Slipper chairs

So I have these totally free slipper chairs that I got from work. Since we got our remodel they were trashing everything anyway I took them home with intentions of reupholstering. Im not a Pro by any means but we tackled our dining room chairs and they turned out great but seriously how hard could it be??

Well, they have been sitting in the garage for the last 5 months and I finally got one cleaned  and moved into the guest bedroom.

Let me start off by saying when I started taking the back off I was a little intimidated. With that crazy looking tack strip but I pressed on. Making sure not to mess up the existing fabric since thats what I will be using as the templet for the NEW pretty fabric {if I can ever decide on ONE}.

I just had to include this picture because kallie was just being too cute! she had literally ZERO interest in what I was doing but hung out with Ole Mom in the back bedroom on the iPad. She was looking through the photos just chatting it up naming everyone she knew!

I was making sure to snap plenty of pictures so when it is time to actually reupholster it I have somewhat of a guide on how it was done originally.{have no fear thats a life sized Dora in the background..lol}. My biggest thing are the corners, yes they can be scary and I need a defined game plan on a uniform fold.

Notice the cut and staple right on the top and the CLEAN fold over the top of the chair. 

I went to the fabric store to just get an idea of what I liked and found a bunch of good options! I want to reupholster a headboard also, im not sure if I should do a solid color or a pattern. It can get "busy" really quick but I actually really like the idea of doing both top and middle fabrics in the pic above, the first on the headboard and the middle on the chairs.

 I pretty much just do what I love anyway! When it's your house you're really the best judge!

So I finally got one chair stripped down (unbelievable how many staples were in that thing) and lightly sanded then spray painted the legs! Pretty excited about that.. Lol making some progress:).  I made sure to cover the batting with plastic bags then used Rust-oleum Gloss Espresso Brown.

It just got real!  The next step was pretty simple (but still scary considering such a big project.. For us) use your templates to cut out the new fabric. Leave about 1-2 inches of extra on either side of your template. Then just make sure everything is straight before you staple.

Secure and staple the fabric then go back and trim the excess fabric. All the staples will be covered by the double welting for that smooth finish! 

I used the original welting just recovered in the new fabric. With some help from my awesome sister (and sewing machine!).  We were done in no time and ready to attach it to the chair. I was weirded out by the hot glue part but I Pinterest the CRAP out of tutorials on this and they all used hot glue to attach the welting and secured with a couple of finishing nails. 

Now thats a dramatic "After" if I must say so myself! I almost can't believe how good it turned out and that I DID IT!...lol But I still have one more chair to do. 

But in the meantime this is how the guest bedroom is coming along:)

Upolstered headboard

Since we decided to update our guest bedroom I have been dying to try my hand at an upholstered headboard. I didn't want any thing fancy just a rectangular headboard inspired by my favorite blog Young house love. They have the best step by step tutorials for DIY-ers! this is the link that I found the most helpful.We needed a sheet of OSB cut to 36 x 55 which they can cut for you in like 10 seconds! Love it and it was only $6.98.

I wanted it to be cushy! But wanted to keep the cost down so instead of buying three rolls of two inch foam which wasn't wide enough we went with two rolls of one inch foam.THANK GOD for 50% off coupons at hobby lobby!!! It was plenty wide I just had to cut two sheets and use spray adhesive to attach the sheets then when I was pleased with that I used that same spray adhesive to attach them to the OSB. Pretty easy stuff just had to wait for it to dry. 

I wish I had taken more pictures but it was all hands on stuff. The next step was to iron the AWESOME fabric. We went with two yards @ $10.79 with a 40% off coupon! The next step was to lay it out flat on the floor and place the headboard Just right with at least two inches extra fabric on each end to wrap and staple! Pop four staples one at the center of each side and check to make sure your pattern is straight. With that looking good, continue stapling and wrapping your corners like a present. 

With that done all you need to do is hang it,right?... Yeah no. I know I was ecstatic but had to wait till the next day to finish( Bummer I know but it was late..).The next day we attached the D rings to the back of the headboard and agreed on the placement then used the laser level. 

Im a worry wart and have to step back and analyze before we put holes in the wall, but with everything lining up Eric drilled the holes! We did use anchors for safe measure considering its not just for looks and Kallie is SUPER curious. 

