around who redecorate a room 'piecemeal.'

Two completed walls and then.....

THIS!.....two partial ones!

I ripped off all the old paper yesterday and am hoping LD will get interested in repairing the Sheetrock.....

like SOON!!! NOW would be good! In the mean time I am busy trying to get my chest done.

We did stop work last evening in time to fix dinner for LD's nephew and his lovely wife.

We ate AT the dining room table - something Louis Dean only does if we have company!

LD had cooked up some good black eyed peas with ham and I made mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and candied carrots AND a cast iron frying pan full of home made cornbread. Iced tea, wine, angel food cake and fresh strawberries made for a nice meal.

This was followed by a couple of hours of good music!

My husband was in hog heaven! TWO jam sessions in a row!

Well, I think my first coat of paint has dried so I am off to sand again.

Can't wait to see how it turns out!

"The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul."