Faux painted wooden slat countertops

Hi there.....Fall is here!  Love everything about it, family traditions pay a big part of the different seasons. Here we have a Fall dinner , make candy apples, stuff scarecrows, drink plenty of apple cider, build out door fires and carve pumpkins. For me I like to get the house ready for the holidays so that means making sure everything is in a ok shape, cleaned spic and span and all décor is fresh.

My countertops were looking a bit drab so I decided to try out some experiments after some not so pretty trials I found the one that makes me smile, a wide slat faux wooden look. I used a wood grainer rocker and some out door paint along with a lacquer finish. Am I the only one who actually does these kinds of projects at about midnight? It seems that is the only time I don't have traffic coming through the kitchen.

 I thought why not outdoor paint....its able to stand the elements so it should be able to stand my kitchen. The base coat is an olive oil color. Which was painted first.

 After that was dried I painted on the white out door paint and immediately after painting a small area I used the wood rocker. Wood rockers can be bought at any craft store.

 

After I wood grained the paint I took a yard stick and ran a unsharpened pencil don to create the slat look.

 

 I am so loving the removable chalkboard contact paper by Duct. I also got the two red rooster jars on a clearance table.

 I hung this guy up to hold a dish towel. Hes made his appearance on Sweet Tea long ago.

 

I also found these cute metal leaves that are suppose to be napkin holders but I thought I would use them for the fall season on the handles attached with cording.

 

 I had everything on hand for this project so it did not cost any additional money. I sure wouldn't cut on them but that's ok I prepare all the food on the butcher block or corian work table. If you have never used a wood grain rocker experiment a bit before hand. The thing to remember is that you must have contrasting paints so the faux woodgrain shines through.

    Until next time.....Lisa

  

Come on in! Lets celebrate Fall

Welcome to Fall here at Sweet Tea N' Salty Air where we are a skip away from the Florida Everglades. Although we really have not had a weather change yet...we will soon. Crisp perfect sunny days with a hint of evening nip. I am however a northern girl so I go right ahead and celebrate Fall full swing! The scent of Pumpkin lingers through the house and apple and pumpkin recipes are happily eaten. If you would like to make the very best Pumpkin muffins ever that was shared by a bake shop here in Fla. this is the link:   http://mrsblackstone.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-very-best-pumpkin-muffins-i-promise.html   Can't  show you our boots though as I see in so many other Fall tours... they are just covered in mud.  Pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy!!

 A comfy leather chair for evening relaxing...I painted a rooster silhouette to add to the fireplace along with a crafted  pinecone garland .

 Baskets of pinecones make me smile

The burlap garland that I crafted found a home on this vintage cabinet.

 I found this cute owl at Dollar Tree and he just happened to match the dishes .

The dining room is exploding with color

A huge tall candle holder is placed on a basket along with a vintage teapot, a Hoenig Apple and a bucket of flowers sit front and center on the table.

A pretty vintage quilt that displays the dish pattern hugs a living room wall.

Honey Crisp Apples and Delicious Apples are abundant this time of year...although we don't grow apples in these parts we enjoy our local farm markets.

Thank so much for joining our Fall fun!

Lisa

An old plain closet door, an old tool box make a pretty barn door

Hi there, so happy you could stop in today!  I want to share with you today a door that was layed to rest brought back to life with a lick of paint! I am so loving the vintage doors I see about online. But here I never run across any old vintage doors so I painted this one up and dressed him for Fall.

 The first step was to give the door a brown coat of paint.

 Then a vanilla color of paint taking care not to get ahead of myself I did about 2 ft at a time, and I took a yard stick and drew lines using the opposite end of a paintbrush so what you see is the brown paint on each line.

Which makes it look like this.

 I also dry brushed a trim and made also painted the barn look crossed pieces of trim

 I had an old small toolbox I added to the front and filled it with these small primitive little pumpkins  that I crafted from some old tin cans.

I just brushed them with a very light orange and added some darkness

I let some rust come through....these poor cans have been out in the rain for days

I crafted a Fall wreath

 I had a metal hanging piece that I used for the wreath

 

 

And to finish it off I crafted a sign to complete it!  It sits againt the glass doors in my dining room and has quickly became a favorite.  Be sure to save your old doors even if they are totally ugly and also you tin cans , they are becoming a favorite to craft with! 

Hope I have inspired you to give a lick of paint to a poor old door sitting in your garage!

 

Thanks so much for stopping in

Lisa

 

 

 

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http://littlefarmstead.blogspot.com/2016/09/share-your-style-party-no-83.html

http://secondchancetodream.com/2016/09/inspiration-galore-project-party-features-101.html

 

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FAUX BRICK & A PASTA STRAINER TO BRIGHTEN UP A WINDOW I SPEND ALLOT OF TIME AT

Hi there, so glad you could stop on in today so I can share my new look of a kitchen window. Here it has  black paint that surrounds the window and also a vintage mirror frame that just happen to fit nicely for interest. But bye bye boring window........

Fall, a welcoming season for change

 Hi there and Happy Fall to you!  Fall is always a welcome season..a time for refresh, pumpkins, cider, hayrides and rosy cheeks. So I wanted to give my kitchen shelf some Fall freshness. I had a piece of furniture that I decided to let go, but before I took the pretty doors off knowing that I would use them someday.  They were not in excellent condition but with some paint and sanding they could take front and center of the large kitchen shelf.

I added a wooden flower box filled with some Hydrangeas in front. and rested two vintage signs on each side to resemble shutters.

 

A farm house style garland that you can make in a jiffy!

Welcome to Sweet Tea N' Salty Air........a place that we can get crafty for little or no money!  I was shopping on Saturday at Tuesday Mornings....that's such a wonderful store if you haven't ever gone be sure to stop on in because they have so much beautiful things. I bet you wont leave empty handed, so grab your hubby and take a visit. Anyway I say this wonderful burlap garland so I examined it a bit and thought to myself ...I can make that ! So that's just what I did.

The first step is cutting  a couple of long strips of burlap....about 6" wide and 10 ft or so long, if you have to cut 2 pieces just hot glue them  so you have a piece of garland that's about 5in wide and 10 ft long.

The next step is thread a long piece of twine and slip stitch it through the middle from top to bottom. Once its all stitched start pulling the burlap at the end until it is all gathered  and looks like this.

You can decorate it so many ways...since its Fall and apple season I went with some apples and check bows.

This is an easy craft that anyone can do. Burlap is very inexpensive but I do imagine that this can be done with regular material as well. Hope you will give this craft a try!

                                                               Lisa