White washed, dreamy reading, and my lovely cuppa

Good day my sweethearts!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!

Mine is just beginning~I have the next two days off

and I'm excited!

One of the things I'm making some time for is...

relaxing with my gorgeous giveaway win!

This is  Sandys' lovely home

featured here in

"Country Collections" Magazine.

I have been drooling enjoying her beautiful home

and her gift for creating all things lovely.

You can meet Sandy at Paint me White

Thank you so much my dear friend

for your love & friendship....

I am loving this gift so much!!

I've also just finished getting my hubby to put my drop-leaf table

back together.

My beautiful friend, Stephanie gave me this lovely pine table

and chairs,

which originally belonged to her sweet Momma.

I am honoured to have been given such a treasured table set.

In the last few weeks I've sanded it down to the wood,

conditioned it, and applied a white-wash to it.

Afterwards I added a protective sealer on top to seal it.

I dont think I did a perfect job on it,

although I spent a good deal of time

pouring love & care into it.

I learned through the process of preparation....

and enjoyed all of the transformation

Before

After

Im glad I experimented with the "white-wash",

but I still have to paint the legs

with my Annie Sloan chalk paint

which is now on its way!!!

I'm very excited to try this paint out

on numerous pieces of furniture

:)

The surface of the table is very clean-looking

and  white and I really like it.

I think that white-washed floors would be amazing...

although it doesnt recommend using this particular stain on floors.

The chairs for this set are beautiful

and have white chippy paint on them

and also a very pretty blue which i really like.

When my chalk paint arrives,

I will decide if I want to use some for the chairs

or leave them as they are.

I adore shabby chic style and these are adorable even as they are.

I'll be sure to show you again when the legs are painted!

Now on to

talk of "love"

:)

Since my hubby put the legs back on the table tonight...

I can hardly wait to sit here in the morning

with my sweet "love" cups

which I was so blessed to win

in "Sweet Sarahs" giveaway!!

You can visit this dear friend of mine

at Modern Country Style.

Thank you so much Sarah!!!

Isn't it adorable?!  ..there are two cups!

I'm still looking for the pieces I need

to show off  these adorable cups

and when I've found just what I'm looking for,

I'll post on how I'm going to display them

:)

In the meantime, I'm still working on my kitchen

as time allows...

giving it a new look.

Speaking of time...

its already into the wee hours of the morning

and soon it'll be time to arise

and time for a cup of coffee

in my

"cup-of-love"

Enjoy your day my dear friends!!

It's time to get some zzzzzz's

just like these little ones!

Gosh, they are the best cuddlers" ever!

Deborah

xoxo

Autumn is in the air and where do I begin?

Hope everyone had a happy weekend!!

I worked all weekend but am more than excited to have

the next 2 days off!

Yesterday was very warm and yet this morning

there was a chill in the air,

and it feels like Autumn is showing her face.

I took this fall photo a few years ago,

but I'm sure it wont be long

before the colours are blazing like this again.

Autumn has such a coziness about it

that I love...

the warmth of fireplaces,

gathering of family & friends,

 comfort foods,

the warm colours,

changing up our decor,

Thanksgiving...

so much fun.

I'm heading out to the cottage for Thanksgiving again

this year,

and then from there,

I'm visiting our sons a few hours away.

It'll be 8 days of absolute enjoyment with family!

I can't wait!

Now that the summer is fading and the weather is starting to get cooler,

I've got some projects waiting

and one or two that I'm finishing up on.

:)

Some items are longing to be painted and given a new look!

My hubbys friend found some cane-back chairs

and a pedestal table (gorgeous) for us

and Im just waiting on my chalk paint to get started on that baby!

Im also going to cover over the seats and turn them shabby chic

Shes got a nice pair of legs on her!

:)

You can see the pedestal table snuggled in

our messy garage...

oooh baby...I can't wait to get some chalk paint on you!

Even though the wood is in great shape...Im still

planning to paint her white!

Heres a little peek at some shutters my hubby found

on the roadside

and took me to see them..

of course we came back home with them in the car

:)

Not sure how Im going to use them or where...

but I really like them,

and I'm thrilled that my hubby has acquired an eye

for these finds!

He was the one who always loved going to garage sales

and I'd always pass on them..

now when I have a Saturday off...we go together.

We've been to a more than a few this summer

and we've found some great treasures together!

Speaking of treasures...

My sweet Dad has been working on a few projects for us

which I'll share with you later,

once my chalk paint comes in

and I paint them

( A lot is depending on that chalk paint lol!!  )

I love spending that time helping him in any way I can

and just enjoying his sweet company.

We've had a few breakfasts together

before he gets started

and I'm loving that so!!

I'm still working on my kitchen

and putting little touches here & there.

I found some thrift shop curtains for our bedroom

and I love, love, love them!

They are white sheers, but an older style..

so feminine and they are scalloped on the bottom...

I'm painting our bedroom once the puppies find their new homes.

It'll be white in there too...and Im thrilled that I found these curtains!

Oooh-la-la I love decorating...

for as long as I can remember its been a passion for me.

How about you...any painting projects in store?

Have you used chalk paint and if so what do you think?

Hope you have a great week!!!

Deborah xoxo

The puppies send hugs & kisses to you!