New Fabric For A Stool

The last estate sale I went to I found this stool, which I showed you about a week ago. 

It was in fine shape, except for the fabric.  After removing the seat, I gave the base a good wipe down.  I used some new batting and some fabric I had here to recover the seat.

This is Silver Liang, a toile fabric, that you might remember I used to back the shelves in my one glass fronted cabinet in the kitchen.  You can see it here.

All fresh looking now and ready to move into my booth!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I will be starting my Christmas decorating on Friday so I’ll see you next week!

A Plethora Of {Mini} Pillows

The dictionary defines plethora as: “a very large amount or number; an amount that is much great than what is necessary.”  That pretty much sums up me and pillows!

Who needs all these pillows?  I love every one I’ve made, but, realistically, I know I would never have enough room to use them all.  All except one of these is going to the Dickens gift shop in just a few weeks.

The bad thing is that I make them in the way that I like them!

This one {below} is available in my Etsy.

Do you have “more than is necessary” of something?

 

Featured At How I Found My Style Sunday

Today I’m being featured over at Pamela’s From My Front Porch to Yours, How I Found My Style Sunday! 

I am feeling very grateful and honored right now.  Thanks so much for the opportunity, Pamela! 

I hope you will swing by and say hi!

My Favorite Chair

I was excited to find out that One Kings Lane has a new Home Décor Resource that offers lots of information and inspiration, especially on chairs.

I was thrilled when they invited me to share my favorite statement chair.   That chair is my black and white wing back chair that I got from Pier 1 a few years ago.

I coveted this chair for the longest time and kept waiting for the price to come down so I could get it.  Finally, it was being discontinued and it was “now or never”! 

This chair became the starting off point for the new way I wanted to go in our living room at our old house ~ black and white.  I was able to transfer that same direction when we moved a couple of years ago and this chair has become a nice feature in our black and white living room scheme.

This chair also became a favorite of my granddaughter; from the time she was an infant and loved being on my shoulder while I sat in this chair, looking at the black and white pattern, to this day, where she makes herself comfortable in it when she is over.  She loves the high back, as I do.

Using the new resource at One Kings Lane, I was able to find out that this chair is considered to be in the William and Mary style, which states:

“Tall and narrow chairs aesthetically fit between the soaring sash windows of the day: high, straight backs and subdued curves graced the legs and arms seen on upholstered loveseats and settees. Upholstered easy chairs and “sleeping chayres” paved the way for upholstered loveseats, with rich trimming and high backs ideal for blocking drafts.”

I think this resource could be a valuable tool in helping find styles of chairs that I like, as well as pinpoint just what style a chair is.  You may even find the chair you love!

I have not been compensated in any way, shape or form by One Kings Lane for this post.

 

Master Bedroom Rework

Yes, a rework for a little bit of a new look.  I had just gotten this room to where I was happy with it, too.  How is it that you go looking for a new mattress for your Queen size bed and wind up purchasing a new King size mattress?  We needed a new mattress and hubby took this time to let me know he wanted to go to a King.  Here is the before of our bedroom.

Here is the new look, in progress, since I’m still tweaking.

I loved the wrought iron bed displays we were seeing, and have always loved the Wesley Allen beds.  We visited a store that had similar to the Wesley Allen except they were less expensive.  For some reason I can just picture this bed at Christmas time with either a wreath or stockings at the footboard.

It was great to get some new things for our bedroom, but it really wound up stumping me.   It took me a good month to come up with something that had me liking our bedroom as much as I did before the new bed.   Since I took down the bed crown canopy because I thought it looked much too small for this size bed, I wanted to put something else in its place.  I decided on this Hotel de Paris sign, which I first showed you here.

I was able to hang it on the screws that had held the bed crown up.  I rehung the Ballard copycat shadowboxes I made over the bed this time.

I’ve got my eye on a new pair of lamps that I saw at Home Goods to replace the two I have here now.  I’m not sure if I’m going to look for something to hang over the side tables or not.  I was thinking shutters since I liked that look in our guest room, but I’ll wait and see on that.

I’m just happy to have this room at a point where I don’t hate it!

Linking up with:

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

 

Mirror, Mirror

The other day I told you about an estate sale I went to last week where I found a few things.  There had also been a mirror, well, two mirrors, that caught my eye.  Both were round and one was more ornate than the other.  I was drawn more to the ornate one, but I was not looking to spend $65.00 for it.

 

The second day of the sale, I went back.  I had been thinking about the mirror for most of the night and how it would look in our dining area.  I figured that if it was still there and they dropped the price,  I would get it.

It was and they did!  I wound up getting the mirror for $40.00.  I removed the three mirrors I had put up here originally and hung my new beauty.  I had to spackle some holes from the other mirrors {which you can see here}, but I love how it looks on this wall.

The rabbit prints will be coming down, but I will wait until I have the replacement item that will be taking their place.  A close up of the details that I loved so much.

This is how the area looked previously with the trio of mirrors.  This is from last Fall.

I had thought I might paint this new one, but I’m kind of liking the gold.  I think I will live with it this way for awhile before I make any decision on that.

Linking up with

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Be Inspired at Common Ground

Treasure Hunt Thurs. at From My Front Porch To Yours

 

Estate Sale Finds

Tuesday I hit an estate sale on the spur of the moment.  I’m glad I did because I found some nice things and they won’t even require much {if anything} in the way of makeovers. 

I found these two stools, the little one and one with a fabric covered seat.

A good cleaning is in order, but I think I’m going to leave the little one “as is” and see how it does in my booth. 

The fabric covered one I will take apart and recover, giving it some fresh batting.  The base I will leave alone here, too, since it looks in good shape and is already white.

This great clock.  Love the look of this and it is also already done in an antique white.  Of course, it is a plus that it actually works!

This wood box.  It was found in one of the bedrooms, so I’m wondering if it was a jewelry box.  Another one I’m just cleaning up and putting into the booth “as is”.

Finally, this sewing themed pattern fabric.  I love the blue and white.  It’s in excellent condition and I love the pattern.  This one will be going into my Etsy.

It makes me wish I had a window in my craft/ sewing room because I think it would make for a cute valance or café curtains.