Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Weekly Link Party

Weekly Link Party

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

This weeks features:

Don't you love this Union Jack color combination Shades Of Blue Interiors painted with Chalk Paint®?  I know I sure do! Inspired by Miss Mustard Seed's ottoman, a combination of Country Grey, Old white and Provence.  Soft, subtle and magnificent!  You won't want to miss the other dresser painted with the same colors reversed. Perhaps another take on Quiet Riot?

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Weekly Link Party

Tattered Elegance really pulls the wool over our eyes.  Or should I say pulls the faux grain sack over our eyes? Those stripes are painted on, really. A lovely work of art, custom blended colors of French Linen and Pure White. Just a little Old White is added for some depth. The beautiful velvet gray damask on the back takes your breath away!  French elegance recreated at it's finest. 

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Weekly Link Party

It's time to Link Up this week!

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1.  Feel free to share all your beautiful things! If you are linking painted pieces, they MUST be painted with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan or Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint ONLY

2.  Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3.  Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party- Grab our button on the sidebar.

4.  Party closes on Thursday, March 7th at 11:59 pm. We will pick more people to feature.

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Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Link Party

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Quite Simply...Beautiful Thing

This weeks features:

From ashes to light...The Tattered Treasures has a bright idea!
 A vintage standing ashtray is repurposed, just brilliant.

The ashtray section is turned upside down and a nightlight is created.  Beautifully repurposed and brought back to life, thank you  so much for sharing.

The Tattered Treasures

Midcentury Modern breathes new life.  The New Normal paints up a mint condition dresser and finds the perfect home in this dining room.  Painted in French Linen Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan and the draw pulls take on an oil-rubbed bronze finish. This old beauty has new purpose in our century, great job!

New Normal

It's time to Link Up this week!

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1.  Feel free to share all your beautiful things! If you are linking painted pieces, they MUST be painted with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan or Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint ONLY

2.  Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3.  Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party- Grab our button on the sidebar.

4.  Party closes on Thursday, February 21st at 11:59 pm. We will pick more people to feature.

Start Linking!

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Link Party

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Quite Simply...Beautiful Things

Our Features this week:

Shades Of Blue Interiors created this amazing wardrobe using French Linen and Old White.  Your heavy sanding and "Miss Mustard Seed" hand painted touches are perfection!  

White Lace Cottage shares a bit of whimsy with one mismatched chair, love that.  A combination of Old White and Old Ochre with a cottage shabby chic fabric found at a thrift store is absolutely wonderful!

It's time to Link Up this week!

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1.  Feel free to share all your beautiful things!

2.  Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3.  Please help spread the word about our weekly Linky Party- Grab our button on the sidebar.

4.  Party closes on Thursday, January 24th at 11:59 pm. We will pick more people to feature.

Start Linking!

Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Feature and a Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Our Christmas turned out to be a little different than we had planned.  Christmas Eve day landed us at the urgent care for our youngest, then Christmas morning around 1:00am took us to the ER followed by being admitted to the peds unit.  Influenza B, Strep throat and an ear infection, followed by LOTS of meds, I think we are now ready to ring in the New Year!  Thankfully, she is doing much better now.

What a crazy week we had and it's already 2013, how did that happen?!  

Last week we did not host our weekly Quite Simply...Beautiful Things Linky Party so we would like to share all of the posts from the last Link Party.  

Quinnspirations

Sledding in style with a vintage snow sled painted in Primer Red and the stencils in Olive and Old White.  Great Christmas decoration!

Wydeven Designs

An antique market chair and ottoman get a makeover with Old Ochre and Dark Wax worked into the crevices with a toothbrush.  The detailing looks great with the neutral striped linen fabric!

SmartGirlStyle

DIY Ombre Rushed Duvet Cover perfect for a girl's bedroom.  Get the steps to make your own professional looking duvet. 

Restoration Redoux

This huge undertaking turned out amazing!  Persistance pays off with multiple layers of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ and not giving up, impressive! 

Stiltskin Studios

If you love a girly, feminine look...you'll love this Can Can Chest.  Soft pink and Paris Grey shake things up with golden gilding.  This dresser certainly Can Can!

