{Feature} Persia Lou bathroom redo!

Have you ever seen something really cool somewhere in the blogosphere, and then have an "uhm what?!" moment? Like, that is SERIOUSLY how they did that? Then promptly after you start thinking of where you could do such a thing? That happened with our feature today. The super talented and sweet Alexis at Persia Lou took PAINT PENS and revamped her bathroom walls. I must admit that is probably the very last thing I would ever think of doing, but it's people like Alexis that make me LOVE the creative blog world. She took her cute bathroom and gave it some "oomph" for under 5 bucks. AND IT LOOKS RAD. Profesh, and kinda perfect in that space. Check it out...

{image from Persia Lou}

See? I told you! I had my "Excuse me what?" moment and then thought, how frackin' cool is that?! Alexis is super creative (duh), and sweet and I'm so happy she has a blog with lots of really cool content that I can be inspired by almost daily. You should really stop by and say hola, and maybe jump on the Persia Lou bandwagon and follow her radness too :)

Happy WED-NES-DAY!

Shabby Glam Sign...

I found some curtains for my daughter's room at IKEA, and I've been slowly piecing her room together using those as my inspiration. I have an idea that I got from Char at Crap I've made that involves wood shutters. I made this sign SPECIFICALLY to be hung with the shutters once they are finished. I found them on Craigslist and am going to pick them up tomorrow! Talk about stoked. I can't wait to show you all the final product!!

To make my "shabby glam" sign I purchased a 16x20 canvas from Hobby Lobby, then painted it one of the colors that is in the curtains.

Here's your plain white canvas..

Paint please? I chose this color..

I really wanted to spray paint this to save time...oh well..

Most of you bloggies have worked with vinyl, have a machine that cuts it, etc. So I will save you time and won't bore you with the tutorial on how to cut/transfer/apply vinyl lettering :)

My next step was to apply the vinyl I designed and cut out to my dried canvas and glue on some "bling." I love it.  

Here's the end result with the curtains next to it..

It's feels soooo good to have this room coming together. I love having an idea in my head and actually seeing it come to life. Now on to the shutters...... ;-)

We linked up at Whipperberry's Friday Flair! #38 :)

Here too!

Linked at Flamingo Toes' Think Pink!

HELP! This table needs a lift!

What on Earth should we do with this entry table?? When we moved from Hawaii to Texas the movers JACKED up the varnish on this baby BAD. The top is absolutely hideous and needs to be saved! The options are ENDLESS I know, that's why I'm getting an expert opinion from the blogosphere. Should I paint it? Stain it? Throw it away? Change the knobs? Stencil? 

Leave a comment below and let us know what YOU would like to see happen to this piece, and we will post the results in the near future! 

{Vintage Revivals} A. MAZ. ING. Dresser Rescue!

Today's feature is from an AMAZING girlie from St. George, Utah. Maybe you have heard of her. Maybe you follow her blog. I just stumbled upon her and her awesomeness last week and am SO glad that I did! It's Mandi from Vintage Revivals! I read her story on her blog after drooling over this dresser redo and decided right then and there that she's my latest blog crush. I bet her house is so dang cool, and vintagey, and DIY to the max. LOVE! She coined the phrase "Thrift Shop Glam" and I just think she's great. Below is the dresser that I wish I could have in my house, and I hope this inspires you all to take something crappy and make it ridiculously fantastic. I know it did for me. I'm on a hunt now for a dresser for Aiden's Star Wars/outer space room that I can remake into "galactic greatness." Enjoy! And if you think Mandi is as awesome as I do, go say hi and tell her that the BADD girls sent you her way!

Happy Monday Lovies!

 

Coolness? Doesn't it make you wanna go to the DI right this instant? I can't wait to see what I can get my hands on. You can go visit Mandi and this dresser in all her glory here :)

A BADD Way to do your windows!

Howdy Ya'll! This is my first BADD post from the Lone Star State! I've recently left Hawaii, and are throwing down some roots in Texas while my husband attends PA school. I know...he's rad. :) So while he's away studying his pantelones off, I'm putting some personal touches on our new house! I'm all for some Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, and Restoration Hardware speaks to my very SOUL... but I also like to "produce" something once in a while. I wanted something clean and crisp for my kitchen windows, and not the run of the mill plaid or gingham valances with apples and sunflowers. No offense to those kitchens, since I do like those things, I was just feeling "Earthy"....or something to that effect. Sooo, off to the Forum I went. And not the one at Caesar's Palace either. I'm talking the MEGA shopping center awesomeness that is just 2 miles away. DANGER I tell you. There's Kirkland's home, Pier 1, World Market, Bed Bath and Beyond, Hobby Lobby, Target, Best Buy, Ross AND TJ Maxx, just to name a few. Yes I said few. Like I said, DANGER to your wallet awaits as you exit the freeway. I could dedicate a blog just to the shopping finds I stumble upon at that place. Anyway, back to the windows :)

At Ross I found some bamboo table runners for $5.99 each. So I snatched those babies up and ran to Lowe's to grab the rest of my supplies....wood, corner brackets, and drywall screws. We had the staple gun already, as well as a drill.

 Naturally I measured my windows and figured out where I wanted my runners to hang, and screwed in the corner brackets like so..

 Here's another view of how they look installed.

Next I took my staple gun and stapled the long edge of the runner to the thin, long side of the wood I had cut. I colored in the staples so you couldn't see the silver finish. Also, if you found runners with an unfinished edge you could staple and finish them afterward with some kind of ribbon, fabric, or trim. Whatever tickles your fancy.

 

Here's a view of the valance flipped upside down and stapled. Notice that this runner was lined, which I recommend. Especially if using bamboo.

The next part is SUPER easy. Just take your valance and set it atop the brackets and center. Voila! You can secure the wood to the brackets if you wish, but since these aren't heavy, I didn't worry about it. 

Cute? I think so. It was just what my casual kitchen needed. It gave me the texture that I crave without going too fancy dancer, which I la la LOVE in other places in my home. If you need a quick facelift to your kitchen window or windows, this is a cheap, quick, and fun fix! Enjoy!

PS- We linked this post up to the Friday Flair Linky Party at Whipperberry!

Linked up at Tip Junkie as well!