Thrift Store Finds

I finally got a chance to hit up a really awesome thrift store that I've been hearing all kinds of good things about.  It is probably the biggest thrift store I have ever been in.  It use to be an old furniture store so it is two levels that go on forever.  Most of it was hit or miss but the one thing I found that I really wish I could have gotten was this ---

Hello, Gorgeous! 

Paint it up, recover the cushion and add a throw pillow and you've got a winner!  It was an awesome price to boot -- $45 for one or $78 for the pair.  Unfortunately, I need another chair like I need a hole in the head so I had to leave it there.  I hope it goes to a good home that will make it pretty again.

~ Andrea

They're Back!!

The pieces are back from the upholsterer!

Oh Happy Day!

(insert happy dance here)

Let me refresh your memory as to what they looked like before

Now they look like this



The color is a little washed out because I had to use the flash due to the horrible light yesterday and today.  Overall a vast improvement from before.  They are in desperate need of some pillows so that will be my next project.

I hope everyone enjoys their last few hours at work.  As for me I'm off to Etsy to look for some fabric for pillows.

~ Andrea

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Upholstered Headboard DIY

I will start by saying that I'm not so great at documenting the steps of the projects that I do.  Usually it is just me so until I can teach Claire how to take decent pictures or I grow extra arms my tutorials shall be mostly description.

Claire's Headboard

I started by measuring and deciding how big I wanted the headboard to be.  Mine wound up being 4 feet tall with the upholstered part starting at 2 ft (which is just below the top of the mattress) and 38 inches wide.  I had to build it with legs because Claire's room has chair rail so I couldn't attach it directly to the wall.  With final measurements Chris had a project to work on and in about an hour he had made this.
 

Constructed from 2 2x4's and a piece of partical board I had left over from another project.  He even drilled holes in the legs to attach it to the bed frame.  Super sturdy!

Next, I had to wrap it in batting.  I used quilt batting for a queen size quilt because I wanted to make it really soft.  Laying everything on the floor and using my handy dandy staple gun (a Valentine's present) I attached the batting to the frame making sure it was pulled tight all the way around.
 

Then I did the same thing with the fabric.  I used 4 yards of a white cotton twill which was plenty.  The legs were a little tricky and I should have taken a picture of how I did them but I forgot.  I was too focused on how to wrap them.  I wound up taking extra pices of the fabric and wrapping the legs individually and then hiding the seam under the part where the main headboard fabric meets the legs.  It took a little finagaling but I finally figured it out.

I added a purple ribbon to give it a little more dimension and to complement her dust ruffle, which I had made a while ago.  I took the easy way out and attached it with hem tape so all I had to do was iron it on after it was upholstered.
 

 

This was a fairly easy project and coming in at under $30 I think it looks fantastic!  A custom look for super cheap.  That's what I'm all about.  While Claire's room is still a work in progress, this is one big checkmark on my to-do list.  I'll do another post to show you how I am incorporating her nursery decor into her current bedroom.

~ Andrea

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psst...did you notice the toy shrek hiding under the bed?  If you did, 10 points.

I'm taking it back to my workshop my dear...

Remember these?

Well, yesterday they got picked up by the upholsterer to be covered in this,

 

So he will fix them up there and bring them back here (hopefully next week).

And they will be fabulous!