Old Rocking Chair Makeover

 We found this little gem in our favorite Goodwill location for only $2.99! When I say we I mean David found it. ;) I'm surprised by how into Goodwill hunting he can get, he usually doesn't like being in stores but he's gotten good at finding treasures.
This little chair was priced at $5.99 and than marked at 50%off so we paid almost nothing for this cute little guy.

As you can see, the design of the fabric is AMAZING  so I immediately got to thinking of what I wanted to replace it with. I love natural colors and linen so I knew that would be it. I had a linen table cloth that didn't fit our new big table so I used that and cut the size of the cushion out for both the back of the seat and the seat itself.

Basically, I don't know what I'm doing when it comes to sewing, but I can get by with what I do know. So I cut out the shape of the cushion, using the old one as a measuring tool, and cut two out to sew together.

 The Actual chair I painted a blue color. I bought the paint from Target. I love how it turned out!

I did two coats and while it was almost all the way dry, I took a clean brush to brush some of the paint off to get the wood to peak through.

 My sewing is not perfect, not super straight, but I did make sure to use the right color thread to go with the rest of the chair.

 The old cushion had a little button that clasps onto the chair so I made sure to keep that and just change out the fabric. I love that little accent to it.

Isn't it cute?! I love it and it's comfortable. I hope this chair stays with us for a very long time. 

Refinishing Furniture

I mentioned in my last post that I've been refinishing furniture and really loving it. I'll find free items on Craigslist or even go "free yard sailing" (go after hours) and people will leave a lot of stuff up for grabs because they don't want to deal with the items that didn't sell. Or I'll even buy used furniture for cheap.
It's been very fun and therapeutic in a way. The only problem is we don't have much room for me to house many items so I have to do one at a time and since I stay home with the kids, I usually end up working on pieces late at night or during nap times so it takes me a while sometimes depending on how they are behaving that week.

I've done quite a few already, and sold some . I will admit I do end up loving some and just keep them for our little apartment haha.

I wanted to share some before and after of some furniture pieces I've done.

1.) Coffee Table 

2.) Small Dresser

3.) Coffee Table & Couch

I didn't get a "before " shot of this coffee table, it was free and left out in the rain. It had some rain damage up on top, so David and I sanded it down completely and decided to leave as is for a more rustic, simple look. I love how it turned out. Also, our couch was free because it had some cat scratches on the ends. All I did was remove all the fabric, washed it and than sewed up the holes and cut any excess ripped threads. I love our couch.

Those are just a few that I've done, I will post on other pieces I've done or will do. I really really love these types of projects. Wish I had more time but I really enjoy it when I do do it. 

Before and After Project - End Tables

These unique beautiful end tables were once actually Ice boxes from back in the day! They were given to us by my mother in law, and at first I didn't see potential in them. I thought for a few days about what I could possible do with them to make them "go" with our little living room. Our living room is not wide enough to have our couch in it with the end tables on the side, so they're actually being used against the wall where the tv is, almost like a home made entertainment center. =)

I removed all the hardware and decided to go with white. I actually really like how they came out! The white with the WhiteClad hardware looks great! We actually get a lot of compliments on these, even though I may have lowered the value on these gems by painting them. Oh well. ;)

Before & After Projects

Since we moved into our own place, we've been working on making it our own, and it's really starting to come together nicely! I will take pictures of our apartment now soon. But for now I thought I'd share a couple of before and afters me and the hubs worked one.

BEFORE

I have been in love with farmhouse picnic style tables for so long now! And now that we got our own place, I searched on Craigslist for days looking for the perfect and inexpensive one and came across this one. I Absolutely fell in love! I loved it so much but I knew I wanted to modernize it a bit. We were blessed to get first dibs on this beautiful set for $95, and when we went to pick it up, the owner lowered it to $80 for us! We are so blessed when it comes to finding nice things for our home and even for ourselves! God knows we can't afford anything pricey!

So, after we picked it up, I worked hard on sanding it down and we got woodstain in Walnut color.

Noah loves Home Depot because of this! ;) 

Sanded it down

 

And TADA!

After!

I absolutely love how it turned out! It looks rustic and unique! We have been enjoying our meals on it ever since and love it! 

Week 17!!!

