On Saturday, our family lost its patriarch. Pipo was my husband’s maternal grandfather. At 101 years of age, he passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.
For the last 28 years, Pipo has been a grandfather to me, as well. He loved his plants, birds, cigars, and most of all, his family. I am truly grateful for the role he has played in my life.
Pipo, espero que se haya reunido con Mima, y que estén sentados juntos viendo todos los episodios de Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune y Caso Cerrado que no pudieron ver estos últimos cinco años. Estarás por siempre en nuestros corazones.
(Pipo, I hope you are reunited with Mima and that you are sitting together catching up with the last 5 years’ worth of episodes of Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, and Caso Cerrado. You will forever be in our hearts.)
Sharing my updated mini dresser. If you followed the @aquaseventy6 blog in its heyday, you will recognize the before pic when it was in red (swipe). If not, here’s a little back story:
About 10 years ago, blogs like @missmustardseed and One Pretty Thing were inspiring us to get crafty and DIY, and thrift stores were still selling their donated furniture at reasonable prices.
I found this dresser for $10. The drawer fronts are plastic and the insides are particle board. Basically, it’s a cheap piece of kid’s furniture with a French provincial look..but it was only $10! Hubs sanded and painted it red and we LOVED it. (This was before @anniesloanhome became popular, so we used latex paint from Lowe’s or Home Depot!)
This piece was in the master bathroom for the last 4 years, and I brought it back out to the living room to use as a record player stand. I already have another larger red FP dresser in the same room that I use as TV stand, so having both together changed the look from one cool statement piece, to a matchy-matchy set of red dressers.
I was about to go back to my trusted Annie Sloan to change up the paint color when my girl Denia at @farmhouse_af introduced me to @rustoleum Chalked Ultra Matte Paint and Matte Clear Protective Top Coat. Holy crap this paint is great, and the top coat is a game changer! Granted, paint colors are extremely limited, but the top coat!!! No tackiness, glides on easily, and dries so super fast! I can’t wait to do my next piece.
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