Foyer Board & Batten: Part I

I was expecting to have a finished, beautiful new foyer to show off tonight. <br /><br />Instead I have this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwrtKXdMhuo6xiOntaFO2BG2wQqnPYmBY5mva6ihAx1HqRcDQGCmxApd2Z-Gbh3xM1jwDa7j36KdlF332IqCum-KPxKufjQ7jB8Qp59xLeG2uN7J8ewm-pUI4tQKAHhnMthqcoorXDUh6/s1600/IMG_6322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwrtKXdMhuo6xiOntaFO2BG2wQqnPYmBY5mva6ihAx1HqRcDQGCmxApd2Z-Gbh3xM1jwDa7j36KdlF332IqCum-KPxKufjQ7jB8Qp59xLeG2uN7J8ewm-pUI4tQKAHhnMthqcoorXDUh6/s640/IMG_6322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />A few boards on the wall and a two part post.<br /><br /><br />If you can remember earlier this summer, we installed <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2011/05/dining-room-wainscoting-done.html">this faux board and batten</a> in our dining area. It was a long process but we learned a lot, and I felt we were ready for the more advanced board and batten.<br /><br />I'll make this short because I'd rather not relive it again, but I decided Friday afternoon that we might as well just tackle our foyer project since nothing else was lined up. Brad was less than thrilled with the idea of spending yet another weekend on one of my projects, but he complied and off to Lowe's we went.<br /><br />We picked up several 1x4's (painted MDF) and some chair rail for the long wall. The plan was to remove the old crusty baseboards and use 1x4 boards instead. Sounds simple, right? Well we forgot to take into account that it has to meet up with the old baseboards around the corner and they are nowhere near the same size and/or shape.<br /><br />So we had this issue:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZGf0ChEigKQBRl6g675GPdm99MCdOlaj0wnvgiHVsUSG7JmsctCdsjmR90NUSsqViTOdyCNv0WD1rlG-t1tsM-caB_ycj3NAX5ZkBQkSg69A_3xt09qQExRXObLag_Ad1B1W5MSvpjM8/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZGf0ChEigKQBRl6g675GPdm99MCdOlaj0wnvgiHVsUSG7JmsctCdsjmR90NUSsqViTOdyCNv0WD1rlG-t1tsM-caB_ycj3NAX5ZkBQkSg69A_3xt09qQExRXObLag_Ad1B1W5MSvpjM8/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhodKRWDhFk8YPu5VAyNXWX6lWRUd7L__YC2Ij5tyL1dv-d0LaQxg9tcB1ReuPMhGraPQf2WINDL4X7l2BfMJDewg_c2QjJx5nM9H3I3syKEZE4bdkf1X5BpdxBMypShyphenhyphensldpBSzdJFeIp/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhodKRWDhFk8YPu5VAyNXWX6lWRUd7L__YC2Ij5tyL1dv-d0LaQxg9tcB1ReuPMhGraPQf2WINDL4X7l2BfMJDewg_c2QjJx5nM9H3I3syKEZE4bdkf1X5BpdxBMypShyphenhyphensldpBSzdJFeIp/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />You can see where we tried to make a bunch of cuts to sort of piece it together and make it work... the other side was the same story:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZg2CaL7oZTfIWo6GAuQMmyr3AdpL2AXr4UL_s0kgmO7ViYx5AIOgphphXDxt0VR_3nof6Dqfbe5NCIteIAtWEnWAXsQ47sqIWQLDp4VwxFEJq6c9Bb_cRILa6rF5pf6MxOUsbU06KWmb/s1600/securedownload.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZg2CaL7oZTfIWo6GAuQMmyr3AdpL2AXr4UL_s0kgmO7ViYx5AIOgphphXDxt0VR_3nof6Dqfbe5NCIteIAtWEnWAXsQ47sqIWQLDp4VwxFEJq6c9Bb_cRILa6rF5pf6MxOUsbU06KWmb/s640/securedownload.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Anyway, things were going well until this happened and Brad was not in the mood to deal with it so he gave up and spent the rest of the day in the Man Cave. I was over it too so I took the day off. <br /><br />Today we came back, refreshed and regrouped, and decided to just make it work. I knew I could mold something decent from putty and sort of merge the pieces to the point where nobody would know just by glancing at it. It was either that or no project at all. And so the project continued.