Metamorphosis Monday and Choco-Cloud Brownies

Today I'm sharing a furniture makeover. This is a dresser that belonged to my mother in law. I had it in the basement and was going to put fabric in it when I realized that it would be perfect under the mirror by our front door. It's a perfect catch all for all the things that hang around there!



Here it is after my sweet hubby spray painted it. He bought these nice little wood medallions at Home Depot and glued them on before he painted. I couldn't decide what kind of knobs I wanted on it so we just painted the wood ones with a hammered gold spray paint we had. I really liked how they turned out, so I may keep them.



The mirror is one we had in our dinning room. It was white and my sweet hubby spray painted it black for me. Gosh I'm liking black spray paint!



I need your help! This is a crystal lamp that I've had forever, and I'm tired of the old faded potpourri that is in it. I'd like to put something else in it, but I don't know what! It can't be anything to heavy. Leave a comment for me if you have an idea for what to put in it! Don't worry, I'm going to replace the lampshade.

Be sure and check Between Naps on The Porch to see what everyone else is up to for Metamorphosis Monday! And also check out Making The World Cuter for more fun ideas!




I found this recipe in my Taste of Home Cookies Cookbook (I told about the cookbook here). This one didn't even have a picture, but the description made it sound yummy! This is a nice mild brownie, nice and chewy with lots of fluffy vanilla flavored frosting. I love this kind of frosting. It's kind of an old fashioned frosting made by cooking flour and milk until thick then beating sugar and butter until fluffy, then adding the cooled flour and milk mixture. This makes the nicest fluffiest frosting. I've made this kind of frosting before, and it's great for frosting cakes and cupcakes.

Choco-Cloud Brownies

1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
7 oz milk chocolate candy bar, melted (I did it in a small bowl for 15 sec. intervals in the microwave, stirring in between)
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting

5 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with Pam.

In a bowl whisk the flour and salt. In a mixer beat the butter and sugar for 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and the eggs one at a time. Beat in the melted chocolate bar and beat for 2 minutes. Mix in the flour mixture. Spoon into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until it starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and the middle is firming up. Cool completely.

For Frosting

In a small pan whisk the flour and milk. Heat until it boils, lower heat and boil and stir for 2 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and cool completely.

Beat the butter and powdered sugar for 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and the cooled flour and milk mixture and beat for 5 minutes. Frost cooled brownies.