My first try at reupholstering and it's easier than you think!
How to: Reupholster an Ottoman
Tag: upcycle
China Hutch Upcycle
I didn't actually realize how long this project had been in the works until I sat down to write about it. For those who follow me on Instagram, you might remember the stories I posted about this hutch. I found it last year in May and HAD to have it. The problem, it is HUGE, [...]
Small Buffet Upcycle
Hi everyone!!! Wow, it feels like I've been gone for SO LONG! I mean, 2 months isn't forever but still, I missed posting for you and I'm glad to be back at it. Thank you for hanging in there while I took a little break. I was able to accomplish quite a few things around [...]
Changing Table Upcycle
If you've learned anything from me over the last couple years, it's probably that I like white distressed furniture and it is extremely hard to find already finished. There is plenty of white furniture with no distressing and plenty of off white or cream with distressing and I even found a few bright white distressed [...]
Vintage Baby Cradle
If nothing else, at least Baby Blackwood has a place to sleep when he comes home for the first time. All of these projects have been so slow moving because 1) I procrastinate...my mom will attest to this and 2) I'm a perfectionist. However, I am absolutely IN LOVE with this little corner of our [...]
Breakfast Nook Table
So it's been a month since I've posted đ #1 I can't believe it has been that long! #2 That also means that this pregnancy is moving along insanely fast! In just 1 week I will already be 24 weeks!! I'm starting to panic about all the things I haven't even begun to tackle in [...]
DIY Flower Basket Stand
Happy belated Mother's Day to all the amazing, hard-working mamas out there! I hope you all enjoyed a day of relaxation, pampering and spending quality time with your kiddos. I started this project as something completely different...I was searching for DIY floor lamp ideas and came across a flower pot stand idea on Pinterest instead. My goal [...]
Room Makeover…Home Bar
Last week when I was sick, I started re-watching the Gossip Girl series on DVD. It helped pass the 4 days I spent in bed. The problem...now I can't stop watching episodes...back-to-back-to-back. It is making me completely unproductive. All I've gotten accomplish today is eaten 2 meals, watched 4 episodes and styled the new little bar area [...]
DIY Upcycled Frame
As I type this, I am watching Fixer Upper re-runs and the episode where Joanna created a wall sign with the saying "today is a good day for a good day" is on! It's meant to be that I have this sign in my home and post it for you all. I've had this frame in my [...]
DIY Menu Chalkboard
I finally bought a fiddle leaf fig tree!!!! I have been wanting one of these for SO long but have been nervous to pull the trigger because they are spendy and I have what you would call a black thumb as opposed to a green thumb. Now, I didn't re-pot the plant because as I [...]
Wooden Spool Clock
Medical websites are my nemesis. About a month ago, I went to the doctor for a spot that appeared on my leg. At my appointment, 3 different doctors looked at my leg, none of them had ever seen anything like it and had no idea what it was. They did some blood work, sent me to [...]
Upcycled Queen Bed
So it's been almost a month and a half since my last blog post and I have felt like a part of my heart was missing! It has been an absolutely crazy past 6 weeks with work. And when I say work, I'm not talking about fun blog stuff in the works. I mean, my [...]
Antique Coffee Table
My mom refinishes old furniture, which is where I got this DIY bug from. She had an upcoming show and was low on pieces and asked me to shop around some Portland thrift stores to see what I could find. I called her from the Habitat for Humanity Restore to let her know I found [...]
Foyer Table Re-do
  I'm SO excited about this table you guys!! This was my first project with Annie Sloan chalk paint and I'm hooked. My mom has been using Annie Sloan paint on her furniture (she re-finishes old furniture and does an amazing job, check out her Facebook page...Simply Country Quilts & Antiques) and she swears by it. [...]