Outdoors inside?

I know it does sound a little backwards.

Sorry, no plants here...

I am again linking to SNS on Funky Junk Interiors blog.

I thought I would show you how a small closet like room was transformed with a few rusty rails,

 (and a few broken skateboards are coming soon.)

What is cool for a teenager?

Now that is an interesting question.

We have many teens that skate at our church and this was a storage closet at one point,

 why not jazz it up and make it a fun cafe-like place to hang out.

here is what we did.

Painted it Black, yes, black. It is just paint Don't be afraid! If you don't like it... repaint it!

Added the name of the new cafe in graffiti. How cool is graffiti, it shouldn't be anywhere, but it is usually found outside.

Then we hung some small rails on the walls and are currently waiting to collect broken skateboards to hang up too. the cones are also a part of the decor, as well as the mini/ fingerboard ramp below the microwave.

The kids love the new room and hangout here often.

How is that for bringing in the outside!

How will you decorate your teens room??

SNS Benches

Funky Junk has a "Saturday Night Special" Link up and I am going to try to do this at least a few times a month. We will see how good I am with keeping up!

I was too excited when Donna at Funky Junk announced that this Saturday nt. Special would be benches. On Saturday my husband was banished from cleaning the house and he went to the garage and came back up a very short bit later with this! 

I knew I was going to be able to link to the party! I was so excited.
Here is a picture taken from my phone, Sorry I did not run upstairs to grab the good camera. Look who built most of this! My 12 year old son. (who also has an aversion to cleaning.)

We started (I say we, I really mean my husband, hey at least I am giving him the credit! I was up stairs cleaning up with vinegar, he hates vinegar, so he stays where he cannot smell it) it was time for a dark stain.

He took a candle and rubbed the edges and places that would be most distressed.

 

Next to decide on a color. My first choice was mint green, because there is a can in the garage that has never been touched, it was $5 a mess up can of paint, surely I could find something to paint mint green...

I asked for mint green, he picked up the bright turquoise and started painting. So bright turquoise it was.

I think he actually dry brushed it on, not slathering it with paint, just a light coat, with a few streaks.

Next to sand that baby!  When sanded the paint on top of the wax on the edges will just come right off showing the stain underneath.

Isn't she a beauty?

I love her, all though I might need to dry brush a little of that mint green on there just to say I was able to use it for something.

What color would you have painted your bench?
Now that's shop class!
I am thinking the boys need another shop class very soon!
What should they build next?