Yesterday felt like Friday all day, maybe because I got a head start on some projects. I’m working on my bookcase and, keeping my fingers crossed, it will look like this by Monday…
And I've covered a couple books with paper...
But I still need to rummage down in the basement for some more...and take a trip to Paper Source
It's gonna be a good weekend!!
You must go here…now!!
If I had $1,000,000 (name that tune) I would take this…
this…
this…
and lastly, this…
After helping my mom redo my brother’s old room I realized how much I absolutely LOVE decorating, redecorating, reviving old pieces, etc…So, the hubby and I discussed taking a step towards me doing something about it. I had read on Dana’s blog about her going “back to school”.
In reality, I don’t have the time or finances to sit in a classroom. When I reread Dana’s post and followed the link I discovered she had enrolled in an online design course through Sheffield School.
Uh, hello…Online? My own pace? How fast can I sign up!!! After doing some due diligence I discovered Lauren Liess of Pure Style Home and Layla of The Lettered Cottage are both “graduates” of the program. They have GREAT taste and are quite successful.
So, long story short, I enrolled and last week my first course package arrived at my doorstep!!
And in that fabulous box was all this…
I realize it doesn’t look like much but I feel like a kid on Christmas!!
Well, it took a couple plus weeks but I am FINALLY done (with Phase 1) of my mom’s guest room.
I’m going to show the before and after together …
Ready?!? It’s gonna be a long one
Bedding… $65
Mirrors…Free, thrown in with dresser
Red Box…$2, estate sale
Nightstands…Free
Knobs on one…$18
Lamps…$30 for both
Shades…$30 for both
Chair…Free Lamp…Free Already in room
Log Table…Free, my MIL’s brother owns a tree service
Accessories…Free
Bookcase:
Books…Free
Accessories…$7 for brass tray, everything else take from around the house
Ferdinand the Bull artwork…Free, just needed a home somewhere in the house
Bench in the window…Free, Rub n Buff (ed) in Gold Leaf
Tray…$15, estate sale
Jars…$3 each=$9, estate sale
Cup/Toothbrush holder…$12
New Pulls…$22
Other Supplies…
Labor…FREE by yours truly!!
Paint, etc…$400
Fabric…$75
Grand Total…$685
My sister and I were going to swap chairs
She gets mine…
I get hers..
We did swap, but when I got them home my husband looked like this when he sat in them…
They’re the biggest chairs ever which is what I love but I don’t have the house to support the size. They now reside in the basement for the kids to snuggle in.
So, my old chairs are back BUT will still be replaced. I’m getting a wing back that was my MIL’s and found this on CL which I snagged immediately… $40
And since I never leave with just the original purchase, I scored two of these for my dining room…
$15 for both
I’ve wanted a settee for my dining room table ever since I saw this image (which has been over a year) on Little Green Notebook…
When she moved to an apartment in New York she sold it, sadly I live in Kansas City so I could not make it mine…
$350!! I could cry…don’t you love the back
You can see the whole room here
I bought a settee about 8 years ago that I have never done anything with so I figured it would work, I’d love to show you a picture but it’s buried in my basement so I’ll try to show you later…
Skip forward to this past Thurs. I decided to hit an estate sale in the area and wouldn’t you know it…
There it was…
Jenny’s Before…$50 on CL
IT’S THE SAME ONE!!!
The price was $150 and since I’d have to get it reupholstered I didn’t want to spend that much. As I walked around the house I saw a sign that Saturday was 50% off. I decided to wait it out and on Sat. woke up early and waited until the doors opened.
There is was and it was going to be mine!!!! I bee lined over to it and ripped the sticker off…$75, yes please!!
I’m thinking of this fabric for it…maybe on the front…
and possibly this for the back (it’s what I’m using for the curtains)…