<br /><br />Here's what the seams are looking like after some sanding a first coat of putty:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Egmo7F_5zoE7RDhnyDgG5oSx7nOEi_mnD-72qeoIfK_j1SpYMaTvKnCOkNH67PEbiD_I8UjTSRjGKY1E6WlY2Y3H7uFQZqkNoKJCROlQPDJAb6nA72OzkV5ccz-PuGzibQnZq44nJded/s1600/IMG_6321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Egmo7F_5zoE7RDhnyDgG5oSx7nOEi_mnD-72qeoIfK_j1SpYMaTvKnCOkNH67PEbiD_I8UjTSRjGKY1E6WlY2Y3H7uFQZqkNoKJCROlQPDJAb6nA72OzkV5ccz-PuGzibQnZq44nJded/s640/IMG_6321.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />It's obviously nowhere near perfect, but I'm going to work on it little by little this week until I can make it work.<br /><br />Iin the meantime.... we had a lot more patching and sanding to do elsewhere...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwiaIxfcBuxnFbk_Z9vfGqkt0AWRMI9mrwcGGi8rXfZp6ZnF68TWp_IhbgOvaymaM4vFcn2c9ilcdLzx2SrmjtiSJV29rl54e1ljskWkOMGOuvRC6IMd1ehezRZR4BC1U2dDqa_YOsNa3/s1600/IMG_6281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwiaIxfcBuxnFbk_Z9vfGqkt0AWRMI9mrwcGGi8rXfZp6ZnF68TWp_IhbgOvaymaM4vFcn2c9ilcdLzx2SrmjtiSJV29rl54e1ljskWkOMGOuvRC6IMd1ehezRZR4BC1U2dDqa_YOsNa3/s640/IMG_6281.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />We're also going to have to repaint the entire top half of the foyer, because we ran out of paint and the paint we used was a Wal-Mart color-match to Valspar. Walmart no longer carries that paint brand, so we are SOL with all of the paint colors in our house. Ugh.. never use Walmart paint. I probably won't ever color match again at all because of this. But anyways....<br /><br />The lifesaver of this whole project was our metal nail file set we recently purchased. I used it to carve down the baseboards, and also to perform this magic trick on finishing nails that stick out:<br /><br />Check out what happened to this nail....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_T5ZVjq0OW-33XWxdsUWmFHe9RZyGFpyNZwcDXpG2ww48bDZ_klEk1wG6dIXGU1gSw0_iPF5ZRMQ4ZLGcoJEtq4Qrdl0X1Lz2FH6vqXg-Wy_JOnRTdZyNMelOXHdZOJMBd2lvRvqKbkp/s1600/IMG_6315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_T5ZVjq0OW-33XWxdsUWmFHe9RZyGFpyNZwcDXpG2ww48bDZ_klEk1wG6dIXGU1gSw0_iPF5ZRMQ4ZLGcoJEtq4Qrdl0X1Lz2FH6vqXg-Wy_JOnRTdZyNMelOXHdZOJMBd2lvRvqKbkp/s640/IMG_6315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Approx 20 seconds later....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehoc-TLOlXddaj1NUwbrXHuNxd9GQbgFsw0-A-aUmukKDKaYKub3ARGUabIs_9fFhAlEJH7AfoC2Bq_5_VV3mgn0zBHvjvgLdwd0YaYrB7BcWmP2WMP42o-Q87-LPRFbWfwXN9BOBMfe7/s1600/IMG_6316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehoc-TLOlXddaj1NUwbrXHuNxd9GQbgFsw0-A-aUmukKDKaYKub3ARGUabIs_9fFhAlEJH7AfoC2Bq_5_VV3mgn0zBHvjvgLdwd0YaYrB7BcWmP2WMP42o-Q87-LPRFbWfwXN9BOBMfe7/s640/IMG_6316.jpg" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Nail? What nail?</em></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Nail files: Highly, highly recommended.<br /><br /><br />Moving along. <br /><br />We went ahead and installed the top horizontal pieces FIRST after learning our lesson from the first time around.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApTtzInph74NphtTiS2Qo2O89xVSfBR49hzkBmsGRUbXH4B7HyAJerniaio5lnxv2tKx9qzqwkEvEJ9jFHbxu56C8Ot0HXvI1G9XfmiHANhvkdHNTZI-iLNhEb6tP48FOkPNFQnfz4lAq/s1600/IMG_6308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApTtzInph74NphtTiS2Qo2O89xVSfBR49hzkBmsGRUbXH4B7HyAJerniaio5lnxv2tKx9qzqwkEvEJ9jFHbxu56C8Ot0HXvI1G9XfmiHANhvkdHNTZI-iLNhEb6tP48FOkPNFQnfz4lAq/s640/IMG_6308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Early on, we discovered that none of our walls are exactly straight... including the slope of the floors, so one end of the wall could need taller vertical pieces than the other. This foyer wall was no exception.