EASY PICNIC TABLE MAKEOVER

Hey there! Here at our house we are pretty big on hanging outdoors while spending family time and entertaining guests. That is why a couple of weeks ago my husband and I decided to spruce up our sort of boring outdoor space primarily focusing on our old picnic table. 

Today I'm excited to share how our picnic table went from old and shabby to chic with very little effort. Below are a few photos of how our picnic table looked before the update. 

  

If you ask me you can never go wrong with wood staining when it comes to changing up your furniture whether its for indoor or outdoor use. Its extremely simple to do, they come in about every color and your outcome is bound to look fantastic. 

We used black cherry from Rust-Oleum for our picnic table. First we sanded the table down until it was completely smooth and free of previous paint or stain. After sanding my husband wiped the table with Crown Mineral Spirits removing all dirt and particles before staining. Once the surface was smooth and clean he began to apply stain using a 2'' all purpose brush. Using a rag he spread the wood stain to give it a even color. We allowed the wood stain to dry for about an hour. 

Special big THANK YOU to my amazing husband for doing pretty much everything on the picnic table makeover!! Have a good one yall!

XO, Nancy!!

A LITTLE TWEAK IN MY KITCHEN: PART 1

My home is always a work in progress. One day I can be completely happy with a certain room and another day I'm taking stuff down and putting stuff up. There's a lot of improvements and redecorating I plan to do since it seems like the Army will be keeping us in Clarksville for quite a while. Unfortunately our current home is just a rental...SO permanent renovations are out of the question. I'm always looking for ways to personalize my home without damaging its original state. Otherwise there would be a lot more crazy stuff going on! Today I want to share one of my on going projects. I've somewhat became obsessed with how funky and expressive this little corner looks. A bar area is something my husband and I have always tried to incorporate into our home. Weather its just a tray with wine glasses or a huge china cabinet filled with old liquor bottles and a collection of shot glasses. Every time we've moved around we have had to change it up according to the available room, floor plan,etc.   

This time I wanted to create a space that expressed who we are and where we come from. After lots of thinking and moving things around. I began to create a collage with postcards, ads, bottle caps and memories from our hometown. We love to entertain and have get together's with family and friends. I thought this would be a great way to express ourselves over laughs and drinks. 

 Like I said my home is always a work in progress...so stay tuned my beautiful people because my collage is not quite finished! There will be a lot more tweaking as my collection grows.
Have a good one everyone!

XO, Nancy!