We are on a mission to build a bed

It's easy for us to fall in love with very expensive furniture. It seems once we finally decide on something and fall in love with it, we review the price tag and get that knot in our stomach. "Yes, that bed!" we'll say, then we will look at the $4,000 price tag, think about the cost of tax and shipping and buying a new mattress, and get queezy at the thought of throwing down $7,000 on a bed. Yes! A bed is one of those things you should splurge on, but $7,000 can get us a heck of a vacation, or that new car we need so bad. We love the beds above, and we 100% agree that's the style of bed we want. The first one is from Jayson Home and Garden (of course!), and runs $3,750 before the required additions. The second is from Restoration Hardware and is a bit cheaper coming in at $2,965. The third is made by a company called Hickory White (they have great stuff) and is the most expensive, but we can not disclose the price online. What to do, what to do....

Why, build a bed of course. We decided we are in a position where we must be aggressive. We have a lot of out of town guests coming and we NEED the bed in 'sleep ready' condition (so we can move our Queen into an empty guest room) ASAP. So we crunched some numbers, made some sketches, and here is what we came up with:

Bed Feet: $48 Home Depot

Fabric: $250 Vintage French Linen from various sources

Nail Heads: $30 Amazon (you can find in our store!)

Jig-saw: $70 Home Depot

Hardware: $50 Home Depot

Wood for Frame: $50 Home Depot

Super Think Plywood: $50 Home Depot

That brings us to a grand total of $548 + a lot of labor. A lot more realistic!

We will be posting a step by step guide of what we did, and how you can do it too! Wish us luck!

Set The Table

Christmas came and went too fast. Admittedly, it was hard to take down the decorations. We surely didn't go overboard this year, but it was nice to have a little whimsy in our home. I wanted to do something to make the house feel "decorated" but not over done, so I turned to the living room to help boost the seasonal vibe.

It was quite easy to use stuff I had around the house to create a winter-y centerpiece I was happy with. I took a petite cake stand, which is all glass and built an atrium like home for my "candles". Look close! Those are electric candle in there, which is good because real ones couldn't work in that environment. I added a bright cake stand to place my stark winter white tea pot on, and put my mushroom atrium below.

Under all the pieces I layered doilies of different shades of white atop a fake wood grain table cloth. And there you go! I feel festive and happy whenever I look at it. Plus is was inexpensive, easy, and everythign can be reused for something else.

The UNChristmas Wreath

 

We are big fans of "waste not, want not". It's hard to dispose of things you just know you can "do something" with, hence; we make a lot of random things around our home. While watching TV last week, I couldn't help but turn my idle hands useful, and I made this simple wreath in a matter of an hour. It was quite simple. I wanted to make something with texture that would match our new burlap additions.

You can make this wreath your own. I used old vintage buttons and twine. I simple wrapped the twine around a foam wreath, using super glue ever few inches to secure it. I added buttons to crust part of the top, then used the same twine to hang it from. Instant gratification.. Swoooooon!