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Stylish Patina

Stylish Patina

Stylish Patina loves to show you how to take vintage finds and repurpose them for your modern life! As a stockist for Chalk Paint™ by Annie Sloan, Old Fashioned Milk Paint & General Finishes paints I enjoy playing with colors for refreshing your home one project at a time.

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Repurposing Vintage Trunks

By Stylish Patina on Jan 09, 2013

Our topic this week is TRUNKS! I love vintage trunks, boxes, crates, etc. Some may say I am a bit obsessed (never!). Below is a bunch of inspiration that I found on Pinterest. I’ve seen... Continue reading

storage, furniture, diy

I Heart Casters: Adding Wheels to Furniture

By Stylish Patina on Dec 24, 2012

I adore old trunks and boxes and think they make great coffee tables. Reorganizing our living room this weekend, I pulled out this wood trunk from the basement to use as a coffee table. The... Continue reading

decor, seasonal

Holiday Decorating

By Stylish Patina on Nov 22, 2012

A few inspirational ideas for getting into the decorating spirit.  I am not an “over decorator” for the holidays my preference is understated elegance with a little vintage love of course.  A vintage sled with... Continue reading

decor, repurposing, diy

Repurposing Vintage Ladders

By Stylish Patina on Nov 14, 2012

I love ladders of all sizes and you can do so many interesting things with them when decorating.  Take a look at some of these fabulous ideas I found searching the web…..enjoy the inspiration!  ... Continue reading

diy, repurposing

Repurposing Vintage Shutters

By Stylish Patina on Oct 25, 2012

Just a little inspiration for ways you can repurpose shutters in your home.  I personally love the super big/tall and amazing shutters.  I have 3 of them at the barn right now.  Two are used... Continue reading

repurposing, decor, walls, diy

Repurposing Vintage Frames

By Stylish Patina on Oct 03, 2012

There are so many great things you can do with vintage frames.  These little gems are great finds at garage sales and thrift stores.  Add a little paint and creativity and who knows what you... Continue reading

diy, repurposing

Repurposing Vintage Jars

By Stylish Patina on Sep 27, 2012

Todays RePurpose Series post is all about vintage jars and glass.  I adore colored glass in general and have a little love affair with blue ball jars and purple bottles.  I wanted to share a... Continue reading

repurposing, diy

Repurposing Vintage Tennis Rackets

By Stylish Patina on Sep 14, 2012

This week has been a bit crazy getting ready for the Barn Sale next week {sept 21-23} so I’m behind on my postings!  Today I am posting about some fun and fabulous ways to repurpose... Continue reading

repurposing, decor

Repurposing Vintage Maps

By Stylish Patina on Sep 05, 2012

Welcome to RePurpose Wednesday.  Todays topic is vintage maps!  I love using maps as a way to fill up a large wall that needs a bit of interest, especially in a kids room, play room... Continue reading

paint, decor, repurposing

Bookcase Makeover

By Stylish Patina on Aug 30, 2012

I love showing before and after pics!  It’s so amazing what a little paint and time can do to transform something outdated and boring into something beautiful and functional.  I think one of my favorite... Continue reading