<br /><br />I had cut all the vertical boards to 48" (for an overall height of 58" from the floor), and the first board fit perfectly, but by the time I got to the end....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggecXJNma8CBcSWdPIp-OpcVaKW6Z6Parl_6zMopHBZZRwFjmqa566z6DT_CB_SoYQSD3wug-dIpapsYlGmyvg6_7eQ21YgOgOD9cEH3ntkQMbfN93WFRiTpOVr-cCSXIk7FSqXbzXYH4/s1600/IMG_6312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggecXJNma8CBcSWdPIp-OpcVaKW6Z6Parl_6zMopHBZZRwFjmqa566z6DT_CB_SoYQSD3wug-dIpapsYlGmyvg6_7eQ21YgOgOD9cEH3ntkQMbfN93WFRiTpOVr-cCSXIk7FSqXbzXYH4/s640/IMG_6312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was nearly half an inch too long on the other end. I had to trim each piece down a bit, but this method ensured a perfect fit for each board rather than having to fill the gaps in with putty like last time. I spaced them 13.5" apart, but I could have used any width for the gap—it's all personal preference and planning around obstacles (like outlets).<br /><br />And viola:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3FGQ39msF_ISFbPFccHBkUJ8X3ColoD2RC2pDQQelUys5LE7lzmlYHBiwQANJ-w2WVhhs5t39p8zmZ_twdqLc1Gh9UIWzXVGrgy_qH5OPlxm0WnCONvXpcIVrPoznN6rzhQgfO_7VyIT/s1600/IMG_6331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3FGQ39msF_ISFbPFccHBkUJ8X3ColoD2RC2pDQQelUys5LE7lzmlYHBiwQANJ-w2WVhhs5t39p8zmZ_twdqLc1Gh9UIWzXVGrgy_qH5OPlxm0WnCONvXpcIVrPoznN6rzhQgfO_7VyIT/s640/IMG_6331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Everything has been putty'd and it's ready for sanding & paint. I miscalculated my measurements a bit for the other wall, so I still need to run back to Lowe's this week and get a couple more boards. Then it's smooth sailing from there!<br /><br />So next week, I promise, there will be a finished foyer reveal. And it should be worth the week long wait :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

Foyer Board & Batten: Part I

I was expecting to have a finished, beautiful new foyer to show off tonight. Instead I have this: A few boards on the wall and a two part po...

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Ikea Hemnes dresser hack! (& a Pinterest challenge project)

Do you remember a month ago when I transformed these <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2011/08/ikea-hemnes-nightstand-hack.html">black-brown Hemnes nightstands</a> from this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeOHY3EaA_ppTr5_UW6cDbkgEuSD5gu3T0JMz837DGIv3TteRg1xQH1pzvgYvQbeG_jcIkxextGoTeY-mrhlGlSfRMK925gDGu-HEoT7VvVogu5JSulKMDX5HHGJU4AvEfehL1bfHuabQ/s1600/IMG_3607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeOHY3EaA_ppTr5_UW6cDbkgEuSD5gu3T0JMz837DGIv3TteRg1xQH1pzvgYvQbeG_jcIkxextGoTeY-mrhlGlSfRMK925gDGu-HEoT7VvVogu5JSulKMDX5HHGJU4AvEfehL1bfHuabQ/s640/IMG_3607.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><br />To this?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKPSjB4VEh5pO8wzskQW3HXz-Yzpl-LwPwHd_cAbwGSe8CI8YL1Dk9rIugIA85vMvugjF9v-sZscD4L4E75J1ipgHH97gHbsxVFIhV9Y41oqYjeI90yqCWCT2fI_kDClkw6bbWJqj_Z-I/s1600/IMG_5873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKPSjB4VEh5pO8wzskQW3HXz-Yzpl-LwPwHd_cAbwGSe8CI8YL1Dk9rIugIA85vMvugjF9v-sZscD4L4E75J1ipgHH97gHbsxVFIhV9Y41oqYjeI90yqCWCT2fI_kDClkw6bbWJqj_Z-I/s640/IMG_5873.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, this weekend it was finally time for the dresser to face the same fate. It worked out great being a holiday weekend, because I had two days to complete the project and one day for the poly to cure (I only waited a few hours with the nightstands and it did not get along well with the bottoms of the freshly spray painted lamp bases). