KonMari meets Hygge Part 2…Being Happy with what you have now!

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21 Aug 2017

Cozy. Comfortable. Casual.

Surround yourself with things that bring good feelings & joy into your home.

Isn’t that the common denominator for living a life of Hygge & KonMari?

So how do you make your home “Hygge Headquarters”?

I’m here this Monday morning to give you quick, easy, and inexpensive ways to transform out-of-date decor into transitional, stylish pieces.

Read on.

Do you have old cans or cartons of arts & craft paint hiding in a closet?

If the answer is NO – not to worry!

You can easily buy a small pot of glaze for next-to-nothing in stores like Michael’s or Hobby Lobby.

(If your budget is really tight this month, try to find a coupon online. Many times you’ll find a 40% coupon for these stores.)

Any glaze will do!

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I just happened to have a rich, silver/gray glaze left over from an art project in 2012. That’s right, these products do keep for years if they are stored properly.

And, the disposable, single-use foam brushes are a mere 39-70 cents.

These small tools will give you bigtime results.

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Notice the little trunk on the top shelf of my first photo?

I think it goes rather nicely with the large pewter platter and the gold-brushed miniature oil painting!

Well, if you saw that little trunk before the glaze, you’d wonder why I didn’t toss that thing in the trash.

In fact, my husband suggested I do just that!

No way…..I said.

I really like the unexpected look that boxes in all shapes and sizes give to a set of built-in bookshelves.

So many decorators use the same ole’ standard stuff….. books, vases, silk arrangements, and figurines.

Also, I use these little chests for storage.

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So – how did I transform this dull, mousy-brown trunk into Fabulous?

I bought this trunk about 20 years ago at a local Marshall’s for less than $10.

After 2 days and 2 coats of my silver glaze…(I let the first coat dry 24 hours before applying the 2nd coat.)

Abracadabra!!!

A “new” chest… of sorts.

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This outer frame was the same bright gold as the fillet (that small inner moulding next to the acrylic painting).

I swished on a light coat of my silver glaze for a nice contrasting look.

The gold tones peak through the silver glaze for a unique layered look.

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You are looking at frames on 2 collages.

The top frame is the original finish which was a stale, yellowish tint.

I added a thin coat of glaze for an instant antique-look.

Since these twin collages of Nitro were mounted securely to my wall. I decided to paint-in-place. [See my post about Nitro (dog son) in summer of 2015.]

It was easy to do.

I used a sheet of heavy cardstock sheet as a shield for the photo glass.