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Ghost Chair

Yay, best Goodwill find ever! 4 folding Ghost Chairs. Yay!! Now, to sell or use? That is the question. Made in Italy, possibly the Piretti Castelli Plia Chair. Sorry for the blurry Made in Italy pic. But hey -- look at the chairs. Need a good cleaning, and yes, they have a few scratches, but for the small price I paid, totally worth it.

Storage Dreaming

When cruising Apartment Therapy, they have the greatest stuff. I ran across this amazing storage pic. from their Small Cool Contest, the one below is from 2009. I love their small cool contest. Anyway, I love the storage and that it is hidden behind curtains. I wonder if I could do something similar in a garage? Yes, a garage. Small Cool Contest coming up. http://www.apartmenttherapay.com/, click on by.

Wednesday Inspiration

Just some Wednesday Insiration to get you thru hump day.

I love art. I have it all over my house. What I love in this room, is the step tables, and the creative couch. Is that 2 twin beds I see? Could be, not sure, but Love it. That's a capital Love.




I love leather chairs. They work anywhere. I also love a true white room. Just painted, okay a year ago, painted my whole house true white and love it.


The image below is from Sunset Magazine. I love the colors. I love the blue/green walls and the brown and leather. Here's the question, do you love or hate the really, really, really worn leather chairs? I am not sure, some days I love, some days I hate.

I love this!! I am still looking for inspiration in my guest room. This inspires me. Hmmm.

I love this look. Of course I would be the one on my hands and knees smelling it to make sure it didn't have any smoke, must, dusty smells. Come on laugh, haha.

Move around some furniture. Repurpose something. Be inspired.

Camping Cots - Beds - Coffee Tables

Years ago, wish I could remember when, there was a photo spread of Paul Mitchell and his lovely wife at home. In front of their big windows looking outside was an old fashioned camping cot with a feather bed top and a yummy blanket.

I really wish I had saved that pic. Anyway, in looking for some extra lounge type space I recalled that pic I had seen years ago, and went looking. I couldn't find it, but I did find a great idea from Martha Stewart using a camping cot. Use it as a coffee table with trays on top. How great would this be in a small house, then if you needed extra sleeping space, you are ready to go.

I love this idea. Must find somewhere to use it.

Two images below from Martha Stewart. Hey Martha, I don't Ipad or Ipod, but I would love an App to get your mag online, on my HP. Would love it. Just a thought.

Image below is a cot from Wally World (Walmart) for less than $34. I may need that for my guest room, so I can nap.

Cots, fun and functional.

Doors Again!!

Saw this photo today and it totally inspired me. You see, I have these 2 old doors that I have wanted to repaint, and they are kind of uneven, and sag. This old door is also uneven, see the bottom, yay, I am not alone, oh and I totally love the color.

Above photo via pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com, Mialinnman.blog.

My old ugly doors below, they originally were a blue/black really deep and have totally faded over time, oh, and the dog did some damage, he passed away several years ago. I really need to do these doors.

The other outside door. Doors are really in need of a paint job.

I am thinking of having them match the house. Maybe that would minimize the look of the non matching doors, although they are quite a bit apart.

I feel spring in the air. Now, do I feel like painting?

Tutu Desk -- Tulle Desk -- Made!!

This Black and Spiro desk is the one that started it all. I love this desk, and Lauren if you are reading this I would love to make one for you. ;)

Anyway, love this desk.

I have been using this old wicker 2 door cabinet in a room that sees little use except for printing, and exercising. It is ugly. It has been around for 15+ years, and was originally brown, painted white a few years ago. It has held, TV's and everything. When it held TV's I had a thick piece of glass cut for it that I have left on. It is a little rickety but it serves it's purpose. You can see from the back that I cut a place for cords.

But now it is a desk.....

Ok, so it is really ugly.

Having been inspired by Black and Spiro it is now a white tutu desk. I love it. This is the view as I walk by this room and it makes me smile.

How can you not smile. The red bag on the floor is for computers, but I use it as a cord keeper, it keeps the clutter down.

I kept the glass and left the wicker top. I like it that way, and can put pics under if I want.

I left the back side open, because I need to open the doors, and I use it as storage.

An old chair I put padding and stapled fabric to.

The other side of the room is for exercising.

Yep, more exercising and storage. Old houses, small closets.

No pic tutorial. I just took some broadcloth from the fabric store and cut/hemmed to size. Then double the amount of tulle, and cut the tulle into 6" strips. Then bunch and hot glue every 4" with 1" of hot glue. Then, honestly, staple gunned it to the top, where the staples would be hidden. Super easy.

If you could sew, you could sew it and it would probably be faster than hot gluing. But, I don't sew.

I have to say it again. I love it.

Patio Lighting and "Boston" Pizza

Our amazing portal all lit up. See longer post below.

Probably going to need new curtains this year.

YUM!!

We have an absolutely huge portal. In the southwest it is called a portal. Call it what you want it truly is a back porch. We built it our selves and love it. We use it all year long. Anyway, the other night we had to make our now famous "Boston" pizza again. For those of you that don't know it is pizza made, I don't know backwards. Dough, cheese, toppings, then sauce. If you have never tried it, it is a treat. The cheese melts into the dough and it is yummy. Good enough to blow your diet for. So, I couldn't resist and had to post the pics of the pizza and our outdoor patio all lit up.

Recover a Desk Chair

This chair is in my husband's office. It is ugly, and old. I had some left over fabric that had been used in his office a while back, and thought, let's get out the staple gun.

I did take apart the chair, that took the most time. Then went to stapling.

