Geomatric Float

Easiest DIY Painted Pillow in the history of ever.

The pictures will do the talking.

The inverted colors seem to work well too:)

1. Plain White Pillow Case    2.Tape   3.Follow the instructions on your fabric Paint. Done!

Ikea Hack: Fornbro Table

Are you ready kids?

Ay ay captain!

Who else has a coral crush from under the sea?

Lame.

Continue.

On the scale of frugality this little upgrade wins.

We got this small table free with the purchase of our coffee table from someone in a hurry to get rid of stuff.

The paint came in an offer at Aldi. Super cheap.

If I may, here's a tip on how to work/DIY with trendy colors without sabotaging your budget.

Whenever there is a color trend going on I can not resist jumping on the bandwagon. 

Instead of  changing the entire scheme of my house or wardrobe around that fad which will probably only last for a couple of months what I do is I add tiny bits. 

A cushion or a frame or any such small replaceaple item. I would never go on and paint my enire wall or buy a couch just for the sake of getting on-trend.

What Not To DO: Take crappy pictures from phone camera, rearrange furniture before the picture that now shows carpet marks.

It Matters If Your'e Black And White

Excuse the twisted title of the post. To compensate there you go lets listen to Michael Jackson himself :D

I am totally hinged to this color duo. Totally.

I am wearing B&W, my new place mats are B&W, My last three projects were all in the same +/- space.

Its been around for a while but the fever just caught me.

I showed you the two chairs I picked up from our neighbor's 'zu verschenken' pile. They had a good solid skeleton.

I was pleased to see that Ikea's new limited collection of chairs in pastel colors have a similar structure.

I've never painted furniture except for the one sideboard which was done totally without proper supplies.

Here's the Before and After. 

The fabric was also Ikea, leftover from my book shelf.

Here's a snippet of what my mommy had to say:

  Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

Mapping The Mid Century

Here's a quick little peak at my recent updo.

The mc table is an ebay find. I absolutely love antique globes and maps..sadly I own none..and have no place in my current rental to display anything of the sort.

I had this classroom map which I bought at the supermarket a couple of years ago intended for a DIY.

To stick it on top of the table I used glue spray.

I wanted the dipped look for the legs so I took the shortcut and used yarn instead of paint.

Pretty simple.

Apologies for the crappy photos

Oh Deer! I Tried Painting.

You know one of those moments when you secretly hope and wish to be a person of better tastes. You try stuff that's new to you and you pretend you're a natural at it. It could be acquiring a new sport, a new company of friends, a new genre of literature, a new accent maybe..yaaa knowww! :D

 Well here's what I did last weekend. I got my self a larger than life canvas..ehem..paint brushes..charcoal pencils..all set to draw the most intimidating antlers resting on the head of a deer staring boldly into your headlights.

My inspiration was this stunning project I found here.

It started off pretty well.

I went free hand with the sketch.

Until..it had eyes of its own.

I drew a cross between Paris Hilton's chihuahua and Bambi.

Not being satisfied..I went ahead and smothered the charcoal with acrylic paint. Not a good combination I learnt.

By this time my son had crossed his speed limits and was in his pre bedtime hyperactivity zone. So I left my piece of refined statement art as it is.

I was stressed about it not turning out as good as I had trusted myself.