Friday, March 23, 2012

Laundry At Tiffany's

When I moved into this house, all the walls were literally a blank "canvas". Every room was painted a "Canvas" color. While the color is pretty enough, it's way too bland for my taste. In case you hadn't guessed by looking at the den and dining room, I love color, and the only other room I had a definite color in mind was for the laundry room. I figured if I have to be in there, it might as well look pretty.




I think the combination of blue and white is so pretty and clean, and no one does it better the Tiffany & Co. I don't know how many color chips I went through, but I finally found the exact match for my Tiffany's box. I can't believe how a perfect match it came out to be.





Now all I need it the built-ins to create a mudroom (yet another project on my list), but I think it looks pretty awesome as is.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Glass Fruit Repair

Not all the "projects" on my list are difficult, they just need to be done. This was one of them. I received these fruits as a house warming gift when I moved into my first house. Not long after, the tops of them came off. I have been putting off fixing them, but this seemed like the perfect project to do when I really felt like doing nothing.


I found this amazing adhesive while working on another project. It's just as strong as super glue, but you have a much longer work time with it. Of course that means it takes longer to set, but for projects like this, it's not a big deal. Another bonus, it doesn't stick to your fingers, nor does it leave a white residue. You simply rub your hands together, and the adhesive comes off.


It's readily available at any craft store. So worth the $8.00.

This is what I ended up with after letting the fruit set overnight. Definite improvement I would say.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Refinish Dining Room Chairs

I found this amazing table at Ecletic in the Heights in Houston, but it didn't come with any chairs. I had four existing chairs that I was able to use, but I still needed to end chairs. I went to one of my other favorite places in the Heights, Alabama Furniture. A great little consignment shop on Yale St. I got a really good deal on these two chairs, the only thing was they didn't match the table.


With a little elbow grease and some leftover fabric from the other four chairs, I was able to transform these great chairs into these great chairs.


I think they turned out pretty well if I say so myself. Nonetheless, that's another one crossed off my list. Hopefully I can keep with my goal and finish the list before the end of the year. TRUST me, there's still plenty more to go.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Repair Bracelet - 1

Since I started making jewlery, I've been getting a lot of requests to repair my friend's jewelry. This particular project has been on my list for some time now, and I guess I was in a groove today because it finally got done.


This was simple, it was just a matter of getting the supplies. It's four strands on elastic. I'll never know HOW she found all the pearls, but I'm glad she did. This is a great piece. I might have to make one for myself now.

Anyways, mark another one off the list!!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Towel Rack

Now I didn't say all of my projects were glamorous or even neat, but they still had to be done.

When I moved into this house, there was not one single towel rack in the entire house! There were holes of where they had been, but I guess they loved them so much they just had to take them with them. SOME PEOPLE!

Anyways, I finally got my towel racks it up. They are more utilitarian then aesthetic, but they'll do for now. I don't like anything cookie cutter in my house, so until I find something unique I'll stick with these.