Colorful Re-upholstery

Quick reupholstering job.
I am not sure you can call this a full upholstering job but I wanted to show you the upholstering tack strips that I used.
I had this little side chair for quite a while and it had seen better days so I thought I would try a little something!

I thought it would be cute to use two different fabrics so I bought the royal blue velvet and a floral print from Hobby Lobby.

If you have ever tried to attach the tacks to a piece of furniture you know how hard it is to keep them straight, I have used little tools and still couldn’t get them in line!

These strips make the job a lot easier, it’s still not perfect and by far not a full-blown reupholster job but it turned out cute and matches colors I am using right now.

Sometimes we just have to jump right in, even if we might not feel comfortable with a certain task, and who knows, we might be totally surprised! Look around and see if you have an item that could use a little Something!!!

Safe Colors to Use on Vinyl

 We all probably have heard that it is not possible to paint vinyl, well, there are certain colors that we can use and it does a very good job!

I used paints from Sherwin Williams and I was told as long black is not in the paint color formula is all safe. As you can see I used a pretty dark color for the doors, on the body of this little shed I used Alabaster a color that has become my go-to white. It’s a soft white and I really like it.

Before I started painting I used an outdoor cleaner to remove all the dirt or mildew, all you have to do is attach the bottle to the water hose. It was fast and not too hard to use.

 

 

Concrete Floor Faux Finish

Concrete Floor Faux Finish

Hi everyone,

When we first moved to this house this whole area was carpeted, It was fine in the living room area but the area coming from the garage into the hallway and dining room and kitchen looked pretty shabby. we decided to remove the carpet and since I had done a lot of faux finishes before I thought I could do an acid stain concrete look.

We had to remove the tiles from a small area by the front door, and that turned out to be the toughest hardest job! Removing the tiles was not too bad but whatever was used underneath was a big problem! We tried several things and finally got it done! I filled holes from the carpet tacks, the floor already had some kind of primer so I just finished priming the area where the tiles used to be.

I am kind of getting ahead of myself, removing the tiles was very messy so there was quite a bit of cleaning to do! Not trying to discourage anyone, it was all worth it!

I used three colors to paint, a dark brown, medium gray and light brown. I mixed all the paints with glaze, mixing the paint and glaze makes the application and blending a lot easier, it also dries slower giving you time to blend the colors for a more uniform look.