Wine Room Riddling Racks

Ok, so still contemplating painting. Can you tell I hate to paint, ok I like to paint, just hate getting started.

Anyway, found these amazing riddling racks via the book "Downtown Chic", by the Robert and Courtney Novogratz, you know them from 9 by Design.

Back to the amazing racks. I am sure they are vintage, antique, and super expensive.

Now, to figure out how to make these. I need these in my wine room.

Also, in the wine room, we are doing a hanging door, we started that project a year ago, we really need to finish. Now hanging doors, ie barn doors are everywhere.

Can't wait to finish and post pics.

Stretching T-shirts on Canvas - Artist Harry Fonseca

I love art. Always have. I ran across this Coyote Cafe t-shirt featuring art by Harry Fonseca, an artist I admire, (he passed away a few years ago). I always loved his Coyote series. My favorite piece of his was "Rosie and the Res Sisters", and a lithograph series he did of Coyotes eating Cotton Candy, can't remember the name. Anyway, that got me thinking.......Could this be cut and stretched like canvas on stretcher bars? It would make a wonderful piece of art.

Currently it is for sale in my Ebay shop, atticroute66. I also have a Picasso Lady in Yellow, it would be fun stretched too.

Thanks.

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.

It's Complicated Kitchen Garden

Still contemplating doors. :( Sorry, can't get motivated.

But, now I am contemplating a kitchen garden like the one in the movie "It's Complicated".

Lot's of work, not sure. Hmmmm.

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?

Great Finds - Eames Style

Found this great table at my local Goodwill. It was a song. I mean a song. Ok, $9. So, how could I pass it up. Totally clean, no smell, just perfect. So perfect, I passed it along to my lovely daughter and her boyfriend, and it sits below their mail slot, and looks fabulous.

Love it. A little piece of retro in any room is great.
No burns, no stains, nothing, just totally perfect.

Happy hunting.

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.