Ask Eli

As most of you probably know I have a pretty awesome talking dog. He's pretty smart, and as he likes to remind me he went to college. I think it was more like lounging around and chewing my Birkenstocks and my roommate's guitar while I while I went to college, but whose keeping score. Since he is a dog and all, he thought he was very qualified to weigh in on Cassie's dog painting dilemma. Play the movie to hear what Eli thinks about it. ** Dog treats were harmed while making this video:)

 

From Granny to Graphic. Cast Your Palette.

C'mon peeps. We need your votes. Which color should Cassie paint this fantastic creature?


Sources:
Gold, Red, Turquoise, Yellow, Black and Silver

Save it. Just Spray It. Take Three.

One last can of spray paint for the day. The first image is a mirror I have stalked for many years. I love it. This exact one is from brocade home and will run you a whopping $649. Ouch! And, I have actually seen ones like this for much more. So, you can imagine how very excited I was to find this ugly brown one for $40 at Habitat for Humanity. I almost cried, I was so happy. I new all it needed was a good coat of white lacquer spray paint and it would be gorgeous. I love it. Now, where to hang it? Oh, and to be fair, the before was taken with my real camera and looks much better in this photo than in person. The after was taken with my cell phone and looks much better in person than in this photo. Sorry about that.

Save it. Just Spray It. Take Two.

Cassie, Here are two other colors that could be fabulous! The blue reminds me of the blue coach in the photo below. I can't wait to see what you do!

Images sourced here.

Save It. Just Spray It.

In this week's edition, Cassie has written in with a dilemma. What should she do with this crazy dog? Well, spray paint him of course! The grandma quality this piece has is caused by the painting detail around the eyes, nose and feet, which can totally be masked by a coat of spray paint. Leaving him fantastically graphic. Knowing Cassie's house, (which this second image reminds me of, but this is actually an image of an Emily Henderson makeover) I think gold would be the perfect solution. Cassie also has a lot of red, so a bright pop of red would probably work as well. But, if you aren't feeling too crazy, black will always work too. So which will it be? My gut is saying go gold. Surprise us! Can't wait to see it!

House image sourced here.

Save it. Just Spray It.

Boy, do I love a good can of spray paint. It is sort of like make-up and spanx for furniture and accessories. Not to mention it can take something broke down and busted and make it look completely new again. This weekend I found this horse head at Home Goods for $16. Not quite my style, but I knew he just needed a spray. It was actually quite funny, a woman walked by me and snickered and said to her friend that horse is ugly. What she didn't know is he was about to get a make over. I guess beauty truly is in the eyes of the beholder.