Stylish Revamp

Redecorating on a Budget

DIY Mini Christmas Wreath

By Leave a Comment

It has been a busy, crazy, whirlwind few weeks.  My oldest was home from college.  My other two boys were on break as well.  We traveled to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving.  I ate too much of everything.  Returned home and my dearest friend traveled until 1:00 a.m. to get here.  Then we continued to stay up for the next three nights talk, talk, talking.  I had to laugh because my hubby asked, what do you do? How can you talk that much? What are you talking about? There was not a moment of silence,  I can tell you that!  There is not a problem in the world that a little girl time cannot conquer.  So dear friend…just know that all of us here are thinking of you and we love you!!!

So since I have been so busy and I have added extra gym time on to my schedule to undo the damage of Thanksgiving and the damage I know is heading my way with the Holiday baking coming up, my blogging has fallen behind.  My manager has been lecturing me so I thought I would share a quick easy DIY Mini Christmas Wreath Project before said manager gets off the afternoon school bus and starts in on me again about productivity!

DIY Mini Wreath in Vintage Frame

I love projects that only take a few minutes but add something special to your decor.  Last night I picked up a mini grape-vine wreath and one large greenery pick from Michaels. I snipped off pieces of the greenery and inserted them into the wreath.  I added a bit of hot glue to help them adhere.  I added a sprig of red berries for added Christmas cheer.  I attached the wreath with a red and white string to my vintage white frame that I shared here.  Easy Peasy! I am hoping to have all of my Christmas decorating finished by this weekend.  So far I have four trees up, you can see our kitchen Christmas tree reflection in the mirror.  I will be sharing more of our Christmas Decor next week if all goes as planned.

This year my husband who is normally the one to do the outside light decided to hand it over to the boys.  Let’s just say, I will probably not be sharing the outside tour this year.  When I was talk, talk, talking to my friend, I looked out the window as my oldest was hurling the Christmas Lights over the tree like a football. NOT PRETTY!  I was going to redo the lights myself but it has been raining nonstop! Hopefully, it will dry up soon because those lights are driving me crazy.  I don’t know how he wired them but they blew a fuse last night so to be on the safe side I am leaving them unplugged.

Vintage Frame with Mini Wreath copy

I am off to finish up my Christmas decorating.  Tomorrow I am sharing some of my Vintage Christmas Decoration on Thrift Shop Thursday. Hope you are have a great day!

Until Next Time,

SR_signature

Decorative DIY Orb

By Leave a Comment

  Today was a good day to stay inside and finish up a project that I started over the summer.  I have seen these decorative orbs everywhere and I wanted to try and make one myself.

DIY Decorative Orb

For this DIY project, I needed the following supplies:

Galvanized Steel Hanger Strap

Nuts and Bolts

Metal Cutters

Two Different Colors of String/thread

Work Gloves

Supplies for DIY Orb

The first thing I did, with the help of BK, was cut the galvanized straps to the approximate size I wanted.  Then I formed a circle and used a nut and bolt to attached it together. I repeated this process two more times and connected each circle to the last until it formed an orb. Be sure to wear work gloves because the steel straps are very sharp.

Steel DIY orb

I  then left it in this unfinished state for a long time. At first I wanted to fill in the holes with putty then sand it and paint the entire orb.  I wasn’t all together sure what I wanted to do. So I just left it, plopped up on my bookshelf in the sunroom and would look at it occasionally and think I really need to do something with this thing.

 I finally decided to wrap the galvanized steel orb with thread.  After I completed my DIY Lamp, I had a lot of left over string/thread.  I thought this would be a quick and easy way to finish off the orb and give it a different look.  Well, it did give it a different look but it took forever to wrap it.  I am not just saying that either, I did not think I was ever going to finish it!  It wasn’t hard, just time consuming.   Ultimately, I would like to have a  medium and smaller size one to go with my large completed orb. For now, I will just enjoy the one I do have!

Thread Wrapped Galvanized Steel Orb

Decorative DIY Orb

Until Next Time,

SR_signature

TwitterButton  PinterestButton  FacebookButton  InstagramButton

DIY Rag Wreath

By Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing a very simple and quick project.  I made a rag wreath for my newly revamped sunroom.

Blue and White DIY Rag Wreath.

I have seen several different rag wreaths all over Pinterest and thought I would give it a try.  For my DIY Rag Wreath, I used an old sheet.  I ripped it into several 1″by 4″ strips. I attached the fabric to an old embroidery hoop simply by tying a knot in the fabric around the loop.

DIY Rag Wreath

This really was an easy project.  I was in the middle of doing laundry and packing for our trip back home to my nephews wedding. By packing, I mean, I packed all of my things then had to get the boys suits organized so nothing was left behind like dress shoes or dress socks or dress pants. My husband walked into the kitchen and just looked at me, I knew he was thinking don’t you have enough to do so we can get out of here? Why add another project on top of everything else? But he didn’t say anything, I am assuming he thought it best not to since we had a four hour car trip ahead of us.