Secret Garden

A lovely pink metamorphosis, so haute couture dont you think?!

"Vintage Goods"

Snowmen made out of old quilts and buttons, so cute.  Unique and no two are alike.

Reloved Rubbish

Pair of Union Jack Chairs with Chalk Paint® painted right on the vinyl with a watered down Old Ochre wash for a faded look.  It's genius!

Imperfect Patina

Lovely $15 two tiered table painted in Graphite and the Union Jack painted in Pure White & Paris Grey. Very nice color combination!

Snob Interior Design

Duck Egg painted on a tray, jar lid, back of glass plates and watered down in bottles, very pretty.  Pure White with Dark Wax on the chalkboard windows look old, like it!

By The Way Jenn Gray

Added texture to a quatrefoil frame with Chalk Paint® in Primer Red, French Linen and Old White layered in just a way to give an old weathered look.

Renovating and Building

Finch pottery made to look ravaged by time and use. 

They are beautiful.

Love seeing all the Quite Simply...Beautiful Things!

image via Pinterest

We hope 2013 brings you all of your New Years Resolutions and More!  Can't wait to see all the projects created this year! We will resume our regular Link Party next Tuesday.  Enjoy the first day of the New Year!

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We just can't seem to stop changing and remodeling lately!  After quite a few trips out of town (some planned and some not), we are finally back to finishing up our kitchen.  Photos coming soon!  We are also working on adding another special addition to our store and of course will be sharing all the details here, we know you will LOVE it!

Check out this beauty that Erica from Tattered Elegance transformed with Old White and Napoleonic Blue and some detailing in French Linen.  It is just stunning Erica!

 I also loved this darling makeover from Magdalena at Secret Garden in the UK.  Delicate angels dance on this beautifully distressed piece, excellent choice in the glass knobs too!

Do you have something you painted with Chalk Paint™ decorative paint by Annie Sloan?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is dedicated to Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Chalk Paint decorative paints by Annie Sloan. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

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4. Party closes on Thursday, November 1 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature and a winner!

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We hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

We took the opportunity to celebrate the day with our children at our town's local parade honoring all the firefighters and first responders from our recent wild fires.  It was a beautiful day.

Check out this lovely dresser that Chris form Midwest Cottage Finds just finished using Old White followed by Clear Wax tinted with Paris Grey.  I love the depth and dimension that the tinted wax gives to furniture, it is very subtle, but just stunning.

 Often times, it is the little details that matter most.  Martina, from Northern Nesting, really shows this with her clock makeover using French Linen and Old White.  A simple and easy project, yet it makes a big difference in the overall look and feel of the room.  Lovely!

Do you have something you painted with Chalk Paint® decorative paint by Annie Sloan?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is dedicated to Chalk Paint® Please only share pieces using Chalk Paint decorative paints by Annie Sloan. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, September 6 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

Chalk Paint Stencil Project

Hello, hope you all are having a beautiful weekend!  We just finished up training some new Chalk Paint™ retailers from Arizona and Utah.  We had a great time and hope they did too.  If you are in the Mesa area, stop by and visit Wood Creations Furniture and coming to Vernal, Utah in September is Ooh La La & Friends.  Both are wonderful, creative, and talented and will be able to help you with all your Chalk Paint needs.

Looking back over our photos, I realized that we never shared our door makeover.  We did it awhile ago, but I forgot all about it.  In our store, we have a long hallway leading back to the bathroom door.  It was rather boring, so we decided to add some Chalk Paint (of course!) with a stencil

 Super quick and easy to do, I did it in an afternoon between customers.  I used a combo of Old Ochre, French Linen and Coco to add some variation and interest.

 Now, when you walk down the hall, there is something pretty to look at.

Enjoy the weekend!

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I know it has been a little quiet for us here in the blog world, but I can assure you nothing could be further from the truth in reality!  We have been in the middle of completely renovating our kitchen and our store, both at the same time!  Crazy, I know, and it actually wasn't planned to be that way, but that is just the way life is, isn't it?  We have so many photos and things to share, now just to find the time...

