2017 Top 10 Blog Posts

Happy New Year!!!

I know....
I'm a little late to the party!  :)


I've had a blast blogging this past year and I just want to thank you for taking the time to stop by and see what is happening in my neck of the woods.


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Alright.... drum roll please!!

Without further ado, here are the top 10 blog posts of 2017.  (BTW, this is determined by how many page views each post received!)

10. Beach Waves Dresser

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/10/transformation-tuesday-beach-waves.html

This was literally a curb side find. Thank you Carina for snatching it for me!!  I had fun transforming it.  It didn't last long in my booth.

9. Neutral Valentines Day Decor

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/02/neutral-valentines-day-decor.html

I love decorating for all of the holidays. I've already decorated my home this year for V-day...I'll be sharing that soon.

8. Friday Favorites ~ Fall Crafts

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/09/friday-favorites-fall-crafts.html

Quite a few of my "Friday Favorites" made it to the top 10 list for 2017.  These are fun posts to create and I'll make sure to keep them coming in 2018.

7. Friday Favorites ~ Prom

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/02/friday-favorites-prom-2017.html

This post received a lot of attention!  I was even emailed by a vendor who asked to advertise on my blog because of this post.  As you can see on my blog I don't do the whole "advertising thing."  That's how most blogs generate income but I'm not ready to go down that road.  This blog is my hobby...

for now!  Anyway this was a fun post to create!

6. Friday Favorites ~ Spring Mantles

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/03/friday-favorites-spring-mantles.html

Spring is one of my favorite seasons.  This post is filled with pretty pictures that make me excited to start thinking about Spring again!  Can we just be done with Winter already???

5. Happy Mother's Day

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/05/happy-mothers-day-2017.html

This post is near and dear to my heart so thank you for loving it as much as I do.

4. Fall Mantle 2017

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/09/fall-mantle-2017.html

My mantle is one of my favorite places to decorate every season.  I love that it made it to the top 5 of 2017!

3. The Sleep Room

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-sleep-room.html

I had the privilege of transforming a few rooms in 2017 for friends/clients!  That was a new thing for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it!  Two of the rooms I transformed made it into the top 5 posts of 2018!  That's exciting!  I have a few more spaces to share with you this year that I didn't get a chance to post last year.  I can't wait for you to see them.

2. Jaden's Room Facelift

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/02/jadens-room-facelift.html

This post was another room I was able to add my touch to.  It's my niece's room so that made it extra special!  This post not only made it to the number 2 spot for 2017 but it's also in the number 2 spot for my all-time most viewed posts on the blog!

And the MOST VIEWED POST OF not just 2017 but of

ALL TIME on my blog is....

1. Friday Favorites ~ Painted Pieces

http://the1158spot.blogspot.com/2017/09/friday-favorites-painted-pieces.html

I'm pretty passionate about pained furniture pieces so it's very exciting to me that you loved this post as much as I loved creating it.  I have been in a painting CRAZE for the last few months and have many pieces to post.  So stay tuned....

Friends!!!  I just want to thank you for your support.  I'm not sharing anything mind blowing on this little space of the www but I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and check out my posts!!

THANK YOU!!

I'd love to hear your comments and feedback so please let me know what you're thinking!

Have a blessed day.

xoxoxo



Transformation Tuesday ~ The Light Washed Denim Dresser

Howdy friends!

Are you ready for Thanksgiving?

We are not hosting this year.  All we have to do is show up with drinks!  I'm grateful for family that lets us off the hook once in a while!

Today's post is about a dresser that was in and out of my life in a flash.

I purchased her, refinished her, delivered her to the store and two days later she was sold.

I LOVE it when that happens!

I'm grateful that has actually been the case with a lot of pieces in my booth lately.  As wonderful as it is, it also has had me a little crazy trying to get pieces back into my space at the store once they're sold!  I'm not complaining though...it's a good problem to have.

So here she is before her transformation.

I was attracted to her pretty legs and hardware.  The seller stated in the add that she was very heavy and well made.  When I hear that it's music to my ears because I'm getting picky about what I purchase these days and I don't want a piece made out of particle board.

The first thing I did was clean her up.  She was a little "sticky!"  I used Clorox wipes.  I know, not traditionally what people use, but when I know I'm going to paint a piece I like Clorox wipes.  They are a great degreaser and are quick and easy.

Next I sprayed her with gray spray paint.  It took 2 cans.  I hardly ever spray a piece but for the sake of time, that is the direction I went in for this piece.

I really could have sealed her and stopped there because she turned out really pretty in her gray state but I was wanting a little more dimension.

So, I decided to mix some milk paint.  Miss Mustard Seed's Bergere milk paint is what I chose.



Bergere is one of my favorites. It's a blue/gray color.  I have a thing for blues and grays so this color combo is perfect.

