Our new Entry!

Welcome!! Come on in and stay awhile, won't you!? 

Today I'm sharing the first space you see when you are welcomed into our home...our entry way!

Our entry received some much needed love...I am absolutely loving our new space! It all began with this sweet pew..I've been wanting one for a really long time. 

This one is special! We watched sweet friends say their "I dos" with these pews out in an open field, under gorgeous oak trees..it was dreamy! 

Hubby was asked if I'd want one..hello? Yes yes yes!!! In fact hubby went ahead and bought 2, one for me and another my sister bought! I can't wait to show you where hers is! 

These pews were long, 12 ft long! I'd been dreaming of having one in our entry..so sweet as he is, he chopped it down to the perfect size for our space.  

I love it!!

In our entry, we also have a small closet, one that is always overflowing! So for friends to have a place to hang they coats and things, wasn't happening. I loved all the ideas of having extra ways to hang all of it! 

Remember my stack if sweet barn wood?! 

Ya, some of it has the prettiest paint on them. I knew this old wood would be perfect for hooks! Full of zillions of nails, it took a while to pull all of them. So worth it tho! I also searched through old pieces of unused trim, some that was used and started stacking them to make my shelf to hold hooks.

I'm pretty excited about this one! I had no help...ekkk, I know!! Hubby has taught me how to use all his tools and has also gotten me some of my own. I'm officially in love with a nail gun! 

 

I decided that leaving all the pieces as is was the best way. We hung it and knew it was perfect for what we needed!

I usually let things be a bit before I finish...if you only knew how many unfinished things I've got myself into! Oh wait, you just might...let's see, 3 kids bedrooms in the middle of change and a porch still not completely done. It feels good to get this space partly finished, for now. 

While letting it be a bit, It began to feel to dark so I added a bit of white. Addicted to whites..you know! 

I shopped the house for items we already had. I want to paint the frames, and add some favorite pics of fun family memories. 

For now, I'm playing around with it. I'm sure this area will be a fun to change it up over time..and now when you come in, your coats won't be stashed all over the place! ;)

Thanks got stopping in..enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Xoxo,

Naomi

White & Barn Wood Lockers

I'd been on a hunt for a set of sweet lockers for a long time..I've found many, but the prices were always too high for what I was willing to pay. Then one day a dear friend let me know of a set that was on craigslist..

They were perfect..well I could see they could be Perfect!

You like?

They didn't start off this pretty!

They were covered in who knows what.

I prayed that whatever I was scrubbing off of these guys wouldn't kill us.

I do these things to myself...

Saving the torn, broken, unwanted things,

they make me happy!

Can you Imagine for a moment, 

the joy God feels when He can take our broken lives, 

swoop us up and save us?!

All my projects remind me. 

I hope they always will.

I taped off all the tags, handles and gave them 2 coats in a white enamel spray paint.

I love the power of paint!

Every time when I pull tape..I sing! 

It's my favorite part. 

As you can see the sides of these lockers were by no means pretty.

A stack of the greatest salvaged barn wood has been waiting for a project just like this!! 

After pulling a ton of nails, rough sanding them, hubby helped me attach them to the top and sides.

  

White & Barn Wood

I think they were meant to be together! 

They add some much need storage to this family of 6...and I think 

they sure are Pretty!

Love,

Naomi

A date with a vintage ironing board!

I have a sweet friend...her name is June, and she is pure joy!

 Let me tell you, she knows the Word...you need something, she will quote a verse for it. She is 92 and full of wisdom!! I sure miss her..a group us ladies would meet up every Thursday for breakfast, well recently sweet June hurt her back and has resulted in her moving into a retirement home. I need to go visit her today...

When she moved she sold pretty much all of her belongings...I can only imagine how hard that would be!!

This vintage ironing board...well lets just say my heart skipped a beat when I heard it was on the list to be sold. Miss June used this sweet thing for all her ironing..isn't it lovely?!

I pulled off all the covers that covered it..at first, I was just gonna leave it natural. 

Then one day my sister called and had been to an amazing place full of treasures (which you so need to take me to, sister) and she told me about a vintage ironing board where the top was painted in stripes. Ahhhh...stripes!! Lovely..right?!

So this morning...I had a date with this vintage ironing board!

I gave the top a quick coat of white paint.

Added masking tape to make stripes, and topped that with chalkboard paint!

Pulled the tape..and got out my favorite blade. Yes it's old and so needs to be thrown out, but we have finished some great projects!

Do you like this new vintage ironing board? 

I can pull it out anytime I need that extra surface space. 

A bit of fun, and every time I'll see this piece..it will take me back to those sweet Thursday mornings listening to Miss June share her heart for God! 

Will you join me in praying healing over my sweet friend?

I would love to be able to have more Thursday morning breakfasts with her!!

Thanks for stopping in, I hope you were inspired!

Who says an ironing board need to stay an ironing board?

Have a blessed day!!

Xoxo,

Naomi

Let's bring life to another light, shall we?!

...I found another great one while thrifting!

Don't let brass scare you...

Paint, I LOVE PAINT!!

Although, this one was harder to rewire (someone decided to let it sit outside)..the inside was rusted and getting new wire put in was no easy task!  Thankful hubby did that for me...he likes a good challenge!

I heart him!!

Like a lot!

Although, I liked the lighting that I had, I loved this chandelier more!!

I used Rust-oleum Metallic in an oil rubbed bronze finish. I just cleaned it up and went straight to painting it.

