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Multi Chair Love

December 3, 2009 at 9:52 am (Inspiration) (antique, apartment therapy, chair, decor, decorate, fun, funky, home, house, idea, Inspiration, interesting, love, mid century, old, retro, vintage)

I saw this picture and just couldn’t resist!

Wouldn’t you like to have a house full of these? 🙂

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Birthday and Decor!

December 2, 2009 at 12:11 pm (Projects, Tid Bits) (alligator, antique, birthday, book, clothes, decor, decorate, diamonds, gift, home, house, idea, Inspiration, jewelry, old, present, project, publish, style, trunk, vintage, worn)

My birthday was last week!

I got so many awesome gifts, so here is just a sneak peek:

My brother also got me the book, “The Magoc of Writing: How to Write and Publish the Book that is Inside You,” by Linda J. Falkner. So, now I have another project I’m working on 😉

Among many great gifts from family and friends, I also got a few decor related things to keep my occupied in the house for a while. Check out this funky antique alligator trunk:

Is that not totally rad?!

I had drooled over this trunk earlier this fall while browsing antiques. Sweet, eh?

Thanks everybody! Now I have some fun projects to play with!

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Wine Corks

August 21, 2009 at 10:25 am (Projects) (antique, board, bullentin, cork, decor, decorate, diy, frame, home, house, idea, Inspiration, kitchen, old, project, recycle, reuse, wine)

Our friends at the bistro up town have been saving all of the used wine corks for us to use for a project. Months later…we have a cork board!

I painted an antique frame that was falling apart with a shiny black paint. The nailed a piece of solid peg board to the back of the frame. I used a hot glue gun to glue the corks in, and viola! A message board for the kitchen.

Actually, we have a little gap in one of the rows due to corks all being different sizes, but we are cutting a cork down to half size and filling in the gap. Also, if you are going to try this, nail the peg board to the actual back of the frame, not inside where a picture would go. this makes the framed area a bit deeper, for the fat corks.

Simple, easy, and best of all, free!

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Mason Chair

August 12, 2009 at 8:06 am (Projects) (antique, chair, decor, decorate, help, home, house, idea, leather, lodge, masonic, masons, old, project, redo, refurbish, worn)

Tony knows me well. The other day he sent me a message and said he had a surprise for me that I was really going to love. Aw. Yup, he was right. He pulled in the driveway with a chair in the back of his truck! Tony is in the Masonic Lodge and they are updating and selling off some of their old chairs. So, he nabbed one. He picked the oldest (see, he does know me well!). It even has straps underneath holding old straw stuffing in!

The leather seat is in bad shape, so we plan to refurbish it. I would love to find some old, worn looking leather for the replacement (if you know where I can accomplish this please let me know!). We would really like to keep the nostalgia of the chair, so are trying to keep it similar to its original look. Currently Tony has set up camp for the new chair at the head of the table 🙂

Now, where to find pre-worn leather pieces!??

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More Flowers

August 4, 2009 at 4:12 pm (Tid Bits) (antique, candles, cloth, decor, decorate, dinner, eclectic, flowers, garden, home, house, idea, Inspiration, old, pretty, retro, spaghetti, summer, sweet, table, vintage)

A few of the seeds we planted in the spring (which I forgot about!) have popped up now! They are tall purple flowers, and oh-so-pretty! They are in the front of our house by the mailbox. Not very exciting out here, but they do brighten the space up a bit.

When I got home last night I was surprised to find flowers and candles on the table and a spaghetti dinner waiting for me! Aw! I had this vintage table cloth (from the engagement party) on the table the other night when we had friends over, so it looks all fresh and summer-y in here!

Sweet, huh? And, don’t worry, I do have a few more (and more exciting!) things to show you all this week! I am trying to figure out how to change bitmap pictures into something I am able to upload here. Any ideas? Anyway…stay tuned! 🙂

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Tid Bits and Projects

July 21, 2009 at 11:02 am (Projects, Tid Bits) (antique, cabinet, chair, decor, decorate, dinner, dogs, find, flowers, fun, home, house, ideas, Inspiration, junk, lillies, old, paint, pets, pizza, play, Projects, puppies, redo, remake, repurpose, retro, reuse, salamander, spaghetti, vintage)

It seems like I havebeen so busy around here… but where is my progress? I have so my projects currently on my plate, and have been working on them, really! But, none are officially completed yet. So, I thought I would just fill you in on some of the tib bits going on around here and a few of the before shots of some current projects.

Some awesome flowers have sprouted up in the back yard. I forgot that I had planted them there in the spring! I love lillies, any kind, especially orange ones!

We are also still taking care of Gillian, the salamander. He is still in the rubber tote sitting on the table, grossing everyone out. But, we are searching for a small tank to keep him in. In this picture he is right next to the end of the leaf. Those two black dots are his eyes; he is burrowed in the dirt.

The dogs made a nice mess for me to clean up this morning. They decided that the five minutes they were left alone in the yard was just long enough to dig for moles. Here they are trying to look all innocent and quite muddy! Also check out Marley’s new collar. She thinks she’s tough!

Tony was the sweetest last night and had his amazing spaghetti pizza ready for me when I walked in the door! I even have some for lunch today.

And, here are just a few sneak peeks of the projects I am working away on…

Stay tuned…

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Next Chair Love

July 15, 2009 at 9:54 am (Inspiration) (antique, boroque, chair, couch, eclectic, funky, home, house, idea, Inspiration, love, old, purple, retro, royal, seat, sofa, vintage, weekly)

“Old Chair,” by Spontan on Flickr. Wow, gorgeous purple antique chair!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spontans/1472424775/

This would add a pop of color and style to a funky room!

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Junkin’ Projects

July 13, 2009 at 3:06 pm (Home Changes and Additions, Projects) (antique, backyard, decor, decorate, flowers, gardening, home, house, idea, Inspiration, lantern, lephant, old, outdoors, paint, plants, porch, pots, Projects, retro, statue, table, used, vintage, yard)

I have finally gotten around to a few projects with the junk we found at the junk yard! Here’s the elephant statue all painted up and pretty with a teal pot and pink flowers:

Don’t mind our mud pile of a yard. All this rain has made the place a pit!

We also painted a few pots for the back yard.

And, I painted the little lantern from the junk yard teal as well. It sits on the front porch. I also made a tiny table for a few drinks out of a plant stand and a clay pot bottom. This project was inspired by Crafty Nest, so check out her even cooler project here: http://www.craftynest.com/2009/06/plant-stand-lazy-susan-mini-side-table/

Did you also notice the antique lantern on the floor? That’s from my grandma. It even has a globe made by Pyrex. Very neat. Any suggestions?

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Chair Love Inspiration

July 8, 2009 at 3:21 pm (Inspiration) (antique, bench, chair, cushion, decor, decorate, eclectic, fabric, fun, home, house, idea, Inspiration, love, necktie, old, project, redo, refurbish, remake, repurpose, retro, reuse, seat, ties, vintage, weekly)

I am in the process of working on a few chair projects for the shop. So, this week’s chair love is a compilation of some funky chair makeover inspiration!