Tag: paint

25 Mar

Whimsical Chair with Ce Ce Caldwell Chalk Paint

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 30 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! I have an old chair that I use when I am at my computer. It is a beautiful chair, but I have been thinking about painting it. The wood stain is lovely, but I have a house full of wood stained furniture. I was thinking I would paint it a blue-green to go with [...]

11 Mar

Cabinet Redo and Birdcage Pot Rack

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 43 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!Some of you may remember that my husband and I have been refinishing our kitchen cabinets for the past couple of weeks as he has been laid off. (On a related note – we will soon be able to track the weeks of unemployment by the new growth of the dark roots in my hair… I may need [...]

28 Feb

Kitchen Cabinet Transformation

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 13 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! We have made quite a bit of progress on our Kitchen cabinet transformation. I decided to go ahead and show you what we have done now, before the entire thing is finished. We are doing it in stages and to be honest I just can’t wait! Some of you may remember my Kitchen Island [...]

19 Feb

A Brown Kitchen Wall?

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 12 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! Have you every wondered where the name “The Little Brown House” came from? Well, I named my blog that because for the past few years I have had an obsession with the color brown. I had the outside of the house painted brown with black shutters and white trim. I love that combination. And almost every room [...]

06 Feb

Entryway And Table Redo

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 12 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!  I was very busy this weekend! You may remember last weekend I snagged this gorgeous mirror from a store named ‘Junk’ While trying to decide where to put this, I came upon the idea of changing up my entryway. Then I remembered this little table- I have been wanting to paint this for several [...]

26 Jan

Night Stands And Dollar Store Mirror Chargers –

Diy, Dollar Store Decor, Home Decor, Uncategorized 26 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!   I have been working on a few Diy projects around the house, and I am excited to have one finally completed to share with you! Hey – I am glad to have one finally completed period!! Some of you may remember I brightened up my Master Bedroom last summer with new sheets and curtains. Master [...]

21 Jan

Diy Horse Weathervane – $3

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 3 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!I have always loved the look of Weathervanes. And I was intrigued with the idea of making my own. I found one online that kind of had the look I wanted; I realize that this isn’t a true weather vane because it doesn’t have the arrows and North, South, etc..  but I couldn’t think of what else [...]

26 Dec

Top Diy Projects of 2011

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 24 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!It is hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of 2011. I decided to take a look back at the year and choose some of my top Diy Projects. I picked these according to how many views and/or comments they received. And also how much I personally liked them! I find that I like some of my projects [...]

27 Nov

I Was Shabby Before It Was Chic…

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 12 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!  I am so thankful for the advent of Shabby Chic into the Home Decor Genre.. Because it allows me to make lemonade when DIY projects give me lemons. Case in point I bought this computer armoire at Walmart several years ago for $99. (The glowing light between the doors is my much loved Mac Mini.) The [...]

30 Oct

Play Kitchen From Entertainment Center

Diy, Uncategorized 16 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet!A friend of mine in TRW (The real world!) and her husband made a play kitchen for their children last month. They showed the progress on Facebook, and their resulting piece was so adorable! When Jen asked if I might like to share her tutorial on my blog I jumped at the chance – Hope you [...]

10 Sep

Painter Or Hater?

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Tweet! I have come to the realization that there are two kinds of people in this world. The painters of wood. And the haters of the painters of wood. And the haters have very very very strong feelings about their cause. Either that – or there is simply a conspiracy against me personally, and anything I may want [...]

19 Jul

Drop Cloth Pictures

Home Decor, Uncategorized 76 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! It all started, as much inspiration does, with a picture. I had purchased 4 frames to use in an arrangement on my bedroom wall. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to put in them, until I saw this picture in my “100 decorating ideas under $100″ magazine. I loved these pictures. They used burlap [...]

18 Jun

Somebody Give Me A Sign….Tutorial..

Diy, Home Decor, Uncategorized 16 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! I have been working on a couple of Family Name Signs this week for upcoming weddings. I decided to do a post to show you some of the signs I have made this past year using old cabinet doors from the Habitat For Humanity Restore- I get them there for $2 or less per [...]

19 May

Drum Table Makeover

Home Decor, Uncategorized 44 Comments by Sharyl@Thelittlebrownhouse
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Tweet! I am so excited to share with you my second project using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! Go here to see my first one – Family Name Sign It started, as all good things do, with a visit to the Habitat For Humanity Restore. I went directly to the back of the store to look [...]

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