More Turquoise Love

Most of you already know I have a thing for lamps/lighting but I also love mirrors!  I spotted this beauty and loved the long oval shape and feminine details.  The gold finish was a little dated and needed something to freshen it up.  So, I painted it my new favorite color, Island Blue, and now it's ready for a new home!

Speaking of mirrors, I LOVE this DIY Sunburst mirror from Isabella and Max Rooms!  See her full instructions here!

I just wish I had somewhere in my house to put something like this...I may just have to make room for it!

Turquoise

We all know that Turquoise blue is a very popular color in blog land right now and I'm loving it too!  I actually remembered to take a before picture of this piece :)  It was a little beat up and just needed some paint and some TLC.  The color I chose is by Valspar and it's called Island Blue in case anyone is wondering.  I was very close to keeping this piece for myself but just have nowhere to put it.  It's for sale in our booth if anyone is interested. 

Before...

After

I love the detailing on the legs and a little distressing makes it stand out even more...

and since we are on the subject of side tables, I spotted this beauty in another booth nearby.  I love the color, the legs, the glass, everything!  I just don't need it, but I'm sure someone will come along and snatch it up!  I think it would make a great bedside table.

REMINDER

Reminder to everyone to place an order for my online thirty one party if you are interested!  It will be closing at midnight tomorrow (Saturday) night.  They have some great deals!  See my post here if you want to check it out!  Thank you to those who have ordered so far!

CSN Review

The lovely folks at CSN stores have asked me to do a review on one of their many great products!  I'm so excited!  They have over 200 stores to choose from so this will be a tough decision!  They have everything from dining room sets to home decor and cookware!  Here are a few things I'm loving from them right now....Check back to hear my review and see what I choose!

rug

rug

bedding

bedding

lamp

lamp

lamp

great price for this starburst mirror, might have to go with this....

mirror

mirror

Just the after...

I hate it when I forget to take "before" pictures, but alas this is the case with this chair.  I guess I just got too excited to get started on it and forgot to get a pic.  It had been sitting in my garage crying out for some attention for way too long.  I had no room in my house for it, but knew it would go well in our new booth.  So, I snatched up some great remnant fabric at Hancock Fabrics and painted the chair a nice gray.  The stool had also been sitting in my garage for quite some time.  I really wish I had a before picture of this because it was just terrible, a DIY project gone wrong.  Someone had reupholstered it using a hot glue gun.  Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for hot glue but not in this case.  On top of all that, it was covered in a hideous green velvet fabric.  My description does not do it justice.  So, imagine the before and now look at the AFTER!!

I added this wooden embellishment from Lowe's because before it looked just a little too plain...

and one of my favorite parts is the bottom of this stool, go figure it's the part you never see ;)  It just looked like a mess with the leftover remnants of hot glue from the previous project, so I covered it in a fun coordinating fabric.

Monograms are my Favorite

I love anything that's monogramed or personalized, it just makes it more, well...personal :)  If you haven't heard of thirty one before, they are awesome!  They have some great personalized stuff and it's very reasonable.  This month they have a great special going on for $1 embroidery on everything!!!  So in honor of that I'm having a little party.  If you are interested in purchasing anything please go to  the website and start shopping!  You can also view the catalog here just make sure you are under the event "dwellings by devore"  These would make great gifts and they come in all different fabrics and colors.  If you place an order leave a comment on this post saying that you did, and you will be entered to win something FABULOUS!!  I haven't decided on what this will be yet, maybe a large thermal lunch tote with your choice of pattern and embroidery?  or I'm open to other suggestions non-related to these products.  This party ends at midnight August 28th!  Here are some of my favorite items right now!

gotta love the cinch sac

the lovely Large Utility Tote, great to leave in your car to keep things organized...

I love the vintage feel of this print, great for family picnics!  Picnic Thermal Tote

These storage totes are awesome!  I have one and I love it!

and these zipper pouches make great makeup bags because they have a wipeable lining.

and the skirt purses are great too!  Just buy the purse and switch out the skirt when you get tired of it!

and these are great bags with lots of pockets!  Love the prints too!

definitly need one of these storage totes!  I think it would be great for tools!

and I love the lunch totes which come in small and large sizes. 

The best part is the embroidery, you can choose from several different fonts, styles, and colors of embroidery!  and most of the products come in several different patterns too!

embroidery guide

lots of fun colors

and patterns

Go check it out!!

Bitten by the Burlap Bug

I know I'm a little late to jump on the burlap train, but I love it!  It all started with this little chair that I did for my sister.  I happened to have some leftover and thought it would go great with a bench I had in my garage.  The bench itself was a little beat up, but I think that just gives it character.  This also meant I couldn't go to fancy with my fabric, so burlap was perfect.

before...

and after!

I love this ruffled trim from Hobby Lobby ($1.20 a yard with coupon)

I found this cool old book at an Estate sale last Sunday.  I love the color of it and it's actually an old cookbook, so I may try some of the recipes.  It was my first estate sale and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  We found lots of great deals!

This item is also for sale in my new shop!

Road to The Depot

I mentioned before that I have some exciting news to share and today I'm going to share it with you all.  A couple of weeks ago we went with some friends to a local antique/designer mall for a day of shopping.  The place was so huge we didn't even make it through the whole thing, but we all loved it.  On a whim, we asked what the rent was for a booth and that got my wheels turning.  We discussed it with our friends and decided to partner together and open our own booth.  We all have a love for Goodwill and refinishing furniture so this was finally a way to put that to good use, seeing as how I have no more room in our home for anything and I just can't give up my furniture/goodwill addiction! ;)  This is a great creative outlet for me and I feel like it will open the doors for more design opportunities.  We just opened our booth officially this past weekend.  The name of the antique mall is called, The Depot at Gibson Mill.  It's a beautiful old building that has been converted from an old mill.  It is filled with a mixture of wide plank wooden floors, large open windows, and soaring high ceilings.  It's the perfect place to spend a Saturday, or any day for that matter.  So, if you are ever in North Carolina, stop by and check it out!  Just click the link above for more info.  We are located in the back corner of the design center.  There's definitely a great mix of old and new, antique and contemporary.

Here's some pictures of the beginning of this journey

We had to build an additional wall to enclose the space...

and finish the existing walls...

ready for some sanding and painting....

I wanted to do molding on the back wall, but I don't quite trust myself to do that yet.  So I painted some white squares on the wall and then taped over them with Frog tape.  I forgot to take a picture of it with the tape, but you get the idea.

Next up, painting.  I have always wanted to paint a room black but have never had the guts to do it in my own home.  I did one black wall at the top of my stairs and I love it, but I've never done a whole room.  I used the Behr paint plus primer and it worked like a charm.  I only had to do two coats which I thought was great, especially for black.

peeling off the tape...the Frog tape worked great, hardly any bleed through at all!

we added some beams to hang a chandelier and add some more interest....

This chandelier was a $5 thrift store find, it started out brass and all it needed was nice white paint.  I'm always amazed at what a little spray paint will do. 

More pictures to come!  We are planning on adding a nice rug and some curtain panels at the front.  I will post some pictures when all that's done.

Here is the rug I would love to have off of Craigslist, but it's $200!  It's the perfect size though, it's 9 by 9 and the space is 10 by 10.  Maybe they will come down on the price. 

The booth is full of furniture and home accessories and open for business so go check it out!  I'm going to post some pictures of all the available items soon or you can go by and see for yourself! :)