Thursday, February 3, 2011

Gone Teal!

I found this gallon of Valspar Sequoia Green paint at Lowe's for $5 and I grabbed it so quickly I might have sprained my shoulder LOL

It is truly beautiful and so yummy you want to lick it.

If you're following me, you've seen this chest before. Yuck w/ to the flowers, pink, baby blue and leaves. YUCK!! But for $3 at the local GW I couldn't walk away from it. Specially since it will serve as "hide the junk" place when family and friends are over. =D can't go wrong for $3 right?


 This gave me a great opportunity to do some thing fun. But I still held it back a little because I have another paint can that is full of FUN and I can't wait to show you all that. That will be my daring to be fabulous project that will probably take a few weeks to complete because I have a few other projects stashed away, hiding. =D



Here is my assistant priming. Jacob is such a wonderful helper. He is always ready to get his hands dirty and help out. I don't think he has ever said no to me. Really!

Notice I taped the hardware w/ my favorite frog tape.



I protected the cedar from paint by taping that as well.


I covered the paint tray w/ a grocery store bag and pre wet the paint brush. I love how easy this makes painting =D


I knew from the minute I thought about painting the cedar chest that I had to make sure the cedar and hardware were not painted. So I lined the inside edges w/ the green tape and pressed it down w/ my nails so that it wouldn't bleed. It worked *wink*










Do you spy Jacob taking a break and playing on the puter? He was too funny today!








Before
And look what my $3 Lane cedar chest re-do looks like w/ a little sanding and painting. Je adore!!

After
I'm so very happy w/ how it all turned out. It is perfect although I am considering glazing. We'll see once I've lived w/ it w/ a bit just as she is. 
BTW, this is how my pre soaked brush, roller and covered tray cleaned up after just a minute or two under the running water. Super duper sparkly clean! almost as if I'd never used them =D

 


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14 comments:

Debra@Dejarenew.blogspot.com said...

Oh yeah turned out great. Duh I knew you were doing this lol. Love the color choice are you leaving it there? Looks great in the photo there. Awesome awesome!

Kristin said...

You found a Lane cedar lined chest for $3! Are you serious?! Those things are upwards of $500 brand new - you are soooooo lucky!

Kudos to your assistant!

Unknown said...

Hi Kristin!
I sure did. There is a GW outlet about 2 miles from my house so, I have been able to find many great things. You wouldn't believe it? =D

I hope you are following me so you can see all the other great finds I have stashed away in my garage LOL

Debra@Dejarenew.blogspot.com said...

Linky party is up Rosanna. Please come post this beauty!! Thanks Deb

Karie said...

Love the cedar chest transformation. It is beautiful. You and your helper did a great job. Thanks for sharing. Hugs, Karie

Unknown said...

@Karie Thanks for the encouragement!! I love hearing from you.
I love how it turned out.
XOXO

. said...

Wow!! It turned out fantastic! I love that color too. And I appreciate that you took the time to make sure the cedar didn't get painted. :)

Unknown said...

Hi Erin! Thanks for the compliment =) Hope to hear more from you!!

Hugs!

Bonnie @ House of Grace said...

What a great, fun color! What a nice family project...you are teaching them young! I like it! Have a great weekend!
Bonnie :)

Unknown said...

Hi Bonnie! Thanks for the love =D
I'm excited to see what your suggestions and tips will be for me as I continue my journey towards a more functional home (if that's even possible) =D

Erin said...

What fantastic finds! You can't beat a gallon of paint *and* a chest for less than ten bucks! The pop of teal in your living room is gorgeous and it looks like it matches your throw pillows, too. :)

Erin
(visiting from Domestically Speaking)

Sherryd said...

Fabulous! I might have to visit my sister so I can go to your GW outlet, you find the best stuff!!!

Alison @ Welcome Sunshine Home said...

Hi! Excellent transformation! I have a wooden bench that I'm itching to redo. I'm a new follower. :)

Alison
http://welcomesunshinehome.blogspot.com/

gertie @ The Old Block House said...

This looks wonderful. BUT $3????? We thought we got lucky to get one at an auction. The bf said to go up to $150, but we got it for $35.

WTG!