by Erin Quast | Jan 9, 2015 | Distressed, Vintage Rustic Chic
This past summer I took on updating the stock cabinets the Ratical BF has in the kitchen. He absolutely hated them because they are white, cheap, and well — White! The white consisted of mostly a plastic coating that was easily peeled off with the remainder a...
by Erin Quast | Jan 7, 2015 | Rust, Vintage Rustic Chic
Columns in place. Stools for sitting. Amazing what knocking a hole in a wall can do! The additional seating is so very welcome in our tiny old house. The bar stools are re-purposed from our other house. Their wood finish goes perfectly with the original trim in the...
by Erin Quast | Jan 7, 2015 | Distressed, Vintage Rustic Chic
I got a really cool old telephone desk at my friend ‘Barbie’s’ garage sale. It was her grandmother’s. I sanded the old worn finish off and re-stained with a mahogany like poly-shade. At first I was only going to stain the top and them just...
by Erin Quast | Jan 6, 2015 | Distressed, Vintage Rustic Chic
I usually do something crafty for Christmas gifts. I’m an avid ‘pinterest-er’ so the crafty side of me and the pinteresty (along with the archaic side of me) are a match made in heaven! I found this idea on Pinterest (obviously) and put my own spin...
by Erin Quast | Jan 3, 2015 | Repurpose, Vintage Rustic Chic
My daughter as mentioned before is both very much like me, and very very pregnant today. She is due on 1/3 and frankly everyone would be just fine if the baby came early. She especially. My daughter and her Sporty BF have been nesting away at our house up north and...
by Erin Quast | Jan 2, 2015 | Distressed, Vintage Rustic Chic
In my first post you learned that I recently moved. I just moved to a new house and kept the old family house. I am soon to be a grandma and my youngest daughter and her ‘Sporty BF’ are living there. She is very much like mom and likes cool...
