I painted my Range Hood!!...

Yes, I've only been in this house 2 years...

and Yes, I did ask hubby if he minded...

and Yes, I'm really glad I did it!

 

So let me tell you WHY I painted my range hood...

 

Can you see the discoloration?  I rounded the corner of the kitchen on Saturday and there it was - staring at me like "Hey you, I'm tired of being all white - I'm gonna go all cream on you!"  Plus all the smudges that would not wash off - I'm thinking the heat from the stove might  have been playing tricks on the finish in the front.  I don't know for sure - just a guess because I. COULD. NOT. wipe off those prints!

So right then and there, I went and got my painters tape, taped it off and went to work...

I wasn't even patient enough to go out and buy paint - I just went to my stash and started mixing.  I knew I wanted a blue/green color.  I really wanted to use MMS milk paint in Kitchen Scale but it was to risky since I didn't have any bonding agent.

So.. I mixed and mixed until I liked it......."this looks good" I thought....

 

WRONG....it was to tealish...

Add in some blue... Better... but still waaaay to streaky...

 

YES.  Finally after mixing some white and blue - a much creamier finish with the weathered look I was hoping for.

 

 

Then I sanded it a bit and whitewashed it lightly.

 

And now, I can honestly say...

It really did break up all the white - which I love my white cabinets BUT I knew from the time they put up the hood - it WAS to much of a good thing.

 

And besides - it's just paint - I can change the whole look of the room with just this one splash of color!

 

Hope you are having a great week!

A 30 minute Mini Makeover...

...not on me, but a piece of furniture that is.

 

 

I've had this dresser for a while - we use it as a side table.  It was o.k. - just kinda blah or as hubby would say, "BORRRRing".  So the other day I had a few minutes - and literally that is all it took - a very few minutes. 

 

 

I yanked out those drawers - taking off the knobs took the greatest amount of my 30 minutes with this project.  I dry brushed on some "Flood Tide" blue from a Lowe's sample jar.

 

 

It was dry in a jiffy. 

 

 

And that's it - just a little paint on the drawer fronts really gave it some life that it desperately needed.  Now on my next trip to Hobby Lobby - I'll pick up some pretty knobs and I'll be content.

 

 

 

These little projects are staring at me everywhere and since we are on the Christmas Home Tour again this year - I'd better be getting busy!

 

Now, only if a 30 minute makeover would work on me - sadly, I think it'd take a lot longer for the help I need ;-)

 

Happy November!