Going Gray
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
Not my hair color (well, not yet!) but our wall color. Our apartment came with the standard issue stark white walls of every apartment. It wasn’t doing much for us. I decided to try and warm things up a little bit with some paint. We chose Sandstone Cove by Behr. Don’t be afraid of using [...]
Tags: apartment decorating, gray painted rooms, painting
Coffee Table Update
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
I know I told you I was going to paint everything white but I felt a little different about our coffee table (which by the way-is a repurposed piano bench). It started out black. I decided to paint it with some Rustoleum spray paint I had left over. It promised to give a hammered metal [...]
Tags: coffee table revamp, glazing, painting
Belly Up to the Bar
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
We’ve had a couple of standard Oddvar IKEA barstools for awhile now. We bought them for the low low price of $12.99 each when we first moved into our humble abode. We used them until we found a dining room set that we liked. I dug them out of the basement last week and felt [...]
Tags: bar stools, new seating, painting, staining
Do Over
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Decorating
That’s what’s happening to all of our accent furniture. Currently our coffee table, side table and wine bar are all painted black. It worked perfectly with our cute little dining table. Well, we’ve sold the dining table and I’m dead set on putting white slipcovers on the couches (I might make them due to some [...]
Tags: easy projects, furniture redo, painting
Take a Seat
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Craftiness
This is going to be one heck of a post ladies (and gents? Are there any out there?). I have FINALLY finished the chairs. You know, the ones I started 2 months ago? With my first upholstery project completed I can tell you that you need to be equal parts crazy adventurous, cheap and patient. [...]
Tags: DIY project, garage sale find, reupholstery
It’s Raining Staples
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
The first chapter in re-upholstering is ripping off the old fabric. Very carefully. I’m going to use it as a pattern for the new material. Here’s what we started with. I don’t have complete pictures throughout the fabric removal process (I definitely needed both hands!). It’s basically, removing the trim and then taking all of [...]
Tags: inside projects, painting, phase 2 of upholstering chairs
My Grandest Trick to Date
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Steals and Deals
I’m trying to tick off all of my project to-dos as our GREAT BIG MOVE inches closer. I’m not sure what kind of area I’ll have to work with spray paint and all that business. I’ve had these chairs for awhile. Ok, like a year. I had to do something with them. Immediately. *You will [...]
Tags: inside projects, painting, upholstering chairs
Hang On
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
Well now you can hang on. To our newly installed handrail! This is the crowning jewel of our step and sidewalk project. Our lovely Churdan neighbor, Minnehan Metal Works, crafted up this fancy new railing for us. I wanted something really simple and this worked out perfectly! Before- our sad, rail-less walkway Measuring the steps [...]
Tags: home improvement, installing a new railing, outdoor projects
Let there be light
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
Since ye olde homestead is up for sale we’ve had to tackle all of the projects that we pushed waaay back to the end of our to-do list. Like re-paint the bathroom ceiling and add a new light fixture. Sounds fun, right? It’s not. We called in the backup troops with our latest projects since [...]
Tags: bathroom updates, home improvement, little changes
Cheap and Easy
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After, Steals and Deals
That’s how to describe this quick home update. Our light switch in our office was looking a little drab. Off to Home Depot and $1.45 later we were the proud owners of a new white light switch and plate cover. Our wiring is pretty old so we followed the directions here to make sure we [...]
Tags: changing a light switch, easy projects, home improvement
