Even MORE Target Inspiration & A Painting Update

Target you're killin' me!!!    I was only supposed to stop in at Target yesterday to get a few artist brushes for a paint job that my husband was doing, but I went to the holiday section and found so many cute pillows!   I thought I should share to help get you in the spirit ;-)

 

Starting with this guy!  I have always had a severe obsession with penguins.  So much in fact that as a teenager, for every birthday, I got some sort of penguin.  I still have not gotten over them, all though my owl obsession is starting to take over.

 

 

 I love him!  The colors are a different change to the deep red and green of the holidays.  His smile is so sweet!

 

 I am always a sucker for buttons on pillows.  This one has different textures from the material on the word Merry to the buttons and I like the muted colors in the word Christmas.

 

 

 A very modern feel to a snowflake pillow.  The stitching on the snowflakes adds a neat touch.

 

 

 Felt pillows have never looked so cool and contemporary!

 

 

I love the blues and grays in this one with a hint of green.  I tend to find that I am more drawn to the red and green of the holidays when they are separate from each other with a mix of new colors. 

 

Again, I was supposed to be ONLY looking for some small artist brushes for a paint job my husband was working on, but I couldn't help myself.  And hey, I should be patting myself on the back, do you know how many rows of Christmas home decor and decorations they have that I didn't stop to take pictures of.  I know, my husband should be thanking me for staying mostly on track, lol!

 

 

And here is a little look at the painting we are doing for the interior decorating job I am working on this week...

 

 

BEFORE

 

 

 

AFTER

 

 

 

 

 It was a little hard capturing the exact color with my cell phone, so I will take better ones today.   The color is Sherwin Williams Languid Blue.

 

 

 

In the Midst of Projects!!!

Well, I have been missing in action this past week, but for a good reason!  :) 

I have been finding all sorts of great things to go in the room that I am creating for one of my clients.  

I did take a day off yesterday to go to Homerama 2012.  It was so stinkin' hot we just all walked around sporting some beautiful sweat mustaches!

I found some really cool ideas there and took quite a few pics that I will share with you in an upcoming post this week.

So for now, let's see what's been happening at our house.  So far, I have pretty much picked up everything that I needed to complete the client's Master Bedroom. 

The long antique dresser (It will get painted black and the hardware spray painted)

The tall dresser (which will also be painted black)

And this desk so that the client can have a peaceful space to work.  The desk will be painted white to offset all of the black furniture in the room!

Oh yes, and a chair that needs some attention!

I really like the detail work on the back.

So with a little paint job, and new padding and material, it will be good as new!

So what does this mean?

It means that I can start the DIY part of the projects. 

My List

1.  Cover the bench and add nailhead trim

2. Sand all the furniture to be painted

3. Prime and Paint furniture

4. Make Headboard and cover in fabric

5. Paint and recover desk chair

6. Paint Hardware

7. Paint an Abstract Painting for the wall

8. Spray paint some accessories to match decor

The day before yesterday we sanded all of the furniture...

And Cleaned it...

Then we took apart the desk chair in order to paint and recover it.

I also tried out some different silvers on the hardware.

The top color is metalic silver (more muted looking in this picture, because in person it is extremely silver.   The second row is brushed nickel (which actually looks more champagne, and then finally a stainless steel o the bottom left.  I am not completely satisfied yet, so I may combine two to get the look I want. 

So, I am off now to prime and paint the furniture and since I am a lucky girl, my hubs is going to help me!!!

This is the type of paint and primer I picked up for the furniture... 

This stuff is suppossed to be great on furniture so that things don't stick to the top once the paint has dried.  I will let you know how it goes :)

 This is for the desk. Enamel paints are great to work with on furniture because it gives that smooth hardened finish. I got a quart of this since I only need it for one piece of furniture.

And then this is the black paint for the furniture.  I got a gallon to cover everything! 

Hopefully we will get everything primed and painted today and I will have the before and after to show you in my next post!!!