Pretty Young Pickers: July 2014

Monday, July 28, 2014

Style: Modern Farmhouse

When asked what my style is, it always takes me a minute, but I am realizing that I tend to be drawn to style that has a rustic, vintage feel with some touches of modern. I found these Industrial farmhouse lights at one of my go to places. The lights are rusty and worn, but they would work in someones porch, kitchen, or even bar. These lights paired with some other vintage and modern pieces fit perfectly with that Modern farmhouse style. Below is some inspiration:

Pick: Farmhouse Lights

Inspiration 1

Inspiration 2

Inspiration Board

1. Tree Ring Prints: $25 each ScoutMob

2. Pick: Farmhouse Lights: $90 each

2. Cute Animal Plates: $8-$10 each West Elm

3. Farmhouse sink: $647 Wayfair

4. Kitchen cart: $303.99 Target

5. Pick: Blue & White pot $30

6. Light Blue Chevron rug: $260 RugUSA

7. Blue Striped Curtains: $108 Anthropologie

Whats your style?

xox,

Katie

Monday, July 14, 2014

Headboard Makeover

Remember this 70's style headboard I picked up from an estate sale a while back? Well I finally finished it! I knew I wanted to paint it a light gray, so I went with a sample size (yes you read that right!) of Behr's Light French Gray, which was the perfect color! It's a light gray but has hints of blue hues. First, I added some 6 inch table legs to give the headboard some height. Next I sandpapered the headboard which afterwards I put the first coat of the paint. After the second coat dried, I took some fine steel wool and went over the whole headboard. The steel wool added a darker gray tone but did not distress it as much as I wanted, so I used some sandpaper. The great thing about distressing, is the less perfect it is the better! So after all that, below is the finished results: