A Quick Facelift

When my husband and I moved from a condo to our house we brought with us some barstools. Initially, I was going to leave them at the old place but I decided to take them with us and give them a facelift. The barstools originally looked simlar to the one pictured on the left: wicker seat and blonde wood. This look does not go with the design in our new house, so my husband and I got to work!

First, we removed the seat from the chair and sanded the wood. Then we primed and spray painted everything satin black. Next, my husband padded the seat with foam and covered it with fabric that coordinated with the window valances I made. The seat was reattached to the base and that was it. We really like the result.

A Simple Accessory

I was accessorizing some bookshelves and needed a couple additional items. Instead of going out and buying something new, I made this vase. I took an old pickle jar and painted the inside of it with craft paint and basically that was it!

Here is what it looks like inside my bookcase paired with a couple other items.