Poufs on Poufs

Covered this $1 blue pleather foot stool with an outdoor turquoise patterned fabric. 

Gotta love 20 minute projects.

Wheel of Good Fortune

We had been contemplating for a while, what to hang on the empty wall space behind the TV. When trying to hide an ugly chair in the basement, Elana stumbled upon an old bike wheel.

Although its beauty was hidden behind a thick layer of grime and spider webs, some H2O and a little 409 revealed the wheel's true potential as a picture hanger.

 Standard before pic.

Mounted. 

 With disposable pictures hung with clothespins.

Stoop Kids

For whatever reason, the front porch became the area of concern today. Strung up lights, an old leather ottoman, some newly sewn pillows and a golden retriever were were all the items we needed.

The dreaded before picture.

Pillow swatch #1 was a brown, yellow, white and coral Aztec print.

Hard at work sewing

 Ottoman and pillow added.

 Golden retriever added.

Pallet Art Continued

Using a saw we borrowed from Mary (our neighbor) and a sledge hammer from Elana's tool kit, we worked on completely destroying a pallet we found in the basement (#donttellchad).

After gallons of blood, sweat and sawdust....

We pieced the planks of wood together, then painted on letters to make a living room wall piece.

Using some sandpaper, we distressed the lettering to make the board seem worn then........

 Ta da!

Happy poochessssssssssssss = a happy home. 

Blood, Sweat, and Sawdust: Building Pallet Art

COMING SOON:

Stickazzzzz

Might potentially order some JYD stickers for cars, laptops, etc. Thoughts?

Let there be light...and speakers...and shelving...

When John Orfield stops by, the sky is truly the limit. 

First on the list: wall sconces.

Get em outta here! We left the hard electrical work to the dad. 

Updated sconces were from Lowe's (our go-to spot) for 20 dollars each!

Next came some father-daughter flea market perusing.

Old barrel side table! Perfect for the lamp we bought at the Ithaca Antique Mall a few weeks ago!

Next Task: Dining Room Lighting

Step 1: Throw away/chuck/destroy/demolish heinous bathroom lighting above dining room table.

Step 2: Purchase old stadium light from flea market.

Step 3: Step back and let Papa Orfield do some some old fashioned jigging, and metal drilling, and all around risky electric wiring. 

Voila!!

After all the lighting, we put John hard to work on a few other tasks:

• FENCING in the backyard! Our puppies can now roam wild. 
• SHELVING in Elana's room - much needed!
• STEREO SYSTEM in the living room and bedrooms

It was a big weekend here for JYD.