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Chevron Stool and Some Weekend Fun

March 4, 2013 by Cassie 40 Comments

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Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We had an awesome time with Chris’ little brother Travis and his fiancee, Jill, in town!  Friday, Jill and I hit downtown Frederick and had a wonderful time browsing, having lunch, and purchasing wine!  We stopped in Silk & Burlap which is an awesome boutique owned by another mom here in town. (Actually, her husband was Sawyer’s basketball coach!).   We ate at The Orchard, which is one of my favorite restaurants in town- YUM!  We wrapped up our outing with a stop at Firestone’s Market for a couple bottles of wine.
The kids came home from school with new books from a book swap; Emmy was excited to show off her reading skills to Jill….

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Oh, and I had Chris pick up some fresh flowers for the house, you know, since we were having guests.  And I wanted them.  He picked up some beautiful pink tulips, and I placed them in avintage aqua enamel pitcher.

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Saturday, we headed out to the last game of the season.  Sawyer had scored in two games this season, and I had to work both of those days and had yet to see it.  I was thrilled that my little ball player scored two baskets in Saturday’s game!  Here he is with his trophy.  And in the background what you see is kids popping bubble wrap the trophies came in…. yep, it sure is the little things in life!

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After the game we headed to a bowling birthday party and had a blast bowling!  Saturday night was chilly so we built a fire, drank some wine, and had a match of trivial pursuit.  It was so wonderful having Travis and Jill here- they are just so easy to get along with and the kids adore them!
Oh, and they are in the process of buying their first home, so the kids and I are looking forward to heading to Charlotte this summer to pay them a visit!

Sunday, we were al pretty exhausted, so we spent the day at home, relaxing, building a Charles Wysocki puzzle, playing a couple of rounds of Boggle… low key fun, and exactly what we needed!

I was so busy that I haven’t worked on anything new, but thought I would show you this stool I redid for our January barn sale.  It was plain Jane to begin with…

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I painted the base in Graphite chalk paint (two coats), lightly distressed it, and waxed it with clear wax. I recovered the seat in red chevron for a funky little touch, and here is where it ended up…

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It was a simple redo, but I think it certainly has a little more wow factor now!

Hope you had a amazing weekend and that your Monday isn’t so bad either. ๐Ÿ™‚
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  1. Julia Konya says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    It certainly does sound like the perfect weekend. Ours sounded similar, minus the awesome visitors.
    Love the stool colors!

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  2. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    It’s so awesome how you enjoy your family so much…..your brother and his girlfriend and also your brother in law and his fiancee!! That is just pure luck right there! Sounds like a great weekend and your little stool is mighty cute.

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  3. The Far Fifty says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Sounds like fun! Your future sister in law has a great name ๐Ÿ˜‰ Sawyer is adorable with his trophy. It makes me think of that song, ♫♫ I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller ♫♫

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  4. Kristin Cadwallader says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Cute! Turned out great! xo Kristin

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  5. Allison@FabRehab says

    March 4, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    I love the way you are blogging…family and friends first!! Your kids will have a life journal to read. Love it! The stool too ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    What a busy, fun weekend. Nothing cheers me up quite like fresh flowers. They make the house so happy!! And I love the stool!

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  7. Andrea says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Sounds like an action packed weekend! So glad your little guy got to show off his b-ball skills. Love that stool!

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  8. Kirby Dunton Carespodi says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    You know I love Chef Johnson at The Orchard–he is the brother of one of my teaching colleagues. And the CHEESECAKE! If I was still eating sugar, I would eat a whole one.

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  9. Renรฉ says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    Graphite is such a great color! Love the fabric too! Yay for Sawyer!

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  10. Terri says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Adorable! I love all things “chevron”! Sometimes the simplest redo’s are the most gratifying!

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  11. pam {simple details} says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Perfect weekend fun! Your cute little stool is going to add a smile to someone’s room! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  12. Between Blue and Yellow says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    So fun! We had a pretty laid back weekend. High here was 39 very cold for our southern bones.

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  13. Cathy Wall says

    March 4, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    My head is spinning just hearing about your fun week-end! Love me a little red, white and black, I am guessing that adorable number zoomed right out the barn sale door!

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  14. Pine Tree Home says

    March 4, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    Red is making a come back and I love it.

