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Simple St. Patrick’s Day Table Setting
Hello, Friends! Today, I’m sharing a simple St. Patrick’s Day table setting with you. If you love to celebrate the Irish holiday, then you will appreciate this post. If not, you can definitely take away a few of these ideas for general spring decorating!
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Slipper Chair Upholstery Makeover
Sometimes with DIY, I pretend like I know what I’m doing. For example, check out this chair in the corner of our living room. I mentioned on Instagram that it needed a little help. However, I’m not a seamstress, upholsterer, or a person who really knows anything about sewing/upholstery. But I definitely faked it to look like I do with this slipper chair upholstery makeover.
Here you can see how bad the chair was damaged.
Yeah. All of that was done by our sweet kitty, Rowan.
I’m not sure if it was the weave of the fabric that attracted him (it wasn’t very tight) or the sleek style of the chair *wink*.
The chair was also rocking some pretty creepy looking stains. Once or twice, our son had spilled a drink on the chair and even though I soaked up the liquid and cleaned the fabric, it remained stained.
Trying to clean it possibly stained it more!
This chair is pretty comfy and we wanted to keep it, so obviously, it needed some help. I started by un-velcroing the fabric on the bottom of the chair and removed the back and legs to dismantle the chair into pieces. Our pup, Harper, helped out too.
I hope not to offend those who do upholstery (am I using that word correctly?), but honestly, this project with pretty much just tucking, folding, pulling, and stapling the fabric (canvas drop cloth) around the base and back pieces.
And I must say that it looks a lot better!
Because I’m not the best with a sewing machine, I opted to just fold all of the edges under to make a straight line down the corners.
The back piece was another story. Even though I still folded everything, I had to sew the pieces together with a few quick knots of thread every few inches. I’m not really sure what this is called or if it is even a real technique that people use, but it worked for me.
This chair is by no means perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good for a girl with no upholstery skills whatsoever. The best part thus far is that the cat has left the chair alone!
What do you think of this chair’s new look? Did I totally ruin the good name of upholsterers everywhere by botching this up more? Or did it turn out reasonably enough to pass the test?
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New Laminate Wood Flooring
If you follow me over on Instagram, then you’ve probably already heard that while I was away the other weekend, my hubby installed new laminate wood flooring in our house. I was so excited to come home and see what he had done!
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You may be wondering why we decided to redo the floors in the entire house. Especially, since I talked about trying to save money doing “Chapter 1” upgrades here at The Country House. You may also be puzzled if you remember that we added in peel and stick flooring in our daughter’s Tween Bedroom Makeover a few months ago.
It basically comes down to a couple of reasons.
1. The light beige carpet in our main living area was getting destroyed thanks to our sweet pup, Harper, and muddy shoes. (It wasn’t in perfect condition to start with.) As of right now, we only use our front door to go in and out of the house. Since this winter’s weather has been so crazy, certain areas outside are super muddy. I can only imagine it will get muddier this spring!
We knew that we didn’t want our carpet to always look dirty and figured non-carpeted floors would be easier keep clean.
2. Initially, we planned on installing peel and stick planks only in certain rooms and leaving the cream carpets alone. Once we knew we wanted new floors for the whole house, we started to question if we loved the flooring in our daughter’s room. It is not bad by any means. However, the color is a bit darker than we really wanted in a hallway and bathroom with no natural light.
So, after some deliberation…
We decided to go with the same flooring we had installed in The City House. (TrafficMASTER Lakeshore Pecan Laminate from The Home Depot.) We really loved the look of the wide planks and the color was just the neutral we wanted. Plus, it is one of the most inexpensive options they have, which made us feel a little bit better about replacing those peel and stick planks.
Right now, about half of the house is finished and it has already made a huge difference. We do have a couple of area rugs to add some coziness in the rooms, as well as absorb some noise.
My Roomba has also saved a lot of time sweeping, so we are mostly just giving things a quick mop if they get muddy.
We really love the new floors and so do our fur babies. This is the newest addition to our little growing farm. His name is Tim Tom and he is a Holland Lop bunny. (We are thinking we would like to give him a new name, but have yet to figure out what that might be.)
What do you think of these new floors?
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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Projects & Printables
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! If you have yet to plan anything for your loves, I have some great ideas. Here some of my favorite Valentine’s Day Projects & Printables that have been shared on the blog over the years.
DIY Moss Valentine & Printable
A fun and unique way to show someone you care about them.
Red, White, & Black Valentine’s Day Cards
Simple cards with a modern flare. Perfect for kids to take to their friends!
Simple Ribbon Heart Place Card
An easy project to dress up a romantic dinner at home.
Frayed Heart Pillow
Add a little holiday fun with this festive Valentine’s Day decor!
LOVEly Heart Candle Holder
Simple to make with a surprising outcome at the end!
Heart Stamps
The perfect project for kids to do and give to a parent or loved one.
Simple Valentine’s Day Printables
Share the love with the fun designs.
