diy custom color glaze

Hi guys ! If you're following along on IG then by now you've seen the end table redo. It started out Hunter green and some weird shade of Orange. It ended up grey with BLACK GLAZE. Let me repeat myself ... BLACK GLAZE. I had never seen or heard of such a thing. I was trying to match the color of another end table and having a heck of a time. Turns out there is such a thing and that's exactly what was on the other table ... Thank you anonymous lady with the patients of a saint (sarcasm, people)! I really didn't want to drag the little people out and into hob lob so I made do with what I already had- clear wax/glaze/whatevitsallthesame.  I was a little apprehensive at first, but it is just paint after all and if first you don't succeed ...you can paint over it and they will never know ;) ! I haven't tried it with any other colors yet, but I have a feeling that it will work the same! So this is what I did ... A quarter size of the clear wax of your choice and a pea size of black acrylic paint. Wax and paint onto a paper plate and mix thoroughly (I just blended with my brush). The thoroughly part is IMPORTANT! If it isn't mixed all the way you will have all kinds of crazy colors and an uneven finish. I learned this the hard way. Mix, mix, mix! I also figure this would be a good time to mention that I do not use a wax brush when applying wax.  As long as you are applying THIN layers, it will be fine.  Maybe a tutorial on wax application should be something I do soon. Anyways, apply in said thin layers and buff immediately. Typically I wait until the wax has dried all the way, but I didn't want the black acrylic paint to set. Here is my finished product . I used 'primitive grey' and the wax / glaze mixture. 

better late than never! diy farmhouse coffee table

     YOU GUYS! We officially have working WiFi again!!!! I know you're probably thinking, "why didn't you just use your phone"? Well because frankly I'm lazy. I also am basically in denial that I am probably legally blind and it gives me a headache to try and read microscopic font on my phone. I am also VERY excited to catch up on The Bachelor! I know, "why didn't you just watch it on T.V./ DVR it"? Well, because in addition to being lazy, slightly blind, and a sucker for reality T.V,  I'm cheap ...AND deprive my family of "normal" T.V AND force them to watch HULU/NETFLIX. Okay, back to business.

 

     DIY FARMHOUSE COFFEE TABLE. SO EASY. Let's start with a list of materials and tools. We used plans from www.lovegrowswild.com , she has GOBS of projects and they're all great. Her table was 46 1/2" x 38 1/2", we did cut this down to 45 " x about 27". You can obviously make adjustments, but as far as that goes, I cannot help you because math!

 

Materials

• 4-4x4 cut to 18in. long - these will be your legs
• 2-1x4 cut to 37in. long -these will be your long "aprons"
• 2-1x4 cut to 29in. long -these will be your short "aprons"
• 3-1x4 cut to 32 3/4 in. long- (you may need to adjust and cut to size) these will be your "supports "
• 7-1x6 cut to 46 1/2 in. long- these will be your tops
• 1 scrap piece of 1x4 for a spacer *important*

In case you're new to building furniture and are thinking "what the heck is an apron and support"? I got you, because that was me too. Apron is a fancy furniture making way of saying SIDES. The long and short sides of your table, friends. Support is a fancy way of saying the extra wood that goes on the bottom so your table doesn't fall when your kids climb on it. You're welcome.

 

Tools

• Miter Saw - or have your fav. department store cut your wood to proper lengths, some do for free and other's charge.
• Kreg Jig- HIGHLY recommend
• tape measure
• drill
• 2.5 in. Kreg Jig screws
• 1.25 in. Kreg Jig Screws
• Sander
• Stain and or paint. I chose to use Minwax Dark Walnut and sealed with clear wax from Hobby Lobby

 

Assembly

1. Okay so we went a head and decided to make our "pocket" holes in every apron or side (long and short) and all three supports first. You'll need TWO "pocket" holes per end of each apron, for a total of four per apron and four per support. We used our Kreg Jig for this. You may make pocket holes with a large drill bit, but the Jig is much simpler.
2. You'll want to begin by attaching the apron or side flush with the top of your legs. You'll be using 2.5 in Kreg Jig screws to fill your pocket holes. Place your scrap 1x4 under your apron to space your joint correctly. Repeat this for each apron.
3. Once all 4 aprons are attached to the legs, you will have what should resemble a rectangle or a base ;)
4. Measure the inside of your base from long support to long support. This will be your measurement for your support beams. This is where your scrap 1x4 pieces come in. Again, 2 pocket holes per end of support and use the 1.25in Kreg Jig screws to attach the supports to the aprons. You will want 3 supports total. Two on each end and one in the middle.
5. At this point you're ready to line your 1x6 pieces up side by side long ways, this will be your table top, so make sure you're happy with the layout. Once you're happy with the layout, place your base on top and attach your 1x6's to your table by screwing 1.25 in Kreg Jig screws through your supports INTO your 1x6.  Repeat until all are secure.
6. Now your table is upside down.. flip it over. Just kidding, but really. Then sand, sand, sand, sand.
7. If you are wanting a distressed look to your table, I would do so at this step. There are plenty of great distressing technique's on Pinterest. I just found some random objects and added a few dents and scratches.
8. STAIN/PAINT/REPEAT AND SEAL. Follow your stain/paint directions, allow to dry and then seal. Again, follow your specific seal instructions.

