DIY Whitewashed Scalloped Farm Style Bench

Recently we completely remodeled our bedroom . My husband built our bed and I wanted a pretty scalloped bench at the end of our bed. So my hubby designed and built a bench and I painted it.

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Rustic Boys Bedroom - Part 5 - DIY Bed & Charcoal Dresser

This bed was made by my hubby, we wanted a taller bed so that eventually we can build storage for the bottom of the bed. 

For the bedding we went with grays, mustard, navy and pops of red. I love it.

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Rustic Boys Bedroom - Part 4- Hanging hats



My son is obsessed with shoes and hats as a result he has hats everywhere.

So I figured might as well make them a part of the décor and display them, smart huh?

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My home office makeover

For months our office was used as storage but I envisioned a space where we could come, rest and be inspired. I needed a spot to house all my books and my husbands antique finds. I thought carefully about maximizing our room space, so we went with a floor to ceiling bookshelf that my husband built. I love the results.

Bookshelf- Built by Aniah's Window (World Market Knock-off)
Ladder- Built by Aniah's Window
Overhang lights- Ikea

I love the industrial feel this bookshelf has with its metal piping and file labels its the highlight of this room.  

Overhanging lights- Ikea

Lantern-Estate sale find

Antique Yolk-gift from our daughter

We thought through every detail carefully.

Blue Orb-Hobby Lobby
Art- My daughter Aniah
Can you see the clearance sticker on one of the books?
I'm always on the hunt for clearance items:)

 Antique iron-Local estate sale find

We wanted to have a wall that showcased various items. Here is the finished results. 

Dreams Board- Aniah's Window
Wall sconce- Aniah's Window
Antique shears wall art-Aniah's Window
Tree Pictures-Marshalls
White Ram Head- Hobby Lobby
Desk Lamp- Local Estate Sale
Desk- Distressed and painted by Aniah's Window

Eventually we would like to hide our printer and wires but that is a future project.

Midcentury Black Leather Chairs- Craigslist find
Kilim Woven Rug-Urban Outfitters
Trash Can- Ikea (spray painted gold)

Dream Board-Aniah's Window

Antique Shear Wood display- Aniah's Window 

In the corner of the office I wanted a reading space. Eventually we want to replace this chair with a compact leather recliner but for now this works just fine.

Chair- Alley find
5 gallon antique red wing crock pot-local estate sale find
Industrial telescopic lamp- local estate sale find
Navy Curtains- Target
Cream and Orange Curtain- Target
Bamboo shades-Home Depot
Industrial telescopic lamp- local estate sale find

I used this wall to display some art pieces I got at a fundraiser as well as some other antiques we picked up along our antiquing journeys.

Armoire-painted and distressed by Aniah's Window
Antique Wallpaper cutter & ruler- Local Estate sale find
Vintage suitcase-Antique store in Michigan

Close up of Antique Wallpaper cutter & ruler

Art by-Artist Jerry Rodriguez (An urban fresh cut fade Billy Graham and Francis Chan)

It's about the little details, you can't rush the details.

Antique counting machine-Garage sale find

Vase-Hobby Lobby clay pot (I spray painted it white and gold and added twine. Everything is fine with some twine 

Vintage Book- thrift store find

Glass knob- Target

After months of decorating I love the results. It's a space where we can read, create, dream and pray. 

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Maddox - Mighty Warrior Nursery

I helped design my friends son's nursery. 

The theme came from this one verse found in the Psalms: like arrows in the hand of a might warrior. 

So we went with arrows and the nursery turned out beautiful. 

The color scheme: gray, navy blue, baby blue, cream, gold and a touch of red. 

Window Wall Decor: Custom made design by Aniah's Window: Aniah's Window ETSY STORE

Crib: Bought crib on Craigslist and painted ASCP Paris Grey and added Gold metal G 

Bedding: Bumper and comforter Babies R' Us

Arrow Fitted Crib sheet: Etsy

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Restoration hardware dining table knock off

We recently moved into a new house and after renovating our dining room we needed the perfect dining table.

After looking around for a dining room table and seeing the price tags attached to them we decided to build our own. 

We were able to design our table the way we wanted it and for a fraction of the cost.

I fell in love with this restoration hardware table but I didn't fall in love with the price.

{Price tag: $2995}

My husband and I designed our own dining table. We used a couple of designs we found online to help us out.  We took ideas from Shanty 2 Chic and DIY Pete's farmhouse table and combined our ideas and came up with this beauty. 

Our table cost us under $300.

The beauty of building your own table is that you get to change the dimensions to fit your room size. 

This is why its hard to follow online plans exactly unless they fit your room dimensions. Most plans are not transferrable to your room size but they give you a good idea where to start and how it all comes together. 

Here are the links to Shanty 2 Chic and DIY Pete's farmhouse tables:

Shanty 2 Chic Farmhouse Table

DIY Pete's Farmhouse Table

I was inspired by the look of this table I found on Pinterest. So I painted the base of my table white and the top to look like this weathered gray- beach driftwood look. 

Here are some of the steps my husband took when building the dining room table:

Here is the table top joined by pocket holes and wood glue

We sanded the table top and legs in preparation for staining

We stained the table top with a Rustoleum Ebony stain

Here are the legs of the table in the same Ebony stain

In order to create the weathered look you have to layer with stains. 

We covered the Ebony with a weathered gray 

Rustoleum and wiped it off after a few minutes to get this look.

We thought it looked too gray so we 

added a whitewash stain and another coat of  Ebony. 

Then finished it off with a satin varnish. 

We painted the legs with a white chalk paint and 

heavily distressed it by sanding it down.

We then sealed it with a clear furniture wax. 

My husband is sanding the center rail of the base of the table

Once each piece was finished we assembled it in our dining room. 

Here are the finished legs.

We then attached the base rail to connect the legs

We attached the table top with L brackets

Here is the finished table with chairs

Let's just say, I'm smitten!

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