Mothers Day

"Happy Mothers Day Mum"

A post's just not complete without a good before and after. Beautiful as ever Mum!

I wish my Mum wasn't living so far away, then I would get to wait on her hand and foot the way she did for me while I was growing up.

This is what I woke up to this morning and it was all thanks to my 2 beautiful daughters. Such thoughtful, caring young ladies!

Yes, this french toast was as delicious as it looks!

See, I've got my mouth stuffed full.

Who's a little camera shy Jake? Better get over THAT before your wedding day,hahaha

TV Cabinet Makeover

I have another finished project to share with you all.

Firstly, can I say THANKS for all the kind and encouraging comments many of you have left, what a buzz!

This project is a corner TV cabinet which I won on ebay for $46. Not a huge bargain but it was the right piece of furniture for the spot I wanted it.

The handles are from a set that I won on ebay last month which I painted white. The interesting thing about the handles is that as soon as I set foot inside the sellers house I knew I had found a kindred spirit. I couldn't stop myself from checking out her lovely interior decor. She has some beautiful pieces of furniture and I had to control myself from wandering off to check out the rest of her home! We got chatting and I mentioned that I do a bit of upholstery. Well, out of that short conversation (hubby and girls were waiting patiently in the car for me) I am now reupholstering her large ottoman and 8 dining chairs for her. When she said that she would remove all the staples from the chairs before she dropped them off to me, I could swear I heard a choir of angels singing the Hallelujah chorus from Handels Messiah.
So I guess I'll have a few more posts up my sleeve.... never a dull moment:o)

I have just realised that the script for this post is in some random spot between my photos and I still don't know how to move it around so I'm sorry about that!

Chairs - Before/After

My hubby has set me up with a spray booth in the garage and I have got my spray gun/compressor working. I am like a kid with a new toy! I started using it on Friday evening and woke at the crack of dawn on Saturday(and I'm NOT a morning person usually) rearing to go.

I managed to get 3 coats of paint on these chairs in one day. I love the way they look with the blue paisley fabric (which was $5/metre at Spotlight).

I also managed to get 2 coats on a corner TV cabinet...... but that's another post;-)

Chair Make-over

It seems like forever since my last post. We have had copious viruses invade our computer and apparently I have been sending all of my facebook friends questionable comments with very dubious video links attached! So we ended up bying a new computer, which has been on the cards for a while anyway, and now all appears to be good.

With so much time away from the computer I have been able to get some projects finished,lol.

I scored these chairs off ebay for under $100, painted them up and reupholstered them. They are sold so I am really pleased that my hobby is finally making me a little $$

I've included a sneak peak of my current project, a before shot that is. You could be waiting a while for the after now that I am back blogging!

It's so good to be back and I have soooo much catching up to do of all your wonderful posts.

Angex

A Replacement Mirror

You may remember the mishap we had at some unearthly hour of the night when the metal hook holding up a mirror snapped and the mirror, and urn beneath it, came crashing to the ground (pic 2). I decided to replace the mirror with one I had sitting in the garage. It was made redundant from the entry foyer a while ago. It was a gold/bronze colour so I painted it.....wait for it....white!(imagine that).
I picked up 2 rattan/cane/wicker (can someone please do a post on the difference between these) chairs off ebay. I'm really happy with the way they look in this room. Still not sure what style I'm going for in here. Everytime I see a picture I like on a blog I change my mind (see, it's all your fault,lol).
The mirror is certainly different but in a good way (I hope). What do you think?



Ugly power cords!







I want to mention a blog I have been following for a short time now and am really enjoying. May I introduce Alaina and her blog Arbour House Lane I'm sure she would love for you to visit and say "Hi".

Bedroom Makeover

I spent the week making over my daughter's bedroom while she was away on holiday. I had trouble getting the photos right, must be the odd light we're having today, so I'm sorry about the picture quality but like I said in my last post, I can't wait to show you:o)



My daughter loves art and will always sign her artwork with her initials DRG (we call her Dee-arjee, sounds kind of like a French artist don't you think?)



The curtains are an almost candy pink/red stripe.



This was a compromise. I promised not to touch the poster wall!



Made this cute cushion.


Made this headboard.


Did NOT embroider this throw.


I am in love with this blue/grey paint colour and have been looking around the house to see where else I can use it.



These tassels really brought my OCD to the fore!








I put metal butterflys in this frame.


Painted the cupboard doors and knobs.

Welcome a New Blogger

Image via OKA

I have been busy this week making over my older daughter's bedroom (again) while she has been on holiday in Kuala Lumpur with hubby. I am thrilled with the result and can't wait to share it with you all, however, darling daughter has my camera so I guess I will HAVE to wait.

In the meantime let me share with you a new blog that I have just discovered. It is called Shabby Whites and belongs to Marina. I have a feeling it is going to be a very special blog and one which I am really looking forward to following. Marina has a couple of examples of her art on her sidebar and it is FANTASTIC. She certainly is a clever lady and the guest room she has finished making over is a dream. Please pop by and make her welcome to blogland:o)

I'll leave you with this picture from my inspiration file. Do you love it as much as I do?