my practical journal
Just like Dorothy's famous line in Jerry Maguire, "You had me at Hello"...our home had us at this: When you walk in the front door, that's what you see. Magazines laying all over the coffee table. Murphy's blanket covering one of my white chairs. Windows that need to be washed. Oh yeah, the view of the lake (pond). It's not big or deep but it's … [Read more...]
the other day when I was doing my laundry, I thought about how happy I've been with my Ikea Ektorp Chair! About 6 years ago Ikea opened in Atlanta. My walking buddy and I took a day trip and I came home with one Ektrop Chair and two white chair covers. I bought two because I had a chair that I thought was very similar and wanted to see if the cover … [Read more...]
I jumped on the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint bandwagon! When you hear great things about something, you (I) just have to try it! I've been waiting a few weeks and finally it arrived! Minus the wax, it's on back order. I can live with that. In the meantime, here's what I did with my Versailles Chalk Paint! The chair before. Notice how shiny … [Read more...]
If you have an old ottoman, you can give it a new life with new attitude! By recovering it with a great fabric and adding pom pom ball fringe! One of my all time favorite fringes! I covered an old blue ottoman with black and white checked fabric, yes I do love black and white! Choose your fabric, place right side down and pin from the top … [Read more...]
