I’m dreaming of the beach today because it’s a FREAKING POLAR VORTEX here in Phoenix and I’m freezing to death. Yes, it actually gets cold here. Yes, 60 degrees is cold. Is too. I even got out my coat. The PUFFY ONE. It’s serious.
So maybe some coastal-inspired makeovers will help us endure this frigid season of freezingness, or at least inspire someone to take a second look at that sketchy cloche in the thrift-store:
From grandma’s basement to your best friend’s beach-house! You could run in any direction with this idea. Cloche’s are rather easy to find. Not so easy to say. Closhhh? Claw-shay? Clockguhhuh? <– that’s how I say it and I’m absolutely certain I’m correct.
I have no idea. But I do know that you can see more from Marianne at Songbird.
How about a countertop cabinet? Could this countrified cutie ever be beachy?
You bet your buns it can. Christy gave it plenty of coastal charm with a transferred ‘beach’ graphic and a fresh set of doors made from pieces of her old fence. Grand total: $8! Wow! See it at Confessions of a Serial DIYer.
And lastly, this boob-light from Heather that definitely did not have a beachy vibe happening at all. Not the beaches I go to anyway, I don’t know what you’re into.
She dismantled it, de-shined it, and de-boobed it by simply attaching a capiz-shell shade that she already had with zip-ties. Don’t have a capiz-shell shade lying around? Did you know you can actually make a knock-off version with wax paper and an iron? There are tons of tutorials online, I’d google it for you, but my hands are literally frozen.
Anyway, you have to check out Heather’s post on her blog The Heathered Nest, if not for the litany of boobtacular boob jokes, but also for her ingenious and hilarious suggestions for reusing boob-lights. Oh, the possibilities …
8 Comments
Deb
November 18, 2015 at 10:38 AMAs someone who DIY’d a very large capiz shell light using one of those tutorials you speak of, I’ll just say – buy it instead. You can thank me later 😉 It looks amazing but wow – a lot of work LOL!
Patty
November 18, 2015 at 11:34 AMAs a Utahn and having moved to Mesa 2 years ago I laugh about 60 degrees. This morning it was colder than that though. At 7:30 it was 42 degrees. You can be cold for that, though I still haven’t pulled out my jacket.
Love your blog.
Lindsey @ Better After
November 19, 2015 at 8:48 AMThanks Patty! I used to live in Utah for about six years, and I was much tougher back then!
Heather M
November 18, 2015 at 2:35 PMBoob light?!? Hahaha!
Irene
November 18, 2015 at 3:24 PMI had a moment (or 3) there of trying to figure out who SIA was and why we had to free them/it.
Janet A.
November 18, 2015 at 7:57 PMIt’s been a warm (relatively speaking)Fall here in Minnesota. It was 58 the other day and my 6 year old wore shorts and was outside most of the day. I think it’s shorts weather at 75 but I let him make his own choice.
And 60? Freezing? Come, January, Freezing is downright balmy here. (Freezing- aka 32 degrees).
heather
November 19, 2015 at 1:37 PMYou are so hilarious. I get so giddy when I see our stuff over here because I get so pumped to read your write-ups 🙂 🙂
Lindsey @ Better After
November 19, 2015 at 1:48 PMAww, Heather you are so sweet! Thank you!