Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Thursday's Theme {Pallet Projects}
I hope you are all having a wonderful week.
Over here at Casa De Laundry, we have somewhere between 11 and 32 unfinished projects going on at any one time.
In fact, if you were to drop in unexpectedly (we'd put you to work) you'd surely see bits of fabric lying on the armchair I want to recover, a half-painted fireplace, four new stacks of fabric that need to be cut and stitched into something summery, empty frames that should be hung in the boys' rooms, and I won't even start on the DIY bathroom projects.
Do you feel like that sometimes?
Like you're just lucky to get a load of clothes washed and
keep the house un-gross and
read a couple of books to the kids and
fix something to eat for supper before it's time to go to bed and get started again tomorrow?
In honor of all those projects we all have, here are a couple of cool ones I found for using pallets.
I may just have to make some time in my day to tackle one of these (especially that play house).
Over here at Casa De Laundry, we have somewhere between 11 and 32 unfinished projects going on at any one time.
In fact, if you were to drop in unexpectedly (we'd put you to work) you'd surely see bits of fabric lying on the armchair I want to recover, a half-painted fireplace, four new stacks of fabric that need to be cut and stitched into something summery, empty frames that should be hung in the boys' rooms, and I won't even start on the DIY bathroom projects.
Do you feel like that sometimes?
Like you're just lucky to get a load of clothes washed and
keep the house un-gross and
read a couple of books to the kids and
fix something to eat for supper before it's time to go to bed and get started again tomorrow?
In honor of all those projects we all have, here are a couple of cool ones I found for using pallets.
I may just have to make some time in my day to tackle one of these (especially that play house).
Friday, June 10, 2011
Antique Armchair
My husband inherited a 100+ year old arm chair that was in need of some love.
Shared with: Tatertos and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, The Creative Crate, Today's Creative Blog, Sugar Bee Crafts
The chair was his grandfather's and had been re-stained and re-covered years ago, but had been in storage and was starting to look a little (a lot) sad.
I sanded and sanded some more.
Then I spray painted it with four entire cans of Rustoleum in Gloss Ivory.
That old wood just soaked in the paint.
That old wood just soaked in the paint.
After the paint was completely dry, I sanded and sanded some more again to really accent the detail work on the wood.
Then I added some fresh padding to the seat and recovered it with a staple gun and my husband's help-- he pulled the fabric tight while I stapled it in place.
The last step was to hot glue the new trim around the edges.
I like it.
Shared with: Tatertos and Jello, Be Different Act Normal, The Creative Crate, Today's Creative Blog, Sugar Bee Crafts
Monday, May 23, 2011
Decoupaged Child's Chair
Before:
This little chair was picked up from the local Goodwill for $4 a few months ago.
Isn't she sweet? I could tell that her former owner must have really loved her.
Unfortunately, the dingy paint and crayon marks were a little too shabby,
but not enough chic for me.
Using Mod Podge and decorative paper (cut into strips), I created a unique, one of a kind piece.
(Recognize this picture, facebook fans? Did you guess I was redoing furniture?)
After:
I'm going to coat it again with polyurethane for durability.
But with a house full of boys,
the next question is...
What am I going to do with a pretty little butterfly chair? Hmmm.
She might just have to find another little girl who will love her like before.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Guest Tutorial: Chair Makeover with "The Toasted Coconut"
Hi, everyone! I'm Emily from
I started my own Etsy shop in May last year, and am loving it!
Here is a sample of what you will find there~
(Pictures by Lora Grady Photography)
I would love for you to come check it out. =)
Ok, so I pretty much LOVE Erin's blog and am so excited to be guest blogging over here
Today I'm going to show you a little chair makeover I did...
I got this chair off Craig's List for just a few dollars! You should have seen my husbands face when I came home with it. :)
I forgot to take a picture of it before I started sanding it...but you get the idea. It's now the perfect fit for my new vanity (seen here).
(The true color is a pale butter yellow, some of the pictures are a little overexposed...sorry!)
It's easy (and usually inexpensive) to get second-hand furniture and turn it into something completely wonderful!
All I had to do to this chair was rough it up a bit with some sand paper, and then paint it.
I wanted to "shabby" it up a bit, so I distressed it with sand paper.
(For best results, make sure to wait 24-48 hours
after painting to do this step)
It's easy (and usually inexpensive) to get second-hand furniture and turn it into something completely wonderful!
All I had to do to this chair was rough it up a bit with some sand paper, and then paint it.
I wanted to "shabby" it up a bit, so I distressed it with sand paper.
(For best results, make sure to wait 24-48 hours
after painting to do this step)
Thanks!
P.S. I also have facebook- if you like to keep updated that way! =)
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