Sunday, 23 October 2011

Lyre Back Chairs


Finished a rebirth on these two lyre back chairs today and took them to my antique mall booth.



Before
I fell in love with this fabric from Hobby Lobby. Someone will give them a new home.


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*Boo* Y'all!

Happy Sunday, everyone ... it's going to be a gorgeous Fall day here in South Carolina ... hope you're enjoying fabulous weather, too!  I'm taking a break from my "magic trick" kitchen project, and thought I'd share our Fall mudroom.

This is our little space where I add a bit of Halloween, too.


Jax loves our little mice (bought last year at Michael's).  His art is displayed on the walls, too, which makes me smile:


Command central has a few Halloween guests, too:


Meet Beatrice, the good witch who sits perched on her stool, while a mice is about to be "Boo'd" in the background:


Isn't she cute?


A tray holds canisters of yummy treats (which have been dug into quite a bit!), along with Halloween rings and scary spiders for Jax and the neighborhood kiddos to take when they want:


The soffit is a mix of birds, raffia and pumpkins ... oh my!






A simple grapevine swag with big ol' bow hangs from our farmhouse chalkboard:


Picture wall with a few more Halloween accents:




Love the "folkish" pumpkin men I found last year at HomeGoods:


And, like my Halloween wall art?  It's actually a door mat I found at Dollar Tree that I simply attached to the wall with command strip tape:


Well, please say good-bye to Mr. Mouse who is heading back into his house, while I head back into the garage to continue my kitchen project!


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Friday, 21 October 2011

Haley's Night Stand

It's funny...life.


Things happen and then they come back around again.

What am I talking about?

A couple of years ago, someone gave me four wooden finials. She new that I re-purposed things and might have a use for them.

Fast forward to garage sale season. I found this night stand...and I knew I could make it into something fun but I hated the legs and drawer knob. Out went the knob and off

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Teacup Candelabra

My friend Gail shared with me the sweetest candelabra that she made with various teacups and crystals. Music to most of our ears...teacups and crystals!

I didn't ask how she did it, but I assume that she already owned the wooden form or if I know her, found it at a thrift store and painted it white. She then probably glued the cups on each stand and added the crystals to each handle on the cups.

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

A Clients Before and Afters

I just couldn't wait to share with you a couple of projects that I did today. I am working with a client on their new home. I am shopping for furniture, art, lamps and decor. It is all consuming and I can't believe the amount of time it takes to find things for their home. I guess if there were more than just me doing it, it wouldn't take as much time. I then am doing all the sewing, painting and

Monday, 17 October 2011

Week 26 ~ Diamonds In The Rough!

Diamonds In The Rough! is my weekly feature, where I show you the treasures that I find from garage sales, thrift stores and antique stores.

First, I will share the items I purchased at a deep discount at auction...Yet another chair to fix up.
A sewing cabinet that I had never seen before...full of vintage sewing supplies that I have yet to go through. The top drawer opens normally, the bottom