Trophy Love

 

thecrownedgoat

https://thecrownedgoat.com/how-to-create-a-vintage-trophy-look/

Free Furniture Makeovers

I am a sucker for free furniture. The chair was a better project than the futon I picked up for free!  The futon would have been great if I had a place for it...what was I thinking. 

Anyway, I helped a friend that was moving and she gave me the chair. I went to get one small desk and walked away with 2 desks, a chair and bonus jean jacket. Oh yes let’s not forget the vanity!  She knew I could redo the vanity and give it a good home. Hubby was not jumping up and down with joy but was a big help. 

The desk asked for white paint, yes you read that, asked. So I painted it with a soft white. 

After and before pictures. The desk is happy and so am I. 

 

Now the chair. Oh goodness, me and reupholstering.   But, I watched Miss Mustard Seed's tutorials and went for it.  Step one, disassemble!  So many staples.  Hubby helped me along the way.  Between us we got them all out. 

Step 2, take the cloth and use as a pattern to do the back of the chair.  I used toile that I had left over.  I had so much fabric to choose from but love blue and white.

 

The Next step was the front.  I did not know how to do tuffting but I just wrapped my fabric arount the old buttons and sewed them on.  I used the orginial template and put my fabric on.  After that I poked a hole for the botton to go back in.  Yay, it worked.  As you can see the next step is to hot glue the piping to cover, yes, all those new staples.

The bottom of the chair, I chose my blue toile, just because I love it so much!  More staples.

My last and hardest part for me was the cushion.  We used the old cushion to cut new foam.  We used the sleeper sofa foam that we just replaced.  The one we had in my craft room/ aka the guestroom had a tear.  It was a little to big for the couch, how did we not notice this before!  The grands use it a few times a month.

I used the old zipper from the old cushion.  My first zipper ever.  Yay.  It fits the cushion and into the chair.

My only cost was the piping and our time.  And I got fabric out of the closet.  I was so happy to get the furniture from our friend.  It gave us something to occupy our time!

I have it in the bedroom, not that I need another chair in the house, but I love a good chair.

I am joining Common Ground for All About Home

Di

 

Summer Yard

Planting and digging in the yard has been a daily joy. When we moved in our house 5 years ago, the yard had no charm. The property had been where the barn was for the farmhouse below. I needed some landscape help and had some professional help in planning and planting.  So glad we did that.

I wanted the privacy with trees but the charm of a cutting garden. We picked our favorites and went from there. With the plantings in place it was up to us to keep it going.  

 

Our weeping plum tree starts out sparse and by summer turns out full. 

 

This vintage cage is perfection as a stand alone our full with cucumbers 

I love working under the trees. It is my patch of a secret garden. I can escape the worries of the unrest or pray regarding the events around us. 

My favorite time is the foggy, hazy start of the day. I love the promise of a new day. 

The plants do require me to come out and ground myself

This is an area I am developing this season. I moved some of the metal I found at a garage sale. The chair was $5 and the metal art was $12. I was thrilled to find those at an artist house that was moving. No one had looked outside!!

I am joining Debra @ Common Ground for All About Home

https://www.commonground-do.com/2020/08/welcome-august-at-all-about-home-51.html#more

How are you keeping sane during theses times?  

Di