I was able to hang the wreath and get these three guys to the wedding looking this handsome!

My guys

My 3 Guys

I just had to share!

Until Next Time,

SR_signature

Decorating with Lighting and Ladders

By 2 Comments

I have been working with this ladder on and off all summer.  First I was going to use it as a rack for my blankets, then I was going to take it to the Island Home, but I have changed my mind…again. I decided to decorate my ladder with lighting just because I like the way it looks!

Ladders and Lighting

I had seen this image and fell in love with the hanging light but for my ladder I wanted a light with more of a vintage feel to it. At this point, I knew I was not going to be using my ladder for my blankets.

My ladder is actually a teak boat ladder so it is much shorter than other ladders I have seen.  I knew if I wanted to hang a light from it, I would need to hang the ladder up instead of just propping it against the wall.  Would I have preferred to just prop it up against the wall? Yes, but it looked too short and by the time I would drape my light  it would be hanging way too low and the one thing I knew I definitely wanted to do was hang a vintage looking light from it!

Before I even found the light I wanted, I had to figure out how to hang the ladder.  The ladder had hooks on the handles so I was trying to find a rod to hang it from and a way to attach it to the wall. I originally wanted to use a curtain rod but they were too large in diameter to hook the ladder over.  I found a steel rod at Home Depot that they cut down for me, two plastic end caps that I sprayed silver and to eye hooks that I screwed into the wall studs. The gentleman at Home Depot was trying to figure out what I was doing and I could tell my explanation was confusing him.  He was super helpful and I promised him I would show him a picture of the finished project.  Sometimes, it is hard to explain what you see in your mind and how you are going to actually make it happen.

Decorating with HangOut Lighting and Ladder

Once I got my ladder hung securely to the wall, I began searching for the light I wanted.  I order mine through Etsy from a shop called HangOut Lighting.  As soon as I saw all of their custom lighting, I fell in love…gorgeous, one of a kind pieces.  I chose a simple vintage like black fabric plug-in cord, black socket, and an Edison bulb. It was exactly what I was picturing in my head and when it arrived, it was perfect!

Hanging Ladder with Lighting

Sometimes, the easiest projects take the longest time.  I was all over the place with this one but I adore this outcome!

Ladders and Lighting

Until Next Time,

SR_signature

TwitterButton  PinterestButton  InstagramButton  FacebookButton

We Party Here:

sys square 10 a  button

Easy DIY Wreath

By 10 Comments

I am sharing an easy DIY wreath.  The entire project took about 15 minutes and it has added a pop of color to my white kitchen. At Christmas time, I had a red berry wreath above the cooktop but I only wanted the pop of red during the Christmas Season.  If I were a bit more organized, I would have made an Easter wreath, maybe next year.

Adding greenery to the kitchen with a DIY wreath

I stopped by Michaels today and picked up my supplies with my 40% off coupon!

DIY Wreath

I trimmed up the greenery, then wrapped it around the grapevine wreath, overlapping as I went.  Super easy. I have been adding touches of green in both my kitchen and dining room.  I really like the pop of green against the white.  It just looks so refreshing to me. The shock of green, up against the cabinet in the kitchen and against the white dishes in the dining room,  really stands out to me. Can you tell it’s my latest obsession?

Adding greenery to the Kitchen

I just love when a project is simple and comes together like I pictured in my head.  So, what is your favorite color to use to add a pop of color to a neutral room?

Until next time…

SR_signature

We party here:

unnamed-8  LinkParty  YTTS  Link-Party-112  sys square 10 a  Get You DIY on Link Party

My Personal Cafe

By Leave a Comment

I am so ready for cooler weather to arrive. I just completed a small cafe table for my porch but it is just to hot to enjoy it.

 I have been looking for a small table for the front/side porch but didn’t want to spend alot of money on it.  We have such a great spot but we really haven’t used it since we finished off our back screened in porch which was a long time ago.  The front porch just turned into wasted space.  So  I want to change that starting with this cafe table.

This little table didn’t look like this when I picked it up the the local antique/consignment. The chairs didn’t beong with the table but the are the perfect size and very heavy.

DIY Outdoor 3 Piece Patio Set

[Read more…]

More Junkin Finds

By Leave a Comment

Summer is winding down so we squeezed in one more trip to the Island.  I just like being there because it is so peaceful and away from the grind of day to day living.  I am so not ready for the school year to begin because my oldest will head back to college, my middle son will start his senior year in high school and my youngest (also know as my tech guy and my photograper) will be in his last year of elementary school. When I am at the Island I do not have to think about any of that…

 this is another reason that I love the Island…

dockwatermark1

[Read more…]

Follow us on Pinterest!

Visit Stylish Revamp's profile on Pinterest.

Follow us on Twitter!

Follow us on Instagram

Screen Shot 2018-09-16 at 8.50.53 PM

Like us on Facebook!

Like us on Facebook!