Free, did I say free! Yep, and much better. When it get's dirty, which I am sure it will, I will simply change up the fabric.

Styling Closets. Sex and The City 2 Closets

After watching Sex and The City 2 on DVD, I was dreaming of Carrie's closet. That will never happen as I have an old house built in 1947. Hey, a girl can dream. So I decided that I would work on styling my closet. I am going to get some new hangers at Target, possible the black velvet, would like a true white, but can only find a cream. For the hubs half (think the old Brady Bunch wall closet, I am thinking wood. I am worried that he would be too hard on the velvet ones. I noticed in Sex 2 that Big's side of the closet is different.

After I style, I will try and post pics. In the meantime, just swoon over these two closets, and the great clothing. Love.

Wine Armoire, Bar Caddy, Liquor Cabinet out of old TV Cabinet

Finished!! Finished my Liquor/Wine Armoire out of an old TV Cabinet. May need a little adjusting, but I think it is on it's way. I had an old TV cabinet that was given to me by my parents, and I have converted it into a liquor cabinet. What is great is that I can close the doors and everything is out of site. Keep reading below.

Maria Gabriella Brito's Wine Closet/Wine Cellar, below, was great inspiration for my wine armoire.

This great Liquor Bar Cart below was also great inspiration, it looks like an old dresser.
Sorry, I don't have a source for the picture.


My before of the Liquor Cabinet. It is right in my entry and was just a catch and hide all. Normally the doors are closed.

After. Now, since this is borrowed furniture from my dad, I chose not to install anything. However, I am thinking of getting a hanging wine glass rack for under the wine glasses. I think it would add more visual interest, and allow me to store more glasses.

After, the doors actually recess into the cabinet, May need to add a mirror behind that might also give some visual interest. Art on side of cabinet is by Ed Wyatt Artist. (edwyatt.com).

Okay one last after, then some close ups.

The wine holders are free from Trader Joe's. You just go in and ask and you can take any you want. What a fun way to store wine. You could also just stack in a corner if you wanted, use your imagination.

Just a close up of the wine box from Trader Joe's. The 1044 Merlot is our wine label. We also made 1044 Malbec. We are currently building a full wine making room inour Garage, pics of that to follow.

Wine glasses etc. I may install a hanging wine glass holder under neath for visual interest.

Okay, what are you repurposing and working on? Let me know.

Dressing up Container Gardens for Fall

I wish I had more time. Truth is, I don't always have time to garden. So, when fall comes, and my pots are starting to sit empty, I fill them with rocks, and free pine cones from down the street. Our neighbors have trees that drop pine cones, so I walk by, take my plastic bag, and load them up. Then, at the end of the season, I burn them in my outdoor fire pit.

What do you do to spruce up your container gardens?

Needs quite a few more pine cones. I only picked up a small amount the other day.

Decorating a Porch for Fall

I can't resist a linky party. So, 2 posts today. Pure Style Home is having the linky party, http://www.purestylehome.blogspot.com. The link is Decorating your porch for fall. Here in the southwest, we are still using our hot tubs and pools, but the nights are cool, down to 65, with highs in the 85's. So we are just barely thinking of fall.

Anyway, to start my decorating, I always put out my Chiminea, sometimes, with candles, sometimes with small logs of pinon. Always great for somores.

These hang on the outside of my portal, you can view them from the ditch, where people walk over an acre away. Got them at the dollar store, and used the grapes, because my husband makes wine, and we do grow some grapes.

This one has an faux apple in it. The things you can find at the dollar store.

As the flowers die out, because they don't like the cold evenings, I fill the pots with rocks and pine cones. I need to go down the block and get a couple more bags of pine cones from my neighbors tree. This pot sits by my hot tub, and kind of hides the plugs.

I tie the curtains back with orange and brown ribbon which takes me thru to Christmas.

This is just a small start. Thanks Pure Style Home for the linky party.

Outdoor Light Fixture Indoors

I have a long pass thru dining room. It sits in the middle of my home. On the left is the kitchen, you can see the glass tiles peeking thru. On the right bedrooms, and straight ahead thru a huge arch is the family room. So we walk thru this room, all day every day. Years ago, I spent a fortune on a long skinny table at Pottery Barn, that runs the same way the original hardwood floors run, and I have loved it forever. Worth every cent. Recently we redid the old overhead light fixture, and I came across this outdoor light fixture and hung it indoors. It is heavy and fun, and displays a great pattern across the dining room walls when on. Yes, it is hung very low, and that was by choice.

What are you using differently, or repurposing?

Coffee Table - Ottoman - Red Chairs

Emily A Clark is having a coffee table linky party. I love a linky party, so here are my coffee tables. If you haven't checked out her blog, it is wonderful. http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com.

What do you use for a coffe table? I use a copper top table in my front room, and an ottoman in my family room.

My house was built in 1947. It has a small entry front room as you can see in the photo. We use brown leather in both that and the family room, as you can see thru arches from the entry/front to the back. It gives a little more continuity. Not very easy to photograph, but as you stand at my front door, there are hugh cove arches that go to the dinning room, kitchen, family room, so you get a glimpse of all the rooms.

So in this front room is a copper top coffee table and side table. I love this room, it is perfect for greeting guests, reading, relaxing, just about anything.

You guessed it. The family room, and the Johnny Pole which I hate, but it holds up a clear story roof, (any suggestions?). We use an ottoman in this room, nothing on it, but our feet, although it is a favorite spot to lay down. The red chairs are a crazy favorite that we love too.

I guess I should have closed the laundry door, but, oops.


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