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Modern Rustic Dining Room Accessories – ORC – Week 4
We are in the home stretch of our modern rusting dining room update. The painting is finished! The furniture is in! The light has been hung! Now it’s time for the easy stuff. The accessories! If you have been following along, welcome back! If this is your first time visiting we are so glad you are here. If you would like to catch up, you can find my previous weeks updates on the One Room Challenge® by following these links. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3. I can’t believe we are in week 4 already! I started this week by adding accessories to my bar cart, the one piece…
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Updating the look of candlesticks with chalk paint
How to update outdated candlesticks I have had these candle sticks for years and while I still love the shape and texture of them, the dark colors look outdated. I knew I wanted to give them an update but until I found these blush, white, and greige candles I wasn’t sure exactly how I planned to update them. I found these candles at Target. Well, I like to think they found me, isn’t that how Target works after all. Using the candle as inspiration, I decided to paint the candle sticks white and add some golden touches. I first disassembled the candle sticks. Each consists of 3 pieces. The…
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Decorating the Top of an Armoire or Chest
When decorating the top of an armoire or chest, you first need to determine how much space you have. You will need to know, not only how much flat surface you have to work with but also how much vertical space you have. You also need to account for any “drop” that exists from the top of the trim down to the surface where your accessories will sit. Once you determine the drop, you will need to decide if you want to work with the drop, or eliminate it. In my case, I effectively eliminated the drop by placing old text books flat on the surface to raise the…