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here's what I was working with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu2KGWz01ftH4KpJsZRdluI-rBD73D8z21a5wAh6WC7ijrhGUwF6oGeQ-iQYnUHCKS1bGA-cZyVltTzAsu8Bsm0R3kXQ-BcCAPjQbJvHEdcBZIiJY7exMyAgN1RmWNfxlWoCMULDsqiBz/s1600/IMG_4928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu2KGWz01ftH4KpJsZRdluI-rBD73D8z21a5wAh6WC7ijrhGUwF6oGeQ-iQYnUHCKS1bGA-cZyVltTzAsu8Bsm0R3kXQ-BcCAPjQbJvHEdcBZIiJY7exMyAgN1RmWNfxlWoCMULDsqiBz/s640/IMG_4928.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not a bad looking dresser at all, but way too dark for the room (especially against all the dark wood floors!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step #1: Remove the drawers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4P1CzDOD5a5N3UDUohj_g7zq6tE0E8VIEo2_C-BpO8DBU4cgovfILleCAmN7YKY1NWJCmbHYQETIlQYNBMJRhKOfajMJdsrzJ0CgzGnKFr74lUtT1ziC4S1l8xxGWmRS8d80Ry2um886E/s1600/IMG_6173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4P1CzDOD5a5N3UDUohj_g7zq6tE0E8VIEo2_C-BpO8DBU4cgovfILleCAmN7YKY1NWJCmbHYQETIlQYNBMJRhKOfajMJdsrzJ0CgzGnKFr74lUtT1ziC4S1l8xxGWmRS8d80Ry2um886E/s640/IMG_6173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It might have been a good idea to also bring the dresser into the garage, but I was home alone all weekend and my tiny self was not about to make this happen. I was barely able to take the mirror down by myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2: Prep the drawers for paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31A-rUEwdvlUvKFJAfQ8ZLOlrI4qUMMMSvMsE7Dst-yd1_dvokZf8kjkxdHsdFGcJfnJTF-eeCSlUVP5YMZZRhVPagFMFpYvLppHnOdWXg45h1Dtf4v8M7md_dPsmMN_3ls_dPakIIP4-/s1600/IMG_6174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31A-rUEwdvlUvKFJAfQ8ZLOlrI4qUMMMSvMsE7Dst-yd1_dvokZf8kjkxdHsdFGcJfnJTF-eeCSlUVP5YMZZRhVPagFMFpYvLppHnOdWXg45h1Dtf4v8M7md_dPsmMN_3ls_dPakIIP4-/s640/IMG_6174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This included the long and tedious process of taping around the perimeter of the dark wood, then retaping paper towels on to be extra safe.<br /><br />Step 3: Primer everything<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVecoYWsRWSnvtPiH2cCC_pUOSDhV5ecZu5ftjlyON_ldi0RcsZMDVwKpDX_uOI5aujOFM0MFSRiBeYk9dE_c3uoY0dGE58BepDsESXwlcI-AMmBDZFa1MbnWCCDLwwxys2ZVjBZ846RaU/s1600/IMG_6176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVecoYWsRWSnvtPiH2cCC_pUOSDhV5ecZu5ftjlyON_ldi0RcsZMDVwKpDX_uOI5aujOFM0MFSRiBeYk9dE_c3uoY0dGE58BepDsESXwlcI-AMmBDZFa1MbnWCCDLwwxys2ZVjBZ846RaU/s640/IMG_6176.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP676SLXNrHkOp0Qj_qhl_YOzUMldW8sB20Jm__q8SzUPkTSdm8jfAWMkMWQx27wO8G06WWK1SpsdPmhWntdLL0JB4Xv_4lYMCT_cCvZpt4U0ZGcSmB8Fh4l2UISPLTKhf2YyxLjwmGUDc/s1600/IMG_6177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP676SLXNrHkOp0Qj_qhl_YOzUMldW8sB20Jm__q8SzUPkTSdm8jfAWMkMWQx27wO8G06WWK1SpsdPmhWntdLL0JB4Xv_4lYMCT_cCvZpt4U0ZGcSmB8Fh4l2UISPLTKhf2YyxLjwmGUDc/s640/IMG_6177.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>I think it looks better already!</em></td></tr></tbody></table>I used 4 coats of primer to cover completely. Probably could have gotten away with 3, but I didn't want to take any chances.<br /><br />Step 4: Apply paint<br /><br />I did not take pics of this step. Just visualize a white dresser and drawers... much like the primered version. I used 2-3 coats to fully cover.<br /><br />Step 5: Lightly sand.