DIY Foam board Cornice(( (Mission FAILED))))

I have been wanting to do a cornice board. After, searching so many blogs I decided to go with the foam board reading that it holds on pretty good and easy to do!! So, today I stopped by Walmart got my foam board and fabric came home and got to work!..

 Let me tell you it was hard trying to get the sides to stay straight with duck tape. It wouldn't hold up. Boy, I started to get annoyed almost gave up. Finally, somehow I went with it put the battling and fabric. Once, done I looked at it and said this mission FAILED>>>

 There is no way it will hold up even my husband came downstairs looked at me and said that this looks way to cheap. When time came to hang it up, nothing, worked for me!

So, if anyone is reading this and plans to use foam board! DO NOT DO IT and will repeat don't waste your money and time with foam board! Go with plywood and do it the right way. So, now I will be heading to home depot in the next few days and will get to work with wood!! Here are some pictures.

 Look at the sides. They are not straight up! So much duck tape and it did NOTHING!

MISSION FAILED 
Fabric $4.23
Foam board. $9.98
batting $4.98
Wasted money for nothing

Thanks for looking
Marianthi

DIY Upholstered Ottoman Storage

I have been redecorating the house. I started with my bedroom but it still not done. Then did the master bathroom with one more thing left to do. Finally, I decided to redo the loft room and turn it into a fun colorful play/gameroom area!! I am about half way done with that room. Once I get it done I will post the before and after pictures.

For awhile now I knew I wanted or needed a new ottoman storage and wanted to use it for the playroom area. We have a big ottoman storage we used in our family room but then it started to get old and got ripped in some places. I ended putting it in the garage trying to decide what can I do with it. After, looking for a new ottoman the prices were crazy and especially buying a new one for a playroom where the kids will destroy it. That is when my crazy brain started to kick in...LOL I decided to upholster it myself.

I figured why not just cover it myself? It can't be that hard! So, I went to JoAnn's Fabric and got what I liked. Came home and went straight to work.

First, I took off the hinges since its a storage one.

Next, I cut out the leather around since it was ripped already.

Now I laid down the fabric and got the ottoman (top side down) made sure fabric was straight.

The fun part begun when I stapled on the longer side a little lose. Then I did the same on the other side pulling it tightly. Once done, with that I cut all the excess fabric around. I made sure all fabric is secure and even.

Last, I attached it back to the ottoman base!

Ta Daaa! Simple and easy!!

Now its in the play/game room area and my kids love it since its comfortable to sit on then a regular coffee table!! Total cost me only for the fabric $15.41

Thank you for stopping by!
Marianthi

Painted SunBurst Mirror

  Hi all! Since, my bathroom cabinets are done I decided to go ahead and do a little mini make over to my bedroom. My husband went out of town for work the whole week. I thought it was perfect time to do it then.

  I have been wanting those sunburst mirrors for a while. After, looking around from store to store  the last 3 days I couldn't find them in my price range in silver. Finally, today I had to make a stop to target for something and my mind was telling me to check the wall decor stuff to see if they have a mirror. BOOM!!, I saw this sunburst mirror for $54.99. It was in metal bronze like color. I grabbed it and told myself I will spray paint it Silver!

                              Brilliant!Idea!

As you can see it has gold color  at the tips and around mirror. So, here it is before I started to spray paint it. First, I sanded it very lightly to just take shine out. Then cleaned it very well.

 Now here is the 1st coat of spray paint. The gold tips still show a little!

Now here it is after 3 coats of spray paint!!! I LOVE IT! It's everthing I wanted!

  I am so excited to see my bedroom slowly coming together.

DIY Bathroom Cabinets makeover!!

   I finally decided to stain my bathroom cabinets. After, looking to see what is the best way to stain my cabinets and searching through the internet, I saw most people using the general stain gel Java! I took a risk using another stain from Home Depot called Varathane Wood stain in Kona color and the Polyurethane.

   This was the first time using wood stain! As a newbie I am so glad and happy with the results!

   I did 2 coats inside the door cabinets and 3 coats on the outside. Along, with 3 coats of Poly!
This wasn't a weekend job! Took a week to do. Make sure you completely let the stain dry well. Same for the Poly. As a newbie I learned a lot on this. Now I know  next time I will use cloth instead of
Foam brush. Also, the stain needs a very very thin coat. My first coat took FOREVER to Dry!! It took a good 24 hours.
 
  My hubby taking out the doors for me!

                          This was the 2nd coat of stain.

and here is the results!

I love love IT!

I do plan to put wood trim around the mirrors and will change our faucets soon!

Last here is a mini fix I did around the toilet. I put in a shelve but since I space it a little to high I will look for a picture to put under.

Have a blessed day!

Small Entry Mud Room

   I wanted to reduce the clutter in our main area of our home. With the kids being back in school and having so much clutter in the front main room it looked horrible. So, I decided to take the little entry way from the garage and turn it into a mud room. Hubby and I both had different ideas some how we managed to work it out!

   I wanted a bench storage, but my husband didn't. After, looking at so many places we finally decided to head out to IKEA. I ended up agreeing on Hubby about not having a bench storage so that we can have 8 cube storage. All storage are from IKEA even the hooks. The rest of the decor are from TJ Maxx , Marshall and Michaels.

This 1st picture shows it with all 5 hooks!

Hubby came up with an idea to put the kids Initials on the baskets. People ask me what I have inside the baskets and boxes? The 2 bottom baskets 1 is the boys soccer stuff and the other I have my small purses and kids socks. The boxes on 1st room in bottom. One has the kids library books that other is empty for now. On top shelf from left I have more kids books inside. The 2 little photo boxes I have batteries in the one and the other are school supplies like pencils, crayons, and so on. The last box is the papers I keep throughout the kids' school year!

I love how it came out and also love that my main room area has no more shoes, bags and so on in the front anymore.

Thanks for stopping by!

Marianthi

Easy DIY Easter center piece

   This year I'm behind with deocrating for Easter. As for now I just try to figure out a center piece for my table. Here is what I came up with it. It simple and cute...

and here I changed with the Cross

Have a Blessed Day

Easy DIY Peppermint foot lotion

   Just made my 2nd batch of foot lotion. I been wanting to make it for a long time. I thought it would be difficult but I sure was wrong! There is a trick to getting the butter to whip though.

   Living in South Florida and all day with sandals makes my feet cracked and dry. I made the first batch a little over 2 weeks ago. So, far I'm loving it. Softens my feet adding peppermint to hydrate, and iy increases circulation in my feet. I add this every night with socks on. This so far has been working great on me...

Peppermint Foot Lotion

1 cup shea butter
1/3 cup coconut oil
4-5 drops peppermint essential oil


1. Melt the shea butter in a saucepan on low heat until liquid then stir in coconut oil.

2. Remove and let it cool. Add your peppermint oil.

3. Once it solidifies whip with a mixer until its butter-like

(Note** Since living in Florida made it hard for me to whip it. What I did was  I put it in the freezer for about 5- 10  minutes once it turned solid. I took it out and scraped down the sides before whipping it.

4. Place in a clean jar!

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