Shabby Chic Inspirations

Yesterday I worked on some very cut furniture pieces that I just got. I transformed them from drab to fab!!!

The first one I transformed is this Antique chair. It had a broken cane seat and very dark and dingy finish. I painted it heirloom white and added a cushion seat.  Here are some Before and After pictures. 

The Chair, Before!

After!

Before!

After!

 

 The second piece was a plain pink wooden bin. I painted it heirloom white and added a shabby chic embellishment.

The Bin, Before!

After!

The third piece was a plain white book shelf with no backing. I know I wanted to put a back on it and put something decorative, I just didn’t know what. Then I remembered I had some old wooden picket fence pieces that would look great for a backing. This turned out so cute.

  

My Shabby Chic Inspirations Booth.

My Shabby Chic Inspirations Booth has some new items. There have been some changes in my booth since the last time I posted about it. A cute Antique snack table and a shabby chic sofa table are some of the new furniture items.

Funny Signs

The Cisco Kid and I got up very early this morning and we were looking at funny things on the computer.  We came across these sign that we thought were so funny.

Funny Signs!!!

This was our favorite.

Cucumber and Barley Salad

Last night I was craving a vegetable salad without lattice. I gathered all the vegetables I wanted in the salad and then I thought I needed to make it hardy. First I thought about putting grilled chicken in it but I didn't have any defrosted. I was looking through my can items and found some chick peas, which I love. Then I saw the pearl barley. Perfect! These two items will make the salad not only hardy but full of protein and fiber.

Salad ingredients:

1 large Cucumber

1 cup diced Green bell pepper

1 cup diced Vidalia onion

1/2 cup chopped fresh Parsley, two tablespoons for dressing

2 cups of Cherry Tomatoes sliced in half

1 can Chick Peas

2 cups of cooked Pearl Barley

Garlic and Butter Croutons

6 oz. Tomato Basil Feta Cheese, 2 oz. for the salad dressing

2 cloves of chopped Garlic, 1 clove for the salad dressing

Add all ingredients together in a large bowl except for the Feta Cheese and croutons.   Add them when you are ready to serve the salad. 

 

Pearl Barley, Cook according to the direction on the package. Let cool before adding the vegetables.

Salad Dressing:

1 clove of chopped Garlic

2 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley

2 oz. Tomato Basil Feta Cheese

1 tea. salt

1 tea. pepper

½ cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

¼ cup of water.

Mix all ingredients together until it is creamy.