Last Saturday an amazing thing happened. I went to 4 garage sales in search of the perfect frame and I actually found it. For TWO DOLLARS.
Brought it home. Dusted it. Stapled Chicken Wire to the back. Dug out some clothes pin.
Then it went to live on the wall in the classroom that is made up of all the other signs and pictures that have no where else to hang in my house.
Gotta love good deals.
We cleaned, rearranged, bargain shopped, and Craig’s listed…here is the result.
Bedding is from Pottery Barn kids (found 75% off on clearance).
Chandelier and Audrey Hepburn Canvas are Ikea.
White feather Boa’s around the ceiling are Joanne’s.
Expedit bookcase from Ikea (found on Craigs for 1/3 of the price).
Zebra buckets are from Lowe’s.
Drapes are 7 foot panels from Target with black ribbon sewed on to tie up and be fancy.
Desk and chair are Ikea (also found on Craig’s).
Wall monogram is from Uppercase Living.
Triple Bunk for Katie, Alex, and Hattie were purchased off Ebay and we painted and sewed up some bedding.
I love 9 year olds. The combination of a Hello Kitty radio, Audrey Hepburn canvas, Tinker Bell Minnie Mouse, and crystal chandelier just all makes me happy.
We are fortunate to have all 3 kids in their own rooms right now. With baby #4 on the way, I have a feeling that this room and Emma’s room will have to be combined! AAAH!
This is my baby girl who lives here:
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I have always wanted to try this type of project….I purchased these ABC cards at LakeShore for just a few bucks. They just needed a little help. It was a perfect chance to add a little moulding. I am just doing this on one wall. All the way around would be too much of a good thing in this room (for my taste anyway).
Here is the finished picture. This is our homeschool classroom.
Here are the details…
I went to Lowe’s and purchased 3 8 foot sections of this trim. It was $6.– per piece. When I got home I stained it black, then spray painted it red, then went over it with Acrylic Red paint and a paint brush. This was not some new fancy technique. It was trial and error. Now it has kind of a slightly distressed barn red color. It works. The trim I picked had a rope design on it. I would have been best off just using a brush and acrylic paint to begin with.
I used a level and nailed up the bottom pieces first. I just used small nails without a big top to them. Then I slid the cards down into the trim and staple gunned the top of the cards.
After that step was complete I was able to get the level again and complete the project by nailing the top pieces on.
Then I straightened the CHASE YOUR DREAMS plaque above it and the wall is complete! I would NOT survive as an interior design photographer…
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My first time of doing a BIG piece of furniture. I fell in love with Eddie’s delicious blue armoire and had to attempt it. You can see her fab creation here and get a tutorial. It was a bit hard for me to do because I LOVED the current piece as it was, but knew that love would be taken to a level of obsession if I could pull of the deep turquoise color with half as much skill as Eddie. I will probably be playing with the final finished look for days. Sanding, dry brushing….its kinda addicting to find just the right balance.
It lives in our classroom now and is a great addition. It is surrounded right now by other half finished projects that I need to complete. The color is so fabulous, it makes me happy.
I did not sand this piece to start with and clearly should have. So the candle technique as explained in Eddie’s post, did not really quite work out this time. In addition, the post sanding attempt is a bit tricky as well without peeling the paint. So, I had to resort to some dark brown paint and dry brushing. Live and learn.
And p.s. I am in desperate need of photography lessons, but you get the idea. I am saving for those as we speak….I need someone to verbally teach me. I am too impatient to learn from books (and yes I am homeschooling my 3 kids, kinda scary huh?)
Here was the before,
My first time of doing a BIG piece of furniture. I fell in love with Eddie’s delicious blue armoire and had to attempt it. You can see her fab creation here and get a tutorial. It was a bit hard for me to do because I LOVED the current piece as it was, but knew that love would be taken to a level of obsession if I could pull of the deep turquoise color with half as much skill as Eddie. I will probably be playing with the final finished look for days. Sanding, dry brushing….its kinda addicting to find just the right balance.
It lives in our classroom now and is a great addition. It is surrounded right now by other half finished projects that I need to complete. The color is so fabulous, it makes me happy.
I did not sand this piece to start with and clearly should have. So the candle technique as explained in Eddie’s post, did not really quite work out this time. In addition, the post sanding attempt is a bit tricky as well without peeling the paint. So, I had to resort to some dark brown paint and dry brushing. Live and learn.
And p.s. I am in desperate need of photography lessons, but you get the idea. I am saving for those as we speak….I need someone to verbally teach me. I am too impatient to learn from books (and yes I am homeschooling my 3 kids, kinda scary huh?)
Here was the before,
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One of my clients, who happens to be a dear friend of mine, asked me to do a make over on her daughter’s room. Her Ten year old and two year old share a room. Budget $300.
O.k. I’m done. Whew. THAT was a project. Everything got dusted, sorted, cleaned out…and prettied up. If you didn’t see the before pics, make sure and check out them out from a few days ago….
