The Chronicles of Home

A blog about all that is home to me - kids, food, organizing, decorating, and DIY projects.

What I’ve Been Working On…

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Enough housekeeping…onto my latest projects!
 
Some weeks I spend all of my “work time” (naptime and after kiddie bedtimes) on a single project.  My niece’s chair was one of those – I spent every free minute for three weeks on that baby!  This week I’ve started on a whole bunch of projects but haven’t finished any, so thought I’d show you a sneak peek of the lot.
 

I’ve had this thrifted cane chair in my garage for a couple months now and am finally getting around to its makeover. Wait until you see the “before” pictures. Pretty atrocious. So far it’s coming out exactly as I’d envisioned and I am in love. The frame has been painted in a black semi-gloss and it’s now waiting for a gorgeous new upholstered seat.

I found exactly the mirror I wanted for our entryway but didn’t love the color, so am working on an antique gold finish.

I have the base of a thrifted table painted black and will be upholstering the top to make a little bench seat.


I finished one of the four new drape panels for our kitchen.  This stenciling business yields lovely results, but it is not a quick fix!

Finally, the last of my DIY projects for my friend’s sons’ bedroom is underway.  I’m doing a paint treatment on a couple of wood-block mirrors for over the boys’ beds.

Can’t wait to show you the finished projects in the coming weeks.  Happy weekend, all!

Comments

  2. ditto being eager to see the chair … I love caning on chairs. And with the tease pic the black paint looks stunning. I saw a set of dining chairs recently with one with a huge hole in the caning on the back and wondered how hard it might be to replace the back … if you had to do anything like that I’d love to read about it :)