SASS

Today I'm doing something a little different here on the blog.  I'm joining my friend, Melissa, in a new blog meme that she has started called SASS. Melissa is a wife, a mom of 4 and a Shaklee Independent Distributor. Somewhere in the mix of running kids to dance practice, band performances, and running her home-based business, Melissa kind of lost herself.  She decided it was time to do a little something for herself each week and she is encouraging other busy moms to do the same.

SASS doesn't have to be something big.  It could be getting a pedicure or spending an hour alone reading a book, or buying that new fingernail polish that just came out.  How many times do we moms forego something simple for ourselves and treat our children to something instead?  Now is the time to treat yourself!  After all, we deserve a little treat from time to time too.

My SASS for the week is a new mirror for my bedroom.  My bedroom is probably the most neglected room in the house.  I painted the walls about 4 years ago and haven't done anything since.  While strolling through Lowes the other day, I just had to stop and check out the clearance cart.  You just never know what you will find that you can repurpose.

Well lucky me, I found this mirror.  Even better, it was only $10!!

I just love walking down the hallway and catching a glimpse of it as I walk by.

So tell me, what will your SASS be this week?  What are you doing just for you?

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Adoring the Simple

Craigslist Wine Rack Update

So it's only taken me 7 months to finally finish my wine rack. We had a busy fall with Mini DIY starting preschool and then all the illnesses that come along with preschool germs.

A couple weekends ago, I decided enough was enough and I was going to finish my wine rack. I needed to get the wine out of my cabinets and my hubby needed the wine rack out of the shed. Now that it is finished, I've determined I have too much wine and need a bigger rack. Or I could just drink it. :)

If you remember, the wine rack was in pretty sad shape. Lots of dust, mildew, and some missing screws. Since it was only $10, I figured I could do something with it. After a good cleaning, repairing and sanding, I finally decided on a color: Valspar's Lake Country #5003-5C.

I'm really loving all the aqua and turquoise that I'm seeing out in blogland these days. It's quite a stretch from my typical decorating style. A style that I'm slowly but surely changing. I grabbed a million paint chips and spent a good hour pouring over them in the Lowes paint department...like I do everytime I decide to paint something. I picked Lake Country on a whim and I love it!

I painted one coat of Kilz primer and 2 coats of Lake Country on. I hit the edges and a few other places with the palm sander to distress it. After the paint had dried, I rubbed on a Valspar Antiquing Glaze all over. I think it toned down the paint color and gave it a nice rustic finish.

I didn't take any pictures of the painting and staining of the wine rack. I figure that is pretty self-explanatory.

The top that Mr. DIY cut for me is stained with a couple coats of Minwax Special Walnut. I decided that it wasn't really dark enough for me so after the Special Walnut dried, I went back over it with a couple coats of Minwax Dark Walnut.

So without further ado, here is my new wine rack.

And just a reminder of what it looked like before: