Happy Wedding Anniversary to US! (last week!)
Hey, guess what I am alive and well! Did any of you miss me?
I feel like I have been absent from my own blog for a while. Sorry ’bout that!
The sad thing is many of you new readers have never even heard from me, so HI! I’m Cassity, so nice to.. uh… meet you and welcome to my blog. I feel like I have been gone for a very long time, although I work on my blog for a few hours a day at least. And honestly, I have been so busy with the blog and visiting family that I really haven’t done much else.
But I have a project to show you! Yea!
This last week, I had enough of unfinished projects and decided to get going on one. After a last minute trip to the fabric store, I got busy and actually worked on one of my own projects, I know WOW!
But guess what it is still not exactly done, and I want your advice. I shall explain.
The other exciting news is that last week was my ninth wedding anniversary! Happy ‘Nanniversary to me! (as we like to say for no reason that I can think of). This project is for our anniversary gift. Here is the background.
Around our first anniversary, I was thinking it would be fun to get a plant and watch it grow…. ah love.
Well, Luckily, since I probably would have killed the thing, I went to the local grocery store of all places and found these huge mason jars, 1 1/2 to 2 gallon size, and I thought, “Those would be fun flour and sugar containers.” I begged my husband to let us buy them (I think they were only like $15 dollars a piece but we were very poor college students… Now we’re…uh… still paying for college, ah dang!) for our anniversary and the tradition was born. (I still love those jars)
So, the tradition began to buy something that would hold some meaning and be useful to us and possibly be something that we can hand down to our children at some point.
So Far we have purchased:
Flour and Sugar Containers/ Jars, a large wall clock, a beautiful picture of the Savior, pewter dishes, more pewter( i like me some dishes people!), a dresser, an armiore and now a bench.
I have been re-doing the bench, and I have a question about glazing. Do you think I should? I feel like it is lacking a bit of character, but I love the bright white. I am even thinking of taking a tiny brush and just glazing the joints in the faux bamboo.
Here are the before and after so far, I will be back with more explanation of the how to when I get the chance.
>Wow, great job! It looks so cute!
I really like the crispness of the white, but I guess it depends on what style of room you are putting it in. What doesn't look good a little distressed? ; )
>So cute & looks very comfy. Love the fabric. Really wish you guys would say what the fabrics are you use. Thanks
>love the transformation!! that fabric choice is lovely..and congrats to you and your hubby!! 🙂
>I think a little bit of glaze would be lovely! Nothing too too dark, just a bit to make the bamboo pop! 🙂
beautiful!
>You did a great job, it might look even nicer distressed.
Happy Nanniversary!!
>I would give it a glazing just to accent it and give it less of a "new" look. Skip the distressing, I think. It is too nice of a piece to make it look "worn"! JMO and I LOVE the fabric choice!
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>what a great find!!!! i love it as is, but i think lightly distressed would look great. the fabric is so fresh and crisp, that i don't think i would like glazing on it. distressing would make the details pop a bit more though!
>Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! I love the bench. I know whatever you end up doing in the end will look fab but my vote is for a little distressing – no glaze. It looks really great just how it is too! Good luck deciding.
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>I love it painted white! I don't know how to glaze, so I say distress it a little. I think a light sanding would make the joints show up better without being too much.
>Today is the 11 year anniversary of the day my husband and I met/had our first date (blind!) and thursday is our 10 year wedding anniversary! Congrats to you and your hubby!
On the bench, whenever I have a piece that I want to keep the bright white but add character to, I distress. You can start by just doing a little and stop when you feel it's good. The glazing obviously dirties the white. It sounds like you should try distressing. Good luck! It looks fantastic so far!
>First of all, Happy Anniversary to you and your husband. I love the bench and I think you should just distress. Good luck on whatever you choose to do. I am sure it will look good when your finish with it.
Gina
motherof1princessand2princes.blogspot.com
>It looks fabulous in bright white. However, it would also look great distressed or glazed… I am absolutely no help. I am sure it will be beautiful no matter what you decide. 🙂
>So pretty. I like it as is. If you were to do anything, I think glazing it might look nice.
>good thing we didn't spot that bench at the same time–there would be a cat-fight of epic proportions over it!!
it is stunning~
and i think a really SOFT glaze would enhance the piece. nothing too heavy. you did a fabulous job with this bench. i ADORE IT!!
>What a great looking bench! I think glazing and/or distressing would look nice as long as it was lightly done. I say go for it.
Congrats to you both on 9 years!
Krystal @ Sassy Sanctuary
>Happy Anniversary Cassity!
I LOVE the bench. Great find! I think it looks great just the way it is but I also like your idea of touching up the joints.
>LOVE it, I wouldn't change a thing, honestly.
>I love the white. It looks so clean and fresh with that fab fabric. I have been looking for something like that for the end of our bed. Love it!