'Tis the Season & All That

Don't mind the decorations...I stalled clean through from Fall to Winter :)

So today rather than getting my apartment cleaned, laundry done, cookies baked, Christmas shopping done & gift wrapping started I filled orders & worked on a little furniture project. I think I learned my lesson for the last time. I don't like to keep stock on items unless they're a big seller because frankly, I don't have the room & why am I going to make a ton of something when I can have it made to order? I mean, I am a procrastinator & I would much rather be able to customize it at the original time of creation. That being said, I screwed myself because today was mostly spent working...as if I don't already work 40 hours a week. But I digress. In the last few days I also was introduced to Pinterest.com by my good friend Alexandria (although I am reevaluating that friendship due to all the time I spend on this site now...jk, I love my Alex). 

So at any rate, I told myself...no promised, I promised myself I was going to get my shelf painted. I have had this ugly green set of drawers sitting in the middle of my dining/living room/kitchen for over a month now & it needed to get painted so I could find a home for it. And by home, I mean a spot in my own home. Well originally I was going to go for he shabby chic thing (shocker, I know) but I couldn't find my famous ivory & gold crackle spray paint kit anywhere...wah wah wahhhhh. So I had to go with something sleek. I figure it works since right now the apartment has a sleek, bachelor-pad-esque couch going on (the price & size was right). So it goes...for now...until we get a house. Anywho, I figured I would share with you the 'before' & 'after' of my little storage place where all my new supplies will be neatly put away. It was a true 'trash to treasure' example. With a can of $4 matte spray paint & 5 new acrylic (fooled ya, you thought they were glass!) knobs for $4 each, I have a new, snazzy piece-o-crap turned piece-o-furniture for $24...not bad, not bad.

I would also like to add that it took me all of maybe 45 minutes from start to finish. I buffed the paint with my sander ($35 at Sears, best investment to date), and painted it with 1 can of spray paint, let it dry, went over & touched up spots I missed, let it dry & put on the knobs. I would also like to add that it was pitch black outside when I did this so I used my cell phone's flash light app. It had to be done. I told myself I would have it done by Christmas & this was my last chance!