Be careful what you wish for.....

 OMG what is a girl to do, maybe stay off of CL....

I have a fireplace in my fam room but not in my living area

and I always wished I could find a way to create one 

so I said to myself "what about a faux fireplace"

~ I can surely create one.....

*Bought it last night...kind of threw stuff on there for the pic

What do you girls think of my find....?

 I am not too crazy about the factory embellishments but it can    ~ all be changed

It is solid wood so I thought that was a plus and it is Huge.....

I guess I should be careful what I Wish for....

Any ideas for the faux middle?

~ The age of Perfection ~

My Son brought in these Roses for me last week and they just keep hanging on......

ahhh the age of Perfection ~

I think they are picture Perfect ~

just can't help but love it..

I hope everyone is having a Perfect weekend !

Luvnhugs, Pauline

~ OMG! ~

OMG don't you just love it when you walk into a Thrift Store and say OMG ! 

And you just know you gotta have it...

Forget about walking in, I noticed these beauties
 from the my parking spot

This window sits right by the parking lot and this is where they display the furniture donations for the day

As I peeked into the window

There they sat these two beautiful Syroco type, what I thought were just Mirrors 

 but they turned out to be Mirrors / Medicine Cabinets

OMG aren't they sooo Shabby yummy 

Drop by next week when I will post all my mirrors to be revamped  

I surely don't know why I am always blessed in finding such 
*~Beautiful Mirrors~*
 but I just love it!!.....

~ Going out of town this weekend for a long awaited
~ family visit  ~

Wishing everyone a Sunny Spring Weekend

Luvnhugs, Pauline

It's Like a Thrift Store Around Here.... 

OMG it's like a Thrift Store around here ...

I think I could have opened a thrift store

I thought I sold at least half of what I owned last November on CL

Well let's just say here is the first bunch of stuff

I will attempt to Paint ... :)
Oh and the awesome Bench that was quite a find on CL
{It was created from a King size bed, it is over a whopping 7 ft.}

           The Chairs 

too many chairs....

Hmmm .... there may be more in the Garage

The Pots

I would like to attempt to paint these white and 

make them appear a little aged and peely....
now how do I do that....?
 I would like to maybe break an old Cherub pot that I have 

and some how attach Cherub faces to the sides :)

Ahhh the old Tea Cart 

What to do....?? It needs so much TLC

It was kept outside, not only is there 

warping but the wood has split here and

there....It is just so Shabby already maybe that's a good thing ?...

What Color should I paint it a

 Cottage Green 

Or 

       Shabby White ?....

So many Frames

I have too many frames of

different sizes and shapes

This is the only one that I have the 

itching to paint right now, besides the

old Large three oval shaped Syroco one 

that the mirror broke out of

I will post a picture of that one when I post the pictures of all

the Mirrors I want to try and 

Revamp.....

And last but not least the old Fencing pieces

My hubby installed new fencing in the back yard

and saved a couple

of these for me

 to create something with....

any ideas?.....

Now if it would just stop raining....Maybe I could get started.... 

What happened I thought I lived in sunny California? .....

Looks like it's gonna be next week......

~Maybe it's a good day to take in a Thrift store hunt...

wait a minute.... 

maybe I'm already there...? :)

I'll post all the mirrors I am itching to revamp and embellish soon....

Until then have a great day....

Luvnhugs, Pauline :)

Let's hope the cats don't feel too lost around here.....

Jerry

Melody

She looks a little lost in the picture frame, doesn't she..... :)

 ~ Ohh The Shabbieness of it All... ~

Good Morning all, I am always up with the birds...

Wow I was hoping to Paint this week but the weather took a turn to cloudy and possible rain.....and of course lower temps.... What a switch from this weekend, with using the air conditioner and all  :) Oh well I think I will just start gathering some of my old finds {I have so many, it's like a thrift store around here..}  Later this week when I am all done I will post some pictures of maybe one fourth of my stuff.... lol    

                                             California where is the sun today? .....

Ooh about the photos, this is a lamp I was blessed to find on one of my thrift adventures....I listed her for sale on my etsy....but I think I am just going to keep this lovely and paint her white..... {do you think I should paint her?} I just love the rose garland she's holding.....but I am not to fond of the Goldness of it all... but love the Gesso, Puttiness about her.....and yes I always seem to find an inspiration photo from
 one of my favorite mags....that's why we purchase them ....right?
here it is....

I am soooo nervous about attempting to paint her....does anyone know what kind of paint works best on plaster? What are your thoughts..... I do think the rose garland on this statue looks pretty in white...oh how ~ I just love the Shabbieness of it all....~

~~ A Wonderful Etsy Shop ~~

I wanted to tell everyone about an etsy shop that I frequent, a matter of fact it is my favorite one.... These beautiful Pediments / Headers are sold in her shop.....I have many of her treasured creations adorning my home...Here are some lovely items she has listed in her shop, and mention my blog Cherub Cottage and she will give buyers a 10 % discount :)  Her name is Trish at shabbyfrenchstyle @ etsy.com
follow this link to view her wonderful shop Shabby French Style

My Great Finds

I am starting out by posting a couple of pictures of the furniture pieces that I have collected in the past couple of weeks. I will start with my most favorite one. 

This lovely ~ Buffet ~

I just purchased it on Craigslist this week at a very good price. It needs some repairs but it doesn't bother me because the more shabbier the better.... Love the shabby... I have an inspiration picture from a magazine which will follow. I don't know if I will sand & paint it or take a crack at using Annie Sloan's Chalk paint. What do you think? Now remember I am a beginner here, lol.. So I may start with a smaller project

Don't you just love the beveled glass mirror! :)

I live in California and seems like we skipped spring and went right into summer, it's 93 degrees today....I guess it's a good week to get cracking on the painting... :)

Now for the inspiration picture :)

Here is a sweet shabby chair that I also found on craigslist, don't you just love craigslist... :) Just look at all the detail on this cutie....I guess I have to get me some small brushes for this challenge!

   

I don't know the age of this chair but it looks kind of Victorian to me. The seat part looks like leather, like maybe a tooled design, but feels like wood...??? What are your thoughts :) I want to paint it a shabby white of course... but do I paint the seat area as well? hummm :)

Thank you for visiting me on my new blog :) I will post more of my finds that I am going to attempt to paint and shabbie up

later this week.... Until then have a happy weekend everyone :)

Luvnhugs, Pauline