Oui

Jason and I have talked about going to Paris for awhile now, so seeing france related things makes us happy. We recently brought home this map from the flea market:

Its cute but the color of the mat was so blah. Instead of buying ($$) a new one, I just painted the old one. I went to Home Depot to pick up one of the little Glidden samples for the project, only to find that every single blue was empty. BUT, I took a glance at the "oops paint", and sure enough there was a great color in the painter/primer semi gloss! A whole gallon cost only $7. I can use it for 194834 projects. 

I removed the glass and the frame, but let the print against the mat. It was all taped perfectly and centered and stuff.... I really didn't feel like re-measuring everything. So I just slid index cards between the two and painted away:

And voila!

I know, the placement is super awkward. But its covering the circuit breaker. I couldn't look at it anymore. I can much more easily look at France in a weird spot. If only I could cover up the heater also... 

chippendale chairs

I first mentioned these here, and they are finally finished! 

(I know somewhere I have a better before pic - they were hunter green with pink vinyl cushions)

during... 

After... 

I found these babies across the street from my parents house on the curb.  Mom still makes fun of how she saw me out the window trying to sneakily run them back home. 

Chairs..... free

2 yards fabric (I overestimated btw)....... prob around $8, I don't remember exactly 

quart of paint (Behr Dolphin Fin)... $11 (and that will be used over and over again) 

yay 2 dining chairs for roughly $20 in supplies

curtains

this wild fabric from the 70s (handprinted on velvet),

Is now two curtain panels:

Of course, they still need to be hemmed. They are pretty fab - you can't tell from the iphone pic so well, but they have the grey/blue and the rusty orange color scheme I was going for (inspiration pic).  This is going to be the desk nook a la. 

15 days... clothesline

i think this is from decorology?

Alternative to the fridge...I'm thinking postcards, invitations and pics

92 days.. industrial shelving

apartment therapy

build these for me?

93 days... stenciled drawers

Adventures in Renovating a Brooklyn Limestone

I want to do this to every drawer I own 

Chinese Chippendale Chairs

These chairs are EVERYWHERE. Most notably the Jonathan Adler versions:

To be honest, I don't know that loveee these. But I did score three for free (not JA but really they are the exact same chair) so I am willing to try and make them work. I am thinking 2 of these, plus a different set of chairs for the table. And not in lime green.

Long Couches

I really want a nice long, mid century ish, couch for the apartment. I am crossing my fingers that I find an older one for next to nothing and try reupholstering ourselves?



 
this couch used to look like:

 

from diywithadd.com

I haven't found any brand new that I really like/don't cost a fortune. criteria: comfortable, cheap, awesome