Client Living Room Design

I have another Melissa Stapleton Interiors design reveal to share today!

Before:

The goal for this living area was to turn a room that was never used into a useable and comfortable space perfect for entertaining or just relaxing on the weekends.  It was also important to the client to incorporate sentimental pieces like the clock, family photos, globe, and painting from Italy into the design.

After:

Instead of buying new tables, I suggested the client paint the side tables and sofa table and add pretty new knobs.

Not to brag, but I am pretty proud of my pillow making skills!

You can find vintage books just like this at boutiques, but before you spend a lot for this look buy books from the thrift store and just rip the covers off.

These ivory linen Greek key trimmed drapery panels turned out perfect! Made by Natalie of Presh Studios.

If you missed the dining room before and after pictures I posted earlier this week be sure to check it out!

Client Dining Room Design

Check out this recent Melissa Stapleton Interiors design!

Before:

This dated dining room needed a refreshing update!

 

After:

Don't you just love these beautiful gray walls! Benjamin Moore Rockport Gray

Instead of paying a ton of $$$ on botanical prints I downloaded these prints from Vintage Printable and had them printed at Office Depot. I found the dark gray mats for $3 and the frames for $4 (half off) at Hobby Lobby.  I then painted and glazed the frames to lighten them up and give them character.

The vintage sconces I found at an antique store look perfect on either side of the client's mirror.

 The lamps and table decor are from T.J. Maxx, and the adorable sunburst mirror is from Target.

 

 This light fixture is only $180 at Lowes!

 These beautiful custom drapery panels were made by Natalie of Presh Studios!

 To save a little money the client reupholstered the dining chairs herself.

 Check out my e-design page to find out more about Melissa Stapleton Interiors!

Thrift Store Painting Makeover

I found a couple of framed bird prints at the thrift store for less than a dollar and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to create some cute artwork for my bathroom!

Before:

Think of it as a "paint by numbers" and just fill in the shapes! I chose bright colors for the birds and soft shades of mint green for the background to coordinate with other accessories in my bathroom.

After the paint was completely dry I sponged on Mod Podge's Gloss Lustre to protect it from the moisture. 

 To update the frames I painted them with a tan craft paint and then rubbed on Rust-Oleum Glaze in Java Brown.

 These updated paintings fit perfectly between to door in bathroom!

This is a great painting project for those that claim to have no artistic talent or beginner painters. It was super easy!

We Moved!

Yes, you read that right! Jake and I moved from Auburn to Huntsville about a month ago! That is one reason why my blog posts have been scarce lately. Sorry!

Here are some pics of our town home in Auburn that we only lived in for 6 months! Since we didn't live here very long there were a lot of home projects I wasn't able to finish. I will pick up where I left off in our new home!

And of course I will be sharing pics of our new home so get excited!

Easy Bench DIY

Jake and I built this bench last October and I just realized that I never shared it here.  We are actually very proud that we made this all by ourselves without the help of my dad or Papa!

  

We followed this dining room bench tutorial from Dear Lillie. It was really easy to follow and didn't take very long to make!

We bought all the supplies at Home Depot and had them cut all the pieces to size. So all we had to do was drill and assemble!

After I sanded the edges I painted it Martha Stewart Bedford Gray.

I will share an update as soon as I get around to upholstering the seat!