on a whim

It's been a while since my last post, I have been extremely busy, but it was worth waiting for. I have news. I will be selling Chippingpaint creations in On a Whim antiques which is located in Lucketts, VA. I rented a small space for my home decor items and also some big pieces such as my Annie Sloan chalk painted furniture. Pillows, side tables, barnwood frames, beautiful fabrics and gorgeous painted clay pots already took their places in the store. I am super excited.

milk glass lamps

Milk glass lamps

I love the look of milk glass lamps. I usually surf in ebay and always find ones that are in good condition. Those that come without their milk glass lampshades could be really cheap. I started buying them about a year ago and now I have a good amount of them at home waiting to find suitable shades. I recycle the lamps, change their cords if they are in bad condition and design shades for them. It is very important to find the right size for the lamps, because it is the shade which gives character to the lamps. While I was doing some research about the shades and lamp shade making, I came across with the lampshade lady. Have you heard of her? Her name is Judy Lake and she is a lampshade designer. I bought her book and immediately fell in love with her lampshades. For those of you who are interested, she has a blog.

My lampshades are not like Judy's. I buy plain, standard lampshades (you can find them in Michaels, Bed Bath and Beyond, Walmart etc.) with uno fitters and paint them or stencil them and design my own. Here are the pictures of some of my milk glass lamp collection and also there is one with the lampshade.

here is the upcycled one with the shade

DIY joy

I love creating, recycling and refinishing stuff.

I needed a waste basket for my bedroom, and after looking at hundreds of plastic, boring baskets I

finally decided to recycle a plastic $4 container that I bought from Target. I used Annie Sloan Chalk

paint (old white) and some flowers (bought from Michaels) and hot glue. This is it.

A new phase in my life.
It all began with a paint that I discovered in one of my surfing adventures on the web. Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. For me, it is more than a paint, I consider it as a long lost letter in a bottle that I have waited for all my life. When finally found, it helped me remember my true love, painting. 
Now, I paint. 
This is a blog about painting, home decoration and DIY ideas. Please come and join me in my creative journey. Who knows, perhaps you might find your own letter someday.