Friday - An Update

I know Fridays have always been reserved for Fashion.  Not this week. Frankly I just don't feel like doing it. Instead I want to update my readers on my new favorite project..

This past week I've been working on a few things.  Some of which include a baby girl's first jewelry box, an upcycled manual typewriter, and this amazing vintage gun rack.  That's right, I said Gun Rack! In it's first life this was a gun rack. I worked all week transforming it into an ultra chic storage unit.

Here are a few pictures:

I love this thing. It would be a great conversational piece. 

In addition to the the two ideas above, this would be the perfect piece for...

A Kitchen: paper towels, places, sugar, hanging utensils from the peg board, etc...

Garden: store pots, seeds, garden utensils, etc..

Mud Room: Hang an umbrella and/or dog leash, keep keys, sunscreen, mail drop off spot, etc...

Nursery: diapers, lotions, toys, books, etc...

it would also be great for the pantry, laundry room, CRAFT ROOM, coffee center, bathroom toiletries, and on and on and on.

As you can see I'm rather excited about this one. 

So is Murphy:

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Have a Happy Weekend!

Video of Vintage Nursery Lamp

I recently listed a Vintage Musical Nursery Lamp on Happy Day Vintage.  No matter how hard I tried I was unable to capture it's true charm.  I cut this video to show you, first hand, how adorable this lamp really is...

Last May the following Nursery Lamp sold for $105.00 after a very short stent on Happy Day Vintage

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Have a Happy Day!

Furniture Upcycle

"Better Homes and Gardens" website had a great snip-it on how to up-cycle undesirable furniture. The following was my favorite:

Pictures above taken from "Better Homes and Gardens" website. Check out their website for more great furniture upcycling ideas
If you don't have a cabinet similar to the above I'm sure you've seen one on the curb with a big "FREE" sign taped to the front.
I love the above make over. In the after picture, the cabinet is shown in a laundry room. That's a great idea but I can't help but to picture this in a nursery. Wouldn't it be adorble with cute little baby outfits hanging, bright baskets holding diapers, a lazy susan stocked with lotions, and fuzzy blankets folded at the bottom?
I decided to take that idea one step further. I found a few baby nursery items on Etsy to fill the shelves of this great cabinet redesign.
UPPER LEFT: One XLarge Comfy Fabric Storage Bin with Handles. 58 Fabric Choices $27.99
UPPER RIGHT: diaper cover retro ZOO cream Available in S, M, LMIDDLE $15.00
MIDDLE: Baby Stroller Blanket - Lemongrass, red and navy. $300.00

LOWER LEFT: Small giclee crab print (item No. P-2008-7) $29.00

LOWER MIDDLE: Let's Go to The Zoo Burp Cloth $6.00
LOWER RIGHT: Farm Alphabet Wooden Baby Blocks - set of 13 with drawstring bag $32.00

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Have a Happy Day!

Dana Douglas