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I made this ottoman 2 years ago when moving into my first solo apartment. I was trying to find one online and any large ottoman was pricey. I decided I'd give it a DIY try and see how well I could do. </div>
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I looked on Pinterest trying to figure out the best way to make one and created an attack plan.</div>
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Decide how large and what shape you want. Start out by cutting your 2 x 4s into 4 equal lengths (if you want a square) with a 45 degree angle on the end. Nail these together to create your base</div>
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I used nailed decorative trim on the sides of the 2x4 to give it more of a finished look and painted it all white. </div>
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Take your plywood, this should be cut to be the same size as your 2x4 frame. Cut and arrange the foam on top to completely cover the wood surface. You are creating the cushion part <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">on top. </span></div>
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I had troubles finding foam the exact size so I pieced it together to cover it. Use your spray adhesive to permanently attach the foam to the wood. </div>
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To eliminate the lines that piecing the foam together created and add a little more height I used a layer of quilting batting. </div>
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I also layered muslin prior to my final fabric to help smooth these lines out even more. I attached it in the same manner as the final fabric that I describe below. </div>
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I ordered this fabric from fabricguru.com. Sometimes it's easier for me to scroll through pictures than wonder around aimlessly at the fabric store. Fabric guru will send you a sample square for a $1 so you can feel and see it before ordering. </div>
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This time around I just recovered it and the design allowed me to reupholster it in about 20 minutes. </div>
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Last week one evening I was super impatient and just grabbed a sample size can of gray that I had left over from another project and started painting. I can be slightly impulsive and impatient. Sometime it works out and others, not so much...</div>
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The rest of the bathroom needed to be painted as well. I decided I'd enjoy my long weekend painting my bathroom instead of going to Sasquatch (sarcasm).</div>
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See how yellow-y the old white was?</div>
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So bright, white, and clean!</div>
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What do you do when you live in a 3 1/2 bedroom house alone? Make one of the extra bedrooms into a walk in closet!!</div>
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On Sunday I received the keys to 801 finally! Since then I've been slowly moving loads down as well starting to paint EVERYTHING....</div>
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But here is a tour of the house as is! Lots more to come as we paint and I get all moved in. Sorry for the horrible photos but I had forgotten my real camera at home.</div>
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Then in the small hallway there is a stair case that leads upstairs to smaller bedrooms. These both are slightly finished but atop the stairs is still raw cedar plank. I'm hoping to pain this and brighten the upstairs.</div>
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In the past week I have (along with help from my Dad) have painted the large bedroom and the living room. I prepped the dining room so that my dad can tackle that while I'm at work tomorrow. I'm hoping to also get the small bedroom upstairs painted before I make the big move in this weekend. I want to be able to kind of set up my closet when I move in and painting that first will make it easier. I haven't decided if I should do a color in the kitchen. </div>
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About a year ago I was over the moon when I received my new bed frame. There was even a post titled “My Bed is Here, My Bed is Here.” That was before I realized my jerk cat was going to love it as much as I did and would feel the need to walk across the top and sharpen his claws. I’ve tried everything that one does to get their animal to stop using a piece of furniture as a scratching post (double sided tape, cayenne pepper, no-no scratch spray, a squirt bottle, etc, etc). At least now when I pick up the bottle he hops off it but he just goes back on it when he thinks I’m not paying attention. This has been happening for a year and I have given up and my headboard looks like crap.</div>
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Once the move happens I will have a new space and will probably want it to feel different. The other week I found a Craigslist score for a brass headboard and couldn’t pass it up. I’m not sure which is going to stay in my room and which is going to go into the guest room. </div>
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But I’ve been pining over the bright, simple, more farm house bedroom feels that have been going on in the Pinterest world lately, maybe one dark navy wall that the head board will be against? It is such a harsh contrast to the more modern look I originally was going for but new space, new feels? Right? I had recently purchased a solid blue duvet cover but The Mayor being a tabby leaves his light and dark hairs on everything… so I think I need to move toward a pattern. I’m looking at adopting a dog so soon there will be even more hair to try and hide.</div>
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There are a couple options on the site to either load a picture from instragram, your computer, or you can choose to have them send you a prepaid package to ship your already owned art work to them to be framed.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938523574621557986.post-67040893673294989062015-03-29T19:35:00.000-07:002015-04-24T14:37:26.202-07:00project, projects, projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Time flew by and all of the sudden it is Spring and I haven't finished any projects and I'm moving in a month and a half! This means that I haven't started any project because I know that I'm going to move soon. I can't wait to have an entire canvas of a house to play with!</div>
