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Here’s a quick little project I tackled over the weekend.

I had a little wooden sign that was cute, but just didn’t have a place in my new home. I painted it Annie Sloan’s Old White and then attempted to use my super-awesome (sarcasm!) freehand to write Le Bain (the bath).


Don’t judge my poor excuse for a drop cloth, nor my choice of dog food. I’m on a budget people! 😉

I then traced the letters with Glidden’s Deepest Aqua. I got a 2 oz. paint tester at Walmart for less than $3! When it was dry I used clear wax to set the paint. I finished off my little sign with a fabric rosette made from the same fabric as the curtains and voila:

As much as I like my new sign, it confirms how badly I could use a Silhouette! This is definitely another project in the “it doesn’t have to be perfect…” book.

Scroll below to see where this and other projects are linked.

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Yesterday I showed you what my $5 Goodwill find looked like when I brought her home. Oh, you don’t read the blog everyday?! Well then, I will show you once more.

Truth be told, I bought 2 of these chairs ($5 each) with the intention of doing a “His and Hers” set for my husband and I. But after the ups and downs of revamping this little lady I think I am going to need a break to recover from the hot glue burns and the back pain (from leaning over for hours).

All painful creative injuries aside, I think the end result was worth the rocky ride.

I have been pining for this fabric for months now. But I promised myself I would not buy any until
1. I had a project to use it for.
2. It was on sale.

Well the stars aligned and 1 + 2 = my new chair.

After taking the chair apart and removing the pleather (for the record there were about 6,325 staples holding that junk on) I started to wrap the metal frame in macrame cording. Seventy-five yards of macrame cording to be exact.

Then I covered the cushions in my rockin’ birdie fabric and used only 2,476 staples. Yay me!
The chair is the finishing touch to my little corner of the family room. I think it is the perfect compliment to my lamp and desk!