DIY: Easy Bar-Stool Makeover

I just finished these cute bar-stools for our kitchen and LOVE them!! They were super easy to refinish so I thought I would just share it with you real quick :)

Here is what they looked like before; I got them at a yard sale for super cheap!

I took off the metal bar (it just unscrews) and spray painted the legs. I placed the bar-stools

upside down when I painted them so I didn't have to worry about taping off the seat.

This is the paint I used. Its from Lowe's and I only needed 1 can! It is called "Tropical Oasis" 

 After the paint was dry I turned the bar-stools right side up, lightly distressed the legs, put the metal bar back on, then quickly stained the top :) ..this is the stain I used:

 Once the stain was dry, I brought the bar-stools inside to work on wrapping them with twine.

I did this to have a fun textured look and to get a little bit more of the "natural" look. I just used my hot glue gun, and some of this twine that I bought at Walmart:

....I've gotten a lot of use out of it! ;)

You'll want to sit on some nice padded carpet..maybe even turn a show on because it does

take a little bit of time :). Its pretty basic though, I wrapped the twine around the outer sides of the seat, 

hot gluing it as I went.....and just keep going around and around until you've wrapped it all! 

And your done!!!!!!!!!!! Easy Right? :)

Lucy Turns 2: Its a Circus!

We had SOO much fun celebrating Lucy's birthday today! She is the sweetest little girl and we are so blessed to have so many wonderful friends! I decided to have a circus themed party this year and it was a hit! We had a photo booth as well as Pin-the-tail-on-the-Elephant. :) The rest of the time the kids just ran wild, moms had fun chatting, and the dads played ping pong...and life was good! hehe! Here are the pictures of our crazy, fun day!
 

  


  

 

     

Free "Kissing Booth" Bunting HERE.  Kissing booth Printable HERE. Mustache and Lip printable HERE

 

Happy Birthday Lucy!! We love you so much! 

My Dream Kitchen Part 2: Planked Walls

I love love LOVE how our Dining room planked walls turned out!!!!!! And I am so excited to finally put some pictures up! :)


This is a fairly easy 1 day project that cost us about $60 for the wood; this includes the trim pieces we used on the corners as well as the paint-able plywood we used for the planks. You will need an air compressor and nail gun to make this easy and fast! Shelley from House of Smiths has an amazing tutorial you can read about HERE. We followed the same steps as they did so I will just refer you over there for the complete tutorial! :)

We have received so many compliments on this wall! I love how it added so much design to our dining space! We left it the same white as the rest of the walls, it makes the space feels larger, and brings attention without being overbearing. ....Plus I just love how white walls can make a home feel so bright and clean.  :) 

Once again, we couldn't be happier with how it turned out! ...and I got some fun new curtains out of it too!  ;) 

DIY Sunburst Mirror

This is a super fun and easy project that only took me about 30 minutes to assemble. 

What you need:

-Round Mirror ( I got mine at Hobby Lobby; it was one of the candle trays for $10 and I used my 40% off coupon)

-10 dowels. I bought mine at Home Depot for $.78 each

-Rope

-Liquid Nails

-Hot glue gun

-Cardboard

-Duct tape

-Wire

These are the dowels I used; 2nd smallest ones at 

Home depot with dark green ends

This is what Liquid Nails looks like if you were wondering

This is what I used for my rope. Its a doggy toy from the Dollar Tree, 

I just unwrapped it. 

Start by cutting 5 of the dowels in half and the other 5 in thirds. I did not measure but just eyed it as I was cutting, I wanted the variety of sizes that imperfect cuts would give me. If you do not have a saw Home Depot will cut them for you :)

Lay your mirror face down on a towel. I quickly arranged all the dowels around the mirror before gluing. That way I did not have to worry about getting to my last dowel and having a huge gap still not covered. 

Now its time to glue :) I was worried about the longevity of only using hot glue, that's why I used the Liquid nails as well. The hot glue gave me the instant bond I needed, and the Liquid Nails will give it more long term strength. I first did little dashes of the liquid nails then did dashes of hot glue in between.  Glue all the dowels around the mirror. 

 Here is a close up of the glue..the white is the liquid nails, with dashes of hot glue in between.

Cut a piece of cardboard slightly smaller that your mirror. Use hot glue (A LOT!) to secure it on the back.

Now you are ready to paint :) Turn your mirror over and cover it with some newspaper to protect it from getting sprayed. I used Rust-oleum Metallic in Gold. 

Let it dry for several hours. Once dry, take off newspaper. It should now look like this:

                                                  

 Now we added a wire hook on the back for hanging. To do this,turn the mirror upside down on towel again, so cardboard side is up. Cut two small squares out of extra cardboard. Wrap in duct tape for extra strength.

 Poke two holes in each square. We just used a push pin.

 Push wire through one hole, bend it around and back through the other hole.

 Then twist wire together. Repeat with other square and opposite end of the wire.

Place glue on both ends, then mount onto back of mirror. 

We added more duct tape..just to be safe :)

Now you just need to add the rope on the front! If you have not already painted the rope, do so now. Once it is dry, glue it around the border of the mirror with hot glue. 

And your done!! Let it dry for several hours to make sure everything is secure before hanging! :)

 Now my boring little bathroom looks at least a little better! The mirror gives it a little interest to hold me over until I get around to  painting it! :)