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1. refurbish my free Papasan Chair (that is just chilling in my hallway until I move).</div>
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2. paint my free lamp (navy?) and make my new lamp shade work</div>
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3. frame for my painting from Nicaragua</div>
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4. complete throw pillows with the fabric I picked up in India (over a year ago....whoops)</div>
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5. paint my extra craigslist dresser (that is being stored in my hall closet until I move... I'm kind of turning into a hoarder prior to the move).</div>
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6. Finally finish my first craigslist dresser that I picked up two years ago...</div>
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I immediately painted it white with a homemade chalk paint. Not thinking it thoroughly through I didn't put a wax or any type of top coat. Since I put my make up on over it and usually have a cup of coffee while doing so it quickly became stained and dirty looking.</div>
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After reading a couple blogs I decided to try out oil paint. After thinking I had accidentally poisened The Mayor for a couple of hours I was finally able to appreciate the nice glossy finish. It turned out beautiful, glossy, and lacquered looking!</div>
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There is always the strand lights on the wall to create a tree idea. However I <i>love</i> my ornaments and this doesn't really allow me to hang them.</div>
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I've been eyeing a chair for a while for my sewing station. When I first moved into my apartment I bought a couple of cute teal stools from Ikea. However I think these stools were made for children. The legs kind of buckle and the seats bend (and I swear I'm not that heavy!). I haven been waiting for quite sometime to purchase a more permanent chair. I had been looking at the stylish clear acrylic chair everyone has but after Virginia over at <a href="http://www.livelovediy.com/">LiveLove DIY</a> said that it was the most uncomfortable chair I decided maybe it wasn't for me. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a chair last week! It's pretty darn cute and sturdy! I just need to get a little pillow for it and it will be a lot mroe comfortable. The chairs below all gave me a little inspiration... if only I could afford any chair below.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938523574621557986.post-5974634240883225602014-09-07T20:57:00.000-07:002014-09-07T20:57:11.641-07:00who doesn't love the mail man?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I haven't had much time for DIY stuff but I apparently have had time to online shop. During summer (conference season) I have to wear a uniform shirt at work so people can easily identify me. At the end of this week I get to start wearing my own clothes again (YYAAAAYYY)!! This just made me feel like I was allowed to back to school shop. Some how everything showed up in the same week. So excited to wear some of my new purchase.</div>
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I ended up picking up two of <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=120362002">these</a> skirts. The fit so well and I couldn't resist the polka dots but the black I can wear all the time. Since they are from Old Navy it didn't break the bank!</div>
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I got these and was a little unsure when I tried them on in the store but when they finally came in the mail I loved them. I think the lighting in Banana's dressing rooms is super unflatering. I can't wait for it to be cool enough to wear <a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1009305&vid=1&pid=970134002">these</a>!</div>
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I finally ordered another couple of bottles of upholstery fabric spray paint from Amazon so that I could finish my $20 craigslist chair. I had done research previously and ended up purchasing Simply Spray in navy. I had read that you had to buy a lot of this stuff to make it stick but I didn't think that I needed 6 BOTTLES for this one chair!</div>
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The navy ended up covering really well after going through all 6 bottles. The fabric is a little stiff but I think it is because I was painting a crushed velvet chair. A different fabric might not stiffen the same. If you look closely you can definitely tell it was a DIY but for a chair that is going to sit in a corner for reading it will be perfect. I'm not sure if this is the route that I would take for another piece of furniture and will just invest in a chair I like from the beginning... someday...</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938523574621557986.post-31273997158919992752014-08-02T21:04:00.001-07:002014-08-02T21:21:53.564-07:00Office Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A couple months ago I picked up this great rams head at <a href="http://www.retrofithome.com/index.html">Retrofit</a> on Capitol Hill. I can't go into that place with out buying something. However with how beige and white my apartment is (mainly because I love all things nuetral) it looks a little washed out on my wall.</div>
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For a long weekend I thought I would get a lot more checked off my apartment to do list. I just had too much fun. I decided I would work on a quick 20 minute project so I would at least feel productive.</div>
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I have had this mirror since my first apartment after college and originally it was a dark brown. I then went through a phase of painting everything white, including this mirror. However in a beige hallway surrounded only by white trim and cupboards it seemed boring.</div>
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When I was at JoAnn's this weekend I came across this "tool" for $4.00 (I think this was the best $4 I have ever spent). Maybe some of you already own one but I didn't know how wonderful a spray paint gun could be! Sometimes its the simple things in life.</div>
