BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Before and After: Yard Sale Kid's Table
My sister found this table and chair set at a yard sale for $10 and decided she'd re-do them for her daughter's room.
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER!
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER!
Before & After: Rec Room
This was my sister's rec room when they moved in. Blah, right?
Their goal was to make this room into a playroom/rec room/TV room so that they could hang out downstairs. My sister wanted to use what she had instead of buying anything new; and what she had was, well, old stuff. Think furniture circa 1950 and a couch and loveseat that were covered in a navy blue fabric with hot pink accents. Yikes! But that's what we were stuck with, and I was determined to make it work!
First we decided on a color, and since they wanted this to be a TV room we decided we'd do a chocolate brown on the walls and accent with bright artwork and throw pillows.
Then we took on the furniture; these were the pieces she had.
We call the the "ark of the covenant" end tables. Ha! There was also a matching coffee table as well as this Queen Anne high boy.
We decided to go completely black with these pieces. We used Krylon spray paint and went to town in her garage, and this was the result:
We bought khaki colored slip covers at WalMart for the couch and loveseat, as well as some bright throw pillows and some 8x10 frames with white mattes for pictures of her kids. These pictures aren't the best in the world (and please ignore my un-ironed slipcovers! Yikes!) but here is how the room turned out!
Their goal was to make this room into a playroom/rec room/TV room so that they could hang out downstairs. My sister wanted to use what she had instead of buying anything new; and what she had was, well, old stuff. Think furniture circa 1950 and a couch and loveseat that were covered in a navy blue fabric with hot pink accents. Yikes! But that's what we were stuck with, and I was determined to make it work!
First we decided on a color, and since they wanted this to be a TV room we decided we'd do a chocolate brown on the walls and accent with bright artwork and throw pillows.
Then we took on the furniture; these were the pieces she had.
We call the the "ark of the covenant" end tables. Ha! There was also a matching coffee table as well as this Queen Anne high boy.
We decided to go completely black with these pieces. We used Krylon spray paint and went to town in her garage, and this was the result:
We bought khaki colored slip covers at WalMart for the couch and loveseat, as well as some bright throw pillows and some 8x10 frames with white mattes for pictures of her kids. These pictures aren't the best in the world (and please ignore my un-ironed slipcovers! Yikes!) but here is how the room turned out!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
All About Me.
First things first, right?
Here's a few fun facts...
1. I'm a southerner, born and raised in sweet home Alabama. I love everything about the south - the people, the food, the obsession with college football, the traditions, and everything in between.
2. When I was a child I preferred to go without clothing. Thankfully I've grown out of that habit.
3. I am the youngest of 3 kids, and I have a HUGE extended family and am so thankful for all of them.
3. I am a newlywed! Married my best friend Chris on May 7th, 2011. (Yep, this year.)
4. I have 2 doggies; Willie, a beagle who was my husband's before we got married, and Gertie, our wild child; she's a Boston terrier and was my Christmas present this year.
5. I have the most creative mother on the planet. You name it, she can do it. You can find her HERE.
6. I get my design knack and know-how from my mom.
7. My sister is a blogger too. You can find her HERE. She's hilarious.
8. I don't have an interior design license, nor any formal training or fancy qualifications. So no asking for credentials, cause you saw it here first - ain't got none! :)
9. Despite #6, I still love what I do and would love for this to be my full-time job one day.
10. I'm new at this blogging thing, so bear with me as I figure all of this out!
Thanks for stopping by!
Betsy
Here's a few fun facts...
1. I'm a southerner, born and raised in sweet home Alabama. I love everything about the south - the people, the food, the obsession with college football, the traditions, and everything in between.
2. When I was a child I preferred to go without clothing. Thankfully I've grown out of that habit.
3. I am the youngest of 3 kids, and I have a HUGE extended family and am so thankful for all of them.
3. I am a newlywed! Married my best friend Chris on May 7th, 2011. (Yep, this year.)
4. I have 2 doggies; Willie, a beagle who was my husband's before we got married, and Gertie, our wild child; she's a Boston terrier and was my Christmas present this year.
5. I have the most creative mother on the planet. You name it, she can do it. You can find her HERE.
6. I get my design knack and know-how from my mom.
7. My sister is a blogger too. You can find her HERE. She's hilarious.
8. I don't have an interior design license, nor any formal training or fancy qualifications. So no asking for credentials, cause you saw it here first - ain't got none! :)
9. Despite #6, I still love what I do and would love for this to be my full-time job one day.
10. I'm new at this blogging thing, so bear with me as I figure all of this out!
Thanks for stopping by!
Betsy
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