Fabric Spray Paint - Questions and Answers The response to my post about this chair has been kind of crazy, with more visits than any of my other posts so far. Pretty exciting for me - so thanks! After a couple hundred questions, I've tried to answer the ones that have re-occured the most on . . .
Pinterest Addict – Tulip Fabric Spray Paint Chair
Fabric Spray Paint Chair I bought this chair at my favorite thrift store, Faith Farm, many months ago for $5. It's one of my favorite chairs. Super cute and and comfortable. Love all the tufting on the seat back, which is why I didn't feel like I could re-upholster it myself. The green fabric . . .
Painted upholstery
I wanted to just write up a quick "how-I-did-it" for the painted chairs I posted about here. I first heard of painting furniture from this Pinterest pin... Kristy Swain at Hyphen Interiors painted a thrifted chair for her bedroom. It looked fabulous. Okay, fast forward a few weeks and I see . . .
Curb Appeal
When we moved in to our house in June, the yard was a blank slate. Well, not really a blank slate, more of an overgrown, unplanned, unloved jungle. Our house is on 5 acres, which is fenced off to make three separate paddocks, and about one and a half acres in the middle where our house sits. Around . . .
Light Fixture Makeovers and Replacements
When we first looked at our new house, I loved the natural light that filled it. What I didn't like were all the light fixtures. Every one of them were builder-grade, and the cheapest ones at that. There were "pimple" light globes in the bathrooms, hallways and even our bedroom. Every . . .
Laundry Room Makeover – It almost makes me want to do laundry…
The laundry room re-do is done!! In case you don't remember, because it was really not memorable at all, this is what it looked like last week. Boring. Bland. A little depressing. But now, after many days of work, and lots of energy spent, this is our new laundry room! We replaced the . . .
My current project – the laundry room
Laundry Room Before and Inspiration I've been working on our laundry room! Finally. When we moved here, it was one of the first things I wanted to do, but it kept getting put off because of the nine hundred other things that took priority over it, like getting the water system working. This is the . . .
Bathroom update
Kids Easy Bathroom Update As much as I hate to admit it, I am not the most creative designer on the planet, but I am pretty good at taking an idea and making changes to it so that it works for me. This easy bathroom update was done with just paint, new decor and a cute new shower . . .
New Life for an Old Chair
My First Upholstery Project - Cane Chair Update I love thrift stores, and as I read through many of my favorite blogs, I see that I am not alone. After seeing some of the treasures that other's have found, I find myself wishing that I lived closer to this or that place/blogger so I too could find . . .