Makeover madness

Like I mentioned in a previous post, I've been thinking a lot about making over old/used/ugly furniture..my first project was to do something with this thrift store find, a fugly but functional TV tray:

A little sanding, some spray primer, black spray paint, and a can of chalkboard spray paint later, I got this:

Fun! Lauren enjoys drawing on it and I love how the sides fold down

We needed a new entertainment center/TV stand but didn't have the bucks to buy a new one so I thought I'd repurpose this apothecary table. In its previous life it lived at my boss' house and was painted a distressed/antiqued white. He gave me the table, originally from Pottery Barn, for FREE! The shabby chic look didn't quite fit in with our living room so I primed and spray-painted it black with a satin finish. You like?

Lauren likes it!

Project!

Spring is here and my head is swimming with spring and summer craft/home/garden projects that I can't wait to jump on. I've been in a furniture re-do kick for the last couple of weeks and it will probably continue on through summer...I need to furnish our home but have a limited budget. I was browsing Ohdeedoh last night and came up with some great ideas.

I so want to spruce up the glider rocker that was handed down to us with some new fabric.

This example of someone else's makeover (from Ohdeedoh) uses fabric from IKEA. I was thinking of choosing an Amy Butler design (I am kinda obsessed with her fabric) like these (click through if you want to see the selection..so many to choose from!)

I also want to make this miniature garden...Ain't it cute?!! (example also from Ohdeedoh)

I love these great reproduction WPA posters. A few of them would look great in Lauren's children's-book-themed room.

I WANT this Damien Hirsch piece....it was the inspiration for the design and colors in Lauren's room..but a print is $750. Until someone recently posted it on Ohdeedoh, I didn't know the artist behind it...I guess she had the same idea I had! I'm sure I can find a super cheap poster or reproduction somewhere. Target had a great line of decor from Dwell Studios that seemed to be inspired by this print and that's what I used for her room. I still have some of the wall decals so maybe I can put them together and make my own artwork.

Happy Bday Jamin/Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Birthday to Kuya Jamin and Happy St. Patrick's Day too!!!

Fun with crayons

It was inevitable:

See the culprit trying to sneak away? I came out of the shower and found black crayon scribbles on both sides of all the upstairs doors.

She helped with the cleanup so all was forgiven.

Feeding time.

One spoon for you...


...and one for me....

...make that TWO for me!!!

Home Improvement

We have a backyard! We were busy last month with the planning of our backyard. Within a span of 2 weeks our yard went from weedy red clay dirt to THIS!:

I'ts still a work in progress, but we love it. There's plenty of space to BBQ this summer and y'all are invited! Come on over!

My favorite thing is our new planter box...can't wait to get my hands dirty.

I can't wait for the fruit trees to start, well..fruiting! We've got Asian Pear, a four-variety apple tree (ahh, the magic of grafting), and Meyer Lemon. Also about 6 rose bushes, azaleas, a camelia bush, an October Glory Maple, a Sango Kaku Japanese Maple, and a crepe myrtle bush. I'm going to plant my herb garden next week...Yay!

A perfect spot for early morning bowling in jammies.

Spaghetti Face