Spraying my Patio Furniture Pink

Think PINK!

Pink Patio Furniture!

 Pink is really "in" right now for home decor.

It turned out to be very charming and whimsical in pink.

This set is a vintage wire furniture set called Peacock style and 

it is from the 1970s.  It was in its original white ( with now rust)

finish when hubs found it for me, and it was time to freshen it up.

 Not the easiest thing to paint, but that didn't stop me.

And hubs helped by scraping the table down, as that was covered in flaking

and peeling paint. 

I used cans of Rustoleum Candy Pink, a new color.

It took about two cans per chair, and at least two cans for the table.

 I laid a plastic drop cloth over the rock wall in the yard and on the ground and 

painted the chairs front and back and upside down. This paint takes a while to dry,

and being impatient, I just grabbed the tacky/wet chairs and turned their position to 

keep on painting and get the job finished. I did one coat the first day, and then the second 

day I painted them again to get any spots I missed and a second coat over most of it,

with pretty good results. 

 However, even though I shook the paint can for the recommended time it would spray

out various shades of pink.  At first I was freaked but then though, hey this is pretty cool!

It has an ombre look overall, in a subtle way that is appealing to me.

A tremendous amount of the paint goes right through all the wire
design and onto the drop cloth. There is no way around that...

 One thing you must do is to buy this handle by Rustoleum.

It attaches to the spray nozzle of the can and then you 
can spray for hours without any hand cramping or finger paralysis. 

 This is pretty much completed....

now on to making pink Sunbrella cushions for 

my Martha Stewart outdoor wicker set.  Yup. You heard me right.

One last thing....while I was at Lowes buying the paint
I saw Country Home magazine on the rack! This is the issue
that features my home, so don't miss it!!

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Grey and White Winter Style

With Christmas 2015 in the books, so went all the decorations.

Our decor went from full on "Christmas Holiday" to "Winter Style". 

At first, I thought I would live with the tree for a bit longer, as in a winter forest tree...

just white lights and no ornaments, but it still felt too Christmassy. So down it came,

the last of our holiday decor to get packed away.

Less feels more right about now.  My desire to pare down and de-clutter is 

pretty strong. My "Winter Style" is all about less stuff and

built around a grey and white color palette with a sprinkle of metallics.    

 Right before the holidays I got these grey and white linen panels from Ballard Designs.

They warmed up the room and since I have always been a fan of Buffalo Check pattern

I knew I would love the grey and white panels.  I bought them for the dining room, but ended

up loving them in the living room instead.  Having the white slipcovered sofa makes it

easy to switch out pillows, and so two jumbo grey linen pillows found their way into the mix.

 Using less accessories also meant using less pillows, 

so I added this simple beaded snowflake pillow.

Faux or real sheepskin fur throws add a magical wintery feeling of Dr. Shivago style.

Our normal stacks of books and candles were taken off of the coffee table trunk, 

where only the vintage silver tray remained to hold my current reading

 supply of decor magazines and a few votives for evening atmosphere.

 As you may know, our family loves dogs. A collection of vintage dogs

 that was in an upstairs room would be just the right accessory for our Winter look, 

with grey and white and metallic.  Moving things around is the perfect way

to shop your house for accessories when changing up the look of a room.

 Vintage silver mixes it up with the gold touches in the room. Our candlestick lamps

 are vintage brass, and don't have that shiny look anymore, which is really nice. 

 Its a soft dull gold that looks warm and pretty. I decorate with lots of vintage, as it gives

a room lots of personality.  No more rules about not mixing silver or gold either.

Another beaded pillow with silver and gold beads,

 sits on the velvet tufted chair next to our piano.

A mix of grey and white with just a handful of metallic accents is

what my Winter Style is all about.  When spring finally arrives

I will be ready for more color and accessories, but for now this feels just right.

Shop your own home and pull together bits from other rooms to give

your space a fresh look for the winter.  Check out how my design blogger

friends have transitioned from their holiday decor to the Winter season.

So many great ideas and there is no one way to do it~after all,

personal style should be just that. 

Shabbyfufu

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