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Shower of Power
I think it's time to replace my shower curtain. A while ago I bought the perfect one from Bed Bath & Beyond, white with black triple stripe embroidery that reminded me of beautiful hotel linens like these shams from Schweitzer:
Oh, how these stripes and colors make my heart sing! My curtain isn't exactly high thread count, but style-wise it got the job done ... until an unfortunate bleach accident in the laundry wiped out parts of the (black) stripes. Of course I tried to fill them in WITH A SHARPIE, which actually worked -- until the next laundering. Anyhoo I went back to BB&B and it seems my deal now qualifies as Beyond, meaning nowhere to be found. But Eureka! Ballard Designs carries the same one for $29.00:
They'll monogram it for free, but I'm not a big fan of the loopy script. I'll buy it plain and spend the extra cash at a tailor shop for something more Brooks Brothers, like the diamond serif below. Centered and as big as possible, not a lonely little letter in a field of white. And I've learned my lesson with the bleach.
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Nick, i am interested in your paint opinion on a VERY cheap desk at Ikea.
The material description is: Particleboard, Foil, Melamine foil
How can I inexpensively doll this baby up? I like the white lacquered look but am unsure how that will translate on wood. Any ideas? :)
hi omegarae,
this sounds like a job for oil-based metal enamel. buy some at any home or paint store (i prefer benjamin moore--higher quality), lightly sand the whole piece, and do two coats. oil-based paints take a while to dry, but that's how you get the smoother surface. you can paint the metal legs too and you might want to do a third coat on the desktop as it will get the most contact. i wouldn't worry about the faux woodgrain as two coats will likely cover it up.
hope this helps!
nick
thank you!!