I’m in the phase of getting ready for Lucketts where I spend most of my day in the basement painting, stripping (furniture), sanding, waxing, distressing…you get the idea.  I get to the end of this kind of day and I wonder what in the world I’m going to post about.  I’ve finished pieces, but they’re still in the basement and I have about seven other things in the works, but they’re really not ready to show.  So, I’m just going to share some of what I’ve been up to today.

When Mini first arrived to watch my boys for the day, I took a long soak in a hot bath.  I was sleepy and a little sore and I just couldn’t face all of the work that needed to be done without a little down time first.  After the bath, breakfast and a quick check of my e-mail and I got to work.  Here are a couple of the new pieces I was working on…

I stripped the top of this piece to get it ready for refinishing, but I didn’t get around to painting it yet.

I also stripped the top of this piece and painted the base in a pretty blue (one of the new colors in my milk paint line.)

This wood is gorgeous, so I had to leave the top unpainted.  After stripping it, I cleaned it with mineral spirits, sanded it smooth and finished it with Hemp Oil.  God knew what He was doing when He made wood grain like that…

My husband and some of the former youth guys (now in college) came over and watched the boys for a while (while they played on the X-Box), so Mini came downstairs to help me with painting this piece…

 I was working on mixing paints for my line and had the perfect color to use on it…

I added some white accents after I took this picture and I can’t wait for the reveal of this piece (and the color!)

I spent a good bit of time playing with colors and I made a real mess of my workbench in the process.  I knew in my head exactly what colors I wanted, so it was just a matter of finding the right mix.  I think I have most of them figured out, but I’m still working on a couple of them.

I did find the perfect green…

I also finished a hutch (with awesome brass chicken wire in the doors), stripped the fabric off a French caned-back wing chair, painted the base coat for three signs and painted a stool.

I don’t think I’m going to have trouble getting to sleep tonight.  Whew!

The winners of the Decor Steals Giveaway are…

Kristin M. wins the desk organizer

and

Jessica from Dear Emmeline wins the butterfly wreath.

Congrats!!