How is your Monday? Mine started off with a lengthy phone call with my bank trying to stop some fraudulent charges on my account. Some low-life scamsters in Scotland were trying to pay an electric bill with my debit card number. Which … almost makes me feel bad. Shouldn’t scammers be buying like, pinky rings and fake purses? It’s probably some poor Bob Crachit guy over there just trying to keep his flat warm for Tiny Tim, and here I go scrooging all over their attempts to steal my money. I’m a jerk.
Humbug.
But if you are also trying to keep your own cash in your pocket, here’s a genius idea from Bethany at Dwellings by DeVore. She wanted a super luxe fancy bench for the end of her bed. She just didn’t want to pay a high-end price, ew.
So she hacked this IKEA table, which was the perfect size for some end-of-the-bed-bench-age. She simply swapped the glass on top for the wooden shelf on the bottom, upholstered it with fun dalmatian print fabric, and painted it gold. Gorgeous. I know I say this all the time, but I am for sure making this one.
6 Comments
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles
December 15, 2014 at 1:21 PMBethany’s hack was genius, and a usual, bursting with style!
LeeAnn
December 15, 2014 at 4:11 PMThat’s a great bench. Ikea is just dandy for hacking up their furniture to make other furniture.
Don’t feel bad for someone trying to pay their electric bill with your money. Obviously they have a few computer skills and should put those skills to work for good and not evil.
D.J.
December 15, 2014 at 4:38 PMLindsey,
I’m so sorry to hear someone was trying to use your debit card. I had it happen twice and was so blessed and grateful that the bank caught it on time. Fortunately, knock on wood, it hasn’t happened for several years now I believe to two changes I made, first: when on-line shopping I only shop at sites that accept Paypal (along with purchases their little special code thingy… can’t remember what it’s called but you enter your password and then have to enter a special code that changes with each use), and second: I now use Kaspersky to protect my computer. I highly recommend both. Hope this helps!
D.J.
Lindsey @ Better After
December 15, 2014 at 6:41 PMThanks for the tips DJ! The lady from the bank said a lot of fraud also comes from chip readers that scammers insert into pay-at-the-pump type gas pumps. She said she never uses them because it’s so prevalent. Better to walk inside to pay!
Dawn
December 15, 2014 at 4:51 PMOh, that is just fabulous! Great job, Bethany:)
Tracy
December 17, 2014 at 10:21 AMNice, nice, nice, nice. I want one, too.