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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bold Vermont File Cabinet Fix-Up

I finally got around to fixing up the second file cabinet of the pair I picked up over the summer.


Here is what I did with the first fix-up:


For the second file cabinet, I also spray painted the shell red, but this time I painted the hardware gold and decoupaged a Vermont map onto the drawers!


Do you like it?


Badger wanted to pose with the file cabinet.


This piece can be found for sale at my shop - Furniture Consignment Center - in Willison, Vermont. Stop by anytime and say hi!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Blue Ombre Sewing Desk ... FINALLY!

I have been working on this desk for MONTHS!

June: Bought the desk & chair at a garage sale in New Hampshire for $20.
July: Desk & chair sat in the garage collecting dust.
August: Dusted them off, prepped, sanded and primed.
September: First coat of white paint, with the gracious help of my dear friend Elly. Thank you!
October: Sat in the garage some more.
November: Finished painting the chair and drawers. Added knobs.


During October, I got caught up with launching the furniture consignment shop. But the Universe did me a solid this Sunday and warmed the Vermont region to a toasty 65 degrees, which allowed me to get outside and finish it up.


I had originally planned to sell this baby at the store, but after looking at the finished product, I couldn't let it go! I put it in the small guest room and plopped my sewing machine on it to create the perfect sewing nook.



So there it is! What do you think? :)


Happy Hump Day!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Reupholstered Dining Chairs

First of all I want to thank Cindy for graciously donating her dining table and chairs to me and Mike! (Cindy is Kelley's mom, and Kelley is my best friend) I told Kelley I am simply holding on to the set until she moves back up to Vermont. :)

So here is a chair pre-reupholstery.


And here is he after!


I love how fresh the pattern looks with the dark wood chairs. It also syncs up famously with the painted white table legs. Love!


So this is what our dining room area looks like right now... the white trim for the ceiling is waiting to be mounted, and we just ordered a new chandelier. It's all coming together, slowly but surely.


Have a great week!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Throw Pillows Sewed

I finished sewing up the 12 throw pillows that Mike and I picked out fabric for the other day!


Do you like?


Sorry the photo quality isn't the best. I was literally taking the pictures on the run out the door this morning. I am recklessly multi-tasking like crazy these days. I know that all my hard work will pay off :) Happy Thursday!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Guest Post: Have Sweet Dreams

It seems that scientists are always urging us to get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night in order to live a healthy life. However, many people don’t follow this advice, for a number of reasons. Sometimes it’s a hectic work schedule, sometimes it’s a legitimate medical condition (like insomnia), often it’s just recklessness and bad habits during the transition from day to night. You’d be surprised by how many people suffer from bad sleep due to inappropriate bedroom conditions.

It cannot be stressed enough: in order to maintain a healthy mind and body, you need healthy sleep, and for a healthy sleep you need a proper bedroom.

Here’s a short list of what I believe does not constitute proper bedroom behavior when it comes to getting a good night's sleep:
  • Untidy room with clothing lying around
  • Uncomfortable mattress and pillow that are bad for your spine and neck
  • Not enough fresh air
  • Eating in bed, leaving crumbs on the sheets
  • Watching TV in bed, listening to loud music
Another very bad habit is to fall asleep wherever one happens to be at the moment (living room in front of TV, sofa in the study room, a friend’s place, etc.) It’s OK to have sleepovers from time to time, but if you don’t have a permanent, regular place of rest, it can lead to sleeping disorders.

5 Steps to a "Proper Bedroom"

Here’s what you can do to introduce sound sleep in your life:
  1. Get a comfortable mattress. Mattress manufacturers come up with better solutions each day, so now we have a choice of organic, eco-friendly, anatomical, foam mattresses, etc. The names they give these products are: balance, revitalize, harmony, comfort, perfect sleeper, and similar. They want the mere name of their products to express the comfort level and soothing quality of where we’ll be sleeping. I recommend Memory Foam Express to get a comfortable mattress.
  2. These advanced and innovative products come with a certain price that’s not so soothing to many people. That is why it is best to stick to the generally accepted and well-proven method: chose a medium soft mattress that your body won’t sink into. Trying out a mattress before buying it is the best strategy.

  3. The quality of your pillow is an equally important element in the search for the perfect sleeping spot. Some people prefer high pillows, and some choose very thin ones so that it almost feels like they are not using any. Again, it’s an individual thing and everyone should choose what they feel is comfortable to them. Of course, it’s recommended to choose a pillow that will not endanger the spine and neck.
  4. Often ventilate the room you are sleeping in. That goes for every room in the house, but is especially important in the bedroom, where we spend the whole night. When it’s not too cold outside, it’s preferable to leave the window open the whole night. You can also get room fresheners or ventilators that naturally and effectively ventilate the room.
  5. Tidiness and nice décor positively affect one’s rest and sleep. Whether you’ll decorate your walls with paintings, framed photos, nice modern wall stickers or soothing wall paint, it’s only important that you feel comfortable and peaceful with your surroundings. Also, if you’re surrounded by dirty laundry and 2-day old food tray with leftovers, your body will probably rebel by refusing to sleep and rest.
  6. Proper and healthy sleep demands peace and quiet, so including TV and loud music in your bedroom area is ill-advised.
If you follow these not-to-difficult steps to a healthy relaxation, you’ll have no trouble having sweet dreams every night.

About the contributor: Stacy has worked in the home improvement industry for a few years. In her leisure time, she likes to write and share her experiences and observations in order to be a helpful contributing member of the society.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sneak Peek

I have been super busy this week at the Furniture Consignment Center. Since the clocks were set back on Sunday night, Mike and I not surprisingly used our extra hour to work on the house.

We hung the curtains above the sliding porch door in the dining room and started dismantling the dining room chairs we got from Kelley's mom's storage unit.

Here's the before picture of the chair, for my upcoming "Before and After: Reupholstered Dining Room Chairs" blog post.


We are going to try to find some time to go to the fabric store and pick out fabric to recvover the chairs, as well as recover the terrible pillows in the living room that came with our new couches.

Here is a sneak peek of the curtains we hung in the dining room... I obviously haven't ironed them yet.


Stay tuned for the final reveal!

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