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The entry hall looks way more cheery now and I feel productive for getting a DIY off my to do list.</div>
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I love the idea of a drink cart however in a smaller apartment sometimes they can be challenging. Back in January I picked up <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/4-shelf+wooden+gavin+rolling+cart.do?&refType=&from=Search">this</a> little cart at <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/">Cost Plus Wold Market </a>and thought it was perfect (I did wait patiently for a sale)! However the longer it sat in the corner all naked, the more I felt I needed to dress it up. </div>
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My naked little bar cart</div>
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I stopped by Ace Hardware and purchased four paint samples that were next to each other on a gray swatch to achieve the ombre' look that I had in mind.</div>
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I've currently been craving a little cozy spot to curl up and read and I have the perfect empty corner for it. I've been putting together a look board on <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore</a>. Now its time to start plotting how to make this happen on a small budget. I picked up a velvet wing backed chair for $15 on craigslist. </div>
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This weekend I'm off to a beach cabin to attend a bachelorette party for one of my sorority sisters. In preparation I have been looking at all the fun gift ideas. I've found some really great Kate Spade ones. Do you have a go to bachelorette present for people? We are headed to the beach and will hopefully be making s'mores with the cute Godiva heart chocolate biscuits and drinking Sofie Champagne out of little pink cans. My mind was blown this past week when I was introduced to these. It is the most brilliant idea and are definitely marketed with the right people in mind. Now I just need to pick out which Mrs. gift is perfect!<br />
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I recently got a turntable from my dad and have started frequenting a couple record stores by my apartment. There is just something different about flipping through albums and they just seem to jump in my arms to be taken home. Unfortunately I did not have a good spot to put my new love and sitting on top of a speaker is just wrong.</div>
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I salvaged a pice of wood from my parents house that would fit my turntable perfectly. Then proceeded to stain it with a walnut finish so that it would look similar to my Better Home and Gardens TV stand. I went to the local hardware store and picked up a couple white L brackets to attach it to the wall in a minimal way.<br />
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I need to find a basket or bowl or something to put on top of the speaker so it doesn't look so naked. I also had had my eye on a white ceramic ram head that I had seen at Retrofit Home. I did not have a place in mind yet and I felt silly buying something that I didn't have a home for. Once I put the shelf up I had a great vision for the ram head.</div>
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I used a clear acrylic frame for the my peacock silk painting but I'm not sure how I feel about it. I might need a gold frame around it to make the print stand out a little more.</div>
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Now if I could just make up my mind on what color I want my speaker covers to be I could get that done and my entertainment center will be looking great!</div>
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Life has been kind of exhausting lately hence why I haven't had anything fun to share. No time for redecorating or fun DIY's. Still working on my throw pillows, my sewing machine has jammed up and I just haven't had the patience to fix it at the moment. Instead I'll just have one of those picture recaps of the little excitements in my past couple weeks :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Lulu Lemon Sea-wheeze training shorts came!! Time to start training for my 1/2 Marathon #realtalk</td></tr>
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I spent about two hours at Joann's trading bolts of fabric for other bolts until I finally settled on this combo for my throw pillows. I spent some time reteaching myself how to thread the machine and then got two out of the three completed. </div>
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I also finally found a lamp shade that made me happy. I think it just looks great! I also finished my imitation art. Obviously not as great as the original print but until I have an extra $2,000 laying around (which will be never) it will do the trick. </div>
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I picked up some globe terrariums (from Safeway of all places). They caught my eye since they were hanging from the ceiling and my brain immediately went to "my cat can't reach that!"</div>
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I woke up Saturday and headed to a local nursery called <a href="http://www.citypeoples.com/">City People's</a> down in Madison Park. After walking around with different ferns and smaller plants in my hand I stumbled upon the air plant display. They just seemed really easy, cool, and I decided that was the way I wanted to go. </div>
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I completed my first week of the new job and finally got a day to lay around. J was busy having a guys day so I got to clean and relax a little. There were a couple things that made this week great (besides just starting a new job)</div>
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pulling out this Kate Spade necklace I hadn't worn in sometime</div>
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this package finally showed up on my door step</div>
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my friends leaving me cookie dough, presecco, and a congrats card on my first day</div>
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opening night at the Mariners game</div>
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Its feeling like spring and I'm loving it!</div>
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