Fjellse bed redo!

Its been forever...  I know.  I could say I've been busy, which is true...  But I've also just been lazy about updating my blog.  So, here goes!  

I procured this bed yesterday.  It's ikea.  Great bones, but plain.

I had seen several people upholster this frame and thought of give it a shot.  I've done chairs but never something this large. So, off to joann I went.  I decided to get the following:

A twin was crate mattress cover

1/2 foam batting (2.5 yards) 

Chevron fabric

And then my dad let me borrow his industrial staple fun.  Boy was that fun!

This morning me and the boys too a field trip to Home Depot to get a 1/4 inch sheet of chemical free plywood.  I attached it to the headboard.  I got it 24x 43 which made it a bit taller.  I also started to attach the foam around the rails.  

Then I cut and extra pice of foam for the gap on the back of the headboard.  

I continued to staple the foam around the frame.  

Next came the egg crate foam.  I flipped it the other way so that the egg was on the inside and attached it to the headboard.

Here is the back:

Then came the fabric...  Here is the finished product!

And here is the joint.  Some people left it open, but I decided to cover the joints.  

New frames...

Did some redecorating and I'm finally using an old window I had in my laundry room for something fun!  Check it out.

A little paint...

Goes a long way!!  A boring blue wall is no longer boring with a splash of some lime and orange...  My son's accent wall. Check it out!

Got any gossip?? I do!

Yet another fun piece.  A little color goes a long way!  And boy do I LOVE chalkboard paint!!

What do you think?

Desk

I got this little gem for my eldest who's been begging me to get him a desk for his room so he can do work undisturbed.  A little paint...  And voila!  I love the lattice work on the sides.  

New craft

I had seen a similar idea like this before.. not sure where because I searched it on pinterest I couldn't find it. A simple, yet effective way to display a picture. I had my dad cut me squares from a framing 2x4 we had laying around from when we finished the basement. Then, it was sanded, painted and I applied a printed and edited picture (you need to edit it down and crop)... added a date for a nice keepsake. Take a look at the finished product!

I'm baaack.... 2 projects!

Life has gotten in the way of my hobby lately... but alas, I was inspired to do some crafting when a friend (thanks, Nicole!) brought me a lovely chair that was itching for a makeover. Amazing what a little paint and some fabric can do. Here are the before and afters! And project number 2..........this is a dresser that I use to hold my computer... I decided it needed a little more pizazz! Here are the before and afters!