I realize I should have taken step by step pictures, you can always refer to the link above and look for the farmhouse coffee table! Here's the finished project and you can view more pictures on IG @thecornerfarmhouse.

dogs, garbage, we take it all...

Hello, again!


 I know today I promised there would be a picture of a stunningly perfect window collage on my wall. However, life happened and what didn't happen was that collage wall. In case you're wondering why it never came to be, let me give you a run down of my day... While I was ever so graciously slaving over a warm breakfast of toaster waffles for the kiddo's, my son started screaming bloody murder. Naturally, I thought someone had broken an arm or leg or lost a limb. When I came bursting into the room and realized there in fact had not been any causalities of the extremity sort, I was relieved, partially upset I stopped inhaling my coffee, but mostly relieved. He was looking out the window clearly very distraught about a small dog wandering around our house. She was obviously freezing to death, probably hadn't eaten in days, scared and lonely (see how my thought process works before caffeine?). Considering I had never seen the dog in our area before (we have a lot of dogs that wander aimlessly in our neighborhood) I decided to wait and see if she would attack my fiancé who was unknowingly working on something by the garage. There she went, right up to him, but no attack. The coast was clear. I threw on my boots and ran outside, flannel pj's and all (the neighbors inevitably thinking "there goes that crazy lady again"). She followed me right inside and made herself at home, on my pile of clean laundry. Hmm. She helped herself to our dog, Angus', food and water. Angus' was not very hospitable and is still pouting about our new house guest. 12 + hours in, no tags, no response to FB posts or flyer's and tomorrow we will see if she is chipped. 1 stray dog, + 2 smitten toddlers - collage wall = one exhausted mama. I don't think there is anything we won't take in... be it junk, garbage or animals.

We did tear apart our dining room table bench because I thought the legs would be perfect for a mini farm house table for the kids. Tyler did some constructing and with some stain and chalk paint the table was born! Then I decided I liked the table as a coffee table and that the kids will have to share, for now. Bottom is after assembly + dark walnut stain, top is chalk paint before distress and wax and middle is final product! I will find time to take a better picture, for now, bed.

dining room

Guys, FINALLY got rid of my burgundy walls in the dining room. Honestly, I was obsessed with the color scheme the previous owner chose when we moved in. It was a lot of tans and burgundy/maroon, which was great for primitive décor and I even painted my upstairs to match. Overtime, I absolutely came to despise the burgundy dinning room and now my hideous upstairs hallway. I picked "useful gray" by the HGTV line, not too dark & not too light. So today was the day and let me tell you, it was a very long and exhausting one. How do you paint an entire dinning room with two toddlers to watch? Do you take them to grandma's house for the day? Nope. Do you bribe a friend to watch them in exchange for Starbucks? Nope. Do you build a small barricade to try and keep them out? Yes, but that too will fail. This is what you do...  You arm them with mini-roller's, drag out every retired sheet in the house to line the floors, you pray that God has a sense of humor and you brace yourself. You also laugh, A LOT and not because all the things they do are funny. You laugh because you are trying to prevent yourself from crying every time their sweet little greasy fingers leave not so sweet, but equally as greasy marks all over your wet paint. You laugh again because what should be a completed wall is a mural of poorly illustrated Mickey Mouse heads and monster trucks. Then when its all said and done and they're FINALLY sleeping, you smile. You smile because although the walls are painted one solid color now, their little handprints and your poor attempt at cartoon characters is still under there somewhere. Then you may cry, because you realize you're overly tired and getting emotional, lol. ANYWAYS, I wish I would've taken a picture in the day light, but said toddlers prevented any extra time being spent in there. I will also post a picture when all my stuff is put back and touch ups are done. Here's the general idea, excuse the floor and again I'm no photographer. I will be spending the rest of my night catching up on The Bachelor and watching The Hills reruns ...

my story

Where to start? My name is Olivia. I am a mommy to two blonde-haired, blue-eyed cuties! I am a lover of all things junk, coffee and Johnny Cash addict, I like to decorate and paint.. literally everything and if eating pizza is wrong, I don't want to be right. I am engaged (insert sappy story of your choice here) (really I hold him against his will & force him to help with renovations and dirty jobs). We moved to our corner farmhouse over 3 years ago and are just now getting ready to start in on the projects we have envisioned since day one. I know, slackers! We have in the mean time, had two wonderful kids and I have recently changed my career to stay at home mom / want to be interior designer/ furniture flipper/ pizza aficionado. All the credit in the world to the moms that can rock it all, you may come over anytime! I am brand spankin' new to this blog business so bare with me as I stumble through these first couple of posts. I hope to inspire people as I post about our journey to bringing this farmhouse back to life.