Goodwill Chair Makeover

I saw this chair at Goodwill and it was marked $4.  We always seem to need extra seating and this chair was an easy target for a makeover.  I figured if it didn't work I was only out a few dollars and some spray paint.

Before:

After:

Furry Murray gave it his immediate approval.

The process was simple.  I unscrewed the seat and used Stanleah to attach this chicken fabric I bought a few months ago because I loved it, but had no idea how I would use it.  Then I sprayed the chair with a coat of Kilz primer and 2 coats of Rustoleum Heirloom White.

What are you making today?

A Place to Rest My Cankles Tootsies

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With four more weeks of pregnancy to go, I need all the help I can get to stay comfortable. I found this foot stool for $20 at Home Goods yesterday and he was just begging me for some new clothes and a pair of tootsies.

Pretty snazzy, don'tcha think?

I found this fabric remnant the other day at a fancy home dec fabric store and plan on making some pillows with it too. There was about 3 yards on the roll and I got if for $10. Bargain. At first I couldn't decide if the monkey was cute or scary clownish. But, I had seen this fabric a few weeks ago and figured if this was the second time my eye was drawn to it I should buy it.

I unscrewed the legs and put about a 1000 staples around the bottom and screwed the legs back on. Because I refused to measure before I cut, I almost didn't have enough on the right side. Oopsy daisy. Now if I just had some cute trim to put around the bottom...

Toile Around the World, or the Living Room

I have had this fabric in a bag for over 2 years...I bought it because I loved it, originally planning to make curtains. Well, there wasn't enough to make curtains. And, truth be known, I found these fine tab top sailcloth curtains at Ross along with the fleur-de-lis curtain rods and it was a done deal. We also have these ugly, yet functional, bookcases I wanted to spruce up. So, after some serious motivation from two of my favorite blogs, The Nester (queen of window mistreatreatment!) and Notes from a Cottage Industry (she papered the back of her bookcase with pages from a vintage book) the fabulous toile from a few years ago came out of the bag. With some help from Stanleah, a handful of upholstery tacks, and my muscle man husband both of these jobs were done in less time than it would take to sew one curtain.

I almost forgot to take the before photo

Now doesn't that look much better?! I love it and now Muscle Man wants to paint these bookcases, which is FINE with me :)

Before

Tah-Dah!

I have a question for you...I read recently that Living Rooms are on their way "out" when it comes to housing trends, along with stainless steel appliances (which I am actually very happy about since we are about to replace some kitchen appliances and S.S. is hundreds more) Oh yeah, the question....how often do you use your living room?

Hula Your Bed

I have had these grass skirts in a closet for at least 3 years. I knew I wanted to use them as a bed skirt, but never got around to getting the job done.

Naked Bed

Properly Dressed

It's Ain't Pretty Under Here

All I did was grab Stanleah (see post below if you don't know her) and slap those bad boys right to the bottom of the box spring. Then I gave them a hair cut to the perfect length. If a woman with a belly as big as mine can do this, anyone can.

A Girl and Her Gun

Last week, my smokin' hot husband took me on over to Sears to buy a staple gun. It's my new favorite thing. I know some girls like their glue guns, but I make a mess with hot glue and rarely get the results I am looking for. I had several jobs in mind that justified the purchase and we even popped for the fully loaded electric version...he spoils me and I love it. As for the black eclipse at the bottom of the photo, it's my 7 month pregnant belly. I saw another prego that accidentally got her belly in a picture and I was absolutely amazed at how easy this was to do, without trying.

Here she is in all her glory...I think I will call her Stanleah