A Milli

A million projects. Really. Like Weezy, but with projects instead of dollars. We moved two weeks ago and though none of the rooms is totally unpacked and finished, I'm excited about how everything is coming together. Anthony built a bed based on these plans, which we're also using to build a daybed/sofa. Pics to come once they're in a photographable state. The same goes for everything else that's in progress, so I won't spoil the surprise by trying to describe the crazy/amazing things we're doing. 

There are a few small things I can share, though, like this thrifted lamp (above). It was originally painted a weird mauve. I sprayed it flat white and added a shade and a finial and suddenly it was amazing.

Anthony built this sweet and simple stand for the tv and stereo. Just five pieces of 1" luan plywood (which I got for $5 from the scrap cart at Lowe's) and some deck screws. I've thought of a bunch of ways to paint/embellish it, but for now I'm digging on the bare-wood-and-screws look.

Last but not least, more lighting. Since the place is a rental, we couldn't paint the chandelier like we wanted, but then I remembered a post I'd seen on Design*Sponge and decided to try it out myself. I rolled some pretty paper around the outside of the tubes that were already on the fixture (which just slip right off, btw) and glued it to itself with rubber cement. If you wanted to get fancy, you could use PVA, but this worked just fine and is a lot more forgiving. Bonus for the fact that, seeing how a sheet of scrapbooking paper generally costs less than a dollar, I can switch it out for something new whenever we get bored of this.