Hold up... 17 weeks already?! How the heck is this going so fast?!!!! Holy Cow! Talk about your life passing you by! Baby Boy is growing so much every single day! I love him so so so much and I love feeling his long legs wiggling and thumping on my belly! He is going to be my little spoiled mama's boy! I can't wait to Hold him and love on him!
Onto the changes!

Warning: Changes to my body are happening and I'm not afraid to share. TMI is in full force! 

Symptoms: I feel like a hibernating mama bear. Literally. All I want to do / do is sleep until 11am, get up, eat, lay on the couch and then get up for the day! I swear before being pregnant I could NOT stand the thought of being home all day doing nothing. Now it's like a vacation. I just need it. =) Boobs and back are itchy as heck. Leaky boobs, yep I sure said it. It's been going on for a while but I guess the better for baby since I plan to Breastfeed. Dizzy spells, all the time, I need to learn to get up slowly and try not to get up and go like I used to.

Stretch Marks? Ugh, I've been dreading answering this. But yes. I have them under my breasts. Um hello, going from a a small B to a full C can do that to you. A couple on the sides of my hips but hooray that's it!

Maternity Clothes? Yes yes yes! I Love maternity jeans! So dang comfortable! I do still wear my regular jeans and shorts but I do the rubberband trick.

Movement? All day errr day!  =) We can now feel him move and kick on the palm of our hands when placed on my belly. It's the best feeling ever!

Mood: Being a grouch is fading away Thank God. I'm happy and want to cuddle all the time. Last night I cried while listening to a song I love "Falling Slowly" on America's Got Talent. So I guess still very sensitive.

Cravings: Pasta pasta pasta! Salads, Fruits, Popcorn, Sushi, Bagels and cream cheese. Meat / chicken is disgusting. Still cannot handle eating it.

Sushi Date last Friday night! Don't worry the roll I always get is baked. So no raw stuff for me! 

I had to pick out the chicken from the fettucine  I made. =/

Gender: It's a boy! Noah!

Other Facts: My Hair is growing and I love it. I recently got it trimmed. It feels good to have a full head of nice hair for once! Nails are also stronger. Linea Negra is now visible on the lower part of my belly. My belly button is oddly big. 

Innie/ Outie? Innie but it's starting to level off with my belly. 

As For David's Pregnancy:

Yesterday we were at Kohls looking for a button up shirt for him, I was walking around holding my belly and when I looked over at him he too was looking at the clothes and holding his belly and sighing every min. I had to just stare at him for a bit and when he saw me looking I said " really babe?" hahaha he started giggling and said he didn't notice I had been holding my belly. Surrreeeee.... hahaha He's so cute. 

His cravings are also showing a lot more. The other day he ate waffles and eggs for breakfast. 10 min after he had finished he ate a bowl of cheerios, followed by cookies and milk. An hour after that he opened a bag of M & M's and then ate lunch. Hahaha yep. My Husband is one pregnant fella. ;) 

We went to the Goodwill over the Weekend and found the changing table of my dreams that I couldn't seem to find with Babies R Us or Target! And guess what?! It was only $14.99!!! I was so excited! We bought it and we got paint and sandpaper to paint it eggshell white. Here's the Before and After.

Cute right?! I also Found that little deer at another thrift and I painted it gray. 

I Love it. The color scheme I chose for Noah's furniture and decorations are : White, Light Grey and Light Blue. I also found framed paintings which I plan on painting today. I'll make on white and the other light blue.

I love shopping at thrift stores and finding good things for a very very low price. At the Goodwill, they constantly have brand new items with the tags still on them because a lot of them are donated from Target. I've been finding some adorable baby clothes that I couldn't resist not buying. Here's what I found.

Brand New Clothes! This could have easily been over $40.00!!!

I love that David agrees with doing some shopping at thrift stores. My dad always hated the thought when I was younger. I loved thrift stores and he'd say, " we can afford new things, and I want my kids to look good with new clothes" but I know what new things tend to cost and for a lot of things it's just unecessary. Sure we do actually go to department stores here and there but I tend to feel too guilty with spending $30 for a shirt when I can get 4 outfits at the thrift for that much! Too each his own I guess. ;) 

Anyways Hope you're all having a great week so far! Tomorrow is Friday and I cannot wait! We're going to the Hot Air Balloon Festival! Whoo!!!! 

I'd love to hear back from you all , feel free to comment below. ;)