{Post 1,641} Gettin’ Ready For a Party

Sadly, some good friends are moving from our area soon because of work location. They are very active in keeping our church running smoothly. Tomorrow I am hosting a going-away reception for them. It is bittersweet. So, I decided to put a few last-minute touches on my house. I like my house more right now than I ever have. It seems so nice that sometimes it surprises me that it is MY house, LOL. Today I made a little effort and finished up some projects. Here they are:

First up is a little side table that is cheap pressed wood from Walmart. It was red. Red has been banned from my new living room color scheme. The table always looked so cheap before. I got a can of espresso brown spray paint and sprayed that puppy yesterday and today. Now it looks like this (2 views!).

Next up is this little wood and metal thing I got (half off!) at Hobby Lobby today. I have seen this shape in several places and love it. I already had the wreath.  I told my husband when I look at it, I keep half expecting to hear a deep voice saying, “shall we pray”. It looks cathedral-ish to me.

Next up is a little bench my friend that is moving gave me. *sniff* Something to remember her by. It was originally finished with a reddish stain. I painted over it with a color called “terminal taupe”. Isn’t that a depressing name for a color? I moved our changing table (quilt holder) out of the living room. Yes. I actually used a former changing table because we had so many. This little bench holds 2 quilts perfectly and looks magazine-worthy, no?

Lastly, is the cross my dad made me at least 20 years ago, maybe earlier than that. It has always been white, but since our walls are Dover white, it barely shows up. Plus, I cannot put it where it’s always hung at Easter because there is a French door there now. Sacrifices! So I painted it mushroom brown today and hung it on a little wall in our kitchen. It is not a perfect place, but I love this cross.

In addition to all the painting and decorating, I made all the food I am responsible for for the party except for 50 cupcakes, which I’ll make in the AM. In a perfect world, I would sew every day. But this party is taking precedence for this day! I’ll probably have at least 50 people here off and on. It’s drop-in. Stations everyone!!