We're so pleased with how it turned out! Its cushy and big just how I envisioned! We will probably tweak it some more like adding big beige shams in the back and changing the night stand but all in time. Im content with our fresh new guest room. 

Sorry the picture is a little dark.. I took this one just to show just how light and BRIGHT the fabric headboard is!!!! I love it so much its sad. I go in the guest room just to admire this beauty!

Now for Additional updates to the guest bedroom! My mom gave me the white bookcase I have been begging for over year! It went from sitting in her garage to having a happy home at our house! Im eventually going to paint the back of each shelf a light blue. But for now I love the pops of pink,blue and yellow to tie in the headboard. 

My favorite Pop of color is definatly our gnome! He's just so fun:) If im being honest I went cray cray in target, home goods, and Tj maxx on fillers/frames for my bookcase! Which Im totally okay with. 

Its now my mission to fill all the new frames lol my husband picks on me because I love to buy them but takes me forever to actually put something in them. It's a constant battle but its a work in progress!

Break down 

OSB sheet - $6.96

foam - $ 36.38

fabric - $10.79

spray adhesive- $4.98

D rings - $4.98 

Total of $63.09

Filling the hole..kinda

So we have been talking about getting a bigger TV for years now but our little dilemma has been the only thing holding us back. But I should never under estimate my husband..lol he fixed it;)

The house was built with this lovely media niche that is just WAY to small. We actually had to down grade the TV we had when we moved in and get a smaller one to fit in the little media niche. Which didn't make my husband happy....Well, after four years of living in this house Eric was done dealing with it. Armed with his stash of cash (christmas and valentines money..lol) we were off to Lowes and Best Buy! We needed 2X4's ...turns out we only used one but got two @ $6.46 and the TV of course. We decided on a 50" Vizio smart TV that was on sale for $649.00.

The idea is to stud it in so to speak. We didn't want to fill it completely because we wanted to be able to access the plugs and such behind. He built the stud out of 2X4 and gave it the weight test ..lol he had to show me how "solid" it was by standing on it {wish I would have got a pic of that!}. Which was kinda cool and I knew it was very stable because God forbid It FALL, that would be a bad day. After it was all level and secure he attached the mount and TahDah!!

He did this guy all by himself and was like a kid at christmas when it was done! He never gets anything JUST for him so im happy with the upgrade!

PURE AWESOME!! That smile make it all so worth it! 

So what have you done lately?

We FINALLY painted our guest bedroom!!

We did it! Yupe im pretty excited about it too. I picked a really light/Clean color for our guest bedroom. I have big plans for it and its all coming together now. We started out like this... I know that yellow is NASTY.

Its like someone smeared mustard on the walls. Just imagine all of the walls in your house this color...shudder. Yes, this is the color of EVERY room of our little house came with. Its like baggage..serious baggage considering we either live with it or cover it immediately. We chose to cover all the living space before we moved in and somehow left the guest bedroom and laundry room.  Fast forward four years and we still have two rooms this awful color. But I got that all too familiar painting itch! So with one whole day off I had a plan to just make some headway;) GO ME!!

I chose a color by Benjamin Moore called Moonshine. LOVE it so much I could do every room in  it, im so serious its sad. I just love the clean look it gives the room, bigger and brighter is always better!!

So my Lowes trip consisted of $68 worth of goodies. 

I was brave and didn't use a lick of painters tape, I wanted to try my hand at cutting in. I have watched tons of tutorials on it and im relieved at how easy but time consuming it actually was. I took me a total of about 2.5 hours to do the trim on the ceiling, base boards, doors, windows, outlets and light switches. Whatever it felt like forever to me too. But I will say it was way better than taping everything off just to be mad when I took it off and their was a mess left behind.

There's the hubby rolling on my beloved Moonshine! Isn't he cute! 

Taadahh!! Don't you just Love it? Im so happy with the color.  

We have quite the "To Do" list for this room but the most time consuming is FINALLY done. For that I take a sigh of relief.  But it's so far from over. 

So this is the game plan so far.

*reupholster the slipper accent chairs 

*Make a Fabric headboard 

*Hang some DIY art on the walls 

*Freshly painted Vanity or Bookcase 

*New shams for the bed 

Inspiration stuff

  

I would love to do a small white bookcase but that all depends on if dear old mom gives me the one she has stashed away in her garage.{still working on that one} But I have a vanity that I just can't seem to let go that might make the cut {if painted}. 

