My Favorite Met Monday/ The Armoire!

I am so excited to be sharing this Met Monday with all of you! My longed for Cottage style Armoire is complete! When you are finished here, be sure to visit our gracious hostess Susan for more amazing Met Monday's! One of my pet peeves has been my little broom closet. It's hardly big enough to fit a broom in and not to mention any other kind of storage. With that in mind, hubby (Dan) had me looking for pics of the kind of armoire/storage unit I would like.

I was unable to find the pic when I went to post however it kind of pales next to the design hubby came up with! Above- the main cabinet assembled with fir plywood shelves, sides, top and bottom. The face frame is pine and so are the legs which were turned on the lathe.

Above, the bottom molding turned on the lathe and cut in half. Routered trim piece made and installed above rounded piece. Crown molding was installed and small trim routered and placed below crown molding. First primer coat. In case your wondering, I don't speak shop so hubby coached me here! ( I am learning the lingo, well kind of)

Above. The doors are complete! He simulated wainscoting panels by routering grooves in 1/4" plywood. The cabinet was painted a light brown for the crackle base coat. The doors and shelves were primed.

TaDa!!!! The finished view still inside the shop. This baby is a big one measuring 93" tall, or just under 8 feet and 4 ft wide. I am thrilled and I can't wait to get it home. There is only one place this will fit and it's going to be exciting. All together there are 7 coats of finish on this piece.

An inside view (now look at all that gorgeous storage space)

It's home and after a little arranging we have a decorative upper view and a strained back. LoL.

A closer view of the doors with the crackle finish. The crackle finish is quite the process and labor intensive.

And another view.

Not to test the storage. It only takes a short time and I have it partially filled. Well maybe a little more than partially hehe.

The Grand Finale! I think my hubby did a fabulous job! Now, if you read this blog you will know that he is a Building Construction and Woodworking teacher at our local high school. This is his passion and he does it for a living. I am one lucky recipient of some wonderful pieces of furniture. Thank- you Dan (hubby) for all your hard work! And thank-you all for sharing this post with me, Cindy

Tablescape/Thrifty Thursday A Colorful Country Table

Welcome to Tablescape Thursday with our hostess Susan and Thrifty Thursday with our hostess Leigh. Please visit these lovely ladies by clicking on the links below. I had been looking for an apothecary jar for some time and when I came across this one at TJMaxx, I was pretty darn happy! It had a rooster hand painted on it and it was also marked down to $7.00. Oh I knew it was calling my name. I am using it as my centerpiece today even though it's a bit tall. I love it and it fits my theme. ( click any pic to enlarge)

I recently moved my antique hutch closer to my dining room table. Hubby made me an armoire to put where the hutch was (future Met Monday) and I really think it fit's better here and the dishes are nice and handy!

A different angle of the hutch and table. It makes for such easy access and since this is a Country style kitchen, nothing too formal looks right in here anyway.

My table is a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I would use this for a casual lunch. My place mats and tablecloth are from Homegoods. They are from the Country living collection. The lemonade glasses were a recent purchase from the dollar tree. The coffee cups are from a 2nd hand store and I used some white plates for chargers that I had purchased last summer at a garage sale.

Those little green apples are candles, but for some reason they wouldn't stay lit.

I bought these cute little napkin rings at Hobby Lobby last winter they were only $2.00 for the set of 4.

The cute little table runner was made by my MIL and she used all scrap fabrics. I just treasure it.! The little birdie salt and pepper were purchased last winter for about $3.00 at a local gift shop.

These next two pics are rather dark, but I wanted you to see the view outside the window. It's so green and pretty right now.

The view.

Thanks Susan!










Thrifty Thursday is right up my alley. I found this adorable little baby chic and the wooden eggs at a local shop.

I think they look cute nestled in the moss.

My MIL made this cute table runner, using scraps of fabric that I already had.

A thrifty country centerpiece and a darling table runner made with love! The apothecary jar only $7.00 at TJ Maxx.

I needed a shelf for my narrow hall that wasn't too wide. I found this cute black one at GW for a 1.99. The little pics are old postcards that were in a box I found at a recent auction. I bought dollar tree frames and used scrapbook paper as the background.

My favorite kind of thrifty! These were on a free table at a recent garage sale. I think they fit perfect on my back splash.

A closer view.

Another closer view and the price was just right! Free! Thanks for stopping my friends, this is a crazy week with graduation , weddings and moving my Mom to her new house. I still wanted to get one little post in. I hope you all have a happy week.. Cindy

Thanks Leigh!