Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Fabulous Farmhouse Tour: A Turquoise Living Room

Why buy furniture when you can build your own, custom-made to fit your exact needs? 
Well that must be my friend Mary's philosophy because the items you see in this room were all made by her as the prefect way to store her items! You've got to check out these pieces...
The beadboard cabinet you see above was made to house her dvd player and such. The whitewashed, distressed and stained finish she gave it just awesome, don't you think? And how about that cute little crate bench she made on the right of the picture! Isn't the fabric just adorable? Love!

She added this great old machinery tag to the cabinet, too.
Mary works in the paint booth at a machinery shop and she's collected some sweet old tags! I sure had my eye on those babies! She said she's going to give me some. Lucky me! :)
Working in the paint booth sure comes in handy for her. If you missed the fabulous clawfoot tub she painted in a vintage minty green, you need to go and check out that post! It's to die for!

Framing her tv are 2 wonderful cabinets Mary made by repurposing some shutters. I guess we missed getting a picture of the outside finish, but they're in a lovely, shabby turquoise shade. The cabinets were custom-made to house her movies! 
She also built this great stepback-style cupboard! 
Is it just me, or are you all envious of her creativity and building skills, too? :)

As much as I LOVE the pieces I've already shown, this one is my aboslute favorites!
Mary made this to hide her filing cabinet. How awesome are those vintage soda crate drawers and the slide out trays??
The turquoise and white, with the lovely old brown and just a little pop of red from the crates, just makes it that much more awesome in my book! 
This cabinet is amazing, too! Again, my favorite color for the back and a great shabby finish. The curvy top is just beautiful!
And take a look at a few of the wonderful items she has on display here...
I just can't pick my favorite thing!
To finish off the room, here is something Mary is pretty proud of.
Her vintage chicken coop coffee table.
She says that a lot of people do this kind of thing these days for tables, but not everyone actually fills the pen with chickens! :)
She's got a cute little collection of chickens roosting in hers!

To see more of Mary's awesome creativity, check out the Gallery Wall and Front Porch if you missed those posts. 
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Everyone loves a good party!
Check my project out along with other great inspiration, at these great blogs...

One Project at a Time at A Bowl Full of Lemons, Transformation Tuesday at The Ironstone Nest, Monday Funday at Creatively Living, Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm, The Scoop at Cedar Hill Ranch, Project Inspired{d}at Cupcakes and Crinoline, You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E, Transformed Tuesdays at PJH Designs, Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House, Take a Look Tuesday at Sugar Bee Crafts, Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp Junktion, Be Inspired at Elizabeth and Co, Pretty Things Link Party at twelveOeight, Time to Shine at A Diamond in the Stuff, Too Cute Tuesday at Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Power of Paint Party at Domestically Speaking, Creatively Tuesday at The Rustic Pig, Show Me What You Got at Not Just a Housewife, Share It Link Party at The Winthrop Chronicles, Tasteful Tuesday at Naptime Creations, Tutorial Tuesday at Hope Studios, Trash 2 Treasure at Kammy's Korner, Fluster's Creative Muster Party at Fluster Buster, The Creative Spark at Clean and Scentsible, Tuesdays at Our Home at Our Home Away from Home, Homemade by You at Made to be a Momma, Trendy Tuesdays at Sweet Little Gals, Brag About It Tuesday at Bebetsy, Ginger Jamboree Link Party at Homemade Ginger, Inspire me Tuesday at A Stroll thru Life

Wildly Original Link Party at I Gotta Create, Wow Us Wednesday at Family Home and Life, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts, Whimsy Wednesday at Smart School House, What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants, Wednesday Whatsits at White Lights on Wednesday, What We Accomplished Wednesday at Green Willow Pond, Under $100 Linky Party at Beyond the Picket Fence, Show and Share at Southern Lovely, Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style, Wow Me Wednesday at Gingersnap Crafts, From Dream to Reality at The DIY Dreamer, Its' a Party! at A Creative Princess, Show Off Your Stuff Party at Fireflies and Jellybeans, Look What I Made Wednesday at Creations by Kara, Create and Share at The Trendy Treehouse, A Little Bird Told Me Link Party at The Life of Jennifer Dawn, Oh What a Happy Day Link Party at Not Done Growing,The Project stash at 4 You with Love, Paint Party at Start at Home, Two Girls and a Party at Life with the Crust Off, Work It Wednesday at The Blissful Bee

Simply Creations Link Party at My Simple Homelife, Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed, Inspire Me Please Link Party at Liz Marie Blog, Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest, Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, What Have You Redone at Redoux Interiors, Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home, Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove, Simple and Sweet Fridays at Rooted inThyme, Be Inspired at Common Ground, Faunt It Friday at Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous, Fabulously Creative Friday at Jennifer Rizzo, Show and Tell Friday at Romantic Home, Junkin' Joe Vintage and Thrifty Finds at The Cottage Market, Weekend Wrap-Up Party at Tatertots and Jello, Shabbilicious Friday Link Party at Shabby Art Boutique, Tickled Pink at 504 Main, Anything Blue Friday at The Dedicated House, Rustic Restorations Weekend Link Party at Homespun Happenings,  Great Idea Thursdays at A Handful of Everything, One Sharendipity Place at The T2 Women Blog

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