Summer projects

Last spring I started a redo of the boys bedroom. I painted their walls, made new curtains and pillows and I repainted the thrift store chest of drawers. Well, I'm about done with the makeover. I repainted the boys' other chests...I had painted them so cute a few years ago and had vehicles hardware, but they had long ago scratched them up and the hardware had started falling apart. So here is the much needed facelift. Originally I had planned to sand them down as the next step...so they would be blue but the other colors of paint underneath would show through, but I kind of liked the fresh clean solid color look...so for now that's how they are.

We've had the same bedding in our bedroom since we got married. So I've been looking for a change. I found this blue quilt at Target for next to nothing and that commenced the transformation. Then while in Dallas I looked at fabric stores for a fabric that stood out to me. Well, I found one...I fell in love, but it was $12 a yard...I know to many that is a bargain...but not for me. So I wrote down the name and designer and went on my way. Well, I ended up finding it on Etsy for $8 a yard (with shipping). So I splurged and bought the fabric I was in love with. This week I finally did something with it. I made drapes and pillows. You can't tell in the picture...and well, the sun is too bright and I can't get a good picture right now...but for the bottom of the drapes I cut up my old red twill drapes from the Pottery Barn and I used the same brown pompom trim between the two fabrics as I did on the pillows. And for another frugal find...I lined the drapes with flat bedsheets I found for $6 a sheet at Walmart...no, it isn't blackout lining, but it works well to line the drapes so they hang prettier. So our new bedroom has a new quilt, an antique quilt from Michael's family, our red quilted euro shams we bought on our honeymoon and my new drapes and pillows. I'm loving it.