Well...
look at me!
I am totally honored that Cassity over at Remodelaholic is featuring our teeny little den today.
Thrilled!
Thanks Cassity!
Showing posts with label Den. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Den. Show all posts
{ The Den ~ Questions Answered }
thank you to everyone for all your compliments on my Den, it looks like it's my most popular post ever, so thanks.
There were lots of questions, so I thought I'd answer them here.
If there's anything else you'd like to know feel free to send me a note.
thanks again!
{okay, one more explanation...
I had super babysitter, Ashley, hold a cardboard box up around the chandelier while I spray painted it. tricky, but possible}
{okay, one more explanation...
I had super babysitter, Ashley, hold a cardboard box up around the chandelier while I spray painted it. tricky, but possible}
{ The Den }
prepare for the longest post for the smallest room in history...
When we moved into our home this past July this room was the dining room.
But, since I wanted to seat lots of people I switched the dining room to the living room.
Now we have a good size dining room and this little room we call the den.
this room used to look like this
yes, very red.
But with a little time, and even less money it has become one of my favorite rooms in the house.
it's perfect for morning time, when the kids first wake up.
they grab a juice or whatever and head to the den. {it's right next to the kitchen, which you may never see pictures of}
love this little table, which I found in the trash and painted white.
The lamp base was also a trash find, with a shade left over from the previous homeowners {cover in burlap with hot glue}.
I'm currently addicted to these little flowers which I learn how to make from Emily at
Jones Design Company.
see, teeny
this was the original dining room chandelier. I spayed it black satin
{while it was still hung}
shades 99 cents from Lowes with clothesline trim
Armoire from my son's room in our other house.
yes, another trash find {4 of them}
Grocery sign my girls made with sharpie markers
You can see a peek of red wall paper below the sign from before the bead board was installed.
{Painting over wallpaper is a whole 'nother post people}
Brown ticking panels, now living their 3rd round of life in a whole new spot.
Soft seagrass-ish rug I just snagged at IKEA for a steal.
{but for reason of "creative financing" I'm pleading the 5th on the actual cost}
Green shutters I love, and yes, found in the trash.
{I think I might need to start a service where I drive people around on trash days and show them all the good trash spots, right?}
{ L O V E }
{ P A T I E N C E }
I don't have much patience, in fact, I'm pretty sure I have none.
Especially when I comes to decorating projects ~
but,
I need you to have some while you're waiting for the Brown & White revel.
I know, I know, I wish it was done already too.
But, I never said I was a carpenter, and this is a little harder than usual.
But, I won't keep you in total suspense.
Here's sneak peak part due.
if you're keeping score,
this counts as two black doors.
{4 down ~ 24 to go }
okay, more after the weekend.
{ chandelier }
some simple changes to the brass chandi
turned it into this...
here's the before...
I used plain white shades from Lowes and edged them in clothes line rope.
I had super-babysitter, Ashley, hold a large moving box up in the air so the
chandi was encased in it.
This made it possible for me to spray paint the chandi while it was still hung.
I still have some tweaking to do ~
- paint the round thing at the top
- make a cord cover
- cover the walls in the room with some kind of wood treatment ~ I hope to make it look like it was once an outdoor room that's been converted.
{check out Funky Junk for some more great chandi ideas}
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