Weekend Project

Well, first off.... Jenny is coming in October to shoot a wedding here in Houston and so that means we are going to be squeezing in a family session on that weekend. Thank you Jenny! So now I need to find all of us outfits (my favorite part)! (2008)

Here's what Jared and I did this weekend:

Here is my 1/2 bath. I had this stenciling done in my old house (same stencil & colors). I liked it so much that I wanted to continue it into the new house.

But that was all I had done. The mirror is from my great-grandmother and I have never done any updating to it. I kept meaning to, but just never did.

Here's a close up with 1 of many spots where my kids got paint on the walls. I made a BAD mistake by telling my kids they could do face painting while a babysitter was watching them. My bad- big, big, big mess! So anyway, there was NO getting it off!

Here's a shot where if you look close you can see where the kids (after seeing the mess and trying to fix it before I came home) tried to scrape off the paint, but it just left little white holes instead. I wanted to cry when I saw it, but after leaving it in this horrid state for several months I finally decided to repaint the room. And to tell you the truth, I think I made a mistake by using the same look as my last 1/2 bath because it actually got old to me. So in all honesty, I wasn't sad to see it go.

Here's the after:

The paint is the same color I used in my bedroom.

I spray painted the mirror high gloss black.




Here are 2 chairs I bought 5 years ago at an estate sale for $50 a piece. Such a bargain!!!

At the time I bought them, the colors went along with my decor so I didn't feel the need to change them. Well, they are defiantly past their prime at this point and are in desperate need of a makeover. My sister in law, Dawnette, is going to help me recover them. We are planning on getting started soon and I can't wait!

I'm planning on painting the frame black and here is the fabric I got to cover it. It's just a Linen type. It was only $21 a yard which wasn't bad (I got it at High Fashion Home).

Here's a close up. I chose this fabric because I wanted to change the look immediately, but really didn't want to wait on fabric samples, etc and this is an easy, no-brainer, goes with anything type fabric. That way, I can put them anywhere in my house!

Wish me luck!