Finished Table

In June, I had posted that I need found a table for Rebekah's bedside.  Here is a photo of the table I found on kijji.




Cute little table, made of walnut?

I wanted to paint it in a colour that would go with this bedding - Rebekah found this and she loves it.  I do too.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the finished table:

 







Nice right?!

 

I did not varathane it to seal it, I just used some wax to make it nice and soft.   Rebekah likes candles and I love Art Deco, I found a cool glass candle holder and sprayed it with looking glass spray paint (can't find it in Canada - My Mom brought it back from Florida!) and now the candle holder has a lovely Art Deco feel.  You can't put a candle directly in it, the candle will ruin the finish, but you can put one in a glass container in the sprayed on.

 

 

I like it, how about you?

 

 

Live High,

 

Heather



Side Table

I love me some scraps that I can turn into masterpieces.  (Hence the name of the blog...hello...)



My oldest daughter got a new bed a few months ago, a nice black and silver bed from IKEA.  She needs a side table and I saw this on a blog not that long ago that would be rather nice beside her bed in turquoise.

http://forchicsake.com/diy-campaign-chest/

 

I found this side table on Kijji for $15.00.  It needs a real quick sand and then some turquoise paint.  I have purchased the corners already.  I am going to spray paint them silver.  Also, I had mentioned that her bed is black and silver, so I think I am going to dip the legs - half black, half silver. 

 

As you can see from the pink dresser, the handles are gold to match.  My side table has an inset handle, I think I am going to silver leaf it to match.

 

Check back to see how the finished product looks.

 

 

Until then,

 

Live High,

 

Heather 

Never ending slip cover

I am done my chair cover!!  Yeah!!!

It has not been difficult, just time consuming.  My sewing machine sits in the corner of the basement and that is where the family congregates and I feel guilty sewing when they are all watching tv.

I finally worked on the next steps - sew the zipper in, sew the pompoms to the bottom, a little pressing and then it is done.  Instead of a simple row of pompoms, I added a patterned ruffle (flounce?!) to the bottom.  Free fabric, free chair, I can change it when I like for a little cost. I am so excited to finish this and move on to other sewing projects.

After that, all I have to do is keep the kids paws off it until I can create a cover for the couch and other chair destined for the living room.

Do you like it?

Live High

Heather

Chair Slipcover

All over blog land are newbie sewers who are making incredible slipcovers for their furniture for a song.  I need to redo my home and need to do it for a song.  I can sew.  I fancy myself as a pretty decent sewer; I have made curtains, pillows, and clothes. 

We have lived in our home for almost 10 years and I admit that the colour of the walls and the basic furnishings have remained the same for most of that time.  There have been brief furniture moves, but essentially, it is the same space.

Blue is my favourite colour.  Why then, is my living room green?  It was lovely and cosy and much, much better than the 80's peach on the walls when we moved it.  The last 10 years have been spent focused on raising three kids and not much on home decorating.  Enter blog land to make my living room feel, well, BLEAH.

Did I mention I needed to redecorate on a song?  That means not breaking the bank to get a nice home.  Heck, that means not visiting the bank.  Inspiration derived from many blogs - some of whom even graciously include detail tutorials - means that I feel I can totally tackle some slipcovers.  That and a few free metres of the perfect blue fabric. (THANKS MOM!!)

Enter a free chair minus cushion.  FREE.  Hello.  I looked at my dear husband, promised things I'd rather not share and asked him if he would go get it for me.  He did, I did. Let's move on.

No cushion, no problem!

And there it sat, and sat.  A free chair sans cushion, for almost a year. 

My mom purchased the cushion for me.  (I have to pay her back, but the foam place is not open at night or on weekends) I made her a template, told her I wanted the hardest foam they have and sent her off.  I had budgeted $80.00 for it.  It cost $30.00 hello. 

The Christmas break was longer for me this year (thank you work!) and Ian had time off during the season for the first time since our son Tavish was born. (that is Tavish in the background up there) This meant I had some time on my hands.  I am allergic to time on my hands.  It took me an entire day to create patterns to make my slipcover.  I want a tight cover, one that looks a bit less shabby and more chic.  I am going to add a shabby couch cover and a nice french-inspired coffee table.  I will blog about those later.  I also found some wicked fabric to add interest, expect a blog later.

The cushion is done, that leaves the rest of the slipcover.  I promise to blog about it with a nice reveal.

Live High.
Heather