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9 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Chair Repair

Time for a virtual fist bump! Touch your fist to your screen and I’ll do the same and we’ll toast to this amazing chair redo by Hannah Stanton
 She deserves kudos and then some for sticking with this chair, even after discovering the hellacious rotted remains that lurked under the fabric. She had to strip this chair down to nothing but its naked iron frame and produced a magnificent chair in the end. If only it was that easy! Great work, thanks Hannah!


13 In tables/dressers

Silver Metal

This. Exactly this. I want a dresser exactly like this. Dear Universe, take note. 
 I love what Heidi did with this piece. While the before was certainly not offensive – I mean there’s not even any cigarette burns or mold or missing parts! The after makes me swoo-hoon. (That’s swooning so hard it takes two syllables).
 She says she accomplished this with silver spray paint, and I’d love to know what kind, because a lot of silver spray paint delivers really cheesy fake results, and hers looks superb. And I love the mirrors extra much. Thanks Heidi! 
 
UPDATE! Heidi has shared more info on her brand new blog: Glam in a Can


8 In kitchen/dining

Julia’s Cooking!

Julia decided it was time to update her kitchen, and who can blame her? It somehow managed to be gloomy and dim despite that giant window trying its darndest to lighten things up.
 So she tweezed that window’s bushy eyebrow curtain down to a manageable size with some cute apple fabric found on etsy, but she didn’t stop there. The whole room was given a lighter brighter look which came in at around $1500, including everything from new granite countertops to the $5 “Kitchen” sign from Hobby Lobby. 
 See more on her blog Pugs Not Drugs. Thanks Julia!


1 In lighting

Brassy to Bronzed

I just love a chandelier redo. Even when they are brassier than Britney’s weave and covered in dust, they still can’t help but be fabulous. An ugly chandelier is like the nerdy girl in the movies; you know she’s a total babe underneath her glasses.
 Rachel updated this babelicious chandelier with oil rubbed bronze spray paint and hung her in her craft room. Check out whole transformation on her blog Everyday Ellis. Thanks Rachel!


7 In other rooms

Faux My!

Ok, so maybe this isn’t a project you could bust out with your spray paint in one afternoon, but wow! What a dramatic difference! Tinsley, owner of the faux interior design company Pattern, is responsible for that fantastic wall treatment. Look closely at the brads bumping out from the wall where the diamonds meet. Love that!


12 In decor/ miscellaneous

I want to be in that same number…

Ok friends, listen to this. The other day, a friend offered me a free piano. She was moving to a house that already had a piano, and who needs two pianos? The only condition was we would have to move it. “Yeah, no problemo! A free piano! Woot!” I thought to myself. Then I shared the news with my husband, who was way less excited.
 “I don’t want to move a piano,” he said.
 “But it’s free!” said I.
 “But it’s heavy.” said he.
 “But, I don’t think you understand. Try to follow me here. It’s FREE! And it’s a PIANO!”
 “You don’t even play the piano,” he said.
 “All the more reason to GET a piano!” I replied, humbly refraining from reminding him that I can indeed play at least half of “Oh When the Saints Go Marching In.”
 “Not going to do it.” he replied.
 I was seriously distressed, and pouted for a long time, which makes me think that I need to learn how to pout more cutely or something, because my husband is totally immune to my pouting.

Anyway, the point of the story is this: Don’t you think I’m right? A free piano is worth the trouble? Arg. I get agitated every time I think of it.

Which brings us, finally, to Cassie’s piano redo! It’s beautiful! Check out her blog HERE to see how far it’s come. She even re-keyed it! Great job. Play one for me, Cassie!


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