Beauty Badroom

<script charset="utf-8" src="http://vc.cdn.fm/video_conversationalist/system/published/opportunity/87735276/508_725.js" type="text/javascript"></script>I feel like I can't leave <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow">Target</a> without buying a pouf or an ottoman or a basket or some other adorable item that is practically impossible to pass up at Target's low prices! A recent purchase was two of <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">these little storage ottomans</a> from the new <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Room Essentials line</a>. They are upholstered in the most perfect color of persimmon red felt and they have the cutest little accent of natural stained bent plywood that makes them look very Eames-y and vintage.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0686.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0686.jpg" /></div> <br /> I love little ottomans like these because they fit in tight spaces and make for perfect extra seating in a pinch. We had a big family party at our house this weekend and the extra seats came in handy! I love that they look at home pretty much where ever they're sitting. So let's take a little trip with my new red stools and try them out all around my living room!<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0691.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0691.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <br /> I love them as a pair in front of the fireplace (or how cute would they be in front of a bed?).<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0693.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0693.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I like them layered in front of a side table too.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0703.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0703.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0714.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0714.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> The interior storage compartment makes it easy to tuck in a couple of throws. You know, just in case you're a weirdo like me that can somehow manage to get cold even when it's 115 degrees outside.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0718.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0718.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0716.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0716.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I also like one of the stools tucked under our antique secretary desk. Isn't the poppy red color pretty with the blue velvet sofa? </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0742.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0742.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> It seems like a lot of people buy vintage or antique secretaries and don't know quite what to do with the desk areas. Do you keep a chair there all the time, etc.? I think a little stool or ottoman is the perfect way to keep a desk seat accessible without taking up a huge footprint in the room. </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_0743.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda018/IMG_0743.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> What's your favorite way to use little benches in your home? Have you found any Target treasures lately? Last weekend I scored a really great basket for one of my indoor trees and some <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">cool hooks</a> for a mudroom makeover that's coming your way later this week! :)</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <img class="nopin" nopin="nopin" src="http://vc.cdn.fm/video_conversationalist/system/published/opportunity/87735276/TargetLogo_125x125.jpeg" />This post is sponsored by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow">Target</a>. Shop <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow">Room Essentials</a> to make modern life easier.</div>

Beauty Badroom

I feel like I can't leave Target without buying a pouf or an ottoman or a basket or some other adorable item that is practically imposs...

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Modernizing Old Cabinet Fronts Style

<center> </center> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_4012.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/IMG_4012.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <br /> Our house is full of these country-style 80's cabinets, but I didn't want to have to replace all of them, since they work fine, they just weren't pretty at all.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo dIMG_1543.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/dIMG_1543.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> To start, I carefully measured the fronts of the doors at wherever was the thickest part of the door. The nice people at Home Depot cut down very thin, but super sturdy 1/8" hardboard to the exact sizes I needed. This is the same material I used to add <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/08/diy-plank-walls-and-painted-mudroom.html" target="_blank">paneling to the mudroom</a>. It takes paint very well (on the brown side, not the slick white side) and is an easy product to work with because it's so lightweight.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_3726.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/IMG_3726.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I used a bit of Liquid Nails Paneling to adhere the hardboard to the cabinet door. I didn't use too much because I wanted the hardboard to sit really flush and tight against the old door.</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo cIMG_3731.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/cIMG_3731.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I thought I might have to throw in a few finishing nails to keep everything together, but the Liquid Nails ended up being enough and there was a really tight seal on the edges. It worked surprisingly well!</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_3729.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/IMG_3729.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> After everything had dried for a full day, we caulked the edges and gave everything a coat of primer and two coats of paint before installing the doors again and adding the hardware from Anthropologie.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo cIMG_3999.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/cIMG_3999.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> It's not perfectly perfect, but it was like $10 of hardboard to update these cabinets and I like them a million times more now!</div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_3776.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/IMG_3776.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <br /> Some of you noticed that my <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2014/06/kitchen-mini-reno-cabinets.html" target="_blank">kitchen cabinet door fronts</a> had a similar old style. I used this exact process in our kitchen too before adding the corner moulding! It's so easy and cheap and really doesn't change the weight or the thickness of the doors in a major way.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo cIMG_4937.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2020/cIMG_4937.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo aaDSC_0431.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/ALBUM%2021/aaDSC_0431.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I'm eyeing my <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-laundry-room-redo-and-5000-laundry.html" target="_blank">laundry room cabinets</a> now. :)</div>

Modernizing Old Cabinet Fronts Style

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Painting Upholstery Design

<center> </center> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_4498.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda007/IMG_4498.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I tried <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">upholstery spray paint</a> years ago with pretty good results, and I've been wanted to try painting upholstery with a brush for a while too. I got a pair of little white swivel club chairs a few months ago for $30 for the pair. I love the shape of the arms, but the fabric was pretty dingy and old. I knew I would want to reupholster these eventually, but I didn't know what room they'd go in and I wanted to wait to choose a color/pattern. These felt like the perfect candidate for painting the upholstery.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I followed <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">these instructions</a> and used textile medium and Valspar paint from Lowes which is actually acrylic paint. The color I chose was Sunburst Orange from Benjamin Moore. It's a bright, fun coral that's perfect for accent chairs.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_1167.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda007/IMG_1167.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The basic idea is you mix textile medium with really, really watered down acrylic paint (so you can buy craft paint if you don't have a huge surface area to cover like I did with two chairs). You spray the upholstery with a water bottle and then softly brush on the paint mixture.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> You have to do several coats with drying time in between and you sort of have to find that sweet spot of even coverage and not too crispy from the paint. These chairs are a little stiff, but if you use a sanding block to knock off any uneven bumps and to loosen up the paint a little, it ends up feeling sort of like canvas. Not exactly like silk velvet, but not too bad.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_4517.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda007/IMG_4517.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> I wouldn't do this with special chairs that you're going to sit in all the time or a primary use sofa, but it's a perfect option for accent chairs or (and maybe especially!) dining chair seats.</div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt=" photo IMG_4507.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/jkomenda007/IMG_4507.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Have you tried painting any of your upholstery? How did it work out for you? I'd love to see any links if you've posted about it.</div>

Painting Upholstery Design

I tried upholstery spray paint years ago with pretty good results, and I've been wanted to try painting upholstery with a brush f...

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