I have more plans for this one..more to come on that!!! :)

Some "pretties" are waiting to arrive..so excited, I thought I had ordered enough,  not at all!!

...so as I wait, I'll make you wait along side of me! 

That's fair, right?!!

 Here is the light I refinished before this one..you can find more on it HERE. 

And here is the new repurposed light!! 

Our hardware is all in an aged bronze, so it just makes more sense to keep the  lighting in the same finish.

wait..I know, it's NOT DRENCHED IN WHITE?!!

 I love it already..so until the "pretties" arrive, here is the before stage!!

Paint...the things it can do! 

Have a great day!!

Hope you are encouraged to look at something old and unloved, and make it great again!

Love,

Naomi

Filling them empty White Dining Walls...

If you follow me on Instagram, you know hubby received another honey do list..

This one involved helping me get materials for this sweet chalkboard!!

I love love love chalkboards..if my walls didn't have a texture, I would have painted this entire wall!

Hubby brought me a 4x8 sheet of Masonite, which I gave 3 coats of chalkboard paint. He trimmed it out  in a few 1x4's which I stained in walnut.

My mama had a chalkboard hanging in our dining room during my childhood years, which she had filled with scripture for us to memorize..I LOVE THAT!

Little one has gotten his share of chalk over the last few days too!

I also made and added some 4th of July bunting to hang throughout the house.

Another favorite in this room are my curtains! 

I hung my vintage chenille bedspreads! 

I love the unexpected, if you haven't noticed..haha.

My final dining wall is tall and I had been dreaming of making these EAT letters for this wall. 

I fell in love with them the first time I spotted them on Pinterest, along with all of you, I'm sure! 

You can read all about hers HERE. 

When our recent weather contained a whole lot of wind, and part of our fence needed to be replaced, I knew it would be perfect to recreate them for our space.

I love this space and this drenching in whites phase. 

Some have said I'm crazy to go to whites with 4 little ones, and for me it's actually been easier! 

Love it!!!

 I hope you enjoy your day...thanks for stopping in!

Love,

Naomi 

Chandelier Love!!

Chandeliers....sigh...oh how I adore them!!

I found this neglected Chandelier sitting at our local GW for $12.99!! 

I just could not leave it there. 

I had been looking for one to hang in my dinning room. 

I love to restore pieces that call out to be beautiful again!

..and this one, well it needed to be loved by me!!! :)

All the broken candlesticks and chains had to be replaced.

A good cleaning, metal primer, and it was ready for paint!

I decided to used white enamel paint.

And hubby hung it last night!!! 

I love it!!

All drenched it WHITE!!!!

...sigh..oh how I love whites!!

This place is coming together!!!

Would you have stopped to pick this piece up, had you seen it?

There are so many beautiful finds out there...

What are some of you favorite finds?

Love,

Naomi

Footboard Pot Rack!

I have a little kitchen update for you today...

I am loving the transformation this kitchen is going through.

It all began with here with a lot of white paint.

As you should know by now, I love anything old!!

If it has chippy paint, I am going to love it, that's just how it is around here!

Since we were not going to change out the big big ugly light box in the kitchen, a thought came to mind on how to change it so I'd like it..haha!

A pot rack came to mind..first goal was to find a iron gate, which I ended up finding some really beautiful turquoise one....sigh...but they were so out of my price range! 

However, this headboard and footboard was a score at $10 and it was the perfect size I had been looking for...

At this point turning your head and thinking this woman has lost it..haha. A footboard in the kitchen? Well, why not? It's sturdy, it's full of character...and I like the unexpected!!

A really good cleaning took of most of the chippy paint, which was sad, but it needed to also be safe. I then added a sealer to protect the rest of the paint.

 Hubby, after 16 yrs, has seen some crazy things happen around here..but he did kinda shake his head on this one. He sweetly put it up for me anyway!! 

He is a keeper for sure!! 

Love you my Love!!

 He used eye hooks and chains to hang it. As for now, I hung some of my favorite treasures. 

A big bundle of lavender needs to happen soon.

Enjoy today...

Think outside the normal, everyday items. 

Crazy fun things are bound to happen that will add a smile to your face!!

Love,

Naomi

Garden Chair Planter!

I hope you find your day to be a great one today!!!

SUMMER is so close...I can not wait!! 

If your home is anything like mine, end of the school year 

schedules have taken over...but SUMMER is about here!

A time to let go of our busy schedules! (Well...maybe!!) At least there are days of sleeping in, 

enjoying a few lazy mornings lounging with the kids, lots of swimming,outdoor grilling,

oh and for the LOVE of GARDENING!!!

I could go on and on of the JOYS that come along with the way I feel about our summers!!

It's my favorite time of the year!

I want to share a fast fun project for you today...turning an old chair into the perfect planter!

I started with this sweet chair that a dear friend gave me and spray painted PINK!! It had the seat missing, so instantly I knew what a great planter it would become!!

 ...added a coco liner to the seat, filled it with garden soil and planted my favorite plants in shades of pinks, yellows and blues!! I can't wait for it to fill in over this summer!! I first fell in love with a garden chair planter at my sisters house...hers is turquoise!! You want to see it right?! 
...well here is what hers looks like at the moment!!

...and you should see it at the end of summer when it's overflowing with it's goodness!!! 

So if you find yourself looking for a quick fun project, this one was a joy!

Thanks for stopping in...
Love,
Naomi