Once upon a time I scored a gorgeous mirror to hang above the table in my entryway. I lovingly painted and antiqued the frame. Then I hung it in it’s new home with great pride. Thirty minutes later, my gorgeous mirror came crashing down the the ground and shattered into a million pieces. I may […]
DIY: Framed Frenchy Chalkboard
DIY: Bergere Chair Makeover
I finally finished my second chair! It took me three weeks, but I finally put the finishing touches on it last night and I am SO glad I’m done. Remember when I told you how I found this Bergere chair on Craigslist? So, I eventually picked the fabric I wanted to use and ordered it […]
The $5 Footstool Makeover
Lately, I’ve been on a garage/estate sale kick. And when I say “kick” I mean I spend Wednesday and Thursday evenings scouring the internet for estate sales, making a “game plan” and a map with every location I will be hitting up on it. So, yeah, I’m a little intense sometimes. Anyhoo, I have scored […]
DIY Curtains and Pottery Barn Knock-Off
I can’t believe that Lobster and I have been in our “new” house for almost a year now. Time flies, eh? In that year we have done our share of painting, planting and fluffing. The very first room we painted was our master bedroom. This is why: GAH! Oh the horror! The awful memories! Who […]
Bathroom Re-Do…Much Better
A long, long time ago, I showed you all the horrendous color of my bathroom when Lobster and I moved into our new house. Remember this? Yeah, it was frightening to walk in there first thing in the morning. Anyhoo, we quickly bought a few gallons of peaceful, calming, non-seizure-inducing blue-gray paint and got it […]
That Time I Tried to Make a Slipcover and FAILED
This weekend I decided it was a good idea to tackle my big bad Slipcover Project. You remember those ugly granny chairs that I got at the Salvation Army on the cheap that had “good bones” and just need a bit of “sprucing up”? Yeah, I thought it would be no big deal to make […]
