Re-Do Reveal

Here it is...

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Inspiration

Yes.I.Did.

I bought the first issue of Mollie Makes .

(There are exceptions to my cheap and thrifty rules.)

and Yes, that is a yard of Alexander Henry's Farmdale Fabric

Child #2 has graduated and will be leaving the nest. Leaving in his wake,

a spare room in the house.

LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.

Spare room?

Spare room?

Spare room!

No, I will not make the spare room a shrine to my son's life,

sorry that shrine is in my heart.

and THIS room is getting a re-do
My Way :)

stay tuned.

Wood Box Footstool

Okay the cat is out of th bag, I found some REALLY beautiful furniture at the thrift store last month. I'm cheap, I never buy big ticket items (thats Mr.Incredibles job) but when I saw this set I HAD to have it. This has sparked a chain-reaction-redo-update of my living room because now my colors are co-ordinated. Instead of blue furniture that was my mothers from like 20 years ago (sorry Mom) I now have beautiful neutrals to work with. I LOVE NUETRAL!

I have a pair of these loverly wooden boxes that were screaming to have tops on them so they could be functional storage/footstools. I had to do it just to shut them up ;)

I cut a board the size of the top, and some canvas cut bigger than the board.

used lots of hot glue, I also stitched some velcro on top before hand so that my pillows would stay in place.

Waa-Laa! Happy box-Happy feet-Happy me.

Raggety Pillows

Ahh. I finally got around to making some pillows out of the leftovers from my "raggety quilt" which is a FAVORITE of all who enter here, Go figure. Now I need to take a nap and try them out.

Hmm......?

Apparentley the chair is more comfortable than the DOG bed I just made, and this is NOT what I had in mind for the new pillows.

Pillows and Puppy Beds

I was in desparate need of new covers for my living room throw pillows. My husband said "why dont you just go and buy new ones!" I informed him that that would take all of the FUN and the frugality out of it. I keep the same pillows and make removable covers for them, it make for easy washing. I was so pleased with how cute and cozy the dogs bed (below) was, that I decided to use the same fabrics for the pillows.
Okay, its not really a Puppy bed, its a geriatric dog bed. I used two old bed pillow to stick inside, and can easily remove the slip cover for frequent washing

Nature's Decor

The kids brought this "abandoned" beehive home. I was so fascinated by it that I hung it on the tree in the living room for all to see.
To all who have not done this, you are missing out! While my daughter and I were walking in the woods we found a big patch of wild rose bushes a.k.a prickers, and clipped these beautiful rose hips. I am so inspired I cannot stop picking them, I have been back 3 times and picked 2 more baskets full. Free holiday decor!