:: Craigslist Find - computer armoire

I LOVE scouring craigslist.

I've bought a countless number of items from using that website and have saved a lot of money.

Well, one day last year, I was looking in the free section.

I came across a free computer armoire.

It was from the owner of a storage unit.

A man had bought the unit (anyone watch Storage Wars? - love it!)

took the stuff he wanted and then just gave the rest to the owner.

The owner wanted to get rid of it so he was giving it away on Craigslist.

He was also giving away a dresser that we brought home too - - I'll post about that soon.

It sat in our garage for awhile.

Wasn't sure what I would use it for.

Then I thought about using it as a clothing armoire for the girls' room.

And I turned their walk-in closet into a small "library" room.

I debated about painting it.

It's this yellow-ish color,

but had some friends talk me out of it.

And I didn't have to antique it at all - - it was already done!

It actually meshes well with the gold in the bedding.

And I'm being very vulnerable right now.

Showing you the mess their closet is.

They really do have way too many clothes!

Thank goodness it closes, right?

{I need more bins that fit those two small cubbies on the right so that 

their pj's aren't thrown in there. - - I really do fold their clothes, but this is Reese's 

favorite spot to hang out which means clothes are always coming out and I'm too lazy to refold them.}

I'll need to post what the room looks like now with the two of them in there.

You can see what it looked like before, here {as a nursery}.

refurbishing: coffee table

A little over a year ago, I was looking on Craigslist for a coffee table that I could transform. And I found this one. I posted it here. It was about $25-$30. And I knew it would look amazing when finished.

So, here we are . . . one year later. Hey. At least it's finished. The main reason it took so long was that we had issues with the wood stripper I was using. So we decided to go out and buy a sander instead. It did the job wonderfully and now we have a beautiful coffee table! But there were months and months that we didn't even touch it. It just sat in the garage.

Before:

So, here is the awaited finished product. {I'm sure you've all been in total suspense.}

What project are you still in the middle of? {don't worry, I'll be the first to admit that I'm in the middle of many!}

I'll be linking to these parties here.

Refurbishing Obsession: Coffee Table

Found this coffee table on my favorite list in the world - Craig's (my hubby's least favorite, I think). Hopefully I'll be able to show off the finished product by the end of next week. That spot in front of my two slipcovered couches is looking mighty bare.

To Slip Cover or Not To Slip Cover? - - that's the question

About a year ago, I started following this blog here. Life in the Fun Lane. I quickly fell in love with Holly's white walls, dark wood floors, and her white slipcovered furniture. Yes . . . the slipcovers are white and she has a child. Loved her style. My style began to change at that time too. Although, we were renting, planning on moving soon, and had not a clue to where we'd be. Fast forward 6 months and we were checking out homes to buy. I scoured Craigslist like there was no tomorrow. All I wanted were some white slipcovered couches. And I didn't want to pay the crazy prices for them, either. One day I found the loveseat (IKEA Ektorp series). I was ecstatic. Lucky for us, we have wonderful family who stored it for us until we moved. About 2 weeks later, I was on again. I then found the couch. It was meant to be. Oh, my sweet hubby. I think he thought I was crazy. . . and everyone else for that matter.

Of course. I hear it all the time. "White couches? You have a child? So unpractical."

Well, here's what I think. White slipcovers get a bad rap. We dress our children in white clothing so why not our furniture? What do we do when our child spills sphaghetti on his/her shirt? We take it off, bleach it, and wash it. White is the only color that can be bleached. So why not white slipcovers? I love mine.

Check out Holly's post here about living with white.

Although I didn't make these slipcovers, I'm planning to make slipcovers for 2 wingback chairs I found . . . off of Craigslist. Here's a tutorial on making slipcovers from Sew, Mama, Sew.