by Decorchick! on Thu, 09 Sep 2010
I’ve received a lot of emails asking for the Tobacco Road formula I used here and here, so I thought I’d post it for everyone to see. :)
I don’t know if it’s a perfect match to Nester’s formula, but I think it’s pretty close. I tried having it matched at Lowe’s several different times but it just wasn’t right. It was beige. So anyway, my Sherwin Williams had it in their computer system, but I tweaked it a bit and added a tad more gold and raw umber, so that’s why it’s a custom color match. This really is my all time favorite color. I could just kiss it!!
So have you used Tobacco Road before? Have you even heard of Tobacco Road? It’s a discontinued Duron color and it’s hard to find. I really was hunting for it. For days. But now I just made it easier for you by posting my formula, so yay for y’all! You can just print out this picture and take it to your Sherwin Williams and have them make it :)
*Don’t forget to enter this weeks giveaway from Lisa Leonard HERE.*
xxoo,
Decorchick!
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by Decorchick! on Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Hi everyone! What a great giveaway I have for you all today!
I’m sure you have seen and heard of this lovely lady all over bloggyland right?
Yes, that is Lisa, from Lisa Leonard Designs. It is so awesome to have Lisa as a sponsor! We haven’t met (yet), but I so wish she was my BFF. :) She is soooo sweet just from emails and I am really looking forward to meeting her one day.
A few weeks ago I showed you all in this post what I love from Lisa, and also the necklace that I own. I can’t wait to keep adding to my collection!
Here are a few more things from Lisa’s site that I’m loving. I really and truly love every.single.thing. that she offers.
Aren’t those just amazing??! All of her custom creations are awesome, and I *must* have that monogrammed bracelet. :) You will find something for everyone on her site, even men, so it’s a one stop shop! :)
Soooo, lucky for one of you lovely readers, Lisa is graciously giving away a $50 gift certificate to her online shop!! How awesome is that?!
To enter to win, you can do 1 or all 4 of the following if you want, but just leave separate comments for each thing you do so your chances are greater of winning!
1. Leave a comment and tell us what item you would love to have from Lisa’s shop.
2. Become a follower of my blog through Google or RSS and leave a comment letting me know you are, or if you follow already.
3. Follow Lisa on Twitter and then leave a comment letting me know you are.
4. Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about this giveaway and leave a comment letting me know. Be sure and add @decor_chick in your tweet so I can see it.
I’m so excited for y’all. I’ll run this giveaway through Saturday the 11th and will have Random.org pick the winner.
Also, don’t forget to follow Lisa’s blog for more gorgeous inspiration. :)
xxoo,
Decorchick!
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by Decorchick! on Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The color of our staircase rail never bothered me before, but I started looking at it recently and thought how nice it would look if it was actually a dark espresso color.
Here is our staircase rail before…
So, I borrowed some stain from my Dad and got busy. Oh, and no, I didn’t sand anything. You could though for a nicer finish.
All I did was rub it in with that staining sponge and that’s it. Very simple. Oh yes, remember to STIR, not shake your stain. :)
Here it is now.
Buh-bye orangey-reddish wood! I didn’t do a perfect staining job of course, but it’s a nice update. :) I still need to add a coat of polycrylic as well. But now I want to stain all of our kitchen cabinets a dark color. Are you surprised I didn’t say I wanted white kitchen cabinets like everyone else? :)
I cannot wait till I can start my projects on this staircase wall. I have a lot in mind for it. Hope it comes out as good as it is in my head! :)
*Please click here to enter the giveaway from Lisa Leonard to win a $50 gift certificate!*
xxoo,
Decorchick!
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