Spring Wreath

One day last week, I walked past our bare front door and thought to myself, "we need to hang a wreath." Because one project (the Master Bedroom project) wasn't enough, I walked into our guest bedroom/craft room, opened the closet and saw all sorts of things I could use to make a wreath - foam wreath form, paper mache "M", scrap fabrics and ribbon. 

One of the scrap fabrics I found was a chevron and it reminded me of a ruffled, chevron fabric wreath I had pinned not too long ago. The source took me to the Hip2Thrift blog for the Chevron Wreath Tutorial.

Following the tutorial, I started out by wrapping my foam wreath with burlap, using a hot glue gun to secure.

Then, I busted out the 1970's sewing machine that was a gift to my mother from her mother (my Nina) that is now mine. This was the first time I put it to use and I must admit, I'm a little rusty with a sewing machine, thankfully it was still threaded.

 

 Once the sewing was complete, I glued the ruffled chevron fabric to the wreath. 

Because I had Spring Wreath in mind, I wanted my wreath to have more than just one fabric, texture or color scheme and thought it should be whimsical. I painted the paper mache "M" Mackenzie-Childs-like because it's a staple in our home.

So, with all of the above, I put together this: I thought it made for a good hodge-podge spring mix.

Once all pieces were secured with hot glue, the final product  makes our front door look pretty happy, even  for a cold, dreary week. 

Master Bedroom Update: Painted Nightstands

As we prepare for "Blizzard-like conditions" tomorrow, I made some progress to updating our Master Bedroom.

The following nightstands were hand-me-downs from my aunt, Bonnie. And unfortunately were fighting against our new, rustic headboard. So they were in for a facelift.

The jury is still out if I made the best color decision, but I went with CeCe Caldwell's Siera Mist Grey. Wondering if I should have gone with the Santa Fe Turquoise to tie in our French dresser, but we'll see. 

Because I used CeCe Caldwell Paints, I was able to do this project inside our home without fear of "death by fumes" or a "tornado-like mess." I simply laid trash bags down in our entry way and went at it. The distressing part was painless because it's done with an old t-shirt and water. 

Here's the finished product!

What do you think about the nightstand color choice? As you can see, I'm using one of my colorful paintings to help bring in some color to tie in the dresser.

 I'm contemplating painting the lamps either turquoise or gold. Turquoise to tie in the french dresser or gold to add some "glam". 

Master Bedroom Update: DIY Rustic Headboard

Houston Oklahoma City, we have a headboard! 

And I couldn't be more excited about it. Our new headboard is the first (and biggest) step to transforming our Master Bedroom. Although, the headboard might be the biggest transition step, it might be the most budget friendly. Our DIY Rustic Headboard cost us less than $90.00. 

Supplies List:

7 1x8 Oak boards

3 1x2 Oak boards

1 can Stain (we chose Minwax Special Walnut)

1 can Polyurethane (Satin Finish)

Sander

Chain and other "Rusti-fy-ing" tools

Paint Brushes

Wood Screws

Level

The boards spent the night inside our house Friday night. B was worried with the forecasted snow storm, the boards might warp in the cold, cold garage. Saturday morning, B kicked off the project with some sanding. Then cutting the boards down to 7 feet.

After sanding and cutting to desired length, B got to take out some aggression and beat the boards. He chose miscellaneous objects from his tool box. By the picture, looks like the chain was his favorite.

Stain progress. I just love how the Special Walnut grabbed the grain and knots and varied with each board. B & I stood and starred at the different stains in Lowe's trying to decide - but am happy with what we picked. 

Busted. We were sneaky to get the headboard at the right height with less wood. It ended up being 58" tall, the perfect height. 

My handyman in progress. It was his idea for the 3 support beams, that's why I keep the engineer brain around. The support beams were cut to be 2" below the top of the headboard and placed on the wall where the studs were. From there he started placing the beams with a little help from me.

BOOM! Headboard is all in tact and drying after going back through to stain the screw holes.

Once again, here she is! The headboard totally made the room and added some masculinity to counter the girly, white bedding. Don't remember what it looked like before without a headboard? Just look back at the last post. 
 

I'm obviously beginning to want to talk about our Master. Next steps? I'm planning to up-cycle our nightstands and the bedside lamps. We want a rug and more throw pillows, but those will come in time.