I mentioned on a previous post, that I had purchased a few items from Goodwill for Aidan’s new Big Girl Room and that I had additional plans for them. So here I am. Last week, while Ryan was painting her headboard, I was spraypainting those items. However, our whites didn’t quite meet up (even though I was the genius that bought both of them…at the same time even…I blame it on trying to keep an overly rambunctious 4 year old from launching my iPhone through Home Depot). The headboard was painted with Glidden’s Dove White. A very clean, bright white. The GW items were spraypainted with Valspar’s Porcelain, a creamy, off white that looked old and yellowed next to the clean bright white of the new headboard.
Here are the befores:
Cranberry colored shelf, $2.00 from Goodwill
Brand new gold plastic frame, 99 cents from Goodwill
Black and gold (poorly) distressed metal butterfly house, $3.00 from Goodwill (my lovely assistant is holding it up for me to photograph)
Here are the first afters (or second befores, depending on how you look at it):
During the interim, I found a great frame made out of metal and that’s very heavy at a cute thrift shop called ” The Green Door”and bought some new paints, at Home Depot in pink, purple and aqua to go with her bedding.
Here’s the before on the new frame:
Grey-green metal ornate metal frame, $4.50 from The Green Door Thrift Store
And, the final afters:
I still haven’t decided how I’m going to pull all this together yet. I have a longer white shelf that’s a lot like the shorter one pictured here that I can put stuff on. I’ve ordered a monogram decal from a seller on Etsy that I want to put on a canvas (if it’ll ever freakin’ get here!) and I ordered a vintage Snow White poster in French (my girl has a thing for the Disney princesses but I will not do a room in the Disney princesses) on Ebay. So, we’ll see what happens. I’ll be posting along! Happy Metamorphosis Monday!
Pat @ Back Porch Musings said:
I’m betting it will come together beautifully!
Ro said:
Paint can do wonders! They all look great.
Rhonda said:
I’m lovin’ that turquoise! The room is going to be precious.
Rhonda
Michelle said:
I can see the room slowly coming together and I’m sure it will be wonderful!
Tina @ Enchanted Rose Studio said:
Love the transformation! Gotta love the white! I have to say, the turquoise is so pretty and a great pop of color!
Tina
Lynn Guinn said:
I can’t wait to see the finished product!
It looks like it will be adorable!
Kammy said:
Great job, love the colors !
Love your assistant- is she for hire ?? LOL!
I think my frame is my favorite !
Hugs ~ Kammy
Brenda Kula said:
I am sure beginning to love that shade of blue! This looks wonderful. What a lucky child to have such a creative and thoughtful mother. Can’t wait to see the whole room when it’s finished. I’ve been looking for a pretty frame like that to make a chalkboard. Can’t find one cheap enough!
Brenda
sue said:
I’m lovin’ the aqua everyone is using in their re-do’s these days. Your use of all SL stuff is clever. I personally never bought their items because of their price points- I just liked looking at the cute things in the catalogs. I bought a few things when a friend went out of business from selling the line, though. Your re-painting jobs transformed the shelf and the lantern. Love the red!
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Lamp Tramp said:
What great Goodwill finds, I love their transformation!
Nicole@Bugaboos said:
Love your finds and redos! Love that pretty blue you used on the frames! Sorry, commented on the wrong post before, lol.
Terry Kearns said:
The bird house went from nearly invisible to stunning. I like your un-shy colors.
Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said:
Very cute things! And you know I love that spray paint.
Kathleen said:
I bet it will look wonderful when you get finished!
Marie said:
Hello! Love your finds. Especially that frame you painted turquoise! May I ask what color you used? It looks fabulous.
Blessings,
Marie
Carol @ Old Glory Cottage said:
Love all of your transformations! You would never know that one frame is plastic. I think my favorite is the blue frame. Isn’t spray paint the best?!
Mom said:
I am anxious to see your lovely redo. I am also anxious to see your lovely assistant. She holds grandmommys heart as well as she holds her butterfly house! Good job, Sweetie. Your house is really coming together.
Annie said:
Love the hits of color…can’t wait to see how you bring it all together. I know it will be wonderful.