Book Shelf Re-do

I saw a bright green book shelf on the side of the road.  It was calling my name, so I had to pull over and put it in the back of my car.  Yes, I was that girl hauling someone else's junk away.



It was not the most quality bookshelf, but still very stable and in perfect condition.  It sat in my garage for awhile, annoying me, until I figured out what to do with it.



Most of the green paint peeled right off, except for on the shelves.  I had to figure out a way to hide those nasty shelves.  So first I spray painted the whole thing brown with two cans of spray paint.  Then I covered the shelves with fabric I bought at Hobby Lobby, and Mod podged it on!  It worked great!



The best part is, the fabric is rough, not slick, so books do not fall over very easily.  It looks nice and is functional.  And inexpensive.  All very important qualities to me.



-Alison

Brass Door Knobs

Since our house was built in the 90s, we have shiny, brass door knobs.  Or should I say, HAD.  My husband has been taking them off for me a few at a time and I have been spray painting them.



I set up my station out back.  I sprayed with a primer first, then used metallic spray paint in nickel for the finish.

Before:

After:

Girl-a-fy my daughter's room

Nearly 11 months ago, we moved into our home in Texas. I’ve been ridiculously lazy at decorating. Case in point, over 8 months ago I purchased this frame from IKEA (along with the rest of the world, apparently. I keep seeing it pop up everywhere). But it is cute, yes?

After sitting in my room in shrink wrap for all of those months, I finally decided to do what I envisioned with it. A little spray paint, scrap fabric, ribbon and glue gun …. voila.

My 5-yr-old loves to display pictures in her room and her ever-changing collection now has a place above her nightstand. And she can easily slip the pictures in and out herself.

I made this project display board last year from an idea I found HERE, but during the move, the clothes pins fell off so I re-made them. This is also perfect for my daughter’s room because she loves to display her latest projects.