So, remember when I asked for all of your help choosing a colour for this? Well, I finally made a decision over the weekend and finished this baby! 

The comments started out favoring yellow, but then white started to get a greater response, and I still couldn't decide. So, I did the next best thing and grabbed an old can of paint I had lying around. Lemon white!  It's actually much more white than yellow but still has a tiny tint of sunshine. Plus, I didn't have to buy any new paint (bonus!):

What do you think of the outcome? Not bad I think, considering it started out like this:

Do you follow my blog on Bloglovin yet?  I just added a cool little "like this on Bloglovin" icon to the bottom of each post beside the facebook/twitter links, so feel free to give my posts some hearts whenever you please! And don't forget, you can still enter the {just.lovely.things} giveaway for a custom headband!

Now for a question I've been pondering for a little while... What time of day do you normally check out your fav blogs? Do you do it at work or wait until you get home?

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Alright Blog Land... I need your help!

Remember this antique piece of furniture that I got after I went here?  Well, it's time for the much anticipated makeover. 

I got this fabric to recover the seat, simply because I just loved the print, and need to decide on a paint colour to disguise that hideous wood!

Originally I was thinking I would just do it white... but now the idea of a matching yellow is stirring around in my noggin.

So... this is where you come in. Help me decide!!! White, or yellow?

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This chair was in my family for as long as I can remember, and it was always hideous.  It had the ugliest forest green velvet make-do seat on it, and was not even usable due to a broken frame. This picture was taken after I furiously ripped off the old nasty seat, and spent about 2 hours fixing the frame so it was sturdy once again. 

After sanding and painting, it needed a new seat.  I grabbed whatever cushioning I could find, and created this one with some super cute fabric that was stolen from a wrap sweater I once created.  Nail head studs were added to finish it all off.

This old chair now has a fresh outlook on life, and will last twice as long.  Not only does it look cute and fit my decor, but I can actually SIT IN IT!

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Yesterday was a pretty exciting day.  I received my custom slipcovers from Bemz which were going to make my old, worn, ginormous couch NEW again!

Back about 5 years ago, I purchased this Ikea corner sofa which has always fit perfectly into any place I've lived in.  I love this couch... the size, how it fits 2938293 people, and surprisingly, how the structure of it all has held up over the years (you know, being Ikea and all).  The only thing that had been driving me CRAZY was how worn the fabric had become, and even after washing it consistently there came a point where the wash was just not doing anything for it anymore.  Oh the joys of a white couch!

alright, so it doesn't look too bad from this far away...

See what I mean?  These edges just wouldn't come clean anymore...

 Oh, and of course there's the fact that my devil cat took a liking to the corner arm *mad*:

ok, this is just embarrassing now....

But WHERE was I going to find something to cover up this out-of-production super-hard-to-find Ikea sofa?  None of the other sofas I came across were this size, or they all had a price tag of a million dollars.

BEMZ TO THE RESCUE!!!  They make custom slipcovers for tons of Ikea model furniture.  I found out about Bemz a long long time ago, (and guess what, they were the ONLY place that sold slipcovers for my actual sofa style!) but I never had the courage to order because I was scared about all of those dreaded customs fees (slipcover would have ended up being double what I would pay... at that rate, why NOT just buy a new couch?).  THANKFULLY, they switched their shipping methods around a bit so that there would be NO CUSTOMS FEES! WOOWOO!  When I noticed this announcement on their website, I ordered right away. The hardest part was trying to decide on a colour.  Definitely couldn't put myself through the torture of keeping a white or light-coloured couch clean again!  After much pondering, I went with the Graphite Grey, for it's ability to pretty much go with any other colours, and boy am I glad I did!

the evil kitty returns... i've got my eye on you!

I don't think you understand how happy I am with this!!! It's like we have a brand new sofa, for a fraction of the cost!  Oh, don't mind the unfinished coffee table.... D made it, and it's getting some stain and paint today ;)

I LOOOOVE my new couch!  Everything fit perfectly, and I was surprised at how well made everything is!!!  Seriously, if you're in the market to dress up your Ikea furniture, even if you just want a little update, check out Bemz!!

xo
Dana
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