I’m Calling It Done!

The guest bedroom that is.  The last thing I wanted to add to this room was a headboard.  I ordered this one from Walmart ~ Queen size for $179.00, the least expensive upholstered headboard I’ve been able to find.  I got it in this color, too.

It had great reviews and shipping to my home was just under $30.00.  If you have it shipped to the store, and go pick it up, shipping is free.  Here is what the room looked like before the headboard.

I put it in place and removed the canvases I had there {kind of like a headboard placeholder}. 

I also added the great sign I had ordered from Paula at Castle & Cottage.

That’s it! I’m done in here!  Except for clearing out the closet of things I stuck in here when we moved in, and keeping an eye out for a small but nice upholstered chair, I feel like this room is complete now.

Another update to make to the home tour now!

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New Flooring ~ Office Edition

After looking at carpet, carpet and more carpet, we bought hardwood flooring {insert eye roll} at Lumber Liquidators two weekends ago.   We were just going to replace the wall to wall with new carpet, but after seeing a great buy on some wood flooring, that they just happened to have enough of, we decided to go with hardwood flooring in the home office.  Just a glimpse of it here, as I don’t have any pictures of the home office.

We are also thinking it would be nice in the sunroom and already have some on order for the dining area {which we decided to do after I was talking with my hands one night at dinner and knocked my glass of red wine on the carpet}.  So right now, the bedrooms and the living room will be the only areas with carpet. 

The picture above is of the office with all the furniture pulled out, and carpet and padding pulled up.  The new wood floor goes really well with the wall color {it was this color when we moved in}.  It is by Schon and is Crème Brulee Birch.

This picture is just after completion and some cleaning up of the floor is needed.  Below is the after with the furniture moved back in the room.  Still moving things around and getting printers and such set back up, but it’s nice to have all this stuff out of my living room.

I love the look of wood floors and prefer it over carpet.  We just picked up the dining room flooring and hubby will get started on that, probably this coming week.  I will probably use an area rug that I brought with us from our old house under the table and chairs.  Meanwhile, I’ve been keeping my drinks, wine or otherwise, out of arms reach!

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One Down, Six More To Go!

The valances for the sunroom may take me longer than I thought.  I have a feeling I will be lucky to get two done a day.  I showed you a sneak peek on my last post and my  ideas for adding embellishments to a plain, straight sewn window valance {with a few little pleats for some interest}. 

I like the way it turned out and how it looks hanging up.  It is just enough fabric to soften and, when you are in the room, just the one makes a difference.  I think it is going to look great once I get them all done and up!

I have been sewing off and on for about 25 years and I still consider myself an intermediate sewer.  I don’t do well with patterns and usually “wing it”.  Straight lines are no problem, but curves literally throw me a curve!  I hope the pros out there aren’t cringing!

This was just a straight sewn valance and then I laid it on the floor to play with a few pleats just to add some interest.  I tacked them together by  hand. 

I was lucky enough to find trims that matched the colors in the fabric perfectly and a silk taffeta remnant in the clearance bin at Hobby Lobby.  It is enough for me to do the covered buttons and maybe the back for a pillow {cause you gotta have a matching pillow in the room!}. 

I sewed on the beaded trim, but fabric glued on the flat trim.  I hand sewed on the button and little tassel.  You can see why this will take awhile!  Especially since I have to wait for the trim that is fabric glued on to dry so I can move onto the next step. 

{The furniture is not quite in its rightful places because the bookcases are on furniture movers and pulled away from the wall ~ awaiting new flooring in here}.

So I think my guinea pig turned out pretty good and I will move onto doing the rest in the same way. 

Let’s hope I’m done by the end of the Summer!

New In The Shop

I wanted to share with you a few makeovers.  If you remember, I had a banner day at Goodwill a few weeks ago.  One of the things I found was this cheese dome.

And this frame, among other things.

I wanted to show you their makeover here, because once they go into my Etsy, no one gets to see them.  Here is the cheese dome made over.

The frame was reincarnated into a magnetic memo board.  Since it is a 5 x 7 it is the perfect size for a desk, counter or table top display.  I love the idea of using it in a home office or craft room. 

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Provence with clear and dark waxes, with a French document paper, topped off with a crown!  Comes with the three magnets pictured.

In addition to these makeovers, I also made a few tea towels to use up some leftover ruffle I had.

These two made it to the Etsy shop.  This one below did not.  I was very disappointed.  As you can see, the transfer did not come out very clear on the lettering.  I just figured “Oh well, I can keep this one”, although I will try the image again for Halloween items.   

Then I thought that if anyone was interested, I would offer a good deal on it {$5.00, plus $2.00 shipping}.   It is 13 x 31 1/2 in., including the ruffle.  This will not be going into my Etsy, so if anyone is interested please email me.  Otherwise, I just got a new Halloween decoration!

I also always add a wide assortment of tags ~ from birds to florals to a variety of French documents.   These are great for so many things.  For scrapping, as a bookmark, in place of a tassel, hanging off just about anything, and as gift tags.   Everything in my Etsy is 30% off until July 15th!

 

New Stuff & Sneak Peeks!

I’ve got some new finds and sneak peeks to share with you today! One is this fabric remnant that looks like leather, but I’m sure it’s pleather.  I really liked the pattern and could see this on a footstool.  I’ll be keeping an eye out at the thrift store and antique mart for something that might suit it.

I also picked up this cute little wire dress form.  Here it is modeling a hot pink child size apron that will be getting dolled up.

That is a pleated ribbon, not a feather boa, over the shoulders and will be used in the makeover.  This is the perfect size for me to have the child size aprons on and keep in my craft/sewing room.

Here are the sneak peeks.  The one is from the guest bedroom.  I can only show you a sneak peek because there are some things taking up temporary residence in here from the flooring project in the office.  I hope to be able to show you a full picture next week {of both the office’s new flooring and the guest bedroom}.

The second sneak peek is something I am hoping to get a full day {more like three} to finish up.  This is my guinea pig window valance for the sunroom. 

I used the smallest window to put a practice valance together and these are all the extras I picked up to make it “special”.  I just laid these things on the sewn valance to show you my idea.

I found a remnant of a silk taffeta that will be used for fabric covered buttons; these little tassels which will be attached just underneath the buttons; a flat trim to go across the top {under the tassel and the button}; and a beaded fringe to place along the bottom. 

Whew! That seems like an awful lot for one little valance, but I think it will look great once complete.  Once I get all that attached, and if I like it, that will mean 6 more need to be made and those are larger; ranging in size from 48 to 60 inches!  Wish me luck!