April fools day

April fools day was a crappy start to the month, the overcast skies held a high of 9 and continued the torrential winds ;( There was no fooling around today, once B was off to school and the main floor was vacuumed (mud is a spring nemesis) I was out in the garage. Today I took on painting the big dresser hutch combo. I chose a soft grey and made my own chalk paint up. My attempt in the sprayer failed epic so the hutch was hand brushed along with the base/drawers. It had a old look happening so I distressed the hutch before taking a break to think on it.

I sent pictures to AJ for a sounding board and with her always ray of sunshine optimism I carried on with this plan. She assured me no matter what I do it will turn out beautiful, I shall hold her to that , haha. I tried another attempt at plain paint thru the sprayer for the 2nd coat once the base was hand painted and it to was not quite right so out came the roller. It shall now dry good overnight.

In between the dresser process I also put a couple coats of wax on the accent table as well as doing a bit of glazing on it too. It shall dry too and be staged in the am.

Britt had today off work and hoped to go to a movie together but the horrid winds discouraged me from any farther than town. It actually sucked me and the door outwards while braced waiting for dogs to come in for supper. I had a well needed shower and we hopped in the truck and bucked the wind to town. Actually the one ton held its own for the most part ;) Britt chose Chinese for supper, of course enough leftovers to tide us over a few days isn't a bad thing. Then it was off to Walmart to restock dog food, $ store for more rollers a quick stop at the bank and Tims then to Amanda's. She was just putting the kids to bed but in exchange for the scrumptious chocolate macadamia clusters she trimmed up my wig, THANKS sister, you are the BEST! We enjoyed a nice visit before venturing out in the still blowing wind and headed home.

My nightstand auction ended tonight at 9 so had to contact the winner and update the blog while Britt headed to her room, must be for homework!