Sunday, October 23, 2011

Pinterest has encouraged me to be crafty again!


So not only is Pinterest extremely addicting BUT it is also helping me decorate my house! Here are some projects I am currently working on.

First thing is hanging fabric. I knew that just pasting the fabric on the wall was not the look i was going for. :) And I also knew that canvas the size i wanted was going to be extremely expensive. So I had this GREAT fabric but I was at a loss for what to do with it.

Then I was hunting around in Hobby Lobby and found canvas stretchers! I had never heard of them until this exciting trip to HL nor was i really sure how to use them. But where a 34x32 canvas would be well over $30. I bought 4 pieces to make a frame for $9! Not only is this my kind of deal! But now i would not be covering canvas with fabric. But my fabric would be the canvas! Here are some photos from my adventure. (And as always - I used push pins. Because I like to reserve my right to change my mind and not loose the fabric!)






I am also re-working the pieces below (which I have pinned to my pinterest boards) to make them my own and also fit in my very green living room! I'll update again with the finished products.
Pinned Image
http://pinterest.com/pin/214664701/

Pinned Image
http://pinterest.com/pin/195108605/

Friday, October 21, 2011

Project: Floor


One of the most time consuming projects we have tackled ourselves has been the floors!!! Sure there was carpet that has been down for at least 20 years. But there was hardwood underneath! So why shouldn't two 20 something girls be able to figure this out?

At least that is what we thought...
Green Shag in Anna's room


We called in Anna's dad to take the carpet away!


And we cleaned the floors in this room in ONE evening!

Sure I had the black lung for a week BUT it was done!
We hoped the rest of the house would be so easy...


Boy were we wrong!


Under the carpet was red padding that was either suctioned to the floor or completly molded to the floor.




 After about 3 weeks of using a putty knife to scrape the floor we decided to call in reinforcements!!!



Having the chemicals helped! But it was still a slow process! Finally once all of the red was removed (if there is still red on the floor it deserves to stay!) we have sealed the floor and it looks AMAZING!


Would I do this again? Probably not... ok definitely not. But the floors might be my favorite part of the house. Except for the stairs!! But that is another story.