A Pair Of Chairs With Flair

On the day I chose to hit garage sales last week, I found these chairs at my last stop and had just enough money left to purchase two of them.  For $5.00 each, I knew I could fix these up to sell in my booth and I wouldn’t even have to paint them!

They were already black but a little dirty and the fabric had seen better days.

I took the seat off and removed all the fabric and batting so I could start from scratch.  I also wiped the chairs themselves down very well with Chlorox wipes.

One of the chairs had 7 ~ yes, 7 ~ layers of fabric stapled to it!  I’m not above stapling new fabric over old chairs myself, but seriously, after two layers you gotta remove at least one!

I decided to use some fabric I bought recently from Décor Steals ~ the grain sack fabric they have available every so often. I had splurged and bought three colors and, of the three, decided the tan and black stripe would suit these chairs best.

After adding some new batting, I stapled the fabric to the seats and then reattached them to the chair.

A great way to get a new look, just by changing out the fabric! 

This is the first project I’ve used this fabric on and I really like it.  I’m thinking some pillows and Christmas stockings with it next.

Lladro At A Garage Sale

Well, it really turned out to be an estate sale even though it said garage sale on the newspapers online garage sale page.  Beautiful stuff, some of which I had to pass up because it didn’t meet the rule for myself that it 1. has to fit in my vehicle and 2. I need to be able to carry/move it about on my own.  I did luck out when I saw these Lladro Geese. 

Lladro was mentioned in the ad, but I never thought there would be any left when I got there or they would be priced too high.  For $12.50 a piece I came home with three!

I cleaned them up and put them in my curio cabinet in the living room, which holds all my Lladro pieces. 

A nice little find that made me feel like I got a beautiful bargain!

Linking up with

Treasure Hunt Thurs. at From My Front Porch To Yours

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Refreshed Magazine Holder

I found this rather tired looking magazine holder at a garage sale and felt it had some potential.  For $3.00 I felt that it was worth giving a go.

I wanted to try and doing something similar to one I found a year or so ago and kept for myself.  You can see that before and after here, but below is a picture of the after.

I decided to use a satin black that I already had {and which is probably what I used on the one above}. Once painted, it was already looking better. 

I ordered a couple of stencils off Etsy {from Artistic Stencils} and decided on this one.  Although, due to the length of the stencil, I’m going to use it slightly different than how it is laid out.

I used a foam roller and white craft paint.  I used painter’s tape to hold the stencil in place.

My way of utilizing the full design of the stencil was to put the crown up at the top, since it wouldn’t have fit as originally laid out.  I was determined to fit the crown on there somehow! This is a great way to mix up your stencils, too.

A new look for a tired, old piece!  Off to the booth it goes!

Linking up with

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Sizzle Into Summer at DIY by Design

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The Creative Home & Garden Hop

Welcome to The Creative Home & Garden Hop!  The Creative Home & Garden Hop is hosted by me and,

Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen

Alison from Mumtopia

and Lisa Lynn from The Little Homestead On The Hill

That means that when you link up your posts each week, they will be viewed by even more people! Each host will be sharing her own picks for Featured Bloggers. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured and increases your exposure to new readers. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured!

Angela at Twelve Oaks Manor put together a lovely pond feature in her garden. 

Sharon at Elizabeth & Co. transformed some curbside finds into real beauties!

Don’t forget to visit the other co-hosts to see who they have featured.

If you were featured, feel free to grab the button and share it on your blog!

Now, on to your latest creations!

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Hitting The Right Key

A few weeks ago I showed you this key plaque that was part of a good garage sale day.

A couple of weeks ago I painted it with Old White chalk paint. Then I was stumped.  It definitely needed something else to bring it to life.  Does that ever happen to you?  I put it on the side and decided to give it some thought before rushing into anything.  I finally decided on watering down some brown craft paint and doing a glaze over the Old White with it.

Just the type of look I wanted and I think it has updated this key plaque nicely!