Burlap Rocks

I found a great source for burlap bags- Mike's Warehouse. They were only $.98 each. Now I'm looking for ideas and inspiration! I sent Leigh a few and I know that her creative mind will come up with some great uses for them! I shared this lamp shade I made for my guest room a few weeks ago.I used the plain back side of the bag - but now I want to do some things with the fun graphics from the front of the bags!

Another burlap idea I came up with started with a very, very ugly desk. You know the kind - cheap and fake wood....

Son #3 had it for his computer and it fit in this nook in his room/new guest room. He left it behind when he left the nest. At first I was thinking- out to the curb- but, it did fit the nook! So off to Hobby Lobby for some burlap - black- for a change. Then I took my last piece of leopard remnant and sewed a slipcover. I used leopard for the top and cording with 3 yards of a burlap skirt.

I have also shared the bench that I redid with the matching leopard seat. The mirror, chalkboard, lamp, shelf and boxes are all thrifty purchases that I had tucked away. Mirror from Big Lots and chalkboard from thrift store were both repainted and hung from leopard ribbon. The thrift store lamp got a paint job and a leafy shade for fall!

My guest room will get it's first visitors next week when my daughter and her hubby come for a visit. She is flying in from Alaska to meet him on his 2 week R&R from Afghanistan!

Check out more burlap ideas at Leigh's place!

Guest Bedroom Redo

I have a small budget ( $0 ) and a room that needs a redo! So I am going to make a guest room out of son#3"s old room using as little money as possible!
Luckily the room was redone 2 years ago so it is not in bad shape. I will not paint and the window treatments will remain for now. I have already bought the bed, a quilt and one sham. The sham was the only one left to match- don't worry I'll make it work! We will purchase a box spring and mattress. But, the rest will either be free or very cheap!!!!!Here is the before picture. I have cleaned the thrift store bed. Ignore the lovely blue bed rails. They will be covered anyway.....and that was all they had that fit the bed...and they were free... The table and tablecloth are left from the son and they match the shades. The rug was also left behind, as was the nightstand that is behind the bed. There are also 2 suitcases that may be used and a toy chest under the window! Let's start with the lamp... last week I had a moment of inspiration while reading Leigh's blog. She had a similar lamp. I dug through the attic to find this beauty..not! I bought it years ago for the shade. I was going to throw out the lamp, but you never know.....so I put it in the attic. It is paired with a skeleton of another shade. It was my Grandmother's. The silk dry rotted so I put it in the attic because...you never know!

Sad...........I know!

First, I made a pattern and cut out a piece of burlap (from the coffee bag's back that I bought long ago).

Then I monogrammed it.

I used hot glue to attach it to the frame and added black ribbon to cover my flaws!

Then I spray painted the base! I like it!!!! My only cost was the can of spray paint!