<br /><br />I also chose not to take pics of this because you can't really see the detail. I had used a foam roller to apply all of the paint and wasn't entirely happy with the subtle orange-peel texture. I used 220 grit and my electric sander to do the job. This is the first time I've sanded after painting and I think it is the secret to a smooth finish.<br /><br />Step 6: Distress.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Klx0P82eafeP6g52-i837We-yQWZCh81g5FzFwNxDE-ETcUhJOgZwDufEmoM0ckGfCbJJ6doMKVbsVW6pYQPnCpaqkIw-GLtirVZnhakjsSGdsz3wMRCXvqsy8wjgwXgSe9QjnAd9hRV/s1600/IMG_6217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Klx0P82eafeP6g52-i837We-yQWZCh81g5FzFwNxDE-ETcUhJOgZwDufEmoM0ckGfCbJJ6doMKVbsVW6pYQPnCpaqkIw-GLtirVZnhakjsSGdsz3wMRCXvqsy8wjgwXgSe9QjnAd9hRV/s640/IMG_6217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />This is always the most exciting part... probably because it's instant results (unlike primer/painting/poly-ing). I just grabbed a square of rough sandpaper and went to work along all the edges and corners.<br /><br />Step 7: Apply first coat of poly.<br /><br />Again, no pictures because it's hard to really see. I used Minwax's water-based Polycrylic (same as on the nightstands, it's pretty good stuff). <br /><br />Step 8: Lightly sand again.<br /><br />The instructions on the poly say to sand in between coats (which I skipped on the nightstands out of laziness), but this time I did as instructed, but just to the top of the dresser to make sure the finish was as smooth as possible. <br /><br />Step 9: Apply coat #2 of poly, sand more, and apply last coat of poly.<br /><br />Ok, so I combined a few steps here but this was getting too long .... so finally,<br /><br />Step 10: Reattach hardware (I love the knobs the dresser came with, so I kept em)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzIdpGPg813bnpzl7EvAOkd5MZWstI57f1831Ird5ZjiwKRXyglOvEl2iZ0N1ry4a4x1Dxm-GS3FMbGhggyKrkbKdPLxHSOU-frR_PTCcJcNy3FW0IbvqW9fiqtGSBv3tdE8fP4gQRZP_/s1600/IMG_6218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzIdpGPg813bnpzl7EvAOkd5MZWstI57f1831Ird5ZjiwKRXyglOvEl2iZ0N1ry4a4x1Dxm-GS3FMbGhggyKrkbKdPLxHSOU-frR_PTCcJcNy3FW0IbvqW9fiqtGSBv3tdE8fP4gQRZP_/s640/IMG_6218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />And here is what my 3 (well, technically 2) days of hard work got me...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Jjtg1-LV5Fk4GRrrjRlAE6zwd0LjQthfEm2Rr3w8bxw42xFBbOZHUQ_aqBfVySVcj3CXrgCXpm8DdLD4vDNKLImZAowiJkdqEm2ErXRP1dBXzRgHgbQadC8T37NFeVxguKgUDMfmqKr0/s1600/IMG_6246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Jjtg1-LV5Fk4GRrrjRlAE6zwd0LjQthfEm2Rr3w8bxw42xFBbOZHUQ_aqBfVySVcj3CXrgCXpm8DdLD4vDNKLImZAowiJkdqEm2ErXRP1dBXzRgHgbQadC8T37NFeVxguKgUDMfmqKr0/s640/IMG_6246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />What do you think? Better than the black? I feel like a weight has been lifted in the room... it's so much brighter and happier now (or maybe I just am)... either way, well worth it! I think I'll sleep better tonight :)<br /><br /><br />Moving along... I'm officially hopping on this bandwagon:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://joeyandlana.com/storage/Pinterest_Challenge_Mockup.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1312068515415" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://joeyandlana.com/storage/Pinterest_Challenge_Mockup.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1312068515415" /></a></div><br /><br />This particular pin and caught my eye a while back and I thought it was pretty genius:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/118531483/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/118531483_G4Qm1hZV_c.