Her Beauty Revealed...

Finally!!

Yes, finally I can share with you all my sofa transformation!

Whew...this was a lot of work,

 but soo happy with how she turned out.

I hope you will agree, well worth.the.wait!

I am in love with this beauty...

her, true beauty that is.

She is now dressed in a beautiful French blue paint
that is distressed to accent all her gorgeous details and curves.

The cream canvas fabric is the perfect backdrop for fun
 "pops" of color and pattern that adds a little Whimsy to the room!

 

Before I share her transformation

Let's look back where I started...

When I bought her, She was dingy, dirty and in desperate need of a makeover! 

Her bones were strong and beautiful,

and of course at just the right price...

$50 dollars, I saw the potential...

 

So, I started to peel back her layers...

 

little by little repairing her cracks here and there.

 

Giving her a fresh new coat of paint...

*via Google

and all the while, keeping this beautiful inspiration in mind...

If your ready, so am I...
 excited to share the reveal of her true beauty!!

 

TA-DA!!!

I swoon every time I walk in my door and see her...*le sigh*

 

A little envious...her curves are in all the right places...

 

The perfect little feet in her Cinderella story...

I now have the "just" right spot to
 enjoy my favorite inspirations...

She is always beautifully dressed...

 

Versatile in her accessories...

Depending on the mood she is in...I adore her.

Yes, she was well worth the work...and hopefully the wait!!

 A little happiness and Whimsy has been
added in to our home with her presence.

I will share a tutorial on her transformation soon.

Have a "Safe and Spook-tacular Halloween!!"

Hugs to you all!

Linking up with Jen@Tatertots and Jello Weekend Wrap Up Party and
Sarah@Thrifty Decor Chick Before and After and Miss Mustard Seeds Furniture Feature Fridays!

Make sure to stop by and see all the creative ideas!!

One Big Party...

 Have you ever had one of those days that nothing seemed to go how you wanted it to? Well my day has turned into the last week. It seems that every time I turned around something else was giving me a problem or my time for things I wanted to get done had to go to something else. The reason I am sharing this, is I had every intention to have this post put together and lots of projects finished to share! I did accomplish some of the things that I wanted to do, so I am joining in on some blogger parties.

You know I am definitely a DIY kind of girl and Kimba at A Soft Place to Land is having a DIY party every Thursday during the summer. I also love hunting for a thrifty find and transforming them, so I am joining the fun at Thrifty Thursday at Bloggeritaville and The Shabby Chic Cottage for Transformation Thursday. Make sure to stop by and see all the great thrifty finds, transformations and DIY's they have on their blogs as well!

I went to some of my favorite stores a couple of weeks ago and of course found some great thrifty finds! I knew though that some of them were going to be transformed and become something I love.

I actually hadn't been in Ross in awhile, which is even hard for me to believe. Having withdrawals, I took a break from all the kids and told Mr. Wonderful I was headed to Ross for a couple of hours and wasn't sure what I was going to find. He kissed me and said his famous words, "You know what is in our budget." I smiled and drove happily on my way to de-stress and find something I didn't know I was needing. Here are the things I came home with...

Coral that I paid $4 for, a tray for $2.99 ( another DIY project in mind, show on another post), Cheese markers $2 (great for dinner parties) a pretty pitcher for $5, normally $12, I found 2 shadow boxes for $4.49 (a great deal being that they normally were $24.99 each!) and one of my favorites a cute bird cage. I knew some of these were going to have makeovers. The coral, tray, birdcage and the 2 shadow boxes were getting new looks! Over all I had a good time looking through each aisle trying to find my treasures.

I decided to start the transformation with the shadow boxes. I'm glad I could see beyond what it looked like and was able to see a vision of what it was to become. This ended up being a great new look and fun DIY project.

Here's the before...

and here is the transformation...

I think they turned out great!

I used white spray paint for $1 each and distressed the frames to give a worn and weathered look. I bought some scrapbook paper for a couple of dollars that had texture to add another layer of interest to the picture. I then decided it needed still another detail and added the jute around the edge of the white paper. Hot glued the starfish on that I already had and put the box together. I really love how it looks in the downstairs bathroom.

I bought this shelf a year ago at Ross.
It was a creamy yellow so I painted and distressed it.

This is my other favorite find that transformed, the very cute birdcage. The price was a little more than I would have liked, but going with one of my decorating rules, "Only buy it if you love it"...and I love it! So I paid $10, the original price was $25. I still got a great deal! Here is the makeover with a little spray paint magic.

Going for my "Whimsy French Cottage" look...a lot of white!

I ended up going to Hancock once I was done at Ross. I was so happy to see all their linen on sale! 50% off, so I grabbed some of the colors I have been eyeing for another DIY project and walked out paying only $16 for 5 yards!

Love all these colors!

Can't wait to show you all what I have in mind for them...

Thanks for stopping by and visiting! It has been fun sharing my thrifty finds, transformations and DIY project with you all! I look forward to showing you lots more. Also, don't forget about the Giveaway going on!! Have a great weekend!

Hugs to you,