Two Good to be Tuesday

I am so glad it is a short week. This hot weather makes me want to be lazy. On Friday, just before the long weekend, I scored these two lovelies on CL. 

 

I was so nervous when I saw the listing just one hour after it was posted. I have been looking for a pair of mirrors for the longest time. Thanks to an app similar to this one, I got in first. I think I want to put them over my nightstands in my bedroom, but I am not positive. Because of the faux bamboo detailing

It reminds me of some mirrors I have seen around

Since my win will never be your loss....can I tell you that they were only $40 for the pair. I didn't have the balls heart to negotiate. What color would you paint them?

Craigslist Frustrations!!

I am so anxious to get started on my next project....the all white foyer. If you are thinking, "haven't you started that yet?"... I hear you in my head! This is the problem....I need a demilune table. I have a beautiful shelf that hangs on the wall.

The problem is that baseboard heat. It keeps the shelf too high...and it drives me nuts! So, I want a table I can cut the back legs off, and have it at the proper height. The reason why I need to find this first, is because I am installing custom molding that will hopefully look something like this

It would be smart to have all the furniture first. That way, I can incorporate any cleats that the table would require into the design. Now for the Craigslist frustration. Seller's think it's retail.

Example....how much would you pay for this table?

It is a beautiful piece, and clearly high-end....it's $1,000. OK, I can't buy this in a store for that (It's Baker), but if I was going to spend 1K.....this is not what I would spend it on.

This one

Also $1,000. So frustrating. This one is not bad, and at $250 (it's Henredon), it is a fair price

However, it is too large for my space.

So, this is my strongest contender

It's a bit of a drive from my house (looks like my friend, Lisa is coming)...that's how Craigslist works. What do you think? Would you paint it? If so, what color?

On another note...I can't get this one out of my head. I want it in the worst way!

It is too big, and won't fit ANYWHERE in my home. I have measured so many times!! BUT, if painted white, it would feel very "Palm Beach".

Vintage Sectional

I am on the Craigslist hunt. After staring at my family room for a few years now, I have decided that the only way we can watch television comfortably is on a sectional sofa. I am not a huge fan of huge furniture. I have a sectional in my living room. It is one of the first major furniture purchases that my husband and I made...almost 20 years ago! Yes, you read that right. It is actually in great shape. However, it is too large and bulky for my current taste. You many notice that my family room is not even on my list of home goals for 2012.

I'm thinking vintage sectional. One that would get reupholstered, of course. I don't plan on doing this upholstery myself. It would probably be more time effective to have a professional tackle it. The only way my family would tolerate an undertaking of that space.....would be the promise of a television (there isn't one in there now). Yeah, everybody wins!

Since I am in the middle of my dining room project for the One Room Challenge, my family room is just a thought. I do have a pinterest board on it, if you care to look, you can go here.

This is what I am on the hunt for

Craigslist via Kaboodle (no longer available)

I like the lower back and the fact that the turn is not "a bed". How about this one, already reupholstered

Via

It's $4,000.  and I think it is sold. No, I am not looking to spend that. I know I can find it for much less...that's why I love the hunt. This has potential

Via

Still loving the low back.

Via

This could be fantastic. So, my hunt continues. If I can't find it, so be it.....but I am really good at scouring craigslist! Once again, good thing my husband doesn't read my blog! What are you on the hunt for?

Upholstery Class

I have been taking upholstery classes for about 5 years. I am either "the biggest loser" or "the sole survivor", you decide. The class takes place at a local High School. It is organized through the "Adult Ed" department...and I think it is a BLAST! If nothing else, it is a night out. Here are a few of the projects I have done

Tween bed

Entry Hall chair and footstool

 Guest Room chair

Tween Chair (current project)

...and #2 on the "TTD" list

The class is taught by "our fearless leader"

Greg

If I haven't convinced you to try this yourself, look at what one couple accomplished in 7 classes (yes I am jealous)

 

Although they did not finish the project, they learned enough to finish it on their own.

Class starts again in September! 

Projects piling up

Here is a sneak peak at one of my current projects. A pair of updated vintage chairs. I found two of these chairs on Craigslist.
 

The fabric I chose is this

Check back for the progress of the chairs. What are you working on? How many projects do you have going at one time?

Upholstered bed for the tween

As the tween room makeover continues.....here is what started it all

This bedding from Target. Next, came the upholstered headboard. Since I can no longer find the original inspiration photo (it's not lost, it's with the other sock, my library card, and several gift cards together....somewhere), It looked similar to this
 

Canadian House & Home

I also forget to take before photo's (improving on that one), I purchased a bed on Craigslist that looked similar to this

It had a matching footboard. Painted everything white and upholstered it

One suggestion, a plaid fabric is VERY hard to work with and makes the entire project take WAY too long.

Tween approved

 

Additional pillows to follow.

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