After finally getting motivated to start my day Saturday I think I got quite a bit accomplished. I hit up several yard sales, but it was late in the game so I didn't get much. I picked up a woven storage chest and a side table (for Andrea) for $10! I stopped by Home Depot and grabbed some white & teal spray paint for the chest and headed home. I thought I might get to the project after getting back from my work trip, but I deceided what the heck, and I just jumped right in.
Here is the chest before. Nothing too special, but it was in decent shape and had storage, which is great when you live in a small space!
Here is the chest after a couple coats of white spray paint. I couldn't decide between the white and teal, but I thought it would be safe to go with white first and then easier to cover if I decided to switch to the teal. I think it may need a couple more coats, especially on the inside of the lid, but I ran out of paint. It looks pretty good against the blue walls in my bedroom.
In between coats of the spray paint I started on another "Pinterest project" that I will post tomorrow. It was SUPER easy and it has created a flurry of other ideas! After that project I decided it was time to finally sew the curtains for my kitchen. I bought the fabric at least a year ago and I don't know what took me so long, it came together super quick. Super quick after I had to take out my seams 3 times! Note to self: when sewing curtains with a pocket for a rod, sew that part LAST!!!
Here are my cute kitchen curtains:
I wasn't the only one at the sewing machine yesterday. Kerry decided that instead of taking her clothes to the goodwill, she would re-purpose them into some fashionable hand bags! Taking her inspiration from Made By Hank (who makes some ridiculously awesome bags and pouches), Kerry came up with some really cute items from clothes that were headed to the donate pile!
Here is Kerry's version of upcycling. She turned these items:
into this:
How cute is that?!?!? I mean really... I think she did an amazing job! Here are some more clothes destined for the Goodwill racks:
turned into this:
I love how that sheer patterned fabric looks when it's ruffled up. This might be my favorite one of the bunch! And even though chevron patterns have been popping up on everything lately, I still can't get enough of it. Here is Kerry's take on a cute cheveron, with a pop of color on the inside of the pouch:
I love a productive Saturday, especially when such cute things get made! Awesome job Kerry :)
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