Sneak Peek at DIY Roman Shades

So I have been trying to make my own custom DIY roman shades for our guest room upstairs. My hold up? Time. I keep getting caught up in other projects and commitments. So in the mean time I thought I would share with all the image above of where I am at with it. I need to sew my lining (it is pinned and ready for that), sew my dowel pockets (again pinned and ready), and need to attach all the loops, cords, and pull. But hey the front is done thus far, for both panels!

Full DIY to come as soon as I am finished.

Ottoman Envy

With the new arrangement of furniture it has become apparent to me I have major ottoman envy. I want some thing to be in front of our couch. Some where to properly place my feet comfortably. Problem is though our couch sits low to the ground so it will be hard to find one low, second problem is I am very picky.

Have you seen this lovely throughout blog land yet from Thirteenth & South? And don't you just love the room that the ottoman lives in too!

Or did you even see this beauty on One Kings Lane last weekend?

Call me crazy but I have some how convinced the hubs we should build and upholster our own! I promise to post the process as soon as this vision becomes a reality. Promise.

Support the Team

So if you are like me you probably have a hubs or bf that is into sports or rather if you live in the South it is part of who you are. With that though comes all these obnoxious colors that make decorating impossible.

I have been finding ways to incorporate my hubs and my favorite SEC team into our home without it being over the top and in your face, and need I mention obnoxious again. So last week I took his Auburn Tigers Dr faux street sign and gave it a faux treatment of my own. I did my best to make that baby look more vintage and less obnoxious.

All I did was wipe the sign down, spray paint it matte black, paint the raised letters with white flat paint, and then lightly sanded with 220 to give it some character flaws. I am excited I found a way to incorporate the hubs alma mater into our home.

DIY Lamp Shade

So I read a lot of blogs (a lot) and there are tons of great ideas out there! So last week I borrowed the idea of a do it yourself lamp shade from High-Heeled Foot in the Door, now Effortless Style.

I love the idea of taking a table runner to recover a lamp shade to make it look custom made!

First I bought all the items I needed: a drum lamp shade and a table runner (on clearance from World Market).

Then I gathered the basic supplies: glue gun, safety pins, and scissors.

After measuring the length I needed for my lamp shades I cut the runner into 2 pieces. I then carefully pinned the material on the lamp shade to get my pattern and pleats just so. I first glued the bottom portion on the shade since it was larger than the top, then I proceeded to tighten my pleats and pins already in place. I lightly steamed the pleats, then I proceeded to glue the top portion.

And viola! I have custom lamp shades.

So this set of lamp shades cost me $47 to make total. I am so excited that I video chatted with my mom to show her my creation. Yes I am just that much of a geek.

My New Favorite Magazine

So I am kind of a DIYer. For those of you who know me well know we renovated a house from the 20's a few years ago. While that was fun I really want to take on smaller scale projects, so thank goodness for our new house and my new fav magazine "ReadyMade".

Some of our best friends were down for the weekend and they went nuts over the magazine. I just assumed everyone knew about it, boy was I ever wrong! So I thought I'd share with you all my new fav mag. It is for the DIYer all around. From decor projects, organization, cooking and more!

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