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Small Business Spotlight - A Quiver Full

Intro before introductions: As a stay-at-home mom who runs a small Etsy business on the side and an avid champion of the free enterprise system, I wanted to give back and help support small businesses and start ups using my blog as a platform. The first Saturday of every month I will be featuring a small business that is either local or online. As a featured store, they will get one month of free advertising on my blog and exposure through my Social Media outlets.

For your shopping convenience I have provided a link to their store over there in the side bar.
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Please take a minute to like, follow and support these small businesses!

If you are interested in a featured spot I have openings!

The info on how to contact me is in the menu bar above!

Check out this months Small Business!

A Quiver Full

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Wooden Entryway Locker - before & after

Did you see my entryway reveal last week?
Did you notice my cool wooden locker...?

It didn't start off so pretty.

This is what it looked like when I snagged it at a yard sale for $5...

Pretty nasty wouldn't you say?

I would have loved to leave the color, but it was a very bad yellowish-white. I could also see that it was originally green, so painting something similar seemed like a great idea!

I lightly sanded my locker just to remove loose paint,

I then gave it two coats of my Be Junk Chic Paint (the cutest little company started by a pretty amazing lady!)...

I chose the color Caribbean from the Be Junk Chic Paint Collection.

You can't really tell, but the center panel on the doors are a weird cardboard type material. The paint went on so smooth that it saved me from having to replace it right away! So nice!

Plus, Its the perfect blue/green color and feels very vintagey!

Normally I would have made my own paint, but after using my Be Junk paint, I'm not sure I can ever go back! It was a pretty large locker and used less than 1/2 a pint of paint. YAY!! That means I can paint more things!!!!!!!

After just two coats of paint (and about 1 hr of work - prep included!) I distressed it slightly and gave it a coat of wipe on poly. I could have waxed it, but this is in a high traffic area and I wanted a little extra durability. I will definitely be trying the wax on my next project tho!

Be Junk Chic Paint collection - Caribbean

What do you think?

Turned out pretty great, right??!!

Now, guess what, go over to my Instagram and enter to win your very own paint from Be Junk Chic!

Go NOW!

Small Business Spotlight - Be Junk Chic

Happy First Saturday of October!!!

I am soooooooo crazy excited to introduce this month's small business! Be Junk Chic was started by my friend Trisha and hails from the small North Idaho town of Sandpoint. She is making waves with her new chalk based paint line!

Be Junk Chic is a design studio that takes junk and brings it back to chic by mixing today's trends with yesterday's old.

Be Junk Chic paint collection makes it easy to bring a fresh face and to a vintage piece and takes what could have ended up in the junk pile makes it a timeless treasure.

With Be Junk Chic you can make one of a kind pieces that give a pop of design to any space!
I'm super excited to not only get to introduce Be Junk Chic to you, but...

um, wait, can we take a moment to drool over her branding.....

yea, AMAZING! Designed by Bliss & Tell, it just won Graphic Design USA Magazine's "2014 American Graphic Design Award for Logo"!

..but... (remember I said there was a "but")

I get the amazing opportunity to work with and have Be Junk Chic Sponsor my blog this month!

Be looking for me to use her paints as part of my One Room Challenge!

Lets help a business grow by popping over and following Be Junk Chic using the image in the sidebar (just click it) or by following one of these links!

Be Junk Chic on Facebook

BeJunkChic.com