Before & After

I scored this chair at Habitat Restore for $15 several years ago (this photo is terrible by the way). I loved the shape and detail of the chair, so I thought it had potential. 

Before

After

Isn't it amazing what a little new fabric will do? There are so many things in my home that have been reupholstered. I'm addicted! Habitat Restore is one of my favorite places to score chairs and sofas (among other things). After purchasing the fabric on sale and paying the upholsterer, I spent less than $300 on this makeover. This black and white chair was also a Restore find. I don't have a before photo of it, but it was a very bad floral fabric. Now it's my favorite chair. 

Do you scour places for projects like this? I would love to see your reupholstered beauties!

Before & After

My goodness, what did I do with all my extra time before blogs existed? I mean really. I spend a ridiculous amount of time reading blogs at night after Rowe goes to bed. But I love them. And here's why. 

See this eye sore? This was in our foyer when we bought this house two years ago. I've looked high and low for a light to replace this for well over a year. I just won't settle for something that I don't love. I mean it is the very first thing you see when you walk in my house. 

So the other day I was doing my usual daily blog reading, and I ran across this post. OMG! The light looked eerily familiar, and her solution was ridiculously simple. But alas, this exact concept just did not work out. But it did give me the confidence boost I needed to tackle that light once and for all. It can at least look good while I'm searching for perfection! So I spray painted that bad boy right in place (minus the glass part, which I took apart and painted outside).

It just doesn't get simpler than that. Oh, and see that black spot on the ceiling? I'm not the most experienced spray painter. You live and learn. What blogs have inspired projects in your home?

L