Bedroom Switcheroo :)

Well HELLO all! The sun is shinning... which is a pleasant surprise, and my dogs are celebrating the nice weather by doing hot-laps in the backyard, and digging a tunnel in the snowbank. :)   

Last post I said that I would post this week about our new bedroom look.  Well it`s still a work in progress, but I really like the way it`s coming together.  

I started by moving our bed to the other side of the room, and added a shelf that I picked up at a consignment shop for $3!! :) I added a few pieces on top, and a screw in the center to hang our fun little sign.  :)   I will say that the first time I hung it up I may or may not have used too small of screws into the studs, and the result may or may not have been Wood Wick incense oil on my freshly washed sheets, and some potty language..... maybe.   :) Second time's a charm... and long screws.... this time she`s indestructible!

 

Love. 

 

   
Next on the docket was to build a little bench for the foot of our bed, I`ve been inspired by everyone who has a really great chaise lounge or funky upholstered bench there.   BUT, we aren`t quite ready to spend that kind of coin for something like that just yet.... 

Priorities people! :) 

Sooo... what do you do when your in the mood for some simple DIY  carpentry..... go to ANA-WHITE`s blog of course!!! If you`ve never been, you are missing out... I love her, and her blog makes me feel substantially less inept.  :)  After pouring over some of her clever plans (be careful, you may not be able to leave the site), I found a simple bench plan that I thought would work perfect.   

I honestly only used junk wood scraps that we had leftover in our shed, and tweaked the plan a little for the fabric I had.  I made the aprons for the bench (basically just a box)...

 

I had a wonderful helper on the project, but unfortunately his form of helping involves ONLY me petting him... and he accomplishes this by throwing himself on every project of mine.....

   

Can I get a collective AW! What a good little helper. :) Anyways, it probably isn`t as nice as some, but for now, I really like it and a huge shout out to ana-white for being awesome! 

  

That`s all for now... and I hope wherever you are, you are enjoying the weather, and are just as excited as me to make your home a little more hand-made! :) 

Blessings! 

K