Media Tower

I consider this piece my first piece of furniture that my hands have built from scratch! I am so proud of myself for building this. I hope that this piece will stay with me and I will be able to pass it down in my family.

I purchased Ana's The Handbuilt Home: 34 Simple Stylish and Budget-Friendly Woodworking Projects for Every Room. Such a great purchase and I recommend it to those who want to learn more about woodworking!



Here is everything I purchased.... my proof that I started from scratch! (There are some people who cannot believe I cut and ripped everything myself!)

I was so proud that I had the frame built and that it was level!

Working on my shelves. I did not make them adjustable. I just made pocket holes and screwed them in. And of course Granger had to get in the picture!

Then I worked on the doors. Let's just say that this was the hardest part and tested my patience. I admit I got very frustrated with these two doors but end the end I did it. Never give up!

Got the doors screwed on their hinges and they work! I would just go into the garage and open and close them multiple times. I would think to myself. I did it! Now, they are not perfect but they work and that is all that matters!

I stained them with my favorite, Dark Walnut by Rust-Oleum. I did two coats of stain and 2 coats of  semi-gloss polyurethane.

I am in love with it!

I have to say I did pretty darn good!

First attempt to build furniture!

I want to get back to sewing but I did not have a good place to have all my sewing machines. My round kitchen table was not going to cut it anymore! I decided I would try and build a table for my sewing. I also wanted to play with my new drill :)! 

Since the top was so heavy I needed to add some extra support!

 Once I get everything organized and in place the sewing will begin!

Smile Granger!

Night Stand Turned to Wine Stand!

I found this lovely night stand a few houses down from mine in a pile of furniture. It was painted with black but when you touched the night stand you would get black all over your hands!

 I stripped most of the paint off and then sanded it down a little too.

I wanted it to have a distressed look. I painted the edges black where I was going to distress it.

I then painted it turquoise and grey on the inside. Once it dried I started distressing with a fine sand paper.

Here is the finally product! It is the perfect little wine stand!

Turquoise Mirror

My dad found this mirror in a give away pile a few houses down from mine. I broke off those wooden cactuses and the longhorn. 

I sanded down the mirror and then stained it with a dark walnut. It did not come out the way I had imagined. It came out black!!!!

Then I had a genius idea to paint it turquoise and do a little distressing!

Here is the final product!!! I am in love with this mirror and it adds a splash of color to my living room!

The Coral Desk

I was given this desk for free. I needed a new desk and it was time to get rid of the ikea desk!! As you can see it was a lovely brown color. I needed to give it a touch of Nadia!! I wanted a coral desk in my study/craft room. I figured it would add some color...I love color!!!

I sanded the top down and stained it with a dark walnut. (granger had to get in one picture)

 I then painted black over the brown. I wanted a chipped/distressed look for this desk.

 I filled the holes from the old hard ware and then proceded to paint on the lovely coral!

Here is the final product!! It looks great in my room! Now I need to rearrange the room.

Green Dresser Finished!

This is the green dresser I found for $25 at a garage sale. It is solid wood and has three different layers to it...green, white, and a stain. 

I stripped it and then sanded it down. This process took some time due to the three different layers.

I did one stain of Bombay mahogany. Then did a clear semi-gloss seal on it.

Here is the final product! I got the hardware from Hobby Lobby and painted the turquoise with a dry paint brush.