Missouri River Flooding 2011

Missouri River Flooding 2011

This summer we have spent countless hours trying to prevent the 

Missouri River from entering our home.  We built a massive dike, installed 

sump pumps on the inside of the dike and sand-point wells on the inside of the house to hold back the rising waters that surrounded our home for over 2 months.  All of our efforts have been successful and we won the battle.  

Since June 2nd we have been living in a camper at my sister-in-laws 

home and we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Our home is dry, the dike is partially removed and the contractors are there to put the insides back together...we will move in next week!  

We are thankful for the numerous family, friends and volunteers 

that helped us through it all.  Thank you.  

With the main floor completely gutted of all the woodwork, doors and 

cabinets we thought we should freshen up the house and paint.  So we did!  

Sorry for the poor lighting...ugh, the iphone doesn't do the colors justice.  

With all the windows and light in the great room we went dark...

Homestead Brown from Sherwin Williams.

The perfect green is in the kitchen, dining room, back hallway and laundry room...Lemon Verbana from Sherwin Williams.  

Even the name is cool!  

Great Room  

Dining Room

Foyer

Sandy Ridge by Sherwin Williams.

Master Bedroom

Dried Thyme by Sherwin Williams

After completing the entire main floor with 2 coats of paint 

we moved upstairs and painted the boys' room.  

Casey picked Bamboo Shoot and 

Thomas chose Dapper Tan by Sherwin Williams.

With all my extra time (ha!) I decided to paint a 

few pieces of furniture...hey why not redecorate.   

This bookcase had been in Casey's room for years and 

was extremely outdated...I painted it Bamboo Shoot (to blend with the walls), distressed it and put some dark wax on it.  Much better. 

I purchased a duvet cover from Pottery Barn for the guest bedroom and thought the little side table that sits beside the bed needed a little update...painted white, distressed and waxed to look aged.  Love it.  

Next on my list...the headboard and footboards for the 

guest room and Thomas' room. Yeah!  

Looking forward to next week!  

Shabby Chic for sure!

Before

After

I LOVE this piece!  It turned out super shabby chic & has nice clean lines to it!  Many different uses/places for this table & any room of the house (even a front porch)!  Painted white, distressed, & waxed.

24"w x 17"d x 24"high

$65

Available for purchase

contact ~ greenbriargoods@hotmail.com



Back to School....

 Before

After

The perfect little desk for your "back to schooler"!  This desk was painted a pale blue, distessed, & waxed.  So cute!!!

SOLD

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A Wonderful Find!

 Before

After

I just LOVE this piece.  It is so functional, but also has a feminine feel.  It was painted cream, distressed, and waxed.  The uses for this piece are endless!

SOLD (before I even finished it)!



Take a Seat!

Before

After

Yes, that is carpet you see on this bench....  after carefully removing quite a few staples, I was able to remove the carpet & place it in my garbage can where it belongs! 

The bench got a fresh coat of paint (wish I could say the same for my deck ~ ick), and then some dark wax to achieve the old, weathered look!  Quite an improvement!

Sold

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My Mantel Redo

I haven't posted FOREVER!!  This summer has been crazy & busy, but I'm making a deal with myself to take more time for furniture & redo's starting today!

My fireplace mantel was very uninspiring, so I thought to jazz it up I would paint it a fresh coat of Annie Sloan's Antique White Chalk Paint.  I distressed it a little & really like the results ~ it now seems to pop, rather than blend in!

Rustic Mirror

Before

After

This mirror was done with a very similar finish to yesterday's side table.  The two pieces would look great together (hint,hint)!

16"w x 40"tall

Available for purchase

at Not Too Shabby in Bismarck, ND 

Rustic Side Table

Before

After

I really love the way the finish turned out on this piece!  It was painted cream, then clear waxed with a dark wax on top of that!

It is so rustic looking & could be used in so many different rooms.

If you like this, be sure to look @ tomorrow's post ~ I'll give you a hint... matching mirror (ok...not really a hint, I gave it away)!

24"w x 22"d x 23"tall

Available for purchase

at Not Too Shabby in the Gateway Mall

Shabby Shelf

Before

After

Funny story about this shelf...  as you can see in the before picture, I seriously thought it was hung horizontally.  Then, as I started painting it, I realized something didn't make sense & then put it together that this was indeed supposed to be hung vertically ~ I am admitting my mistakes!

Anyway, turned out very cute & very shabby chic!

9"w x 6"deep shelf x 24"tall

SOLD

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Sophisticated Side Table

Before

After

I love the way this side table turned out!  A lot of work was put into sanding the top down (as you can see in the before, it was in pretty bad shape)!  I was tempted to take the lazy way out & just paint the whole piece Old White, but I'm so glad that the sanding paid off!

I stained the top walnut and painted the legs, distressed, and then waxed them.  So much detail on this table!

I also enlisted the help of my son to sand the top ~ he lasted about 5 minutes....better than nothing!

28"w x 26"d x 24"high

SOLD

contact ~ greenbriargoods@hotmail.com

Flooding

Some of you may have noticed that there hasn't been as many posts on our site lately.  The community we live in~ Bismarck, ND ~is currently undergoing massive flooding by the nearby Missouri River.  It is affecting thousands directly, and the whole community indirectly.  It has been a sad time for everyone dealing with the unknown, but also a time where you see neighbors, friends, and strangers banding together to help save as many people's homes as possible!

My furniture counterpart & wonderful friend, Renae, is personally affected with the flood waters making their way to her family's home.  Between Renae & I, we have so many friends/family being affected, also.  Many people have been evacuated from their homes for an amount of time that is "yet to be seen".  This massive flooding is expected to last the entire summer.

Please keep our community in your thoughts & prayers!!

Happy Summer to all of you & to our friends/family in Bismarck!

  

1960's Retro Dresser

This is my littlest daughter's new, "old", dresser.  Built solid in 1960, this piece came with the mirror, and matching head/foot boards.  I also painted this one in high gloss white paint.

She's in a crib now, but eventually I'll finish the head/foot boards & this little room should come together very nicely!

Redo for my little one!

1950's Retro Dresser Redo

I wish I would've taken before pictures!  Anyway, this is a dresser I bought from a rummage sale for my older daughter's bedroom. 

It came with a mirror, but I need to rearrange her bedroom first before I attach it.  It also came with a matching head/foot board ~ seriously cute!  The dresser was built in the 1950's & was built well.  I painted it with a high gloss white & sprayed the once brass pulls, a satin nickel!

I love the results....my littlest one got a dresser set from the same rummage sale which was built in 1960.  I will be taking pictures in the next few days so you can see that fun piece, also!

Redo for my fantastic daughter!

Quaint Lil Desk

Before

After
This great little desk was given to us by a good friend to re-do for her daughter.  Brynn had really liked the black desk with the fun flowers painted on it that we had done awhile ago.  We tried to give this one the same flair for this super fun girl!  Hope you like it, Brynn!

Redo for Friend