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Anyway, a little while ago I was strolling through the aisles of Target and noticed this vase on the clearance rack:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oO-bmXzyebp47kWS_3opKgo8XzXQH0Sql49PTkGv-_9H3iExp60m9CV-XDTVl-JU3-oQ0TEgMaTbAb5p-9mobzYrTqfpkWzsmMLlIqcKJ512ESUJDL4g_IXN9HhdF3P6FAOOw2l5JTFx/s1600/IMG_6219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8oO-bmXzyebp47kWS_3opKgo8XzXQH0Sql49PTkGv-_9H3iExp60m9CV-XDTVl-JU3-oQ0TEgMaTbAb5p-9mobzYrTqfpkWzsmMLlIqcKJ512ESUJDL4g_IXN9HhdF3P6FAOOw2l5JTFx/s640/IMG_6219.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><br />Not exactly my style.... but check out this price:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2G1s2r7OFwS5nEyEegdYWTeozx-Vy9vMfhLQ3pGfqfv7LJz1yqghq9kRXR80G2VKUACKIKG3vAWOaXBwc_b2yaWagjX0r93TcA0y4N8znzyiPySHy_UYnIGdlIWQMo1wTtR6cF7kYI8P/s1600/IMG_6221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2G1s2r7OFwS5nEyEegdYWTeozx-Vy9vMfhLQ3pGfqfv7LJz1yqghq9kRXR80G2VKUACKIKG3vAWOaXBwc_b2yaWagjX0r93TcA0y4N8znzyiPySHy_UYnIGdlIWQMo1wTtR6cF7kYI8P/s640/IMG_6221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Um.... I don't care how fug this thing is if I'm saving $35. Nicely done, Target.<br /><br />So I took it home and sat it in the corner, knowing I'd figure out some way to jazz it up. Then I remembered that pinterest project and I did a small happy dance. <br /><br />Since I was already going to go through the process, I found a couple other items I could use for my project. Like a random aqua vase I've had since highschool and a bottle of wine I polished off the night before. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxbLM8aeYMWEnMJGkLm3q6-nP_kVF3gUN2YQVToYAtD1-bzH1rzh7d0DGtsYT-IV02s-uaEnq8LuXzP8r2YjHuXGzPbxy1CE62hafghFlYQxVv99f1BvcbVfrvGUHax2RVILsmrYwOe_Z/s1600/IMG_6222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxbLM8aeYMWEnMJGkLm3q6-nP_kVF3gUN2YQVToYAtD1-bzH1rzh7d0DGtsYT-IV02s-uaEnq8LuXzP8r2YjHuXGzPbxy1CE62hafghFlYQxVv99f1BvcbVfrvGUHax2RVILsmrYwOe_Z/s640/IMG_6222.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Sure, these will work.<br /><br />Next I came up with a plan for the pattern. I didn't trust myself to freehand this, so I made a different look for each and traced some guides with paper and tape:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfA0N6PsgB46SmCTe3S4Ob7YTYbn3w2A4KEHOoYPw_KbQZoZxnaH2w_rWpX3VoHVANWuX8oOqqm9REJj7CNE9cxxGqEz5YTmlwTu4jf3ozUbr1momZfj8JnNicSsiVYXAguBK1mobpbnK/s1600/IMG_6227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfA0N6PsgB46SmCTe3S4Ob7YTYbn3w2A4KEHOoYPw_KbQZoZxnaH2w_rWpX3VoHVANWuX8oOqqm9REJj7CNE9cxxGqEz5YTmlwTu4jf3ozUbr1momZfj8JnNicSsiVYXAguBK1mobpbnK/s640/IMG_6227.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7xQmR9twH9he-2tMVpx-SwfaOFAgbl_HIzK8plKVrEjv9Xhyphenhyphenx5Rh-mnNg7iGrh1_MgpQBkeDQ896S_IUqhAGzJk2y0Z9gAcsqHzf70bLlvw4X-MRyp3SERRlOp0K_dtQ-_fZWSqdFL6z/s1600/IMG_6229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7xQmR9twH9he-2tMVpx-SwfaOFAgbl_HIzK8plKVrEjv9Xhyphenhyphenx5Rh-mnNg7iGrh1_MgpQBkeDQ896S_IUqhAGzJk2y0Z9gAcsqHzf70bLlvw4X-MRyp3SERRlOp0K_dtQ-_fZWSqdFL6z/s640/IMG_6229.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydDIU8GNA64PdYhsDtY0AS2elTQ9lv5Jr-3XKjQrxZZkdiAF4x65BWcyLSJgrfuwHZ953TJdKrpIjzrB3pCTyYYunX4BKfmNlxshNx9ex7ZaRxc4pokgxTMi_CUt5OZ2sBcnZmOdOUHlO/s1600/IMG_6228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydDIU8GNA64PdYhsDtY0AS2elTQ9lv5Jr-3XKjQrxZZkdiAF4x65BWcyLSJgrfuwHZ953TJdKrpIjzrB3pCTyYYunX4BKfmNlxshNx9ex7ZaRxc4pokgxTMi_CUt5OZ2sBcnZmOdOUHlO/s640/IMG_6228.jpg" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Actually, I lied. I freehanded this one.</em> <em>Mad skills.