Roll Top Desk Transformation

This desk is for Chupi Lupi.....
Ok, so I have strange nicknames for my bambinos.  This one is for my son.  He LOVES it and that's all that matters....(pronounced Choop-y Loop-y, cause I know you were wondering!)  


Another thing he also loves is his revamped desk.  My daughter, Boo Kitty, started Kindergarten this year and so she got her first desk.  Well the little man felt left out and who am I to disappoint the sweetest three year old I know.  So we got this.......

Roll top desk.
Photo taken after I took the drawers out!

 I do love to mix in traditional pieces so child sized roll top desk was right up my alley.  

After taping and cutting around the adorable key hole and lock mechanism on the top drawer I went to work.  I sure wish I had the key!!

And now Chupi has this.......

I used Valspar spray paint because of the roll top part.  I figured paint would be a problem getting into the slats and this was the easiest solution.

I took photos outside because we really don't get much natural light in the house.  I also decided to not spray the cubbies on the inside but may change my mind on that in the future.  What's your opinion??  It wouldn't be too hard to do I still have most of one can of spray paint left!

Here it is one more time..........Before & After.

Valspar Berry in Gloss

Hope you like it!  I plan on linking this to a party or two if I can figure out how.  HEY, I am new to this blogging biz and there is sooo much I don't know.  Wish me luck....

~Kristina

ThriftyDecorChick

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to MY MOM and to all the inspiring moms out there!  I guess traditionally it is a day to be pampered and maybe even some breakfast in bed.  BUT we are not traditional around these parts.  I have to work today and that's OK because my little part time job makes a contribution to my household, and in turn allows me to stay home all week so I can be there for those Bambinos of ours.

I am soooo thankful to be a MOM.  If it wasn't for them, and the support I get from Hubby, then I would probably be in the 9-5 world still.  And don't get me wrong, to all you moms out there who work full time and still have the time to be creative and awesome I commend you.  But being home to take my daughter to and from school and listen to my son tell me his dream of us both owning a Batmobile one day is priceless.  

Because of my time home I have ALSO been able to nurture something that was inside of me.  This blog has since been created because I want to communicate freely about the happenings in the Halleran household, show my creative side, and speak of the things that are important to us.  

Where am I going with this, well not exactly sure at this time, and I have been assured recently that that is OK.  I just have to do the best I can!!  (Thanks MMS!)  

I most definitely will be featuring some home decor stuff here around the house, feature some Military issues we want to raise awareness for, and share some love with family and friends, who I hope will share some love back.  

And maybe I didn't get breakfast in bed but I did get this from Hubby..... a well thought out gift THAT I WON'T RETURN.  Ha!  But seriously Blogging for Bliss looks like it is going to be soooo inspirational.  And sorry for the poor quality pic but that is a Moleskine notebook!!!  I feel so avant-garde.

Thank you again Hubby for my presents and babies, I love you.

Happy Mother's Day to ME! 

Before and After

This adorable side table scored on Craigslist was handmade by someone in the fifties.....how do I know, well it is signed and dated on the bottom. Sweet.  I painted it with Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Provence, then waxed.  LOVE IT!