Lazy Days at Shadymont

It's Spring at Shadymont. Today is quite cool, but the flowers are blooming, the trees are budding, the hosta has popped out of the ground, and the tulips have come and gone.

These two photos were taken from my daughter's yard.

For two and half days last week, I worked on making a slip cover for my daughter's sofa. The sofa is a green and red plaid one that we gave her several years ago, and had already been used by my MIL. It no longer matched things in her family room, so she ordered blue and white ticking, and I used it to make a cover.

It turned out pretty good, and goes with the blue denim sofa and red/white gingham chair and ottoman she has in here. She's changing her decor style from a beachy vibe to farm house. I will share everything when she is through and allows me to. She's doing a fabulous job.

Here is a table she found last week at a nearby consignment shop. It's all beat up and so full of character. It weighs a ton!!

We just finished red/white buffalo checked drapes for this room, but she's waiting for her bay window rods to be delivered.

I haven't done any projects lately at my house. I moved this ladder into the sun room, but don't know if I'll leave it here. I'll probably use it on the screened porch again to hold plants.

Love hydrangeas, real and faux. These are faux!

I found this vintage Wilendur tablecloth several years ago for $4 at a yard sale. Perfect condition!!

I like spending time in this chaise. It's a great place to read or just have some quiet time.

Are you enjoying some lazy Spring days, or are you in the midst of lots of projects?

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Thrifty Bookcase Makeover

About a year ago, I was working on a photo gallery area at the lake home. There is an area about 7x7 between the living room, and the hall bath. I bought a really inexpensive ($20.00) bookcase to use there to hold family photos. I hurriedly placed photos on it, and didn't think much about it. The last time we were at the lake, I was sitting there looking at how badly it looked, wondering what I could do to spruce it up a little. It had all colors/types of picture frames -red, pink floral, wood, brass, you name it! I remembered seeing adhesive shelf liner at the Dollar General the day before. So I made a quick trip back there, and bought one 9 ft. roll for less than $3.00. I know this is not an original idea and has been done by lots of people, but I wanted to show you anyway. First, I emptied out all the photos, pulled out the shelves, measured, and cut the paper to fit inside the bookcase. I also took all the photos out of the frames and w...

Stenciled Burlap Pillow

I just have to share my no sew pillow project. I had some burlap fabric in my fabric stash, and decided I would use it to cover a pillow. First, I found an old pillow I no longer use. I spread the burlap out on the floor and laid my pillow on it so I could cut the fabric big enough to cover it. I was so intent on the project, I didn't make any pictures of the process. Once the burlap was cut, I folded in the sides about an inch, and glued it down with Tacky Glue, pressing it down several times with my fingers. I did this all the way around the fabric, and laid it aside to dry over night. The Tacky Glue dries clear. My next step was to determine how I could lap the fabric over the cushion in an envelope fashion. I had tried to get my computer to print out a graphic that would show up on the burlap, but printer problems interfered with that plan, so I found the center, and stenciled it with the tree stencil I bought at Michael's. ...

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