Pottery Barn Knock Off - Refinished Shelving

Pottery Barn Knock Off ~ Refinished Shelving / Media Center

So I've had this old shelf in my garage for years intending to refinish it someday.  I think I picked it up either free on the side of the road or at a garage sale somewhere.  Well, I finally had a need for this INSIDE the house so REFINISHING IT....was a MUST!

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Here....is the before pictures!

I started sanding it right away to get as much of the finish off as I could.  Now I knew I wanted the main color to be WHITE and I knew I wanted it to have an AGED POTTERY BARN LOOK.

So I started sanding and sanding.  Then I picked an army green color I wanted to show through underneath the white when I aged it.  And...I started painting....

Once it was GOOD and DRY...I added two very good coats of WHITE ~ SATIN FINISH PAINT.

I LOVE the planking on the shelves and how it looks painted.  I knew it would help with the DISTRESSED look.

So then....after it dried....REALLY WELL....I started sanding with my belt sander to give it an aged and distressed look.  Focusing mainly on the edges and corners where furniture naturally ages.....

NOW!  I brought it in the house...added a couple baskets and used it as a temporary media center :)  I REALLY LOVE how this turned out!  It goes perfect in the room!

WHAT DO YOU THINK!  I Love to hear your comments....

~Heather

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Farmer's Market Find

Farmer's Market Find!!!

LOOOOOOVIN' IT!

I found this totally awesome piece for only $6 at our local farmer's market.  Gotta tell ya...if you live here in Canby, OR....you HAVE to check out the FARMER's MARKET!!!

I want to apologize for not posting much this week....my kids have kept me CRAZY busy and I just havn't had a chance.  Thank you SO much for your understanding!

So.....I found this AMAZING  piece at our local FARMER's MARKET!  I didn't know WHAT I was going to do with it but....SOMETHING...had to be done....

Started with this...beautiful cedar piece!

Soooo...what do I want to do....what do I want to dooo...what oh what oh what??  I decided on a centerpiece for the table.  But I wanted it distressed.....so I started with a green I already had....

 see it alllll. green here!

Then...I painted it an off/white/khaki color....

then...I needed to distress it....

I wanted the green to show through...but not tooooo much!

Then...I added a few canning jars...a candle, and a few cuts from my garden pots...adding water to keep them alive.

LOOOOOVE that you came by my blog and I would love even MORE if you left a comment or became a follower!  And be sure to let me know :)  You all keep me alive!  Over  visitors in not even 2 months!!!!!  Thank you!

~Heather

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