Our First Pallet Project...coffee table or comfy perch...

We finally joined the "Pallet Party"...

Better late than never?

My husband saved these heavy duty pallets from the burn pile.  He washed them up and coated them with a layer of matte poly.  I suggested we add some wheels and he just happened to have some in the garage.  He's been holding out on me!

Now we have one extra large coffee table...and with the addition of a couple of pillows it became a fun little "perch" for a game or additional party seating.

Tic Tac Toe anyone? ;)

Or how about a picnic?

Relaxing?

So how about you?  What have you made with pallets?  So many fun ideas out there...I'm sure this is just the beginning for us.

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"Practicing Patience"...a simple Spring Centerpiece...

My littlest charmer and I have been waiting patiently for the lilacs to bloom at our house...

The Bathroom...adding some "chippy" charm...

For Mother's Day my sweet husband did some painting in our "Master" bathroom.  We went from green to an "aqua-like" blue.  It wasn't exactly the color I thought it would be based on that little paint swatch...but I just decided to go with it.  A bright happy color might be fun for a change??

Rather that talk through all the little details I thought I would just show you the "before and after" and you can play a little game of "What's different?" :) 

This was the last bit of green at our house....

Now I think the room coordinates better with the grays and neutrals of the rest of the house....

Of course lots of "chippy" touches.

I LOVE my new "towel holders".

And speaking of towels...

Are you a "match-y" towel person?

Not me...I like to mix and match colors and patterns.  I went with a black, white and grey scheme this time.

What do you think of my new foot hooks?

So that's it...

My tiny little "Master" bathroom.  Someday I dream of a claw foot tub and "spa-like" experience.  Then I remind myself I'm not really a fan of bathroom cleaning and I am thankful for what I have :)
 

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Hinge Butterflies...

Well friends, I'm still in a bit of a "holding pattern" here...

I mentioned in my last post that I've been having trouble finding inspiration and motivation lately.  Not much had changed...I guess I'm just going to wait it out.  Hope you all will wait it out with me.

For now I thought I'd show you these butterflies I made from hinges.

A little wire and some embellishments...

Maybe a magnet for a picture?

Hmmm...makes me think of another idea from "way back when"...

Do you remember my HINGE FRAMES?

Well anyway...that's all I've got...for now :)

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Benches to Book Shelf...and a window seat...

Well folks...did I mention I'm in a bit of a "Junk Slump"??  I am...I haven't had much time to get creative lately and when I have the motivation just wasn't there.  Been there??  

I have the day to "myself" today so I'm hoping to find my "creative side" again...but I decided to stop in for a visit and show you one little thing I did this week...

I've had this long white bench by my front window as far back as I can remember...

...and when I brought this little grey bench home from our booth last weekend I decided it was too cute to "hide" in the shed.

So I plopped it one top and added some plants and blue jars...

I just LOVE empty blue jars in a sunny spot...they might get flowers now and then but I like them "as is" too :)

Add a couple of pillows and now I can call it a "window seat".

This is one of my favorite views at our house...here we see deer, fox, pheasants, ducks and more.  My kids have been climbing up on that bench to wave hi and goodbye since they could walk.  It's a special spot :)

Think maybe I should grab another cup of coffee and one of those great idea books and go look for some inspiration...I'll let you know if I "find" it.

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Nesting...inside...

We're still waiting for Spring here in MN...

More Ladder Love...

 Are you loving all the fun ideas using ladders these days? 

 
If so, hop over and check out the new board I curated over at Hometalk...
"In LOVE with Ladders"

You know I've posted a few ladder ideas...but I am always on the hunt for more clever re-purposes.  When I started clipping ideas from the other creative "Hometalkers" I couldn't stop...23 charming re-uses to be exact.  Do you suppose now that they made me this cute little banner for my board I have to stop??  Doubt it :)

Do you have a clever ladder idea?  Hop over and post it on HOMETALK.  It's another great place to share ALL of your DIY and decorating ideas.  Need ideas for ladders, doors, windows...whatever??  There's PLENTY of inspiration to keep you coming back for more.  You'll probably want to start some inspiration boards for yourself...it's easy and FUN.
 
Check it out...and be sure to say "Hi" while you're there!
Chipping with Charm on Hometalk :)
(You might like my Re-purposing FUN board too!!)

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Old Drawers to End Tables...

I finally did a project with yardsticks!

I had a few of these old rustic drawers in my "stash".

My handy husband welded up some bases for me...

...and attached them to the inside of the drawer.

Then I stared playing with the yardsticks and bead board.  I had 3 tables to fill so it was a bit of a puzzle to get it to fit.

I attached the pieces with a little Gorilla wood glue and piled it with books to dry...

"Perfectly Imperfect"...just the way I like it :)

One for me...and I brought the other 2 to Antiques Downtown.

One in the window.

And one in our booth.

Another project down...a "million" more to go :)

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