When Coastal Blue & Lime Green Come Together

One of my favorite things to do is mix paints to make custom colors! I had some extra general finishes lime green & coastal blue and decided to see if the colors would work together.

 

I didn't measure. I added and mixed until it was a color I liked. If I had to guess, I would say it was 3 parts lime green mixed with 1.5 parts coastal blue. (I'm guessing)!!

I think they make a perfect color. 

 

What do you think of this color? 

Are you of fan of custom colors?

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Helen

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Spring Inspired ~ General Finishes Milk Paint

Hello again!

These blogging breaks keep getting longer and longer. My sincerest apologies. 

 Let's move on to the pretty stuff! I'll put all the details at the bottom of this post.

 

 General Finishes Milk Paint sent me a few paint colors, glaze and sealers to try. To make sure I had enough paint to complete this entire piece I had to mix colors . General Finishes, by far, is the best paint I have used to date. There were hardly any brush strokes, I didn't have to prep and it dried hard! Even though it's called milk paint, it's not like the powder form. It is already mixed and it doesn't get "chippy" like other milk paint. It's not as watery as milk paint...it's somewhere between milk paint and latex paint.

Love this stuff!! 

About the color.

 I mixed 2 parts Basil to 1 part Halycon Blue. It was a gorgeous shade of blue-green. It just wasn't the look I wanted so I mixed a few other colors to achieve the final look. At this point I didn't measure but I mixed in a little Coastal Blue, Lamp Black & Van Dyke Brown Glaze. It turned out to be a deeper blue with grey undertones. Perfect! 

You don't have to a top coat with General Finishes but I used paste wax to seal this piece.

 Our school is having a silent auction and I wanted to donate something fun and different for the auction. 

 I wanted to add something pretty to the drawers to entice bidders. Especially the female bidders!

 I found the fabric at Handcock's for $6.99 a yd. 

I kept going back and forth on the fabric but I had to pick something and stick with it. Yes, it's bright and bold...and probably not for everyone. 

On the other hand, it screams spring and it's a nice surprise when you open the drawer.

Let's start the bidding!

If you would like to purchase General Finishes you can visit their webpage (click here) or get inspiration from their Facebook page (click here).

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Accidental Tourist

If you follow my furniture projects, you know I'm a fan of using "oops" paint. Not only is it cheap but this time it gave me a chance to get help from all of you!

"Oops" paint rarely has a name printed on the label.

This time I asked the followers on my facebook page to help me name this color. 

The paint was a Valspar paint. I painted the dresser and added black glaze to bring out all of the imperfections in the wood.

It looked a different shade to different people. 

 

I thought it was a bluish-gray color. 

Friends thought it was sage. 

Other people saw it as plain blue.  

I needed help!

 

The names that were suggested on my facebook page were great. 

A few of my favorites were: Algonquin Moon (it's an inside joke between myself and my brother-in-law), stormy seas, luvy duvy grey, gone gray.....I could go on! There were so many great name suggestions. 

The name I liked the best was accidental tourist by Amy Kitchen. 

Her meaning behind the name is creative. Since the paint was an "oops" color it was an accident and I may not be able to get this exact color again, therefore, it's visiting. 

 Perfect!

It makes me want to be a tourist in a far away country. Shoot, I'll take being a tourist in another state!

Thank you Amy for such a unique and dreamy name. 

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Empire Dresser & a Change of Plans

I adore Empire style furniture and I think this one might be my favorite (so far). 

I feel like I should warn you now that I don't have a color name for you. I know, I know....I always do this. 

But what had happened was......

I originally wanted to paint this in milk paint and I actually painted it with 2 coats of Tavern Green milk paint. 

I wanted a chippy look and the milk paint was not chipping. Seriously, not one single flake of paint. I had to improvise. 

I found two colors from my stash that I liked and had intentions of picking one.

One was too dark and one was too light so I mixed them together and got this pretty deep shade of blue green. I think it looks prettier in person!

 I painted right over the milk paint and had no problems. I lightly distressed a few edges and sealed with wax.

 I've had a few questions about the bunting. 

It's super easy. It's a pack of 6x6 paper, scissors and string. SUPER EASY!

I will try to do a tutorial post soon.

Even though I really wanted a chippy milk paint look for this piece I think it came out perfect!

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Nursery Reveal and Introducing Amelia

Hi everyone! 

We welcomed our second baby on July 3rd and everything went perfect. 

I put a few teasers of the nursery on my facebook page last month and finally felt the itch to do a full before and after post.

Here is the room while my husband was prepping it to paint. It was very brown.

 

AFTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

(The changing table isn't this bright in person)

We painted the walls Misty Moonstone by Glidden

The crib is painted Teal Zeal by Behr

and the changing table and end table were a custom color. 

I had an "oops" paint by valspar called Texas Star and I mixed brown paint until I was happy with the color.

We took the doors off of the closet and the changing table fit perfectly plus it gave us tons of extra room in the nursery. 

We didn't paint the inside of the closet and you could see the paint line which I despised. Instead of asking my husband to paint the closet to match the rest of the room I hung sheer curtains. 

The small rug and lamp is from Walmart. I glued the pink ribbon to the shade and used the extra to tie back the curtains. 

I made the crib skirt and it is 100% no -sew. CLICK HERE to see the original post and it includes the tutorial I used to make the skirt. 

 The pillow was made by my friend Megan with left over fabric. (She sewed it)!

The embroidery hoops were made with scrapbook paper and a diaper box! CLICK HERE for that full post.

I found the pink laundry basket from TJ Maxx

If there is anything you have questions about and it's not listed feel free to ask!

Here are some detail shots from around the room

 

Now introducing my sweet Millie

Isn't she the sweetest baby?! 

I was so scared I wouldn't feel the same about the second baby but I was so wrong. 

 Her big sister is great with her and I can't wait to see how they grow with one another. 

I look forward to the fun, chaos, fights, laughing, crying.....everything that comes with having girls and being a mom. 

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Two Dresser Makeover's

I wanted to get one more furniture post in before I go MIA for a few months. 

I won't be sharing furniture posts but I will share pictures of the new baby in a couple of weeks.

These are two custom dressers I did for a client. 

Her two daughter's were getting bedroom makeover's and she wanted to use these two family pieces.

BEFORE

AFTER

 My favorite part about this dresser is how the top came out. It is stunning!! 

Second favorite would be the keyholes.

Her daughter chose Seafarer by Valspar for her dresser. 

Her younger daughter got to use this family piece in her new room. It had been in the attic for years, had lots of peeling veneer on the side, a warped back, and original glass pulls that could not come off. Painting around hardware is no fun but this piece came out perfect for a little girl's room!

BEFORE

AFTER

Piper picked out the color Fuchia Kiss by Behr for her dresser. 

When I met the family both girls had their nails painted and they each chose the color of their dresser based on their nail color.  : )  You have to love a girl who knows what she wants!

I betcha didn't even notice this dresser had keyholes until you saw the after picture.

I will be back in a few weeks to introduce the newest addition!

I also want to thank you all for following along . 

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