Summer of Projects: Guest Room Stool

Back in the spring, Hunter and I went to his family's cabin in Livingston, TN, a great place to get away and get quiet. We were looking around the garage, and I chanced upon this beauty:

We're thinking it might have been a piano stool (?). I saw it and knew I could whip it into shape in no time! I had been looking for something to put in our guest room, so I chose a fabric that would coordinate well with what we already had in there. I bought it at Hobby Lobby for about $9 (and if you add up the new foam cushion, I probably spent a total of $18). 

I unscrewed the board, ripped off all the old fabric and filling, cut the new cushion to fit, stapled on a thin sheet to hold it into place, and then stapled the new fabric on. 

Then, I took the stool up to my parents' house (they have the BEST basement and backyard for DIY stuff!), and my mom helped me sand it down. Then, I sprayed away with Rustoleum's Satin Ivory Silk spray paint. It covered SO nicely! I did, however, have to go out and buy another can about 2/3 of the way in... :) 

Here it is in the guest room after I got home:

I quickly decided that, while I LOVED the way it turned out, I wanted to give it a little more character. I took some sandpaper, and scuffed up the edges, and it was just the perfect touch! Shabby chic if you will.

This project was fun and easy, and made a great addition to our guest room! (excuse the poor picture quality)

Before ...

... and After!

Summer of Projects: Vintage Records Frame

Another project I had fun doing involved the use of vintage 45s! My mom gave me a whole box of her old records for this! It was so much fun looking through them all! I chose the records based on their color so they would match the color scheme in our living room and on the songs... we ended up with "More than a Feeling", "Save the Last Dance for Me," "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and "Some Kind of Wonderful." 

So here's the rundown: 

I bought the square frame at Goodwill for about $3. I knew I wanted a brushed silver finish, so I bought some spray paint (I think it's made for high heat, like on grills and stuff, but it worked just fine!). I sanded down the frame, spray painted it, arranged the records, and glued them onto the matting (that was already there from the previous owner). Simple and fun! I plan to display this on a shelf that I've ordered that will go above our couch. I promise to do a post on that later on!

Summer of Projects: The Wreath

So this summer, I've had a lot of free time to do something that I LOVE to do... DIY projects! I finally set aside to put them up, so here we go with the first! I got this straight from a blog (Jones Design Company) and just added my own twist. I love how it turned out!

The fabric I used was leftover from my headboard project, so this was a very inexpensive effort! For the "Y", I Mod-Podged some Bible pages to it. I found that little bird at Michael's. 

We love the simple touch it adds to our front door, and I like that it can probably be used throughout most of the year.