About every 5 years I need change.
It has been 5 years.
I wanted to
remove a lot of the red I have decorated with
and introduce newer colors and fabrics.
Here is the living room before:
And here it is now:
It only took about $100.
The red chair went upstairs and the two gold chairs came down.
I had leftover paint from Dunn Edwards called "Boat Anchor".
I found Dupioni Silk in a gold and grey buffalo check on
clearance for $9 a yard and made the drapes. I used a new method
found HERE. She uses about 4 posts to describe the process.
I bought a painters drop cloth at OSH for $10, sewed a
slip cover for my occasional chair and ottoman and it
changed the room instantly. Slip covers are time-consuming
but worth it because they don't cost a lot and you end
up with a new piece of furniture. Go HERE to learn how.
I spray painted some of my red accessories with
cream and re-used most of what I already had.
I bought 1/2 yard of fabric and made the pillows re-using
the inserts from my old red pillows. The zippers cost
more than the fabric! Next time I make pillows I will
post how to put in a zipper. I make a pillow in 15 minutes,
zipper and all - it's easy once you "get it".
Next I re-used my frames but took transfer paper, clip art images,
a piece of paper,
a piece of paper,
and a nice artist charcoal pencil and created my own
$5 art that represents
the Salt Lake Temple
and the Nauvoo Temple
for more info on where to do this easy art,
go HERE
The family room isn't quite finished, and I still need to delete red
dining chairs, cover the ottoman and change the rug, but it's changing too....
Here are the windows before:
and after - sans valences. Nice and clean.
Here is the family room before:
and after - new fabrics.
And the icing on the cake......
My new beautiful lantern. I bought my own birthday
present and it was even hung before my birthday. I
love lanterns and this one completes my island.
The red bathroom is gone and now charcoal too!
