Make that House a Home- Tiny House Makeover Room by Room- Living Room/Bedroom/Office

 

Tiny House Makeover Room by Room

Living Room/Bedroom/Office

 

For a couple of years now, I have been living in a tiny house I call "The Leaky Cauldron". It is a one bedroom stone house on the corner of the most wonderful neighborhood in a suburb of Indianapolis. The best part of living here, my next door neighbor is my best friend. The Leaky Cauldron is also where I create beautiful furnishings and projects. It's also where I create the savory dish combinations for The Midwest Food Blunders and More blog.

 

 

This is me :-) I am opening my Home to all of my readers.

Sharing my trials with you, one by one :-)

From Heartbreak to Home Makeover

 

Part One

Taking a living room and converting it to a living room, bedroom and office is one of the hardest projects for a designer. Especially when the house is shaped like a triangle. First things first... I need a closet. So I had my friend come over and put in a removable closet (just in case I wanted to move it around in the future).

 

      This is the space I chose for the build. 
I decided that it should be a 10x10 size closet.

This build took about 3 hours.
Buy a bunch of 2x4's and sheets of wood and you have a closet. There was a leftover shelf from another project that we added as well.

You know what they say, it's the little details of a project that really matter. This inside the wall shoe rack is a super space saver.
I also added curtains on the closet instead of doors.
It's always a great idea if you like change.






The only problem was... Where to put the light fixture once it was done. So I came up with a temporary solution to the initial problem.

String Large Ball Lights across the top of the shelf

 

This is just the start! Much more to come.... SO for now, Happy Crafting!

The next segment will include the entire transformation.



 

 

French Country Headboard made from a Table Bottom! You gotta SEE this!

Make your French Country Headboard Today

Create the headboard of your dreams

Made from a table bottom

I was looking for a project today. I originally had a curved tabletop ready to make a sign. However, my best friend decided that she needed it to make her brothers birthday gift. So... I took this piece of a table that I had leftover from another project and decided to make a headboard. The wall has been looking so bare since everything has been rearranged again in the house. 

I used a Mint Green paint and a French Style stencil to decorate this piece. I also used a oil based polyurethane for the top coat. I also added two decorative handles to fill a couple of holes.

The end result is a super cool and functional piece that works great in the space. I also made a super cool table to go along with the theme. The table was made from a barstool, lamp piece and a plate charger.

As always, Thanks for reading my blog and Happy Crafting!

If you have any questions, please message me and I will be happy to share any of my tips with you. :-)

Crafty Crazy Over Marilyn Monroe Bookmarks Made With Calender Cut-Outs

Marilyn Monroe Bookmarks

Made from Calendar Cut-Outs

Have you ever wondered how many things you can do with those old calenders you have laying around from past years? I have had one laying around from a framing project for about 1 year or so. I decided I was going to finally do something with it this weekend.

I just happen to be browsing Pinterest and I found some super cool projects. The first one being these really cute book marks. I decided not to use paperclips for this project. I made mine with 1/4 inch cut dowels that way I can double them as other decorative projects

Here is a sample of the calender I used to make these cute bookmark/decorative pieces.

I used several different coordinating decorative 6x6 scrapbook paper books to decorate the back of these pictures. I also used a decorative black and white roll of duck tape to attch them to the dowels. 

Fun and super easy project. Just have fun with it!

Thanks for reading my blog and Happy Crafting!

Up Cycle Your lids and make AWESOME WallArt.. Paris.. Here we come!

Pretty Paris Wall Art

Make this wall art with up-cycled plastic lids.

For this project you will need:

5 plastic lids

super thin wire for connecting the lids

2 ft of twine

3 small antique music sheets

1 plastic cup to create the circles for the design

scissors

Printed paper letters

glue and glue dots

Ribbon for bow

needle-nose pliers

Plastic lids- Cut the wire to connect the lids

Connect the lids in twos. String the wire through the small holes first.

Here you have some items you will need for this project

Take the plastic cup and draw two circles on each of the music sheets.

Put a small amount of glue in the middle of each lid and place the music circle in the lids.

