thrift store find

I snatched this little table at a thrift store (on their 50% off day!), ran by the local hardware store on my way home to pick up some paint, and got to sanding.

I'm always so bad at remembering to take a 'before picture.' This is the best I could do (just picture it all the same color as the bottom.)


Brooke let me borrow his orbit hand sander...


It worked great!


Mmmm....mint green.


It took a few coats of paint.


and....ta-da!


This table really opened up our living room, and gives Townsend more room to romp!


An easy weekend project on a small budget:)

painting & wainscoting

wanting to get this laundry room project done, we decided to double-team today. we will work in tandem like a...a tandem bike. andrea will paint, and i will put up the wainscoting.

the start.


look a that green color. awesome.


i had to break out the team tris shirt for today. we. will. conquer.


andrea was staring to pass me up. she painted all the walls and started in painting wainscoting before i had finished putting it up.


needing to finish up quickly, andrea said that desperate times call for desperate measures. then she handed me a paint brush. i'll try not to let her down.


she turned around and asked what in the world was i doing. i had no reply.


she does a way better job painting than i do. thankfully.