Eau de toilet....

I started working on the very first room I ever painted in the Casa over 10 years ago now. How I ever got ready in the morning in a YELLOW main bathroom I will never understand. Maybe I have been jaundiced for years and couldn't tell?

The original room was Benjamin Moore's "Straw Hat", which do not get me wrong is a beautiful shade of warm yellowy green, but maybe not what I would pick now as a hue I'd like to reflect first thing in the mirror....ya know?

The cabinets were the warm cherry-ish that is throughout the builder's special and the counters were the same spectacular green laminate with a scroll design that became the bane of my existence in the kitchen. BANE! Thankfully those were replaced 2 years ago now.

So as it happened, I had 5 days off over the long weekend and I said to myself...."SELF, you are worthy of a new bathroom makeover!". But then my other self (am I the only one who has a few me's in there??) said...OK ShopperJo, you got $200 buckeroonies.

So here is the breakdown so far:

I rejuvinated (which means I busted out the leftover Rustoleum Transformations Kit from the kitchen, where I originally tried to cheap out on new counters) the countertop in the black stone finish. Used my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White and clear wax on the vanity drawers and doors. This is an in progress type post so here is an in progress type picture, LOL.

So far, free to me and only incurred the cost of repetetive motion on my tennis elbow.

Greg is painting the walls and most of the trim BM's (pun intended...teehee....I am 6) Cloud White as I speak. That was 50 dollars....But I have big plans for that blank, square wall behind the sink!

Here is my inspiration from Me and My DIY.

Like Arnold, I'll be back.

Turnin' the tables

I was very busy this very rainy weekend. After purchasing and having a shed built within the last 2 weeks, the garage at Casa Dharma has finally realized it's glorious purpose.

My Workshop LOL!!! 










Seriously though, I have room to paint, turn up my tunes, create....and give me two solid days of rain and create I did. I put all my new workshop skills that I learned at my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint class to the test.

I started with a plant stand Q and I had rescued from the Salvation Army this spring. You have to love my model lololol

ASCP in Old White and clear waxed for protection. The relief work
on this piece makes it!

Then a pair of $3/each beauties picked up a local thrift shop....

ASCP in Aubusson Blue, top coated in Old White, clear waxed,
distressed and finished in dark wax.

ASCP in French Linen (grey), clear waxed, distressed and
finished in dark wax.

This little grasshopper is getting her learning on - WAX on and WAX off.

Partying at Funky Junk Interiors

The table that took 8 months?

No....it didn't. I've just been a bad blogger. Like, really bad. Bite my lip and hope for a spanking bad, Mr. Grey?

So to make up for it, I took on a mother of a project. No, really this dining suite came from my mother :) Here it is all granny'd up for Thanksgiving. Old Country Roses china and everything.

....and here it is all modern and funkified. Dharma-style. I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for the very first time. We now have a distributor here in Niagara! Simply White  with their full ASCP line and lovely staff were a great help. I am planning on taking a workshop there with the lovely owner, Brenda, mid-June.

Tada!!!!

I used Versailles on the chairs which is a taupey sage, and Aubusson Blue on the table. Very Le Francais....no? I will keep you in the loop as to whether all the paint falls off given how much my menthings use this table daily :)

Nice to SEE you, thanks for coming in and seeing if I was still breathing.

Over at Flaunt it Friday for fun!

Happy Halloween!

We shall be very busy tonight. Usually we get about 400 kids, yes, I said 400. I didn't add a 0 by mistake. Be safe, try to dip into those bowls in moderation and have a beverage for me :)

Wicked Wicker!

Just picked up this week, $40 no less :)

Now to figure out styling this baby, stay tuned!

You know someone who had this unit exactly/ something somewhat like this dealio didn't you? If you said yes, I know you lived in and remember the 70s baby!!

His N Hers Headboard

Fit for a King and his Queen, this 7 foot x 6 foot monster was installed today. I have to invest in some seriously sexy hotel type bedding but for now I am ecstatic at my $80 find!

Going from in the yard to in the room (without Boy #1 to carry this with the hubster) was not much fun. But getting it installed and setting the posts properly on an antique to fit modern day frames was lots of fun! NOT!

Like I said, bedding to follow….but it’s pretty boss!

Partying here:

Headboard - Dingy to Delish!

Remember that tease? The KING sized one? Well, it delivered alright. It delivered a blackened, dirty un-loved 7 foot by 6 foot monster a la this to my doorway on Saturday:

Thank goodness the ad on Kijiji was blurry, I don't know if I would have tackled this otherwise. Originally from the beautiful shape, I thought gothic shabby cottage chic? LOL - say that 5 times fast....but I was a bit stumped on a colour.

I had lots of inspiring pieces pinned to my Pinterest board though so I was sure it would come to me.

Then it arrived and it is 100% antique (although a cross brace has been added), dark walnut to the bone and about 200 lbs. 80" across and 65" high. Before I could even think of painting it I had to get the gunge off and see if I could save it. Apparently it was from an old Catholic manse, when the property sold a B&B owner in Niagara Falls bought it. His renovation is my gain :)

TSP, some small sanding, warm water, elbow grease and mineral oil and here it is:

Ready for her close up Mr. DeMille.

NO paint for Veronica! She is far too dark and lovely for a makeover :)

Linking this one up to Beyond the Picket Fence for their vintage soiree!