{Shabby Chic Armoire}

SOLD. Large Shabby Chic Armoire

Could be used as an entertainment center or as a dresser

37 inches wide, 6 1/2 feet tall, 25 inches deep

Solid wood frame. 

$189.00

{Shabby Chic Coffee Table}

SOLD. Shabby Chic Coffee Table

Solid wood, very sturdy!

46 inches wide, 28 inches deep, 16 inches tall

$55.00

{Black Distressed Dresser}

SOLD. Black Distressed Dresser
[Since it was raining, I had to take pictures in my sexy garage. Lame.]

31 inches wide, 15 inches deep, 34 inches tall

Would be cute as an entry table, or as a flatscreen tv console. 

Lots of storage. Drawers work great.

$119.00

New VF Interiors Items

SOLD. Shabby Yarn Wreath

$7.00

Ceramic Stone Vase

$6.00

Black Cloche Finial

The top is on hinges so you can display little things inside

$11.00

SOLD. Large Shabby Chalkboard

Awesome wallhanging, or propped up on a shelf/dresser/entry table

3 feet tall, 20 inches wide

$20.00

Farmhouse Pitcher

$9.00

Large Shabby Tin Vase

Great shelf decor or used as a centerpiece on a table

$11.00

Round Shabby Platter

Great wall hanging, or propped up on a shelf

$6.00

Large Shabby Wallhanging

Wooden, comes with brackets to hang on the hall

26 inches tall. Great to Display floral or twigs.

REDUCED $8.00

Cute Vintage Teapot

REDUCED $3.00

Shabby Chic Oval Side Table

26 inches tall, 21 inches wide, 14 inches deep

REDUCED $15.00

 Large Twig Tree

$8.00

Project three: Spend $10

This week's project was pretty simple. I gave myself a budget of $10.00 to fill up the awkward portion of wall space next to my tv console buffet in my living room. I've tried just about every shape of every kind of decoration, but have never liked anything I came up with. Earlier this week, I scored these vintage mirrors for a combined total of $9.98 and for now, they are really working in this space!

The idea of a budget can be challenging, especially when it's a fairly small amount of money. I think I've grown to love that sort of challenge, and have found that it can also be fun. Especially when you're able to find cast-off items and turn them into something beautiful inside your home.

Happy weekend, my sweets. I'll (hopefully) be back here monday with some new pieces available for purchase.

Xoxo.  
 

{East Idaho Home Interiors}

Hello my darlings! I had such a fun time shopping on Saturday, I wanted to share with you a chic new store in town and introduce to you friend and shop-owner Jen Putnam.

Her shop East Idaho Home Interiors is a new home decor store located in a historic warehouse on South 2nd Street in Pocatello!

While Jen does have some vintage furniture, essentially everything else is brand new!

Here's a list of some of the things available:   
Lots of mirrors, lots of awesome wreaths, decorative pillows, all kinds of brand new bedding (some awesome quilts, too!), lots of floral and greenery, clocks, lamps, wall-hangings, wrought iron pieces, WAY cute purses and scarves, and TONS of high-quality furniture.  I also want to mention she has some adorable, brand new cribs (solid wood!) and lots of really cute baby stuff, too. Even though I'm soooo a mother of boys, I did notice how she had a plethora of darling things for little girls! If you are getting ready to decorate a nursery or child's room, this is the place to go!

When this project was in its beginning stages, Jen told me how she wished there was a store in our relatively small town that offered chic and unique home decor and bedding. Fast-forward a few years, she's combined her vision with hard work, and she's created just that! The entire store is full of one-of-a-kind pieces; things you won't find anywhere else. That's why I love it! Go visit her soon!

East Idaho Home Interiors

633 S. 2nd Street in Pocatello, Idaho

  (located just down the street from Don Aslett's Museum of Clean)

Open:

Thursday 11am-5pm 

Friday: 11am-7pm 

Saturday: 11am-5pm

New Vintage Farm Interiors Items

SOLD. Large Shabby Shelf

44 inches wide

Wood be cute above a window using the rod for hanging curtains!

$19.00

SOLD. Chalkboard

24 inches tall x 17 inches wide

with metal thing in the back to prop it up for display (as pictured)

$14.00

SOLD. Large Berry Wreath

$12.00

SOLD. Cream Berry Garland

4 feet long

$6.00

SOLD. Bird Cage

$6.00

{Black Distressed Entry Table}

SOLD. 

Black Distressed Credenza/Entry Table

33 inches wide, 15 inches deep, 29 inches tall

$59.00

Project two: the infamous book page wreath

I've been on the fence about these wreaths ever since I saw them (and I suppose I still am!). Some days I love them and some days, I'm not so sure. After seeing the ginormous one Nester made, I decided I would give it a shot.

Here's what I came up with:

Whenever I decide to try a  DIY project, I usually always try to use thrifted supplies. That way, if I end up not liking the finished product, I don't really mind trashing it, since I didn't pay much to begin with.

Things you'll need:

Wooden frame: $1.50 

Old wreath: $2.00 

Old encyclopedia: $2.00

Glue gun and glue sticks

And a good two hours of your time

I gathered the supplies and spread them out on the floor after this kiddos were sound asleep. Mr. Keller watched tv (really loud!) while I slaved away, noisily rattling papers and burning my fingers in the same places over and over again. 

I got to put my new kindle fire to good use, too! (My handsome santa is always so good to me!)

I tore the pages out, rolled them two different ways, and then pinched them at the bottom, where I then put a dollop of hot glue and stuck them to the wooden wreath. Pretty straight-forward and simple.

Beginning stages:

And here's what two hours and three blisters produced:

I think I'll probably spend another hour or so, filling in the center with more paper rolls, so it looks more like the one I wanted to try to copy.

As with last week's project, this is very fail-safe! And if you don't like what you're seeing once you start, start over again! Isn't that sort of the fun of it?

Book pages vs. sheet music:
Of all the paper wreaths out there, I've always like the book page ones better. I think it's because they are usually made to be fuller, which is the look I like for wreaths. And when you use an encyclopedic dictionary, they usually have sweet little illustrations here and there, and that makes the detail more interesting. Plus, tiny lines of words make for quite the poetic look. (I'm an English sort of gal.) 

And lastly, I added a few brown apple tree twigs for contrast. You could also get the same sort of contrast by placing a simple twig wreath in the center, too.   

Paper embellishements:
Nester also wrote a great post about all sorts of paper embellishments. I originally bought this frame thinking I would try to make a rectangular book page wreath, instead of the usual round style. I may still give it a try, but it'll be a while. I'm sort of "paged out" now. Instead, I decided to cut a few leaf shaped pieces out and hot glue them to the side of the frame. I think this would be cute to embellish all sorts of spaces, including frames with pictures inside them. The possibilities are really rather endless. And pretty cute, too.