A desk for my nephew!

Howdy!  My nephew has been begging me to paint him a desk so here's what I did.  The desk was an absolute mess before!  All I did was take two cans of satin black spray paint and sprayed.  I was sure to use very light coats but I applied about 3 coats.  I started with the desk upside down so I could fully cover the legs.  I sprayed the hardware turquoise, and when I was putting the drawer pulls back on decided to only replace the pull part and not the decorative back.  I think it looks soooo darling and he is sooooo proud!  Anyone can do this EASY furniture makeover so GET TO WORK!

Before:

During:

After!!!

ECU room re-do!

Last night my brother-in-law (Mr. ECU) came over to my house and took dibs on the new china cabinet I purchased on C-list.  I hesitantly surrendered it to him for his home office and after shedding a few tears (I looooved this cabinet) decided exactly what I wanted to do with it.  Mr. ECU definitely wanted the cabinet to hold his TV and the drawers and cabinets to be used for storage (something greatly lacking in the office).  We decided to take off the upper glass doors and the frame that held them up to so you could see the Pirate purple shelves. I painted the outside black and added purple detailing and the inside is PURRRRRPLE!  I also took his current coffee table and painted it purple and black.

Mrs. ECU and I took over and completely redecorated this room and made their space a place where Mrs. ECU can have quiet time and Mr. ECU can work without clutter.  Y'all, I cannot believe we didn't get a before of this office.  This was sooooooo much fun!

This is the before picture of the china cabinet.  Did I mention how beautiful this would have been in my house painted white with light blue on the inside?!?!?

These are the after pictures of the room!!!!

Pillows by the sea!

I'm working on four of these slipcovers for a friend who wants to have a new look in her living room.  I loooove them and like all new fabrics I discover I'm thinking of redecorating MY house around them.  Such fantastic colors!

Oh my! I'm kinda freaking. I LOVE THIS SKIRT!!!!

Check out the new skirt.   It feels so great on I can't believe it!

This is the back.  It has a tie you can knot or tie into a bow.

Blue Dresser

Well, at least I think it's a dresser!  It has a movable shelf in the upper compartment so you could stack clothes or use it as a TV chest.  The outside I painted light blue then distressed.  The inside of the drawers and cabinet are painted "pool blue".  It turned out really sweet!  This piece is for sale.  

Turquoise Bird Chair

I am super excited about how the chair turned out!  My Aunt Melanie gave me this vintage fabric last week and I immediately knew what I wanted to do.  I decided not to distress it at all so it has a crisp look.  Ahhhhh.  I love it!

The top!

Sorry but my model wasn't available so the clothes hanger will have to do!

Today's project.  I'm soooo happy with it and my sister
has an adorable frock for date night.....

 Kids Craft Table and Chairs

I'm so exited about this table and chairs set.  This set was donated to the Childrens Museum silent auction last weekend but I have one with two chairs in the works.  Pictures coming soon!

 The little buckets hold crayons.

The slipcovers can be removed to show the adorable, distressed chairs.

My new passion becomes Shibby Shab Lu!

I'm not really sure how I ended sitting on my Maniac #1's bed (of course because she's in mine) at 1:30 in the morning (while I'm not sleeping) starting a blog (while I'm not sleeping!) BUT here I am.  Here goes my first post.


Although I'm not certain what Shibby Shab Lu is I do know it's straight from my heart.  I fell in love with coastal, shabby chic furniture a few years ago and about a year and a half ago started painting everything I owned!  This past December I borrowed a sewing machine from a friend and started sewing pillows and window treatments, and now I am making scarves and dresses.  The name Shibby Shab lu was inspired by the two tiny maniacs who live in my home, Lucie and Luc.  Lucie is my regularly disheveled princess who takes visitors of our home on a tour and tells them, "Mommy shibby shabbed this and Mommy shibby shabbed that."   One day with great enthusiasm she loudly announced, "I love when Mommy shibby shabs!!!!!" She just never quite got the term shabby chic, so I knew if anything ever came of this new passion that Shibby Shab Lu would be the name.  A random call to my friend who happens to be an immensely talented graphic designer and the most adorable logo I've seen in a while was created.  I have to say that the logo sealed the deal.  I really don't know what exactly Shibby Shab Lu does or is or will be but as for right now I am enjoying this very creative phase of my life!


Smooches.


Carrie