I painted an antique!

Well,first I have to say that I love antiques. I always wondered why a person would paint over beautiful wood and "destroy" an antique. Because it gets ugly at some point, that's why. A friend gave me an old dresser about ten years ago, and I have used it for my makeup table. When we moved, it was so decrepit that I just kept it in the basement and used another desk for my makeup.

When I was finally able to turn part of the guest room into a craft room, I knew it would be the perfect size. Upstairs it came. But, as you can see by the picture, it was in terrible shape. Sooooo......I decided to paint it. It took a few days to get the nerve, but at last, I took a small brush and applied a small amount in an inconspicuous place. Ta-da! It was beautiful!

I took the plunge, and it came out so pretty. It's a light, muted spring green, and the antique brass pulls look pretty with the color, so I just left them like they were. I just put one coat of paint on, and in some places it soaked in, giving it an painted antique look. I like that. I didn't know what to do with the leather top, since it was in pretty good shape, so I left it for now. I think I am going to get a piece of thick plexiglass and router it out to fit the top. Then I will have a good surface to wipe clean of paint and glue.

Fridge liner/organization

I saw a pin on Pinterest about how to use vinyl placemats to line your fridge. That way, you can take them out and wash them, and they look so pretty. I couldn't find any I liked at the store, because my kitchen theme is olives/olive oil and hard to find.

So, I found a beautiful vinyl table cloth with olive oil and olives on it, so I made my own. here is what I did.

Tablecloth vinyl with a flannel back and was 52 in. X 90 in. Dollar General, $4

I measured each shelf, since they were different sizes. Cut the tablecloth to size, allowing for a small hem.

I sewed a hem on the cut sides. This helped them to lay down better, and I can just throw them in the washer on gentle cycle.

Next was the hard part...to clean the fridge out. Not too bad since the hubs did it after New Years. Then, wash, wash, wash.

I added a lunch meat and cheese container that can be removed to make sandwiches. I placed a vinyl-coated wire rack over it, so it can be removed without having to take leftovers out. My second from the bottom drawer is warped, so I can only put light stuff in there, so I put the shredded cheese and my meds in that drawer.


I moved all the heavy veggies to the bottom drawer. Works much better!

Here is the result:


I had enough material left over to make a mat for my coffee center, and still have about 1/3 of the tablecloth left for future matching projects.