I think the theme from last week's link party was stencils!  So many beautiful pieces.  I love how Kathy from Life on Lakeshore Drive created her own stencil on this lovely little table.  She used Coco and Old Ochre to add a little extra design to her project.  You are very patient, Kathy, what a great idea!

April, from A Heart's Desire scored this island for F-R-E-E and just added some French Linen that she already had on hand to complete and personalize it for her kitchen.  Can't beat that! 

 Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is dedicated to Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Chalk Paint decorative paints by Annie Sloan. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, July 26 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

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 We have so many exciting things happening right now, I can't wait to share them!  We are in the middle of completely gutting and remodeling our kitchen (can't wait to share all the details and photos!), and we are working on many new and exciting things for our business and store.  Lots of long hours and late nights, but oh so worth it!  We have been gathering ideas inspiration everywhere, and here is what inspired us from last week's link party...

I am just blown away by this faux zinc finish that Amy at The Salvage Collection created with Chalk Paint™  Using a base coat of Graphite and then adding some metallic paint to the Clear Wax, she  rocked the zinc finish!

Leanne from The Burlap Cottage did an amazing job repurposing a changing table into a kitchen hutch!   Yes, you read that right, can you believe it?!?  Using French Linen and Pure White and a great vision, she upcycled her existing furniture into something more purposeful.  What a beautiful transformation, Leanne.

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Chalk Paint decorative paints by Annie Sloan. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

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4. Party closes on Thursday, July 12 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

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 I just love this rug that Trish from Hueology painted with French Linen and Old White.  Why search for the perfect rug when you can just paint one? Fun and easy project with Chalk Paint™ Hey Trish, I think I need a vacation to come soak up some sun on the beaches with you and MJ!

 Nicole from Doodles and Stitches has inspired me to break out the stencils.  

Check out this dresser she completed.  Love the styling too, beautiful work!

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Chalk Paint decorative paints by Annie Sloan. It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, June 21 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.

A Birthday and A Project

Hope you all had a beautiful weekend!  Our littlest one turned 6 on Saturday and we had an unusual, but lovely birthday party for her.  True to her little independent, nature loving spirit, she wanted to go fishing.  So, we had her birthday party at the lake!  It was a beautiful evening and we caught enough fish for a delicious dinner on Sunday night.  Much more enjoyable than Chuck E Cheese!

We wanted to share this little beauty with you.  

This elegant display case had wonderful curves and carvings, but was just too heavy and dark.

So we lightened it with French Linen.

Distressed back to reveal the wood.

Dry brushed with a little Old White.

Clear Wax for a luscious feel and finish.

Finished the inside with Old Ochre

Here's a peak at where we started again...

 And after...

What projects have you been working on lately?

Be sure to stop by and share tomorrow at our weekly Chalk Paint Link Party.

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We have been so super busy painting, prepping, and getting ready for our upcoming street fair.

We are so excited to be apart of Nest Fest this year!  We will have a booth at the street market in Longmont, Colorado this Saturday, May 19.  Come join us from 9-3 at 2015 Ionosphere St.  We will have furniture to show and sell, painting demos, and, of course, plenty of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint on hand!  If you are in Northern Colorado, stop by and say hello!

Laura from Whimsical Perspective always catches our eye with her gorgeous finishes and lovely staging and styling.  This entry table, originally painted in Old White, had been sitting for awhile, so out came the brush and French Linen and just look at the after!  I don't think this one will be sitting around for long.

 Amanda from Reloved Rubbish saw past the very dated speckled finish of this mirror and worked some magic with Louis Blue and Old White accents followed by a wash with CoCo 

Do you have something you painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™?

Please share in our Link Party, here are the details:

1. Our blog is exclusive to Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ Please only share pieces using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint™ It can be anything you want, as long as you used Chalk Paint™!

2. Please post a permalink to your post only, not your entire blog.

3. Please help spread the word about our weekly Chalk Paint Linky Party - Grab our button on the sidebar

4. Party closes on Thursday, May 17 at 11:59pm MST. We will pick more people to feature for next week.