I have two slipper chairs that will be reupholstered too! Pretty exciting if you ask me!

Crushing on lamps;)

I fell in love with these lamps {on either end} months ago but couldn't see spending $70 a piece for these babies... sad but true so i've been on the hunt {literally} for some updated table lamps for our master bedroom.

Seriously this picture was back in september..lol so i feel like I've been patient and I've seen a bunch of nice ones since then. But I waited and waited some more for the right ones at the right price:) considering the husbands feelings.  I quote " whats wrong with the lamps we have?"....End quote. 

What I have to say too that....BOO. 

I was in Walmart recently and happened to walk up on this beauty! OMG doesn't this look familiar?? 

I spotted the same style in TjMaxx FOREVER ago and THESE were $29.99 a piece! {What?!?}   

All I can say is Thank you Better Homes and Garden for making these affordable lamps at Walmart of all places.. Im one happy girl! But it was just my luck they had JUST one at not one but two different stores{yes, I did pout the rest of the day...}. CRAP CRAP AND MORE CRAP.... Anyway I chopped it up to "not meant to be". God forbid I get one and then they stop selling  the darn thing then im stuck with mismatched boogers.

So I stewed on this for about two weeks and one morning before work I looked up my beloved lamp on the Walmart app. Too my surprise they had them sold as a set for $59.99! So before I could talk myself out of it I ordered them! SUCCESS! Oh forgot to mention we had a gift card from christmas for $50 so we only ended up spending $14 out of pocket after tax! Hello FREE shipping:)...  now THAT  was meant to be!! 

Now all they need are large white drum shades and they will be perfect in our master;) I love it when a plan comes together!

I have to say im loving the update! Our room just feels so comfy and inviting. I'll save the white drum shades for a day i'm running around town, if I can find them for a good price. 

All i can think of is Anchorman ;) I LOVE LAMP!!!!!!!

TRUE STORY!

Bathroom UPDATE

Im seriously addicted to pinterest, With that said I found this Urban Outfitters rug and of course I pinned it knowing I could fit it somewhere in the house{because its AMAZING}.

                

But its more than I wanted to spend and didn't have a for sure spot for it... so I waited for a sale.lol fast forward 8 months...

Super excited, I stumbled onto the big flower print rug ON sale this week and grabbed it for $29.99 which made me pretty happy:). 

Kallie was pretty excited too..sick or not she apprieciated the Bold/Colorful print rug that found a home in my bathroom! She plopped right down and played with Snow White while I got ready for work the next day. It made my heart happy my little likes home decor. What can I say the kid has excellent taste;)

I have't really done anything to our bathroom besides replace the big honken mirrors with pretty framed ones! But I have a few updates in mind.
             *First thing on my list are floating shelves in-between the Framed mirrors like this.. 

             *Hanging Towel holder 
             *Hanging some bright colored art.

But this is a good start as far as colors go and general decorating. So I'll make sure to post all new update on the master in decorating and organizing!

Empty frames..

Well we have had empty frames over our bed for like 7 months now and honestly haven't bothered me. I have looked and nothing has caught my attention so i was ok with leaving them bare.. until tonight.lol My husband and daughter are sick and I am bord out of my mind so I decided to "Phase one" them. In other words fill them until I find prints that I love;) So I had random scrapbook paper and decided they would do the trick plus cure my boredom.

We went to Ikea in June and I got these Beautiful Ribba Frames specifically for above the headboard in the master bedroom, but once they were up I had no desire to fill them.. Sad but true. I just couldnt' find anything that said "hang me". But tonight I was bite by the boredom bug and resorted to messing with scrapbook paper. I know exciting Life! With my husband and daughter sick and dead to the world... why not put something in those gorgeous frames;)

Not bad.. right! I was pretty pleased with "phase one" with my Frames ;)

Although I have been dying to get a new comforter set and Lamps, I can deal for now...

This is kind what I have in mind as an Upgrade.

Trina Turk Trellis Bedding  and these wonderful style lamps at tjmaxx ( the matching lamps on the outside) drool.. I LOVE THEM!

funny though walmart has the same ones for $29.99 instead of $69.99 each.

so hopefully we'll be making some little upgrades to our master bedroom soon.