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Monday, February 10, 2014
Home Tour at Its Overflowing Project Update
Today our home is being featured on Its Overflowing, make sure to stop by and take a look! Its almost like a brand new home tour since SO much has changed recently!
Make sure to browse Aimees amazing site too! The decor and project sections have endless inspiration!!
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and a project update. Two of our five shelves had laminate (we used two sheets of mismatched MDF but the same thickness from Habitat Restore). Well that laminate was unsandable, and when I put my regular primer on it flaked off too easily when dry. My original plan was to put a coat of poly ontop of the paint for added durability, but I ultimately decided to do it right and start with a better primer.
So I sanded off the primer from the two laminate shelves, followed Kates advice and used Zinsser Cover Stain Oil based primer. It is designed to stick to glossy surfaces without sanding, and after two coats, it looks great!
Im a little behind, but I think itll be worth it!
A BIG thank you to everyone who voted on their favorite paint color for the shelving! The poll on the sidebar didnt collect the votes properly (like it said 50 votes and then went down to 10). I wont be using that one again! So I dont have a 100% accurate count, but Im going off of your comments and what I saw in the poll throughout the day. Check out my instragram today to see what I decide!
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Make sure to browse Aimees amazing site too! The decor and project sections have endless inspiration!!
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and a project update. Two of our five shelves had laminate (we used two sheets of mismatched MDF but the same thickness from Habitat Restore). Well that laminate was unsandable, and when I put my regular primer on it flaked off too easily when dry. My original plan was to put a coat of poly ontop of the paint for added durability, but I ultimately decided to do it right and start with a better primer.
So I sanded off the primer from the two laminate shelves, followed Kates advice and used Zinsser Cover Stain Oil based primer. It is designed to stick to glossy surfaces without sanding, and after two coats, it looks great!
Im a little behind, but I think itll be worth it!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
My favorites at Target
If youve been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I love Target. The home section is a favorite for finding home items because of the great prices and on trend staple and designer lines.
Here are a few of my favorites this week:
These cable knit throws also caught my eye. The colors were really beautiful - the icky fluorescent lighting and phone camera dont do them justice!
and back to Nate, his curry bath line is the perfect mix of mustard yellow and pattern - I want!
There was so much more that I liked, I wish I would of taken more photos ...
Have you found anything recently at Target that was too good to pass up?
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and last but not least,
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Slowly but surely we are making progress on the credenza! Well be doing a two tone paint job so make sure to come back for the finished photos (Monday), but it has come a very long way from last week ...
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Ive also gotten back to oil painting! I painted a lot in college, and havent had the space since, so it was been nice to get back to it. Check back tomorrow to see what Ive been working on!
If you want to see in process design shots or daily snapshots, you can find me on Instagram @ sarahmdorseydesigns
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