</em></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After my templates were drawn, I headed to Michaels to pick up some puffy paint and matte spraypaint ($7 after a 50% off coupon). I came home with the goods and carefully applied the paint... one dot at a time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs66UowuVh1Tkyp71nTYQ_j_5ZmTPsp8eBkVTQHHIjpeRIr14MWUL4NI18p3LoeIo1gFU5qHpJusBcq2mDbkR49A3nXkriXwYGzgy7KG6dpWyJfUQTCSwDO7YUPcwYAJxO2CNq4GEZvl0/s1600/IMG_6249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZs66UowuVh1Tkyp71nTYQ_j_5ZmTPsp8eBkVTQHHIjpeRIr14MWUL4NI18p3LoeIo1gFU5qHpJusBcq2mDbkR49A3nXkriXwYGzgy7KG6dpWyJfUQTCSwDO7YUPcwYAJxO2CNq4GEZvl0/s640/IMG_6249.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For anyone trying this at home... make your dots poofier than you anticipate, because the poofs settle and flatten. I had to re-poof the turquoise vase becuse the dots had settled too much.</div><br /><br />And here they are, all dotted up and ready for paint!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVClsnWsSyeDm9avHMx_GqXttHtfq66WCc2n094TebPW7RGHfZgODS4tRkYyoiXMk_5BCy9vI7AdcSOpY3nOlRXrVVRRViLY2o8T_8NfmBM1lKwwbh2s00ztkK5gmLsryk9sY7jiLldLay/s1600/IMG_6251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVClsnWsSyeDm9avHMx_GqXttHtfq66WCc2n094TebPW7RGHfZgODS4tRkYyoiXMk_5BCy9vI7AdcSOpY3nOlRXrVVRRViLY2o8T_8NfmBM1lKwwbh2s00ztkK5gmLsryk9sY7jiLldLay/s640/IMG_6251.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><br /><br />Here they are in the spray paint chamber, mid-coverage:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkRaVv6DqHHDr5idoouvmq661xNjQ0RHsbkru1gtmOi1tJdaFYVR9WnakzJ0is4Gzz_j1E_ri7Ctzrmjsrbw2EFu1Xc_kscBJ6YfGjuc0xPZwq-9t1dkiGuWZbNyop2VLSsJXrss8Ime/s1600/IMG_6269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnkRaVv6DqHHDr5idoouvmq661xNjQ0RHsbkru1gtmOi1tJdaFYVR9WnakzJ0is4Gzz_j1E_ri7Ctzrmjsrbw2EFu1Xc_kscBJ6YfGjuc0xPZwq-9t1dkiGuWZbNyop2VLSsJXrss8Ime/s640/IMG_6269.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />and after several coats:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQMxRxgOeqGtIf4H0BTNv2IOeTd-mAhsLI6nKVXrOGHTcF27ySHINyUCtQC3S3VLVFOk08vy7MYOjCk1fiFtmWwt7qCXXJjRsYO3OgxQIpw7Vwiuko6dfMx9_HhbcUuwR1JtiamkjaNs8/s1600/IMG_6274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQMxRxgOeqGtIf4H0BTNv2IOeTd-mAhsLI6nKVXrOGHTcF27ySHINyUCtQC3S3VLVFOk08vy7MYOjCk1fiFtmWwt7qCXXJjRsYO3OgxQIpw7Vwiuko6dfMx9_HhbcUuwR1JtiamkjaNs8/s640/IMG_6274.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><br />And here they are, all pretty in the light:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-vTRdn1_8gic6Uhj1HWRZq1u8GWw2p0pZ9EkjxPauibYALtfjZw47EvA82u4Iyzj3h9TorgzMKh3CQBbvdwJg7XAZvG0jm7k0X-ri-TtoX6LIfHIMWS0faOhAt4I589nU133B2EDrURu/s1600/IMG_6276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-vTRdn1_8gic6Uhj1HWRZq1u8GWw2p0pZ9EkjxPauibYALtfjZw47EvA82u4Iyzj3h9TorgzMKh3CQBbvdwJg7XAZvG0jm7k0X-ri-TtoX6LIfHIMWS0faOhAt4I589nU133B2EDrURu/s640/IMG_6276.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I used flat spray paint, but I'm considering grabbing some satin and going over them once or twice because the texture is a bit chalky and weird up close. But from afar, I heart them. Especially for a total investment of around $12. Thank you pinterest!<br /><br />That is all for this week. I'm still on the months long, never-ending hunt for a craigslist dining table... cross your fingers it happens this week. If not, I'll find something else to tackle... as always :) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

Ikea Hemnes dresser hack! (& a Pinterest challenge project)

Do you remember a month ago when I transformed these black-brown Hemnes nightstands from this: To this? Well, this weekend it was finally t...