I only painted the top and the drawers of this piece in the Bergere.  I then distressed the dresser with a sanding block.

I sprayed the hardware with a spray paint called chrome.  I love it and use it often.

 

I LOVE how she turned out.  She reminds me of my favorite pair of light washed jeans!

The pictures don't do her justice since I was only able to snap some photos in my booth with my phone.



I've been a crazy little painter lately so stay tuned as I post some more of the furniture transformations that have taken place!

In other news... I've started decorating for Christmas!  I can't wait to reveal the direction that I'm going in this year.  No blue!!!  Can you believe it???

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

xoxoxo

Delilah

Happy Halloween ~ A Look back...

This is the first year since I've had my children that I didn't request Halloween off from work.

They're older now and I don't have class parties to work or school parades to attend so off to work I went! I'm actually sad about it!  :(

I didn't even decorate for Halloween this year!

I wasn't feeling it.

2004

I talked about my stance on decorating for Halloween last year and you can read about it in this post here.

2006

Last year I did decorate my house for Halloween as I've done for many years in the past.

You can check out my "Elegant Halloween Dining Room"

here.

I shared my family room decorated for Halloween in this post!

It's crazy to look back at our fireplace before it's transformation. 

You can check out that transformation here!

One thing I love most about when I have decorated for Halloween is looking back at all of the kids costumes throughout the years.

 

2007

 

2008

2009

           





2010

2012

2013

2014

2015



2016 

As the kids have gotten older they like to wear scary costumes or costumes with masks.  I'm not a fan of them so I always make them take the masks off so that I can get a picture!

2017

We try and dress Bella up for Halloween too but as you can see in the above picture...it's not her favorite thing to do!  :)

We're passing out full size candy bars tonight!!!  Stop by my house if you live in my neck of the woods.

I hope you have a safe and fun Halloween!

xoxo

Delilah



Friday Favorites ~ A Red Christmas

I had a little extra time before I had to pick my daughter up from work the other day, so Home Goods seemed like the perfect spot to kill some time!

I found myself heading straight to the Christmas aisle.  I seriously can't wait to start decorating for Christmas!  Please don't roll your eyes at me.  I know it's still only the middle of October but I can't help it.  I'm super excited to get my Christmas bins out!

The "Denim" Cabinet

I've been having a hard time bringing myself to blog with everything that is going on in California with our fires.  I live approximately 80 miles south of the Napa area and to say that this has hit close to home is an understatement.

Thank you to everyone that has donated their time and money to help with this devastation.

Please continue to pray for the lives that this has affected.

A couple of months ago I came across this little cabinet on Craigslist.  I wish I would have kept a picture of it in its original state but I didn't.

It was a reddish brown wood color.  Not very pretty.

What attracted me to it where its turned legs and carvings.

I talked the seller down to a decent price because it had been listed for a long time with no bites.

I brought it home and it just sat in my garage for days....

until finally inspiration struck!

 This is a piece from pottery barn and I love how it resembles denim to me.  That's the inspiration I needed to get started on the cabinet.

I did a search on Pinterest to see if there were any pieces painted with a denim look and I came across the above kitchen cabinets.  I used both pictures above as my inspiration for the cabinet.

I started out by first painting the piece with a navy blue latex paint I had on hand.

It took two coats to get the full coverage I was after.

I then spray painted (yes spray painted) the carvings and edges of the piece as well as the turned legs with gold spray paint.

I went over the piece with one coat of Miss Mustard Seed's artissimo milk paint and then heavily distressed it with 220 grit sand paper.

I sealed it with Miss Mustard seed's Tough Coat.

Here she is all finished!

I love how the gold is peeking through.

Doesn't she look like your favorite pair of faded jeans?

It's silky smooth to the touch.  These pictures truly don't do it justice.

I left the inside original.  I wiped it down with some hemp oil and that really revived the wood.

I really want to keep this piece but I don't have a place for it.  (big sigh)

I staged it with a few fall pieces.

Speaking of Fall... my home is decorated and ready for Fall!  I'm hoping to get pictures taken and will be sharing my Fall Home Tour soon.

The "Denim" cabinet is currently for sale at the Rancho Co-Op where I'm a vendor.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo

Delilah

Transformation Tuesday ~ Beach Waves Dresser

Where do I begin....


There are no words for the tragedy that our Country has suffered. As I watched the footage from the Las Vegas shooting yesterday, I felt numb.


Today I watched with tears streaming down my face as they released the names and pictures of some of the victims that were killed.  All we can do is pray. 

We need Jesus.




I contemplated not posting today but then the shooter wins.
We cannot stop living our lives.
We must move forward.
We will never forget.  We will continue to pray, but we will also not give the shooter anymore power.