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I was so excited when my fabric arrived from Signature Prints. Did anyone else go a bit over-the-top at their sale? I know, it’s hard not to. Now I have lots of projects underway. This is the first one I tackled, the brown was a little tired and we’d just painted the room. There is nothing more frustrating than a freshly painted room filled with stuff that doesn’t “work”. I know you’re supposed to pick you’re fabrics first. I never do. I’m all about the paint colour.
So, the ottoman was a cheapie from K-Mart Target. I’ve had it for ages, and it gets stacks of use. Mainly as a train (the little seats are the trucks); a close second would be as a foot rest, usually with the computer propped on my lap while I stalk all your blogs ;P
Boring, hey?
Apologies for the poorly styled photo, I had little people hanging off my ankles, literally.
I’ve been looking and looking for a lamp for the nursery for months now. I was beginning to think that Sam would be packing his bags and leaving home before I found one, when I stumbled across this at the local secondhand shop the other day.
The base was in pretty good condition but the shade had seen happier days. No big deal, a quick trip to Target for a cheap shade and some lovely Tanya Whelan fabric and voila!
Much better!
Remember the dressing table I posted about here? I did promise you photos of the makeover, well, here it is! After a good sanding, a couple of coats of paint, and the paper I posted about last year, it is all finished and ready for a new home.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing -does anyone ever have a DIY go completely to plan? I suspect around 99% of my projects have at least one minor hick-up along the way!
An improvement? I’ve been really inspired by Bryonie Porter and her beautiful wallpapered furniture. You can see her incredible work here.
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Tags: Bryonie Porter, DIY, furniture, painting, projects, table, wallpaper, wallpapered furniture
I have a couple of new projects in the works, and I’m really looking forward to these ones. I stopped in at the local second hand furniture shop last weekend and picked up these beauties – a tall lamp and pine dresser. The dresser actually comes with a mirror which I’m going to use as well because it’s beautiful, but sadly the time has come for them to part. I used to be a bit precious about painting timber furniture, having grown up in a home with a lot of beautiful antique pieces and parents who stoutly refused to paint anything timber. That however, has changed. I can’t wait to take to these two with a paint brush. 
I finished re-upholstering the bentwood chairs last night, there was a fair bit of sanding, staining and varnishing involved, particulaly as the first colour I picked barely resembled the sample at the store and I had to re-sand and stain them to get it right. I was so pleased when that part was done with! Stapling the fabric to the seat was definitely the highlight. I’m so happy with the fabric, it’s one of my favourite Broadhurst designs. 
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I LOVE your window trim, so pretty! xx
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