Happy 4th of July to my American readers!

I’ll be heading up to nnK’s family lake home to celebrate, but first I thought I’d share some red, white and blue.

One of my all time favorite 4th of July themed makeovers was this trio of chairs from back in 2016.

I loved how they turned out, especially the red and white chair.  I have another small chair to paint waiting in the wings, maybe I’ll try that look again.

Those old pics taken in the ‘photo cottage’, which is now the potting shed, remind me why I didn’t like taking pictures in there.  I could never get the lighting and/or white balance right.

But those chairs sure were cute.

I grabbed this pair of buoys from the thrift store one year and gave them a red, white and blue makeover.

My Norske toolbox was my favorite red, white and blue toolbox.

OK, so it’s not exactly an American version of red, white and blue, but hey, we don’t have a monopoly on those colors.  According to Google there are 29 countries that have red, white and blue flags including the U.K.  I often paint the union jack design in other colors, but I did paint a traditional one on this desk in Mr. Q’s study.

More than one of my red, white and blue projects were flops including this lunchbox makeover.

I ended up painting back over it and giving it an entirely different look, at which point it sold quite quickly.

I have to admit, I like that look much better myself.

I also had to makeover this patriotic themed desk.

It just didn’t sell with a simple blue and white paint job, so eventually I also converted it to a more floral look and was able to sell it.

So, I don’t know.  Maybe the red, white and blue is OK for the 4th of July, but not so much on furniture.

Regardless, I hope you’re having a great day whether you’re celebrating the 4th of July or not!