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  15. DecorandtheDog says

    March 4, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Sounds like a perfect week-end. Wine and tulips and family. Can you go wrong?

    I REALLY like that little stool. Good color choices!

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  16. Katie @ Wildwood Creek says

    March 4, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    The tulips look awesome in your living room, and love the stool makeover!

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  17. Katie says

    March 4, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    I absolutely LOVE the pink tulips with all the aqua!! Gorgeous! Looks like you all had a blast! The stool looks great too!!

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  18. 17 Perth says

    March 4, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    Okay–that photo of the bubble wrap literally made me laugh out loud. Haha….It is the little things I tell you. ๐Ÿ˜‰ It is amazing too what a little fresh flowers will do! Your living room is beautiful–but those flower just pop with the other colors. And I love the colors you chose on for your stool—It just happens to be the colors of my college alma mater!

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  19. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says

    March 4, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    You can’t ignore that stool…so cute! Your photo with the tulips makes me happy. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  20. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    March 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    Sounds like a great weekend. So glad life is good! … And that little stool is darn cute!

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  21. Rita says

    March 4, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Ok, that stool is the epitomy of “Primitive and Proper”. I have no idea why but it screams that to me ๐Ÿ™‚
    Love your great weekend pics!

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  22. Allison says

    March 4, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    Yay Sawyer! Sounds like a fun weekend. Jill is very pretty…cute photo with Emmy. That stool is very you. Great makeover Cassie!

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  23. The Bold Abode says

    March 4, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    Wow-factor time two! Both the tulips and the stool are fantastic. I keep meaning to plant some bulbs but I always forget!

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  24. Gail Wilson says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    as you know, I had a great weekend! So happy you got to spend some time with some of your favorite people. Yay for Sawyer!
    love the stool Cassie, so cute.
    gail
    ps happy monday to you!

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  25. Lorraine Finkbeiner says

    March 4, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    Sounds like a lovely relaxing weekend! Love the choice of fabric on the stool too!

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  26. Catherine says

    March 4, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    The stool is gorgeous, and I love enamel jug and tulips, just beautiful!

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  27. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

    March 4, 2013 at 11:18 pm

    Sounds like a perfect weekend! Love that simple stool makeover!

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  28. Mary says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:57 am

    What a fun weekend. Love your chevron stool.

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  29. Shari @ turnstylevogue.com says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:59 am

    Those are the BEST weekends. I always look forward to a weekend with nothing but fun. Love the stool – red, white and black are our school colors. It would be very popular in these here parts ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  30. Dana Frieling says

    March 5, 2013 at 2:31 am

    Glad you had a great weekend. Did your stool get snagged up quick at the Barn Sale?

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  31. Deneen@dreaming-n-color says

    March 5, 2013 at 3:41 am

    Sounds like a fun weekend! Love the colors of the stool.

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  32. Good Time Charlie says

    March 5, 2013 at 5:21 am

    Now that sounds like a fun weekend. Mine was all work! Love your little stool.

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  33. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:50 am

    good times! sounds wonderful ~ and loving that little chevron stool, too. ๐Ÿ™‚
    xo Heidi

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  34. Kim @ NewlyWoodwards says

    March 5, 2013 at 11:57 am

    What a full weekend! Sounds awesome. And I love the stool. The cheevron really pops with the dark base.

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  35. Jane Craske says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    A bit of paint and a gorgeous piece of fabric. You make it look so easy but you have to have that ‘flair’.

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  36. Michaela says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    Absolutely adorable! Aww Sawyer is so cute. Always loved my brothers bball games!

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  37. Ali Richardson says

    March 5, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Sounds like a happy weekend to me ๐Ÿ™‚ Did you and Jill get modeling lessons in Frederick?? Lol. Love that little stool! Xo

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  38. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says

    March 6, 2013 at 2:19 am

    Sounds like a wonderful weekend! And that stool looks so cute! I love the color and the chevron print!

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  39. Kelly says

    March 7, 2013 at 1:53 am

    I love that aqua pitcher! And congrats to sawyer on the trophy and the bubble wrap!

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  40. Craftivity Designs says

    March 8, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    Love this project! Wanted to let you know I featured you in my Kick-Off Friday post today! http://craftivitydesigns.blogspot.com/2013/03/kick-off-friday.html

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