A Dragon DIY

I trust that many of you had a lovely Family Day or Presidents Day holiday - depending on where you reside, of course. I spent a fun weekend with my Mom - we watched Olympics, caught The Monuments Men at the theatre, did some shopping, ate some good meals and worked on a DIY project. Because what's a long weekend without a little DIY?

^ Before & After ^

I found a pair of vintage 1980's (is that really considered vintage?) stools for the kitchen island at Around the Block just over a month ago, and the makeover is halfway complete. This past weekend I took the old seat covers off and used them as a pattern to cut the new fabric. I fell hard for Dwell Studio's new Ming Dragon fabric when I saw it on Tonic Living's Instagram feed last October; it's the perfect match to other elements in my open concept kitchen/dining/living area.

I even managed to match the patterns!!

My first time making piping was surprisingly quick & painless :)

 

Now I'm a bit stuck on what colour to paint the rattan part of the stools. White: too stark? Navy: too much? Gold: too bright? Brown: too boring? Cream: too wishy washy? Any ideas out there...?

Simple Office Makeover

There's nothing like a fresh coat of paint to breathe life into a tired old space. Take this simple office makeover, for example. We just needed to spruce it up a bit, so we edited, organized, painted and papered for a new look that can be achieved in just a few days.

BEFORE
Basic Office Blah.

AFTER
It's like a whole new office!

First we planned the new layout

with the Icovia Room Planner.

Next we selected paint and wallpaper from Home Depot.
Paint colour: BEHR Gentle Rain.

We patched, sanded and painted the walls on Friday, wallpaper went up on Monday and the racking systems were mounted on Tuesday. A three day project gave us a fresh new space!! How simple is that?