Projects - In No Particular Order

Metal Footstool



Add the $3 Sequined Top. Hmmmm......



Wicker Footstool....no clue.



Chair found at Goodwill for ..... wait for it..... $1.91!



Red Outdoor Chair



Paint? Sunshine Yellow. Fabric? This:



I'm such a sucker for madras.


Leather auditor case. Meet my new toolbox!



Campaign Dresser/Nightstand.



Owl umbrella holder. Yes, paint.



Printer's box? Jewelry display.



Remember Old Ugly's Sister?



Sorry for the wonky picture. These are elements of the gallery wall for the master bedroom. Some of my photography will go in the different-sized frames.



Here is the wall. Weird shadows courtesy of the ceiling fan.



Master bedroom chair that I've been dragging around for years.



Five yards of this DwellStudio fabric sits ready for re-covery.




These are some of the fabrics I'm going to try to incorporate into future designs.

• A French Connection skirt from ebay. I learned the hard way that UK sizes are different from US sizes.
• A JCrew skirt that split down the side. No, it wasn't too small.
• An Old Navy skirt, size 16,that I bought for $1.99 with the intention of making something else out of it. It's a silver metallic linen-y fabric.
• Old velvet Ralph Lauren lounge pants.

Stay tuned. It should be interesting.

Iwantiwantiwantiwant!

Craigslist, again, of course!

Yet another chair. In this case, pair of chairs for $75.





Gor-Juss! I would put these at either end of a beautiful dining room table. After they were painted and jazzed, of course.

Also, these lamps, Both for $25.



Three words: Red Gloss Paint.

Giddy!

Cannot tell you how psyched I am about Emily Henderson's new show:



Secrets from a Stylist premiers August 29th at 10 PM on HGTV. I'm so there!

Hello, Beautiful!

It's been a long road for Old Ugly. Having her cane back covered like it was an embarrassment, being used as a lowly computer chair, sitting forlornly in a corner. Well, no more! Here she is...



You look fantabulous, darling!



I have discovered that there is a whole tribe of Old Ugly's. I found this one on a website today while I was doing some legwork for an upcoming post.



This is Bad Orange. How I wish for you to be Good and Pretty. You know there's a cane back under that brown. Savages.

Quote of the ..... Everthing!

"someones gotta stick up for antiques. Like PETA, only for nightstands."
-Emily Henderson

I don't know how many people are watching this year's Design Star. It's not the strongest year they've had, but they do have my new favorite blogger, Emily Henderson. She is innovative and quirky and I totally relate to her vintage style and how she feels about making old things new again.

She's the cute one on the right.



We'd have sooooo much fun hanging out at the ReStore. I'm rooting really hard for her to win. I think her show would fit right in with the whole recessionista-make-do-with-what-you-have thing going on right now. You know, kind of what I'm trying to build my fledgling enterprise around.

Go to The Brass Petal and make her a daily read. At least, read this post about where she blogs (I would cut someone for a chair like that), and I think her wedding invites are the most creative thing I've ever seen. Yes, I gush. I lerve her.