Ideal Saturday

Our life hasn't been too exciting lately... other than work and weekends at home, so I have nothing to write about.  But then, I realized that the best days are the ones that are just regular ole days with JQ that don't have a hurried schedule or places to be.  So in honor of lazy, "boring" weekends, here are some pictures that would comprise my perfect Saturday.

Sleep Late

Cup of hot coffee

Joseph cooking breakfast...JK

Saturday morning breakfast nook

Farmers Market

Reading

Nap Time

Romantic Lakeside Picnic

or

Dinner with Friends!

I won't even talk about Autumn Saturdays... there's just too much goodness to handle in one post!



DIY

How cute is this?  This blogger made this tiered tray out of items found at a thrift store for just cents a piece.  It would be perfect to catch keys at the door or to hold cupcakes or pumpkins!  Its made of two cake pans and a candlestick holder with a little paint!

It's almost Fall Y'all

I am trying my best to enjoy today and the warm weather while we have it, but it's so stinking hot outside!!  Come on October (my favorite month of the year)!  A few big things that have happened in our life recently... Joseph started school back
Heather started college...and she is a Delta Gee!

But back to fall, here are some styles that I am loving for Autumn and football season!

L.O.V.E.

I can dream, right?

Did I mention, I am in LOVE with pinterest!

What does fall mean to you?

Refinished Furniture

Joseph and I have a new bedroom set, just for the cost of paint!

My mom had an old, oak antique bed that is 7ft tall.  She has had it in storage for over a year, and Joseph and I decided we were finally ready for a change.  So, we tackled it.  We brought it all the way back to Jackson, cleaned it up, stained it a dark chestnut, and it's BEAUTIFUL! 
Before:

After:

 (The lighting is terrible in these pictures...it was night time)

I made a new pillow to match the chocolate brown:

The dresser and chest of drawers were also refinished to match the bed! FUN!!

Before:

For both, we used an oil based paint stripper to strip the flat top so that we could stain it to match the bed.

Just brush on the stripper with an old paint brush.  Put on a really thick layer of the stripper and it will start bubbling.  WEAR GLOVES.  If it it gets on your skin, it WILL BURN!  Use a paint scraper to get the bubbled up paint off. 

Use a brillow pad to get the paint out of the crevices.  After it is all stripped off, this is what it looks like! 

Miss mustardseed is my role model and she has How-to's on her blog: missmustardseed.blogspot.com

I used Annie Sloan Chalk paint in Old White to paint the base of both pieces of furniture and Louis Blue to paint the drawers of both.  Turns out you don't have to prime anything you paint with this chalk paint.  It is really thick, creamy, and chalky (just like antique painted furniture).  Southern Institue of Faux Finishes is the only place in MS to sell this paint. 

It took two coats to cover both pieces that were black!  We stained the wood top a dark chestnut color (the same color as the bed)

Finished Product:

LOVE



OTR/L

I took my boards on July 30.  I assigned everyone an hour to pray for me during the four hour test!... and it worked! I passed!  I'm officially finished with studying for school and tests!