Pottery Barn Makeover

I had a lovely Pottery Barn/Restoration Hardware trip with one of my good friends Shea. If I could spend the night at Pottery Barn I totally would! What's not to love about the decor, smells, atmosphere in that store? I was in complete heaven; as a matter of fact I think we walked through/around the store about four times! I contained myself and only ended up buying a bath sponge for my apothacary jars in my master bath, a small hourglass and these little signs. They were half off and only $3.99 a piece. I originally planned on putting these in my bathroom where they would actually serve as a his/hers signs. A few months ago I bought these cute baskets to put on my shelves on the tv stand. I decided to spray paint my little signs with some chalkboard paint and attatch them to the fronts of the baskets with some twine. They gave my baskets the exact look I was going for. I'm still in a bit of slight denial that I altered something that I bought from the actual pottery barn store..... but I think they look even more "pottery barnish" now!

The Final Wing Back Post

Remember my very first post about this wing back beauty? Although I'm convinced that this chair hates me I FINALLY finished it! I did some research during the process and found out that wing backs are one of the hardest chairs to recover; that would have been some helpful advice to have before I tore the thing apart! All of the curse words and tears that went into this chair were totally worth it because she looks dang good in her designated corner..... and here she is!

Before



I feared that I would finish it, place it in its spot, and plop down with a big sigh of relief just as the whole thing crumbled to the floor lol. What really happened was.... I finished the chair in my basement and started to take it up the stairs just in time to panic that it wouldn't even fit through my basement door. YOU'VE got to be KIDDING ME! I did NOT just spend eternity on this thing just to have to take it all apart to get it up the steps UGH! Luckily my saving grace (husband) finagled it through the door and the wing back made it safely to its cozy corner :)

It's not perfect but I'm proud of myself! Now for the redecorating in the living room to blend in this new orange shade! I can hear my chair whispering, "Please, Please, Please find me a really cute throw pillow!" I LOVE this never ending cycle, REALLY I do :)

Glass Topper

During my last DI trip I picked up this adorable glass topper

I've had my eye on this really cute glass topper that sits on top of a ceramic dish at Rod Works (local home decor store). The price tag on their's was $30. I knew I could do better ;) So I went on a search to make my own version.

candle holder

and

metal star plate

Here is how I put them all together

I just stacked them all on top of eachother and put some decorative balls under the glass toper.

Total Cost: $8.40

glass topper: $0.50

plate: $3.95

candle holder: $3.95

decorative balls: already had

Im pretty pleased with the way that it turned out! The best part is that it was a whopping $21.60 cheaper than buying the one from Rod works :)

Message Board

Remember my lovely brown frame I got at the DI? Here is the breakdown: I bought some chalk board spray paint from Home Depot. My frame had the glass piece and the picture. The picture is actually just a piece of cardboard with a photo imprinted on it. I wiped that cardboard down really well and primed it. I let that dry and then generously applied my chalk board paint. While that was drying I primed and painted my frame. To finish up the frame I added a little glaze to pop out the detail of its border. I put the cardboard piece back in and fastened the back and VOILA look at her now! You can use this for whatever you want. Whats for dinner, love notes, messages, the possibilites are endless!

Total Cost: $5.30

Frame from DI: $1.50

Spray Paint: $3.80

I already had the primer, glaze, and the stand

Look at what I picked up at Roberts on black Friday for $3.40

IM IN LOVE!

Im putting at least one of these on top of my cabinets in my kitchen! Someday I'll do a post on my almost finished cabinet tops!

Great Finds

I have a good friend that LOVES to go bargain hunting with me! The other day we went to D.I (our local thrift store) and we were completely overwhelmed with bargains EVERYWHERE! There was a TON of awesome stuff. I refrained from buying it all but now I wished I would have. Here are a few of my awesome finds ;)

Have I mentioned that I LOVE twine? You can add it to anything to give it that little touch of spruce that it needs! That green bottle has got to be my all time FAVE! I love it! That frame is quite the character but I have other plans in store for that beautiful lady. I also got a little Christmas Tree and two hook holder things. I have plans to change those a bit also so Ill post some more pics soon with my finished frame project, and some before pics of my hooks.