Family Wine

 

Let me say, I love WINE. 

But I don’t know enough about wine when I go to purchase it.  I often look at the labels and decide that if I like the label, then surely the wine will be exactly to my liking.  I find myself drawn to the pretty labels, a sleek bottle or the one that relates to some décor fashion taste.  And often enough I haven’t enjoyed what I tasted because I had already decided what it should taste like.

 

Recently I refinished a wine rack that I purchased at a garage sale. 

I was sluggish in blogging about it because frankly, I didn’t see it as a very interesting read and I’m not entirely sure of this finish I gave it.  It could be so much more, but in time I may change it again. I hear you can re-paint furniture.

 

 An unrelated incident happened to me the other day. 

A friend made the comment that

“family is not made by blood, it’s made by the love”.

WOW!  Not all that enlightening but it did hit home. 

 

I had reflected all day on her comment and for some strange reason, when I got home I found myself staring at the (empty) wine rack on my kitchen counter and a thought came to me.  We are all kind of like wine bottles.  Family included.

 

Some bottles are sleek and the label is plain,

Some bottles are short and the label is fun,

Some bottles are stout and the label is pretty,

Some bottles are clear and the label is bold.

Some bottles are corked, making it hard to open.

Some bottles are capped, making access easy.

 

But what’s inside the bottle?  I personally like a sweeter wine and tend to strongly dislike the bitter tasting ones that make my mouth pucker.

 

I found an article on reading ‘labels’ but I became bored very quickly but I really should take the time and learn something.   

I’m still going to be drawn by my personal tastes, that’s who I am, but I’m going to find the right meal to enjoy that bitter wine with the fun label and savour it.  And I’m going to sip that sweet dessert wine in the sleek bottle and bold label, savouring it as long as I can. 

 

What kind of wine would you say you were? 

What's your label like?

Tree Skirt to Tree Basket

CHOOSE a basket that is sturdy and is large enough for your tree stand to fit inside and clears all the edges.  Make sure to measure before you go shopping.

Personally, I’m looking for one that goes with our ‘white’ Christmas Tree, or you can spray paint one.  Make sure the basket sits flat on the floor when turned upside down. 

Note:  a basket with a finer weave will be easier to cut.

 

CUT a circle in the bottom of the basket using the pruning shears.  Avoid cutting the seam joining the side to the bottom.  Make sure the hole is big enough to get your hands in when positioning the tree in the stand. You can always make the hole larger.  Use silicone to cover the rough cut edges.

 

PLACE the basket upside down and place the tree stand inside.  This is where you’ll know whether you can get your hands inside to secure your tree.  Insert your tree into stand and secure it.  If your boughs hang down enough, you will not see any hole in the basket.

 

ENJOY and happy decorating!!

New En Suite Towel Hooks

  I’m quite happy with our new towel hooks for our en suite.

 

I’ve used cupboard door samples and applied Chalk Paint

with dark wax and a bit of distressing.

Please ignore the holes in the wall where the old towel rack

ripped off the wall, thus the reason for new hooks.

I couldn’t wait until I painted the bathroom before

hanging the new hooks.

Thanks to my hubby once again for his huge part

in attaching the hooks and hanging the wood.

Have a look.

 

I’ll be sure to re-post when the bath has been re-painted.

Thanks for looking!

Boots

the BLUE door

 
 

 

 

 

The ‘blue’ door is finally done.

I’m very pleased with the outcome and want to decorate it for the Christmas season.

 

Have a look.....

You can read the original post here.

 

I was not able to find a shelf that worked in that space so…. I bought

moulding and because my hubby loves to help me, he created the shelf

before your eyes.  It is One of a Kind and it works perfectly without

taking away from the mirror above or the hooks below.  I love it!

 

My NEXT door project sits on the garage and currently has orange paint on it. 

Thanks for reading.

 

September . . . .

  

…..what I remember MOST about September,
is that I turned 50. 

And the best present was the surprise I got when I saw my kids sitting on our deck when I came home from work on the Friday before my B-Day.  How my husband arranged it and kept it a secret was beyond me.  And to most this may not seem too awesome but our kids drove from Alberta to Manitoba, took days off work just to come celebrate with me.  THAT was very special to me. 

 

Here are some photos of the weekend.  

 

My son-in-laws Birthday was a day before mine so we went go-carting and spent a great day in The Forks in Winnipeg.  Here we are, left to right,  our son-in-law and our daughter, our sons' boyfriend next to our son, and then my hubby and I.  After this, we had lunch at the Forks and a boat ride.

 

Thanks to my hubby and my kids for an awesome September!

Either you LOVE IT or you DisLike IT

 

I purchased a solid wood door at a garage sale, probably beginning of summer, and it sat in the garage until I knew exactly what to do with it.  I finally got around to painting it.  See …..

 

Here’s the door actually hung in our entrance.  My hubby just finished hanging it and you wouldn’t think that such a big deal but the door was SO heavy and we didn’t want huge nails in the wall.  So, he made an angled wood hanger and the door just hooks over it.  Very smart.  And a lot less holes in the wall.

NOW, I’m excited about adding shelves on the top and bottom for baskets, a mirror in the middle and hooks for miscellaneous items such as dog leashes and scarves.  And yes, if you did notice, I will be attaching a door knob.

I think I like how it turned out.  I used my own recipe for Chalk paint and used light and dark wax to achieve the effects.  A lot of time can be used up sanding and distressing and waxing until you get the look you love.