Saturday, January 11, 2014

Enamored!

I love to cook and I think I love baking more than I do cooking...and it must show in my baked goods because people always tell me I should open up a bakery...so when I opened up my Christmas box from my grandfather you could imagine my delight when I saw this inside...

A brand new (to me) KITCHENAID MIXER!! I remember when I was younger, my Grannye, the ultimate baker, pined for one of these bad boys so bad. And finally after the whole family pitched in she got hers and made everything with it...from cookies to yeast rolls. Kitchenaid mixers are the holy grail of appliances when it comes to baking and I finally, totally unexpectedly, had one to call my own!!

Only one slight problem...and I hope my grandfather doesn't take offense to this...but I'm so not a red person...at all. I loved the mixer but not the color...

So...after careful consideration, many google searches and a whole lot of guts I decided I was going to make over my kitchenaid. My Dad and I went to Home Depot and picked up a can of Rust-oleum Spray Paint 2x primer and paint and a fine spongy sanding block...if there's anything for anyone to know about me it would be I love teal...turquoise...aqua...whatever you call it...it is my favorite color! So that's what I gravitated to and ultimately picked out Sea Side blue 

My dad and I went to work taping off all the parts we didn't want painted, disassembled the mixer, and lightly sanded away the shine to that candy apple red paint...



Then to the backyard we went...


After two light coats of paint the stand of the mixer and the motor cover were finished 
and looked great...the actual power house of the mixer was a little more complicated. If I were to do this again, I probably would have left the mixer intact and spray painted it that way because in order to paint the underside of the motor piece, we turned it over (as pictured in the back up there) and the top got smudged...so I had to sand and repaint the top of the mixer many times...more than I care to admit...but after a couple days of sanding and painting and letting it fully dry...I had this...

Actually...I think my iPad died so I didn't get a picture of the mixer fully dried and assembled...but take my word for it...it was beautiful...but something was missing...I thought it needed some more pizazz...it needed...DAMASK...another one of my favorite things...so again my dad and I went out (after my second knee surgery I'm required to
 have a chauffeur these days) and looked in Micheal's, Five Below, Bed Bath&Beyond, Target and Walmart for damask vinyl stickers with no luck...so back to google I went and stumbled upon a cute set of vinyl stickers from BrookLeeCreations an Etsy shop. I bought the set which included 9 stickers and shipping for $15 and asked if she could replace my monogram for one of the damask stickers and she did! Even included the extra damask sticker...I ordered the set on a Wednesday and they arrived in the mail on Friday. As soon as they came in I hobbled downstairs to the mixer and started sticking....the hardest part was arranging where I wanted everything to go but the results are nothing short of beautiful! I cannot stop staring at it and can't wait to see how it looks on my kitchen counter...are you ready to see the transformation?? 

Brace yourself...


ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?!?! I cannot (but really I can) believe how lovely this turned out! I'm so in love with this mixer now and I hope that after my grandfather sees the results he doesn't mind that I painted his gift. I absolutely love love love it and can't wait to use it!! 

Here's the before and after shot...

Gaaaaaahhhhhhh!! I love it so much...let me know what you think...leave me a comment! 

Peace, Love and Happy New Year!




2 comments:

  1. you need to put this on pinterest!

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  2. The mixer is AMAZING!!! So awesome that I have decided to do something with my boring white one. Lovin the blog Lonie

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