For those who love change: temporary wallpaper tutorial

This is probably one of the easiest projects I have taken on!

I found these two wallpapers and fell in love! The only problem? I'm a broke-soon-to-be-college-kid!

So, I changed it into a DIY

Supplies:

• Tissue Paper of your color choice
• Spray Starch 
• Paper cutter or Scissors
• An old rag

First, decide on a pattern and Tissue Paper color 

I chose gold, from Party City, where they had a huge selection of colors

Then, I simply cut out my shapes from the tissue paper!

Spray with starch, stick on wall. Spray with starch and wipe to flatten. Simple.

   

(And, honestly, I didn't do the whole wall because I ran out of time :D )

To remove, peel off paper and wash wall to remove starch.

I apologize for the crappy ipod photos :)

Expenses:

Tissue paper: $1.99

Other supplies: had on hand!

Total Cost: $1.99

If I can't have a walk-in closet... (standard closet transformation!)

Welcome to my closet!

Ever since I was little, I have loved clothes. My closet, however, has always been a standard tiny one, in which I could never fit all my clothing on hangers. :( When I switched bedrooms with my sister (a year after she went off to college), my closet size increased significantly! woohoo! Sadly, that just means my former closet was teeny tiny and my current one is normal. Tis' 7ft by 2.5ft.

So, basically, I had 7 feet of hanging room, maximum if I hung the rods normally. So, I decided to hang my clothing rods along the right and left walls of the closet! This gives me 10 feet of hanging room instead, and easier access to hanging things!

You can see the rest of my bedroom here!

Before:

After:

I took the 3ft by 4ft mirror from my bathroom (from before the redo, seen here).

What is a walk-in closet if you can't change and style yourself in it? 

Along the sides of the mirror, I hung a shoe organizer. I purchased it 

at Ikea for about 5 dollars and cut it in half to fit on both sides.

A light was a necessary addition for seeing what I was picking out.

The cord (from Ikea) goes across the ceiling and down the side to an outlet. 

It is completely concealed! The shade is from Ikea, too! (Crazy, right? haha)

Cute dye coffee filter flower garland

Sadly, not everything fits in the closet. 

The remainder of my clothing resides in my little dresser.

Thanks for reading!! 

See the rest of my bedroom here!

I love comments and will always respond, so comment away!

How did I do it? {Altering a chair frame!}

Two days ago, I revealed my Anthropologie-Inspired Chair overhaul! 

{You can see the post here}

 From This:                                 To this:

So, how did I do it?

Honestly? I have no clue.

That being said, this is definitely not a tutorial. 

The first thing I attempted to do was change the arms. 

Looking at my inspiration (The Anthropologie Astrid Chair), it is obvious that the arms do not slope upwards, as the original chair's arms did.

 So, I simply cut them off! 

Next, I cut off the back of the frame, and added tubes on the arms to make them round.

The arms are actually made from mailing tubes.
I didn't take a picture in between these two, but under the tubes, I put in the original arms for more strength.

I wanted the front legs to look more like those of the Astrid Collection.

Searching through my garage, I found the perfect solution: The legs of an old table. 

I then cut out the center section and added some old little wheels that I found in my garage!

Problem solved!

Next up was the back of the seat.

This was relatively simple. I cut a thick piece of plastic in the shape of the chair back. 

This was stapled to the top of the original chair back, and some 2x2s. 

Next I took some thin boards and covered the sides and back.

(And broke out the duck tape...)

Voila! New frame nearly complete!

After adding foam to the back, I simply covered the entire chair with two layers of quilt batting.

The chair was completed by painting the legs with a coat of gold paint, and finishing off the upholstery. 

 Tada!

 Chair reveal found here!

Thanks for reading! All comments are loved and appreciated! 

Anthropologie Astrid Chair inspired makeover!

[Update: How did I do it? See the process of altering a chair frame here!]

In my previous post, I mentioned how you can find a typical cane chair in nearly every thrift store and DIY blogger's home.

Source: The Robin's Nest

That being said, I wanted to make my own cane chair very unique.
I also wanted to show more possibilities with a very common item. 

It all started with this picture that I came across while browsing Anthropologie.com 

It's so cute!! 

Source: Anthropologie 

Upon further searching, I found out that Anthropologie sells a matching chair!

It. was. perfect.

Funky, whimsical, crazy, adorable.

That is when the light-bulb lit up. 

The idea was brought to the next level after I stumbled upon the perfect fabric at my local thrift store.
It is the exact color of the Astrid settee that originally stole my heart (cheesy, I know...).

At the low price of $3, I couldn't pass the fabric up. 

I then took inspiration from the Astrid collection, and created my own masterpiece.

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Before.

After.

My Favorite part:

The tufting 

(My cat approved... and felt like posing for a picture)

Individual Costs:
$3-Fabric
$10-Batting
$8-Original Chair
$0-Everything else!
Total Cost:

$- 21

Compared to:
$-1,598.00
on Anthropologie.com

:)

"The frame of your chair should never limit your creativity"
(Sorry for all the cheese)

Please hop on over to East Coast Creative and click on my project in the linksy!

How did I do it? [See the process of altering a chair frame here!]

Thanks for viewing! Comments are always appreciated! 

First Ever Upholstery Project!

Everywhere. 

That is where you can find the infamous 1980's cane chair.

That includes both thrift stores AND blogs!

Source: TheReadingGirl

The following was the exact chair that inspired me to take on my first upholstery project, back in August of 2011. 

Source: Vintage Revivals

That's where the story of my chair began!

This is how it came to me:

(Sadly, I can't find any better pictures... sorry!)

Original button, showing ugly green color:

You never know what you will find in something from a thrift store... 

Yup, all this was stuffed in the nooks and crannies of the tiny chair!

The fun process! (in my living room, no less):

Makeover #1:

After a few coats of watermelon paint and new fabric, it was perfect for my room!

I loved it at the time, but my style has changed since then. 

New makeover coming (hopefully) tomorrow!

(This includes my entry to Creating with the Stars)

Thanks for reading!