Ladybird Beetle Bench

I'm working on redoing my nieces and nephew's shared bedroom, and have been feeling oh-so-creative.  I found some adorable woven ladybug fabric at a goodwill in Grand Rapids, and my mom had purchased the snoopy toy box used a few years ago.

In the children's bedroom, I decided to do a variation on a primary color scheme, so the yellow fabric with red, woven detail was a perfect choice.  There was a lot of "white lullaby" paint leftover from a home painting project, so I painted the toy box with this color.  (The kids even helped me prime!)  It upset my nephew to cover up the dog on the bench (there was a picture of Snoopy), but as the project progressed and he saw the end result, he seemed to forgot all about it.

The bench top was made from plywood from the side of an old cabinet I tore out of the laundry room to make room for a high efficiency washer and dryer set.  The padding for the bench top came from an old egg-crate mattress that we've had around the house.

 And here it is...

Great for storing toys, and sitting!

Review from my youngest niece: "It's soft like a cloud."

Sweet, Little, Vanity Seat

My sister, Rachel, has encouraged me to blog again.  So here is the beginning of a string of projects I've been working on for the past few months.  Whew, I've been busy!

Recovering this vanity seat took, maybe, half an hour, but I was so pleased with the results!  I picked up the chair at a local thrift shop for $7, and while I abhorred the drab, 70's synthetic leather covering it, the frame was in wonderful shape.  I had some leftover fabric from a client project that just fit (I mean, JUST fit... I had to strrretch this one to cover the seat), but it did cover, I just had to align the fabric a little off-center (which I like better anyway. 

And here is how it turned out...

Before:

After:

And how darling it looks in my bathroom!