Sunday, November 8, 2015

COUNTRY PINE to FRENCH LINEN...

Years ago I painted all of my yellowed, orangey pine furniture in our dining room and living room & I've loved it ever since...
I had left the small server piece in its original color not wanting everything to be so matching.  
 Well here it is years later and it was time for a change!!   
I decided not to paint it white like the other pieces but mix up a French linen treatment instead...
Scroll through the process below...

After painting with my own French Linen
( a mixture of a deep taupe latex and some white chalk paint),
I mixed up some white glaze and wiped it all over the piece...
I then let it sit for a bit and then went back and worked it in until I achieved the look I wanted.







I'd love to hear what you think...
xo, Mariaelena


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Thursday, October 15, 2015

FARM FLOWERS!!

My dear friend Kathy came by for a quick lunch today and  she brought me 2 bouquets of 
what I love to call, FARM FLOWERS....
These are actually from her beautiful flower garden..
She plants them every year from seed and this year they were amazing!!!...take a peek...
I love my friend and her gorgeous flowers!!!
xo, Mariaelena

Monday, October 12, 2015

FALL...❤️

I'm LOVING this autumn weather!! 
 It really makes it a bit easier to say goodbye to summer....
here's a little bit of fall inside & outside of our home...
Have a great day and I hope you get to enjoy the fall weather!!

Xo, Mariaelena

Monday, September 28, 2015

An old basket, some chalk paint & 20 minutes!!

I'm hoping to post a little bit of fall decor a few times a week this season...
Today it's BASKET makeover day!!  
I decided to revive a couple of baskets with some Annie Sloan French Linen and
 Americana Decor Everlasting...
It couldn't have been any quicker or easier...
Take a peek at the first one...

the before...
orangey and a bit dated!!
I used my MUCH LOVED Annie Sloan French Linen as the base and then did a quick dry brush of the Americana Decor Everlasting on top...
It's APPLE SEASON here in the Hudson Valley!!

Make sure to stop back tomorrow to see 
BASKET MAKEOVER #2!!