weekend-turned-weeklong project

finally finished my dresser makeover! after sanding, cleaning, painting, and coating with polyurethane, i had to wait another 48 hours for the stench to fade to move it from the porch to the bedroom. i got a little impatient at some parts, so i'm not 100% satisfied with it, but i think i'll like it more once i add a few more elements to the room. and i like that i got it at the SC thrift and resale, which benefits womens charities here in charleston.

before:




















the dresser, right before i started painting-- almost forgot to take a before picture!





















the previous drawer handles. buh bye!






















i picked a teal by olympus called "french riviera"... and yowza, it turned out quite bright. the next pic is the finished project, but taken in a darkened room..





















*le fin!*

now to rehang the mirror, find a headboard, get another curtain installed, an accent chair, and perhaps an antique trunk... plenty to look forward to there.

more pictures to come, once i resolve these arrangements with my ocd...

off the coast of carolina..

been in Charleston since late May, moving into a new apartment, etc... pics and lots more updates soon. I've been nannying and babysitting for several families while taking a UD biology class and preparing for the GRE. One more (part-time) semester at Wake and I'm all done! For my spring semester off I'll be working full-time (probably nannying) to pay off this bundle of joy:



















As you can tell, I'm pretty much in love with my 2010 Malibu. Never thought I'd get another chevy after the death trap that was Gladys (see exhibit A:)





















... but the malibu definitely won me over.


I've had a lovely summer here in SC-- more pics to come soon of the apartment, and probably a post about my porch garden as well. For now, I'll leave you with one of my favorite things about the south-- these adorable lizards! Forget their name but I get so happy when I see them.. always reminds me of trips to visit my grandparents and seeing these little brown and green lizards running around pathways and windows :)





















(PS- there's no zoom on my phone's camera. I actually got this close to one!)