I can’t believe it’s only been a week since the Sunroom Reveal… feels like a month! On Wednesday I was honored to have my sunroom featured on one of my favorite blogs, House of Turquoise. That lead to an email from a very, very big website which I’ll be on next month… more to come on that 🙂
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Just a quick rewind on my slipcover project for those of you wondering…
This was the chair I started with:
I picked up around $80 worth of fabric at JoAnn’s (on sale), one of those soft tape measurers, and some stitch witchery. I really had no game plan for this… I just brought it home and began tracing out the shapes. A lot of it was guesswork since there are curves in the chair, but miraculously, it worked out somehow.
I was very lucky with the fabric I chose (without even realizing it beforehand). First of all, it has a bit of stretch to it, which is really helpful because it’s forgiving. Secondly, the fabric has stripes in it (spaced about an inch apart) which made it super easy to cut straight and also make the seams straight. Really, I couldn’t have picked a better fabric.
Here’s the one and only in progress shot:
This was late at night… after about 8 hours. I ran out of fabric, so the next day I went back to finish and it took another 1-2 hours.
My advice to anyone attempting this… use this fabric. Or something with stripes in it. Make sure it has a bit of stretch to it. Wash and dry it first. Plan on spending many many hours.
In the end, it was definitely worth it, but I’m certainly not jumping at the chance to do it again.
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Our master bedroom wall has looked like this for a long time:
It was fine for a while, but I just felt that it was a bit sparse and needed something more substantial.
So I hung some 16×20″ city maps:
These cities represent some of my favorite places/trips I’ve taken. They are shown in the ‘taupe’ color, and can be found and purchased at my shop.
Susie approves.
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The completion of the sunroom marks the last room in our house to be renovated. I went way back to January 2011 and found this To-Do list I had written up about all of the projects that needed to be completed in the house. When this list was written, we had been living here for around two months and had already installed the hardwood floors, smoothed the popcorn ceiling, and painted.
Here’s what I had planned…
I updated and edited the list, and now it looks like this:
Green: Completed
Black: Not sure if we want to do it anymore
Black + Crossed out: Not going to do it
Red: Need to do
Can you tell where I’ve used my ‘Jenna Sue’ font to add in the new items? |
As you can see… we’re getting close to being done. Crazy, right? I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Just to help clarify what’s going on in my head right now… the recessed lighting in the office is next up on the to-do list, purely out of necessity. It’s quite difficult to run an art business when you can’t clearly see the colors you are printing. This one is long overdue.
While Brad is installing them, I’m trying to convince him to do the living room and master bedroom at the same time. The Florida heat is here and it’s only going to get worse up there in the attic. We’ll see how that goes.
My next most pressing issue is our master closet. I mean, look at this…
It’s horribly inefficient and a waste of such a large space. I’d love to drop in a ready to build closet system, but we have a challenge on our hands: angled walls. Spending 20k on custom closets isn’t worth it to us, so I’ll have to figure out a solution in the near future. Any ideas?
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If you’re wondering what else there is to look forward to from this blog…. well, all I can say is thank goodness for Pinterest. I’m sure I’ll be finding a lot of new inspiration and projects to keep me busy until we find our next house. And if you’re wondering when that will be… well, not for a while.
I have a hard time staying in one place (this is actually the longest I’ve been in any single residence since living with my parents before college), and Brad and I have both been thinking about our next home. Turns out I need two years of tax returns to prove my income (self employed), so we can’t even start the process until next April. Realistically though, that’s a good thing, because by that time we’ll have saved up a lot for a house we really want.
Thank you to those of you who have made it this far! Here’s to one more year of this little Florida home of ours…
Divan Beds says
Bedroom was cool and your future plan is interesting. Looking forward on your plan. Please post any progress, I wanna see it. Thanks.
Courtney at Little Moments says
Love your lists 😉 I think those are the most fun, and then to mark them off!! Your sunny home is gorgeous!!
AngesAttic says
So happy that your projects are wrapping up. I am painting my oldest son's bedroom this weekend and finished my youngest son's last weekend. We are planning on “officially” moving in to our new house after school lets out. And I am afraid my to-do list keeps growing. My husband asked if we had won the lottery and he didn't know about it from all the items on my list. Thank goodness paint is cheap and a quick fix for ugly colors the last homeowner picked. I hope to be in the ending stages by the end of next summer…fingers crossed.
Jessica says
Love the colors of your bedroom! We have a navy accent wall with a blue very similar to yours for the rest. I think I like yours better though.
cd says
I know you don't live by an Ikea, but their PAX closet systems are awesome. We have one in our closet that does the job of like $3000 worth of custom stuff, we're convinced. So many little drawers and shelving options. love it!
A Erlandson says
EasyClosets.com. So, so happy with our system, not crazy expensive. I was able to design it to fit our needs. The only downside, now I need more clothes to fill all the extra space!
Anonymous says
Worried because it looks like your house numbers are on your mailbox
Pine Tree Home says
That is a mighty fine list! Never ending is mine. I can't believe the crazy driver did all that damage…good news no one was hurt. Looking forward to what you have in store for the yard. I've been painting all weekend and am ready for sweet slumber.