Between Blue and Yellow

Another Sewing Table

Finally, after 4 weeks after having a baby, I was able to start on a new piece!

I had pinned this photo from Design Sponge a while back

I fell in love with the distressed green, and was determined to recreate it.

I like to use what I have on hand, so the green doesn't match up exactly. But I love the way it turned out.

So allow me to introduce Mr. green

Here it sits in my foyer.

And I also just picked up a dresser last night, that I can't wait to get started on!

This is a custom mix of green, white, yellow and brown paints I already had.

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Our little girl

Just wanted to let you all know that we welcomed the newest member of our family on 8/28.

I look forward to getting back to work on the furniture soon.

But it may be hard to stay away from this face for too long :)

Two days before our baby girl is due, we finally finished her room. We were on a limited budget so most everything is re-used from her big sister or from other parts of the house. However, I did sew some new bedding for the crib, which only cost about $15.

Here is the room when we first moved in.

Instead of painting the shelf for this table, I decided to cover it in the same fabric as the bedding.

I just used some Mod Podge, cut the fabric to size and pressed it on.

Yesterday a rude man yelled out to me at the gas station and said

"Looks like you're ready to pop!"

Nice.

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Painted Door

We are still working on getting our basement fixed up. It has been a long process, mainly because it's not really a priority. One of the problems is the fact that I can't see it most of the time. I only go down there to get something maybe once or twice a month. So it's been neglected to say the least. But over the weekend I started sprucing it up a bit and finally painted the door going out side.

Much. Better.
The next step will be painting the floors. That will have to wait .
But this is a major improvement.
This is a mix of white, blue and green paint I had in my paint collection.

Sweet Side Table

I finally got around to painting this cute handmade side table for our new baby girl's room. It has been sitting in our kitchen collecting dust, for close to a year now. But with some free time and a burst of energy I hauled it out side and got to work.
Usually, I'm not a fan of pink. But for some reason, I've felt this piece should be a soft, delicate pink to go with the crib bedding.

Before

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Crib

It's amazing how ready one can get for the first baby. Then when the second one comes along your scrambling to get the room in order when you arrive home from the hospital. Thankfully though I've got the bed all set. Still working on some pictures for the walls, but hey, I've still got 3 weeks right?
My wonderful cousin, who has been ever so helpful in giving hand me downs from her girls, gave me her old crib set. It wasn't really going with the wall color, so I re-covered it in new fabric.
Sorry, no before shot....

I used the pattern from the old covering and cut out each piece. This was a very easy project, if you can sew a straight line you can do this too. Check out my tutorial from the other crib bumper I made.

Full room reveal still to come!

New Piece For Sale

**SOLD**

Maybe it's the whole "Nesting" thing, but I've been on a role with furniture lately. I don't know how I find the energy, but I'm thankful it's there!

We also could really use the money, so maybe that's where my motivation is coming from.

I got this lovely antique dresser on Craigslist. I paid a little more than I usually do, but it had so much potential.

I used a can of paint my sister so generously donated to me, it's a cool green/gray.

Here is the before (Craigslist photo)

I just want to whistle at these legs, they are so lovely.

Please send me an email if you are interested in this dresser

betweenblueandyellow@yahoo.com

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Ms. Blue

I'm very excited to be sharing this piece with you today. As most of you know I'm about 8 months preggo, so I have not been doing much work on furniture these days. But I was literally itching to do something, so I picked up this great piece for $25. We've been needing something in our living room for the tv/toys to be stored in.

Before

I used a mix of dark blue and a dark grey I had on hand.

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Spray Painted Wicker

A while back I bought this cute little wicker seat for $40.

And not until just recently have I decided on a color to spray paint it.

Being almost 7 months pregnant, spray paint is the way to go.

With proper breathing protection of course.

Here it is after a couple coats of brown

First, I used a wire brush to chip off some of the peeling white paint, then I primed it with a spray paint primer. After it was dry, I used a brown Rustoleum paint, two coats.

It's a lovely spot to sit and relax.

Keep your eye out for these old wicker pieces, they are very easily fixed with a little paint.

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Room Reveal

Over the past few weeks, I've been slowly finalizing the look of my daughters big girl room. She's adjusted fairly well to her new bed, however she does get up earlier now :(. She is 2 years old and very independent. So when she wakes up and comes to find me, she starts rummaging through all my stuff until I get up.
We love her dearly and it's been so much fun to watch her transition from a baby into a toddler.

Here is the room waaaay before (with old camera)

It was difficult to get a nice shot of the whole room, so here it is in pieces.

I decided to do somewhat of a gallery wall above her bed. She loves flowers and they go nicely with the green walls.

See the full bed reveal here
and the dresser re-do here

The glider chair will soon be transported into the babies room.

Budget Breakdown:

All of the picture frames, mattress, glider, bookshelf, I already had. The bed was free. $40 for the dresser, $40 for the bedspread. The curtains I got for $10 a panel on clearance at TJ Maxx.

And so in all I spent about $100 on this re-do.

Not too bad, if I do say so myself.

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