As you saw from my Inspiration post I wanted something a little different for my Craigslist Beauty.  So here is my little adventure in Chair Reupholstering…

Have you ever dealt with the frustration of those flush mount hangers usually found on the back of mirrors?  The ones that look something like this…

So if you have been anywhere around Pinterest or the blog world you have most likely seen these fantastic hanging mason jar planters.  I LOVED Stacy’s version, from Not Just A Housewife, the minute I pinned it!  It was officially on the To Do list.

{ Image via Stacy @ Not Just a Housewife }

I have been on the hunt for the perfect upholstered headboard to DIY for our master bedroom for months now.  If we were going to go to the trouble of making our own, I wanted it to look custom.  Finally, I ran across this image on Centsational Girl:

{ Image via here }

Done! Now to build it… “Honey!?!?”

I was nice enough to draw it out for him 🙂

I scoured the blogosphere for the best DIY headboard tutorials & we took bits & pieces of each one to make our own.  { These were the tutorials we found most helpful: Southern Exposure & Addicted 2 Decorating }All I want to know is… where are y’all getting your wood?  Every post I found was cut out of one sheet of plywood or mdf.  We got the largest they had at the Depot & had to attach another one.  Apparently we are making the largest headboard ever!… Read More