Damask Chair!

You may have seen this chair in my post last week of projects that I was about to refinish. Just in case you didn't, I will let you have a reminder of what the before was:

I had taken the top cushion off and started sewing on it, then I remembered I hadn't taken a before yet! opps!

After getting my Clorox fabric spray and my steam cleaner a good run over the cushions, I was ready to slip-pholster them!

"Slip-pholster" in my terms is leaving the original fabric on the cushions and making another cover by sewing over it, so it is nice and snug...so it's partially a slip cover, but yet it's more like reupholstering too!

Sorry about the picture quality, I really don't know how to work this camera!

Then I gave the rest of the chair and quick coat of paint and distressed it!

I will be back with another furniture makeover tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Tasha

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A Girlie makeover...

The other day I saw these chairs that I LOVED, I saw the potential, and I was so sad that there were only 2 left :(...I'm thinking they came in a full set and someone took the other 4 that were all in tact and left the 2 that were broken..for me!

This first one I made over for my 2 1/2 year old daughter. I let her pick a color at Wal-Mart and that's what we did. To no surprise, she picked PINK. We were excited!

The only problem I had with this one was that it had a hole in the middle of the seat..bummer...but I wasn't going to let that stop me! I am still trying to decide of a few remedies to fix it, but for now it works and she LOVES it!

I think I might re-do the seat in a canvas material and also glue some over the back where the weaved part is (not sure what it is called) then add a little ribbon or something to finish the edge off. Maybe add a stencil off some sort to the seat then too. I don't know yet. When it comes to me I will let you know.

Anyway here is the before and after!

I tried taking some tulle and making a flower bow over the hole, but the color of the tulle makes it look like toilet paper or something...obviously doesn't work. I'm thinking I am going to go get the canvas and try that method soon!

Here are some other projects that I have in the making!!! So excited!

This chair is almost finished! I have the cushions reupholstered already, just waiting on my hubby to start a fire in the fireplace out in our shop! I tried painting it already and it was too cold so the paint crackled..I was so ticked! LOL!

Hopefully it will be done tomorrow!

This cute dresser is going to go in my son's room...probably blue again because that's the color he picked. I am just waiting to find some knobs for it!

This is a matching vanity to the dresser, but I don't think my son really needs/wants a vanity..so I am trying to find a place to put it. The mirror is missing right now, but I think it makes a neat kind of bench or something without the mirror!

This little lovely is going to go in our master bedroom..I think! It was an old record player that I got for a whopping $5! SA-WEET! I think it would make a pretty entertainment center!

Lastly I have this cute little vanity/desk. I'm thinking turquoise!

Of course!

Hopefully I can get all these finished sometime soon! I am so excited about doing them, just have to find the time!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Tasha

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A Nightstand Makeover!

I have had this UGLY nightstand in my garage FOREVER. I went back and forth on what room I wanted to put it in, finally I decided it would be for my son's room!

I have been racking my brain trying to do something unique to his room and make it special, so this is where it all starts. A simple blue nightstand. The rest is to come. I have a really big project that I hope to start this weekend, and I am SOOO stinkin' excited...If you could see into my mind and see my vision, you would be too!

Anyway, here is the nightstand! Sorry I forgot to take a before picture! I figured since I had it for so long that I maybe took a picture already, I didn't though...so I took one right after I primed it!

Before it was just a nasty, dark, speckled piece of crap star!

Then I primed it...

The I painted it BLUE and glazed it (of course).

I also sprayed the pulls an oil rubbed bronze. They were gold and I did a light coat over them so a tiny bit shows through the blackish color! 

I love it, he LOVES it, we love it!

I know you're saying "well it's just blue, there is nothing unique about that" (shrug)

Is all I can say is...

 Just wait, just wait, JUST WAIT! (jumping around)

That's annoying...I know.

 I hope what I am about to do will turn out because I goes so perfectly with this blue! This was just the motivation to get me started on his room!

See ya all later!

Have a great day!

Tasha

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November Gifts continued...

I came across a few more things that I think would be perfect little gifts for this month!

T'is the Season to be THANKFUL right?

How about making your friends, family, sisters, neighbors, etc...this awesome "Blessings Board"!

Simple, inexpensive, and really thoughtful! I think anyone would love it!

Go on over to Less-Than-Perfect Life of Bliss to check out how she made it!

Another great gift idea is making a "Thankful Journal". Grab a notebook from the dollar store, get some cute paper and mod podge the front. The add your embellishments and voila...a cute personalized "Thankful Journal"! Then whomever you give it to can keep track all month, or all year, of everyday things that they are thankful for!

I wish I could have had a picture to show you, I have seen these when I was younger and forgot about them. I went searching some blogs to see if anyone has made one that I could feature but I haven't come across any yet! As soon as I do I will update it!

November Gift Ideas continued... and (Try it Tuesday)

I thought this adorable "Give Thanks" advent calendar would be a great idea if I went V.T. this week so they could get started on it, but I probably won't go until next week or so, so I probably won't do it, but I am going to share it with all you just in case you want to make one for you or for your neighbors!

You can hope on over to Oopsey Daisey and get the details of how she did it, plus a free download!

This is another inexpensive idea, you can get a piece of scrap metal for free if you go to a metal shop and the magnet pebbles you can find at the Dollar Tree for for a dollar!

I also loved this idea from This & That Creative! You can find a frame at D.I. for a couple bucks and leave the glass in it instead of doing a chalk board you can put paper behind the glass and make it a dry erase board with what you are thankful for!

She has all the details on her blog!

I think doing this cute printable would be a super quick and inexpensive gift! Go to the dollar store or D.I. to find a cheap frame, spray paint it, and then slip your free printable in the frame and tie a ribbon around it! Voila, instant gift!

Go over to Craftily Ever After if you want to grab a  free printable!

With all of these ideas, you can tweak them a bit and make them more of an inexpensive gift idea that is thoughtful and unique!

Hope you have some ideas in your head now if you were in need of some inexpensive gift ideas, and if you weren't, you can just make these things for yourself!!

Have a great day!

Tasha

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