Refurbish- Reuse- Repurpose

Refurbish

Reuse 

Repurpose

Those are 3 of my favorite words in decorating-

What a fabulous feeling when you are
 goodwill hunting and someone's trash
 becomes your treasure-

Nothing makes my heart beat faster
 than when I'm driving down a street 
and come upon curbside furniture-
 especially when it's in decent shape!

I have scored some real beauties
 over the last few years and I'm proud to refurbish
 them with some cleaning, 
paint, wax, new jewelry
 or a totally new look-

I love to reuse these treasures in my own home
 or for someone else who "needs" them!

Recently, I found furniture at Goodwill for 99 cents-

My sister was the perfect candidate
 for them since she had recently moved-

99 cents-Goodwill

99 cents- Goodwill

This table was a freebie from family-

99 cents-Goodwill

99 cents- Goodwill

Her dining room chairs-

 2 out of 6 painted for kitchen-

Recovered the seats-

My old kitchen chair painted
 and added to her kitchen set-

Dining room chairs reupholstered-

My sister's house is adorable
 and these pieces add the perfect touch
in making her nest complete-

Reused, repurposed and refurbished

The perfect mix of eclectic decor-
someone else's trash refurbished becomes
another person's treasure!

Take care, gotta fly-

Claire

Bedroom decor

I was wandering around TJ Maxx the other day-

enjoying my browsing time-

 

The bedroom I'm working on was done but I needed some

final touches-

My goal was to use what I had around the house-

but I really wanted a new coverlet for the bed-

should I splurge ?

 

I eyed so many beauties-

lamps, pillows, window treatments

but I left the store empty handed- :(

 

but I did get lots of great ideas!

 

I can make pillows, and paint lamps-
 

A lamp from my mom's home-
the shade was too small and I added arms to the base

 A shade I had from a GW find last year-

 Taped the electrical parts-

Sprayed away!

 Looks perfect as a bedside table!

Next up, a burlap pillow-

 

I found some burlap pieces leftover from another project-

this pillow used to be on my 3 chair bench but was changed out last year

 when I made ruffled pillows for it-

 

It was a perfect insert for my new pillow!

 

I hemmed up the edges,

 

I wanted to "frenchify" the pillow so
I used shapie paint pens to write with-

"bonne nuit" good night in French

 Of course, I free handed it so it"s not perfect!

The edges needed a ruffle so I doubles the burlap for added weight
and folded the fabric in small pleats along the strips-

I sewed them to the right side of the pillow base-

Then. I sewed the sides together, I also sewed the bottom together,
leaving about a 6 inch opening so I could stuff the pillow

I didn't end up putting the old pillow into the new, just the stuffing-

Not bad for an hour project!

 

The best part was I spent no money and added a bit of Paris to the room!

Can't wait to show you the rest!

Take care, gotta fly-