Momma's Home Improvement

Although I forgot to snap before and after pictures, I am quite proud of my do-it-yourself Memorial Day Weekend.

• First I found a cute little TV armoire at Sanchez Flea Market of I-35 South in Oak Cliff. I paid a wopping $10 bucks for it and got my Un-husband* to haul it back to my house for free.


• Next I went to Home Depot and spent $25 on spray primer and three cans of "Oregano" Painters Touch Spray Paint, safety mask, masking tape or and a wire brush (tell you about that in a minute).


• The armoire came with cute little glass paned doors so I took them off first and covered the glass and primered and then painted them.


• Finally, I got to the big guy. It took the whole can of primer and finally I started coating it with the "Oregano" spray paint. I chose that color because my couch is a deep sage and my chair is sage and maroonish plaid.
  
• One of the front slats was loose on the armoire so after it was completely dry, I lugged it back into my living room and glued the slat back on, fixed the little doors on perfectly and set up my TV and movies inside of my made over armoire and it looks perfect! See pictures below!

* Un-husband - a male friend who acts as a father figure to your child, does chores and runs errands just like a husband would.

LATER THAT DAY...

• I finally finished my lawn chairs...their totally old school, metal and will burn your buns in the summer time. They were passed on from my step-Mom to me. She received them in 1988 from her Uncle Finn (and they were old then!)



• Of course I didn't get before pictures of the chairs either, but I have after. I used Rusto-something from Home Depot and sprayed them a deep green. I also, repainted the top of a little table I got from Wal-mart a couple of years ago.




• To cushion the seat I grabbed a pair of paisley chair pads out of the garden center at Wally World along with a medium sized clay pot to finally deposited my 'tangerine' seed that I've been growing in a zip lock bag for a month or so.

• The cherry on top is the brand new patio cover my step mom was obsessing over in church and finally went and bought from Linen and Things (who is going out of business!!)!! HAHA! it all looks great! Blessings!