Hello friends, and happy Friday!   Today I bring you an online shop that I completely love.  Let me introduce you to the amazing company called HouseHold Words – offering matte vinyl wall decals for your home or office, made to order in 35 colors.   The owner, Mandie, is a digital graphic artist living in Ohio, and loving what she creates in her Etsy shop. 

Can anything be better than loving what you do by creating beautiful things ?  To me, that is the definition of true success.

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I have a thing for French style chairs with pretty legs.  I am drawn to any piece with traditional lines, and love to revamp something and give it modern flair. I really needed an extra chair in my new home office for a co-worker or a visitor.  So when I spotted one on the floor of the local thrift store for $15, I quickly grabbed it with the intention of repainting and recovering the seat.

Here’s a glimpse of the Before and After:

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There’s a little saying that goes through my head every time I see woodwork that is extremely unattractive.  I don’t know where I picked it up.  Was it during those embarrassing days as a teenage cheerleader?  Is it from a movie? The little ditty goes something like this:

“U.G.L.Y. You ain’t got no alibi, you ugly, yeah yeah, you ugly.”

Sometimes you own see a piece of furniture, and at that moment it strikes you.  You simply must grab some paint and transform the piece that very instant.  When I feel the need, the need for speed, I turn to my trusty spray paint. 

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I was finishing up a bench this morning, using one of my favorite tools: spray paint.  As I was working, I was going back over all of your emails that you’ve sent to me asking questions about spray paint, expressing your fear or relaying your love for the aerosol can. 

In my humble opinion, these are the top ten pros and cons when it comes to the use of spray paint.

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