Project Mondays

Mondays can seem horrible..so I am hoping to make them a little bit brighter by posting a new DIY project every week.  Sometimes it will be one we have done, and sometimes I'll repost others. Happy Monday :)



A few years ago Randy's parents told us they had picked up some retro dinette set chairs from the side of the road with us in mind.  So Randy and I brought them home, and decided that we (I mean Randy) would rehab them.  It was super simple and cost us a heaping $10.  Best. Project.Ever.  Randy and I went to a local fabric store and picked up some red marine vinyl for the seats and backs of the chairs.  We got a can of semi-gloss white spray paint, and some rubber caps for the bottom of the legs.  It was as simple as pulling up the old yellow vinyl and re stapling the red we had bought.  Randy then spray painted the underside of the bottom, and the outside of the backs white.  After that the pieces were reassembled and, ta da, new chairs for our tiny little kitchen!

Lovely glossy yellow vinyl

We left the original manufacturer's sticker on. They are Arvin

We did a bit of digging and found out that the chairs were made and sold in the 1940s.  The only sort of value we found on them was an entire set (4 chairs+table) for $650.00  Our guess is our chairs are worthless, but we would still love to find two more and the matching table.  I found the image below online, it is of an original set, in red.

I thought this was neat

Enjoy the rest of your Monday

Our "New House" (you have to say it like you are an announcer on a game show)

So our closing date is February 23rd, right after both of our birthdays.  Although we aren't even in the house yet, the planning has begun.  Here are a few photos of the house (note the staging, barf).

Now here are some of our plans...First things first, we must paint the cabinet doors white, like the appliances and backsplash tile.  Why they are ivory we have no idea.  Randy did some quick photoshops so that we could put some of our ideas out there...none of them are for sure, but here are a few concept photos

Our kitchen table will go under the light (concept on left, current condition on right)

Ignore the bad red accents, thank the staging co. for that)

This is the color we are currently thinking for the kitchen..Valspar, Laura Ashely home, Olive Grove( LA916).

The color is similar to the one we have in our current apartment, but a touch lighter, more yellow.  We love the "avocado" color we have lived with for the past 4 years, so why not take it with us?!  There are many other changes we want to make, like the hardware on the cabinets, the backsplash, etc. My dream hardware would be some brushed nickel scoop pulls and simple round knobs..similar to these

Anyhow, Randy and I are off to a winter beach walk, adios! 

Slices of Home

Randy took some photos of our apartment a few summer ago while I was away at a printmaking retreat at Haystack Mountain School of Craft .  I get homesick..what can I say.

S+P from the Studio Collection @ Pottery Barn

Vases from Crate and Barrell

My Love

We joke that the lady on the bottle is me

Shadow

Lydia

Print by one of our favorite local designers, Angela Adams

Best coffee in the universe, Coffee By Design

The Beginning

I feel like the only place to start, is the beginning.  Randy (soon to be husband) and I have lived in our 500 square ft condo for almost 4 years now.  A lot has changed since we first moved in, from our style to the amount of available storage (ugh).  We have outgrown our cozy little apartment and have decided to make the transition to homeownership (eeeeek!).  We like to think we are pretty creative and crafty when it comes to home decor and the way we style.  We have definitely improved as the years have passed by.  I wouldn't say we are at our greatest potential (style wise) right now, but we are certainly a work in progress.  So with that intro, here are some old photos of our current place  (it looks nothing like this anymore).

                                          
Our living room before we discovered color- so beige..what were we thinking?

The kitchen- taken during the winter (I have seasonal tablecloths, no joke)

Tiny little deck that looks out into the driveway

I couldn't dig up any photos of our single bedroom, or the bathroom, but they aren't anything to get pumped up about.