Trophy Love

 

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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

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How are you keeping sane during theses times?  

Di

 

Walk About

We have a weekly date to get out of the house. We pick a remote place and take the grands to see nature. This week we were able to walk around the grounds of a place my daughter works. 

I hope you can find some beauty outside

Feed and Grain Sack Glory

I love to shop and use feed and grain sacks in my house. It brings a bit of charm and texture in the room.   I have several quilts that feed sacks were used as the backing from my great grandmothers family.  I have several chairs reuphostered by 2 artists that I adore.  I also use scraps to creat fabric rolls, ribbons and embelish clothes.

 

Ann, from On Sutton Place, has a great post on grain sacks https://www.onsuttonplace.com/antique-grain-sacks/.  Feed sacks and grain sacks were used by manufactures for dry goods and animal feed.  Grain sacks usually are hemp.  I love both.

 

GiGi @ Belladesigns & Antiques, https://bellaantiquesdesign.com/,is extremely talented at upcycling feedsacks. She did my sewing chair, stool (the top lifts up) and sweet bear. As she is sewing she prays over the piece and it’s future owner. 

One of my favorite places to get feedsacks is in Pennsylvania @ http://www.pheasantrunantiques.com/ in West Sadsbury. When we visit my daughter I love to go to.  I missed my spring trip there, hopefully next year!

  

Hubby recovered both of our steps stools. The bottom one was his mom step stool and he would not get rid of it. I am so glad we kept it. 

I also love old tool aprons as well. Of course, I had to buy this one it has Hubbard on it! 

Those pillows up front use the tool aprons to hold romotes and books (smart girl GiGi). 

I hope you have some Sunshine today. We have rain So I will continue cleaning and reorganizing.  I can’t wait to show you my painting area and the supplies I just got. 

Di

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Lockers, Storage and Style in the Garage

I want a shed but hubby is not ready to build it yet. The garage is where most our family and friends enter the house. So, I wanted to make it my outside office, storage, garden space. 

Since I store my Etsy shop goodies out here, I wanted a more organized space. My first order of business was to label and box all the items listed and to be listed in my shop. But where to store them?

 
  This was my inspiration lockers from Pottery Barn (they are no longer available). 

I also loved these lockers and the tutorial from Rustic-Crafts blog, 

 Now, I had to find some. My lucky day came when Gina, from Gazebo Farms, https://gazebo-farms-vintage-market.myshopify.com/ had a live sale on line. There they were my lockers. I bought them after measuring. Her husband delivered them to me. 

They were delivered, now I could set up my space. I started with my farmhouse table as my Desk  

The corner shutter shelf was made by hubby.  I just received The sweet 1904 Flower Guide. 

My old tools are my favorites to use in the yard. 

 I finished the setting with a watercolor by my friend Donna Courtney and my garden glove creation to hang cut flowers. I love to sit here now. 

Hubby also recovered this step stool.  It was his moms. 

To the left are my garden supplies

To the right are my lockers 

I really enjoy styling these.

  I now store my boxes, boots, books and frames. I have a master book with the item and # of box and where box is located. Now if I can keep track of that book. 

Di