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Why Is It Raining in the House? Weekend Recap

Guten Morgan this fine Monday.  I hope your weekend was a bitchin one and you're ready for a short week.  (Or maybe you pup owners are breaking out the Thunder shirts in anticipation of the people who are going to be setting off fireworks for the next seven days.  I know we always have people setting them off at random usually starting tonight.  I do actually miss sparklers from when I was a kid and conducting a symphony to make shapes in the air burned into your vision.)  Friday was exhausting y'all.  I had to get some worm spray for a looper worm infestation on my brassicas (who the hell am I??) and whilst poking around the nursery with lightning and looming thunder Thursday night, I spotted a flat of begonias marked down to $10.  Given my zinnias couldn't stay in the long planters because they need sun, I had to relent and buy the begonias.  Anything to block the sea hag from peeking over.   So Friday morning I got to work picking of...
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Spontaneous update

About 4 years ago when I redid the bedroom, we got this armoire for my dresser from a vintage shop.


I've always loved it...until I open it.


The inside was nicked up a little and the guy who painted it did a bit of a sloppy job.  I always said I was going to paint it but you know how that goes.  When I was going upstairs, I decided to grab the sample size Duck Egg chalk paint that took up residence on the dining table.  When I got to the top of the stairs, I saw my paint brush and thought "eh, why not."

I got straight to work and didn't even bother to take my clothes out of the drawers.


I painted all of the drawer fronts and the side pieces and then decided to seal it with some wax so it would hold up for a good long while.  You can see how the wax deepens the color slightly.



Then it was all sealed and ready to not be winced at anymore when the doors are opened.


I think it probably took a total of 30-40 minutes for all coats of paint and wax.  Only took a few years to actually execute.




Have you ever done a spontaneous update of something you had no intention of doing five minutes earlier?

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  1. The Mr.April 23, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    You did an awesome job. I can't believe you left the clothes in, that is funny! It really makes it look great and blends in even more with the rest of the furntiture now.

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  2. another layerApril 23, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    It looks really nice. I haven't spontaneously update anything, but I do have occasional spontaneous cleaning happen. I can't find what I'm looking for in a closest or drawer, so everything comes out, gets sorted and purged.

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighApril 23, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      I'm getting the urge to do that under the bathroom sink. Lord only knows that I'll find under there!

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  3. dalbador1April 23, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    Wow that looks really good! The coloring matches so well with the rest of the armoire. Awesome job momma!!

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    1. Anele @ Success Along the WeighApril 23, 2015 at 7:25 PM

      Thanks girlie! I can't believe it took me that long to get around to it when it took so little time to actually do it. Oh who am I kidding, yes I can.

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