Cut the appropriate length of twine to go around the inside of the lids.

Glue the twine to the inside of the lids

Tie some twine in between the lids to cover up some of the wire.

Print out your letters and cut them in squares. The take your glue dots and stick them to the lids.

Tie the bow and wrap the twine around it with enough length to make the hanger.

Tie the twine and hang your project!

As Always, Thank you for reading my blog and Happy Crafting!!  :-)

It's just the DIVA in me! The Refinishing Diva.....

Refinishing Diva

I can't tell you how much I love to refinish furniture.. It's one of the best things I do. I have a design background and it's one of the best way to express your design style.

Dresser #1

I loved this this piece. It was an old vintage style and had a honey color to it. It was kinda beat up but the bones are excellent. The drawers look brand new on the inside and not the outside looks brand new as well.

Please excuse the black spot on the picture. My camera is flawed at the moment! 

I just so happened to have these wonderful paint colors in the cabinet and decided to that they would look fabulous together. AND.. they did!

Dresser #2

Look at this beauty~

Classic case of simple sophistication

This little beauty came to me a bit unhinged. There were several flaws on the sides and on the top. I used a high gloss light green stain to compliment the existing color. The flaws were very easy to mask with the stain.

I used one of my french stencils to create a pattern on the bottom drawers and painted the handles a hammered bronze color.

Look at the detail on the edge of the dresser!

Look at how great the stain made the top look!

You too can make an old dresser look new, or make a new dresser look old.

These are just two great examples of what can be done with supplies you have in your cabinet.

As always, Thank you for reading my blog!

Have fun today and create a masterpiece of your own!

Feel free to give me your thoughts on how I can make this blog better for you, the reader! It's always nice to know what my readers think and help me improve on the content.

If you would like to see any of the current furniture pieces 

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Small Kitchen Island Remodel.. I could be considered Kim Possible #2

Pretty Red Kitchen Island~

I could be considered Kim Possible #2... I mean I like to think of myself as a person who can do the impossible. I am the girl next door, never give up, do it yourself kinda person who never stops thinking of ways to make things better. 

So the story behind this is really awesome actually. My really good friend Cathy has been looking for a kitchen island for over a year. A couple of years ago, her son and husband decided they were going to have one made for her. Unfortunately for them,  I beat them to it. I had her email me a detailed picture of exactly what she wanted and this is what I came up with.

 The original top was a bit out of sorts. So I removed and sanded a layer off to make it look brand new.

I added 3 coats of Red Banner Lacquer paint and a top coat. I also added a bit of detail to the piece with a cool stencil that I consider my signature stencil.

The end result is a fabulous addition to my friends kitchen for Christmas this year. 

Here are just a few examples of some very inexpensive kitchen carts that can be made to look super expensive. You will be the "envy" of your neighborhood.

Thanks for reading my blog.
Have fun with a kitchen island for your own home today!
:-)

Shabby Vintage Transformation Double Time- Old Wood Medicine Cabinet

 Memories in the corner of my mind

I recently refinished this old wood medicine cabinet.

I was thinking about how much of a reminder it was of my grandmother's cabinet in her bathroom. I used to go sneaking through it to see what she had hidden. Oh the good ol' times.

This was a super fun project simply because of all the design possibilities. First things First... I removed the back and painted the body black. The I took these awesome squares of 6x6 pre-printed paper and glued them in a pattern.

Second Step

I removed the doors and painted them white. I wanted to add a little shabby, so I glazed them a bit with some outdoor stain. This gave them the vintage look I wanted. I then took a bit of the glaze and went over the base of the entire unit. It needed more flow father than the flat black that was in the original plan.

Once the base, back and doors were completed I moved on to the most important part... The details!

The first version has the plain doors and the black and white knobs. The second version has the red knobs, decorated doors and the red towel holder.

Here is the finished product. I decided to add twine to the edges of the finished product to cover up a bit of wear. It actually made it look like more of a finished edge.

Thanks a bunch for reading my blog and Happy Crafting!

:-)