Sofa Table
We had some left over money at Ikea, so we decided to pick up this sofa table for the back side of our sofa (hence why it's called a sofa table). Kyle got to put on his Ikea thinking cap one more time and put it together. Once it was put together, I immediatelty felt the need to start placing things in it/on it/near it. I found that the fabric boxes I got at Target fit perfectly (without a centimeter to spare) into the cubbies on the bottom. We put our wine in the third cubby, and our (small but growing) recipe book collection in the fourth cubby. I also found that the four salad bowls that were hogging room in my kitchen fit perfectly in the small cubbies above the big cubbies. Score!
Our sofa's new best friend. |
For the top of the sofa table, I had a vision of frames. Kyle was a gem and picked out 5 "mismatching size" frames at Ikea. I was very impressed when he nailed the size selection I had in mind. I'd be wanting to somehow display the 5 solas in our home, and now we had the perfect place to do so!
I just printed them each on gray card stock and then put them in the frames. |
I told Kyle to "smile big" and that's the face he made - hee hee :) |
K and S Letters
Remember this post from our honeymoon? We picked up two tiny printing press letters at Nasty Jack's Antique Shop in La Conner, although I didn't know what I would do with them. One of the frames I had picked up at Good Will had a thicker ledge on it, and it turns out the letters fit perfectly on the ledge!
I still secured them with wood glue, just in case. Also, clearly it will look better when there's an actual photo in the frame... |
I'm still loving the coral/aqua contrast with the white. Maybe someday we'll wonder "what were we thinking?!", but for now, it's fun :) |
Kitchen Window
A few months ago my dad and I stopped in to an antique shop in Stanwood on the way home from one of my dress fitting with my grandma. I found this awesome old window frame.
There is no window glass but that's fine because eventually we will put a mirror on the back. |
I also found this cute little letter H. |
After some priming and many layers of paint, behold our "kitchen window":
The baby chicks are salt and pepper shakers we picked up on our honeymoon. Their names are Margo and Rita. |
Mason Jar Soap Dispensers
After seeing this post on Pinterest, I thought that mason jar soap dispensers would go really well with kinda-corny-but-really-cute Country Kitchen theme.
I picked up these mason jars at the Value Village by our house. I was super jazzed to find the yellow and blue lids on a pair of smaller jars, so I just swapped the lids (shh...don't tell). |
I picked up these soaps at the Dollar Store because I need white pumps and didn't want to pay $4 a piece for them. Bonus: I can use the soap too! |
Kyle drilled 3/4 inch holes in the top of the lids. |
Then we super glues the lids to the rims, as well as the underside of where the pump connects with the lids. |
Voila! |
The only thing missing is a mirror for my faux-window and the Country Kitchen will be complete...for now :) |
Kitchen Mirrors
This project took longer than I anticipated, but I am really (I mean really) happy with the outcome. Previously the back wall of our kitchen was blank and it needed something to add color to that part of the kitchen. We have an abundance of these wood Ikea mirrors (don't ask why, I just always think I need more when I don't and now we have an excess supply). I decided that I wanted to paint two of the mirrors blue and then "somehow" put a scripture verse on them. The painting part was easy...the scripture part was more tricky.
Primed. |
Painted. PS - I just folded up computer paper up to fit really snug to cover the mirror so it didn't get paint on it. |
The even better news is that Kyle's cousin had one of these die cut machines (I can't remember what it's called or else I'd tell you the name). Kyle's other cousin suggeseted that I use the die cut to make my letters and then use Modge Podge to secure them to the frame. These Hansen women are just geniuses! |
Once I made new blue mirrors (more priming and painting), I spaced my letters out on the sheet I'd be painting on in the the outline my painting had left. |
Then I painted Modge Podge onto the entire frame to give the letters something to stick to. After placing the letters down, I saturated each one with more Modge Podge. |
I can't get this picture to rotate correctly, but the point is to show that the Modge Podge goes on white but dries clear. |
Drying... |
1 Corinithians 10:31 "So, Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the Glory of God." |
Cross for the Living Room
The "last thing" (should have been the first thing!) I felt our living room needed was a cross. I couldn't find any that I liked in the store (what happened to all the plain crosses?). I did find the supplies needed to make my own cross at...you guessed it...Hobby Lobby.
I was doing a lot of priming this night so ignore the mirror frames and other tiny cross (that one got painted coral and put in our bedroom). |
I painted the big one white and the sides black. I ended up having to touch up a lot of the white paint where it met with the black (and then touch up the black...and then the white...). |
The smaller cross was painted grey with black sides. |
I let them dry over night before securing them together with some wood glue (again, ignore the little cross). |
Done! |
I'm lovin' this crafty side of you that is braking out. I read somewhere that many of life's stresses and health problems are a result of repressed creativity. The act of making something gives you that instant jolt of satisfaction and worth. I also love the aqua paint - our living room was a similar color for years - it makes me happy. Glad you are enjoying feathering your new nest.
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