Chair Redo

I bought these chairs at Goodwill about two years ago.  I love the cane and the different colors of wood and the different, but similar looks.  I also loved that they matched a chair that I already had from a dumpster dive about six years before that (the last one pictured)!

But the cane was a bit brittle and in a short time I realized that I was going to have to either get rid of them or do something to salvage what was left of them. One of them is missing because it broke into a million pieces when my dad sat on it!

Enter some old throw pillows, my scrap fabric stash, and wood from our old kitchen cabinets and VOILA!!

They are much sturdier

and more comfortable

...and (if I do say so myself) just as pretty!

Which is always important.
We now have enough dining room chairs for our family without having to bring in the lawn chairs!

-Jen

A new room for a "tween"

For my 10 year old daughter's birthday she wanted her room re-done, because pink is apparently far too "little girly" for a tween.  She requested green and blue.  It took me 3 months, but I'm done.  I do miss the pink, but I love the end result too.

Here are the before pics:

And the after:

The project breakdown:

-The dresser was found at an estate sale for $25.  I used leftover paint from another project to paint it.  Not pictured: the second drawer down is a desk when pulled out. :)

-The paint cost the most at $75 and took the most time.  I got a high quality paint because I had to cover all that bright pink.  It was well worth the cost.

-Fabric: $30.  I made the duvet cover, curtain, and yellow pillow.  When she gets her permanent bed (my daybed from when I was a kid) I'll have to make a bed skirt, but I have plenty of fabric left over.

-The Love wall art was made for her by her cousin.

-Storage baskets: $18 from HomeGoods, Target and Hobby Lobby.  Most were bought on clearance. 

-The lampshade was the shade from her nursery. 

The stuffed animals will go into a plastic bin under the bed when she gets her bed. She has agreed to keep out up to 6 at a time.  Her American Girl dolls now have their very own room on the floor of her closet.  Her reaction seeing it all put together for the first time was the best part.

Amy's orange catch-all

 

 So I have no idea how Stephen acquired this piece of furniture, but  it was not looking so good, so we made it better by painting it orange!