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Print Giveaway Winner!

I'm stopping by quickly today to announce the winner of my 2 Ocean Animal set prints! Drumroll please.....<br /><br />And the winner is:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44tbtKvwmSArHH8uAsmf6Pnd5PhCELOiya9YTHgzpHIzOynCi3niKfuTGiGGAljB7ihKkEgxs4JzWCu7MwWu9ghH8Xz1H-i3Fsc4eSLlEEl3fXrQnAZay5cYWa6OkO_e0PvIDGw9RtWIW/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44tbtKvwmSArHH8uAsmf6Pnd5PhCELOiya9YTHgzpHIzOynCi3niKfuTGiGGAljB7ihKkEgxs4JzWCu7MwWu9ghH8Xz1H-i3Fsc4eSLlEEl3fXrQnAZay5cYWa6OkO_e0PvIDGw9RtWIW/s1600/Capture.PNG" /></a></div>Commenter #8, Rachel!<br /><br /><dt class="comment-author " id="c3392100949696808351"><a href="" name="c3392100949696808351"></a> <div class="avatar-image-container avatar-stock"><span dir="ltr"></span></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14982646374004068334" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #6fc7b8;"><em>Rachel</em></span></a><em> said... </em></dt><br /><dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-3392100949696808351"><em>Love your blog! Hard to say what my favorite project is, you have so many inspirational posts. If I had to name one, it would be the trunk transformed into a coffee table. Speaking as a fellow Floridian, I love the modern day tropical design you incorporate and would adore these two prints! :)</em> </dd><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body">Congrats, Rachel! Please email your shipping address to jennasuedesignco[at]gmail.com and your sea creatures will be on their way ASAP!</div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body">I'm hard at work on a project that needed this full 3 day weekend to be completed... here's a hint:</div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQrtWzvsoJnUl1yiATD6RSBvrD9y4bb_xVUTqOXoiGejkGuQVkc9sVty-jwCJyVeoURdlprzOF1fuWBhc6MbMDD9gGH7abdkdJubD7FmjICdSwEOxUbbyeRDwKRYY9kZMKDPhXrUtbzbg/s1600/IMG_6216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQrtWzvsoJnUl1yiATD6RSBvrD9y4bb_xVUTqOXoiGejkGuQVkc9sVty-jwCJyVeoURdlprzOF1fuWBhc6MbMDD9gGH7abdkdJubD7FmjICdSwEOxUbbyeRDwKRYY9kZMKDPhXrUtbzbg/s640/IMG_6216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body">I'll be back tomorrow for the reveal :)</div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacC7tIn3D42QdevPGKzPifT0k0OP5NupUrWBrlxisHS8yESOkB1cLrGDlbvQSulQxJQUZ2d_eWPXZvG7Y83xdGZlxwVyUi3REaEptsUAnbY4YekEKCHJagn9lXyEybYcAe4LQiNNQWcy/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div><div class="comment-body"><br /></div>

Print Giveaway Winner!

I'm stopping by quickly today to announce the winner of my 2 Ocean Animal set prints! Drumroll please..... And the winner is: Commenter ...

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