Vintage Kitchen Rug

Our old kitchen rug had lots of white in it and as it turns out, white kitchen rugs are a big NO for a family that does all our cooking at home. I couldn't keep up with the cleaning of the old rug so I looked for something with more colors. I found this beautiful rug on Etsy from a seller called EarthToneRugs. I'm adding a link to it because I think they were a great seller! 

Here are some key words in case you are looking for a similar rug:

10x3 Vintage Turkish Heriz Handknotted Caucasian Wool Runner Rug, 10’2” x 3’5”

I love the combination of Navy and pink, always have! It really adds much needed color to the otherwise white kitchen. This will change someday if we remodel! 

The rug is definitely oversized and much bigger than our old rug.  It's thick and very soft underfoot. I added a felt rug pad so it doesn't shift around and also adds more coziness. 

I will choose a vintage rug any day to a new mass produced rug. They are WAY better made and usually have years of life left in them. You can't beat the quality and the price. 

Some of these house updates happened months ago, but I am getting around to finally blogging about them!  

xo

Cathleen



 

French credenza/buffet makeover

I found this beautiful French looking credenza about a year ago at a local estate sale. It sat brown for a while (see below.) Although I loved it in it's original condition, the balance of wood furniture to painted furniture ratio was off in my living room. I need a mixture of materials and colors or things seem boring to me. Here is the after photo!:

 

The before!

It's definitely very beautiful in it's original finish. That's why it took a year to do anything to it. I was really on the fence about altering it.  But when you pay $95 for something it's not a huge loss if you repaint it. 

I gave it a good cleaning and then used Annie Sloan's French gray paint. I then used the clear wax to seal it.  I decided to give the accent pieces a coat of gold acrylic paint to help them stand out and give it more of that french look.  I initially wanted to gold leaf paint them, but guess what? It's not even sold in stores anymore. Are people stealing it?  That's really the old thing I could think of! 

I also used an old piece of rose fabric to make a little runner for the top. It's reversable with a different but similar fabric.  It protects the table but also adds more interest.

I of course made the runner longer than it needed to be!  I could always trim it off and add some tassles or something to the edge. 

The roman/greek bust just seems so at home on this table!

My little stool with tassels also fits perfectly underneath.

Hope you enjoyed this little furniture makeover!

xo

Cathleen