Home Depot | Femme | Furniture

 Final Product

 

Free Furniture |  Trash Day 

 |  I found these two very lonely stools on the side of the road with the trash so I decided to give them a new home. After taking great lengths to ensure there were no unwelcome creepy crawlers we made the journey back to my apartment and up five flights of stairs. Here I introduced the stools to various cleaning products and the bathtub. I spent the remainder of the night comparing techniques for refinishing furniture and compiling a list of supplies.  |

{Femme does Home Depot}

|  Home Depot makes you walk through staged kitchens, bathrooms, tiles, and lighting fixtures before you get to to paint & tools. But somewhere between picking out a pale blue glass tile for my future bathroom complete with soaking tub and waterfall shower-head I managed to get the goods. Shopping list: coarse sand paper, fine sand paper or steel wool, masking tape, plastic throw, 1in paint brush, 2 in paint brush, Breyer's paint sample (covers 4-6 ft), wood stain. Total Cost: $22.35  |

 Sea-foam Green Legs

Stained Wood Seat

Final Product

Clean Up

|  After five hours of sanding, taping, painting, waiting, and repeating I have learned some things  |

1) Sanding is a work out. My right arm and side are still very sore.

2) Wood stain does not come off the body even after two showers & heavy pumice stone use.

3) Painting indoors while drinking red wine will make you feel funny and sleep well.

Bearsville | Winter | Getaway

 

{Cottage View}

| While Lauren and I had some time away from school and work we took advantage of the winter weather and traveled up to Bearsville, NY for a two day getaway. We rented a beautifully renovated cottage. It retained the old character of the barn and incorporated the artistic atmosphere of the Woodstock area. Add the gigantic soaking tub and amazing views of the mountains and all you need to complete the perfect weekend getaway is board games, wine & cheese |

 

{Second floor bedroom and bath}

 {Desk and lounge chair}

 {Large soaking tub, barn doors, and bubble bath}

 {Antique kitchen with wood stove/oven}

 {Wooden wagon}