A Weathered Finish

 Hi there friends TGIF!!

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With the kids still home I'm enjoying the last few weeks we have left with them before the hustle and bustle of school begins!

 I did manage to fit in a little project this week!

This is something that has been bugging me for quite sometime...I just wasn't sure what type of change I wanted to make to it.

 The change was to the curio I have in our upstairs hall.

Here's the before...

I painted this oak piece before my blogging days so I don't have any pictures of how it looked when we first bought it. 

 And here it is after it's second makeover...

 I was thinking of repainting it...but after I got it down in the garage I had one of those light bulb moments lol!!

I got out my coarse sanding block and started to sand away and I was loving the results.

By sanding most of the paint off it...it gave this piece a weathered worn finish...LUV!! 

Now let's have a look on the inside...

As much as I would love to fill this piece with old books and white ironstone the pieces in here have to much of a sentimental value to me so I can't part with them.

 When I started to add everything back in I decided to add some of my old leather books for a more vintage feel.

 My three kiddos silver baby cups...yes I like the tarnished look...it drives my mom crazy!

 Look at those pretty claw feet!

 I bought this pretty french country rooster urn in Florida a few years ago.

 I didn't have to buy a thing for this vignette...I just went and shopped my storage room! 

I actually forgot about that brass lamp...we bought it in our first house and it hasn't made an appearance in this house until now.

 

 The best part of this makeover is that it cost me nothing...gotta love those kind of projects!! 
 More changes to come up here so stay tuned!
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