Disclosure & Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me, Christy K. James. For questions about this blog, please contact me at christykjames{at}cox{dot}net. Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer found at https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information I may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
WHAT INFORMATION DO I COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: I may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to my blog updates, or submitting a contact form.
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Cookies: I may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. I may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED
I may use the information collected in the following ways:
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- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
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- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
I may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize me to share your information.
Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
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This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.
ANONYMOUS DATA
From time to time, I may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION
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I may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to me. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. If you have provided your email address to me, I will only use it for the purposes for which it is provided. I will not use your email address to contact you for unrelated reasons. I will not share your email address with any third parties. If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), please refer to the section below entitled “Additional Rights of EEA Residents.”
Additional Rights of EEA (European Economic Area) Residents
If you are a resident of a country in the EEA, you have the rights, among others, to:
(i) access your personal data
(ii) ensure the accuracy of your personal data
(iii) the right to have us delete your personal data
(iv) the right to restrict further processing of your personal data, and
(v) the right to complain to a supervisory authority in your country of residence in the event that data is misused
If you believe that my processing of your personal information infringes data protection laws, you have a legal right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection. You may do so in the EU member state of your residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice to me addressed to the following:
Christy K. James
christykjames@cox.net
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For European Economic Area Residents
If you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws you have the rights, among other things, to access your personal data, have me erase it, and/or restrict its further processing. If you wish to access or delete your personal data (if any) maintained by me or AdThrive related to advertising on the Site, you can contact AdThrive at info@adthrive.com. If you wish to see a list of the advertising partners I work with or change which of those partners track your behavior using cookies, click the ad preferences icon. (Available in the EU.)
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From time to time I may be compensated to provide my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. All opinions expressed are my honest opinion and are my own. Even though I may receive compensation for my posts or advertisements, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. I will only endorse products or services that I believe are worthy of such endorsement. These sponsored blog posts may contain separate tracking pixels that will be embedded into posts. This allows the marketer to see the success of the campaign and plan accordingly for future marketing efforts.
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RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
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- Access – You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to christykjames@cox.net.
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- Forget – In certain situations, you may request that I erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to me at christykjames@cox.net.
Please note that I may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to me, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me immediately at christykjames@cox.net and I will use my best efforts to promptly remove such information from my records.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Through the use of this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the aforementioned Disclosure Statement and Privacy & Cookie Policie. If you are not in agreement with these terms and conditions, then you should refrain from further use of this site. In addition, your continued use of this website following the posting of any updates or changes to my terms and conditions shall mean that you are in agreement and acceptance of such changes.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Again, this blog is a personal blog written and edited by me, Christy K. James. For questions about this blog, please contact me at christykjames@cox.net.
By reading this blog you are doing so of your own free will. Any information received, instructions followed, are done so at your own risk. I am not responsible as I am not a professional, nor do I claim to be.
At any time, please contact me at at christykjames@cox.net for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this myself, Christy K. James, Confessions of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer, is strictly prohibited. ONE photo may be used, provided that FULL AND CLEAR CREDIT is given to Confessions of a Serial Do-it-yourselfer or Confessions of a Serial DIYer with appropriate and specific direction and link back to the original content.
This policy is valid from May 25, 2018, and is subject to change without notice.
mary cirafice says
Hi Christy
I am working on transforming an old OAK 5 pc Furniture BR Set, as love what you accomplished and seems do able! I tried to print out the steps but will be over 50pg and a complete waste of trees! Is it possible to get the step by step instructions with images via email?
Thanks kindly for your time and help
Christy says
I’d be glad to do that for you, Mary. Is it my chalk painting tutorial that you were interested in?
Gwen harsulla says
Yes
mary cirafice says
Hi thanks for your interest in assisting me in transforming my dated OAK BR set to a more updated /relevant look– I m hoping to achieve a Grey-Beach withered look-can you recommend best way to approach this project?
Christy says
Hi Mary. I sent you and email to the address you used to comment. Let me know if you did not receive it.
mary cirafice says
thanks so much will let you know how it goes and it interested will send/post before and after photos!
cheers!
Miles says
I also am trying to achieve the same effect on a dresser real similar to the one you have posted. I’m going for a driftwood color also and would love to see your project. My e-mail is pmiles0808@gmail. I would really appreciate seeing how yours turns out.
Sabrecia Thurman says
Can i shabby chic an end table that is based on particle board?
Christy says
I don’t see why not? Chalk paint will adhere to just about any surface. Just go light with the sanding!
Dianne says
I am also trying to replicate your gorgeous results on a dining room set that is very similar to yours. Can you email me directioins, products,etc? Thanks for all your wonderful ideas.
Christy says
Hi Dianne! It is a very old post but you can visit my dining room table makeover here: https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/dining-table-makeover-take-one/ I shared all the products I used in that post, including a link to how I removed the original stain without sanding. Hope this helps! 🙂
Patricia LeBlanc says
I love your toutorial! It won’t let me print it though. I would love for you to email it to me. I have a lot of mismatched pieces in my room and on a social security budget I thought it would be a fun way to make my room match again! Thank you! Pat
Christy says
Thanks, Pat! I’ve sent it in another email. Let me know if you have any issues viewing it! XO
Kathy Hanus says
Could you send me the directions for the dining room table please?
Margaret Davis says
I want to redo a 5 drawer dresser and a night stand to match and I would like something to show me the correct way to do this so it looks nice. I’ve done some pieces but I could do better.
Christy says
Hi Margaret! Do you like a bit of a distressed look or do you prefer nice clean painted pieces? I you like a bit of distressing, I love chalk paint for that, and you can see exactly how I paint furniture using chalk paint here: https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/how-to-paint-furniture-using-chalk-paint/. If you like a cleaner look, I recommend the sand/primer/paint method and you can see how I do that here: https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/grandmas-vintage-dresser-makeover/. The second one is not as specific as the first as far as sharing step-by-step, but much of those steps still apply if you use regular latex enamel paint. Hope this helps! XO
Tillie L. Jamison-Harrell says
Lord-a-mercy Christy:
you are truly a Master Worker and I love your work and I just love your bedroom make over but that set in its origins is to die for. What a magnificent set. I do make overs too but these days in one inch dollhouse scale. Your work is gigantic compared to mine. lol
Christy says
Aww thank you so much, Tillie! I was really lucky to have good bones to work with in this set! I think it would be so fun to create things in dollhouse size!! XOXO
Tillie L. Jamison-Harrell says
You gave me a nice compliment on my turn-of-the century kitchen built in a roll top breadbox. Thank you. I do both real & miniature repurposing & renos. You inspire me much.
Christy says
Thank you! Your bread box was so cute!! XOXO