This is what the 1960s Swivel Chair looked like before the Redo...

My husband/wife client team ended up choosing this fabric after much deliberation.  This was a compromise for both of them.  Durable and plain-ish for him...and a bit graphic for her.  Good choice, I thought.

After just 3 weeks from start to finish...these chairs were REupholstered and fabulous again! 

I showed my clients how a pillow could easily change the look...

...and add the POP of color that she loved.

This REdo made these old chairs go from DRAB to FAB!

What do you think?

REupholstered 1960's Swivel Chairs!

My latest client wanted to get a FABULOUS pair of chairs from the 1960's REupholstered and asked for my help with the process.  

She was overwhelmed with where to start and how to get the job done.  

I assured her it would be painless...and it was.

Here is a photo of the chairs she inherited recently from her late mother in law.

To make this process as painless as possible for her, I went fabric shopping FOR her and sent her photos from my phone...and brought her some of the samples so she could feel the fabric.

This is the craziest one I found...she loved it, but her husband did NOT!

He wanted plain...

And durable...

On the other hand, she wanted it to maybe be BOLD...?

And possibly neutral with a TWIST...?

Or a bit GRAPHIC...?

Maybe even patterned? 

What do you think they chose for her REupholstery job?

Stay tuned for the REveal...

New in the REsale Shop: Iron Based Coffee Table with Glass Top

New to the REsale shop!!!


Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top
48"W x 24" D x 16.5" H
$45

Contact me if you are interested!

Goodwill's DOOR to STORE Program

Did you know that GOODWILL has a new program that was created with the intent to help people be able to donate their gently used items...especially BIG ITEMS...with just a simple call to their  Program Director, Sharon Summers, at (314)982-8917. 

The program is appropriately named DOOR to STORE.  The name is a literal translation of what the program does...it takes away your old stuff from your door and takes it (in a big truck) to a Goodwill store and drops it off for you.  

Bam!  

Pretty easy, eh?

Here is what one of my clients donated yesterday from her "door" to a Goodwill's "store":

two gently used club chairs, a leather office chair, two giant area rugs, a heavy sofa...

...two office cabinets...

...and a pretty giant air hockey table!

It was a fairly simple process...and my client was thrilled!

Even better?  

I was the one at her house to meet the Goodwill truck and get the items out of her house and on their way to a new home.  

Easy and done.

Why don't you give Goodwill a call today and donate!?!

It's a WIN WIN for everyone involved.

MIGHTY HEARTS update...

Here is a quick photo update on the MIGHTY OAKES HEARTS...

Grahammy Boy hard at work painting on the primer...

He's feeling pretty proud of himself and SUPER MIGHTY to be helping! 

Just a few of the MIGHTY HEARTS drying in the sun...aren't the shapes just so cute?!?

Oakes' mom and big sister, Becky and Isla, joined in the fun and helped paint a few of the MIGHTY HEARTS!  (Check out Becky's cute HEART necklace...always sporting a heart somewhere!) 

Up next?

Two coats of a MIGHTY RED...and then they are yours to buy!

I just KNOW you want one of these MIGHTY HEARTS to zshuzsh up your home.

Just think, they will be a great reminder for you and your family to always    BE MIGHTY!!!

New to my REsale shop:

(2) POTTERY BARN Studio Wall Shelves---espresso finish
$349 for both

These Studio Wall Shelves are still being sold at Pottery Barn for $349 a piece...so this REsale opportunity is a GREAT deal.

If you are interested email me...and I'll get back to you ASAP!

I'm happy to REsell furniture on my site for you...give me a jingle if you want to unload some gently used furniture, etc...!!!

REvitalized chairs REveal!

So...as you might remember from an earlier post, I was given these awesome old chairs by a friend to REvitalize.  

One of them needed a bit of work...and both needed to be primed.

Although the needlepoint work was beautiful...I decided to REcover them in an updated and FUN fabric.

Here is the color I decided to paint them...glossy HOT pink!

The fabric was a bit harder to choose, but it was love at first sight when my friend, Kim, who owns the shop 7 Gray found it.  We both decided the fabric should be turned a bit...to give it a quirky and more modern look.

Tada!

I mean...seriously!  Aren't they so cute?  I LOVE THEM.

These darling babies could be yours...one for $85 or both for $160!  Check them out at the cutest shop in town, 7 Gray...in downtown Webster Groves.

Let me know what you think...

MIGHTY LOVE for a MIGHTY BOY.

Oakes Lee Ortyl is the MIGHTIEST little boy I have ever known.  His short life has forever changed mine, but, more importantly, the lives of my children, Graham and Emily.  Oakes did this in the MIGHTIEST of ways...by living each day he had here on Earth with nothing less than the MIGHTIEST LOVE possible for anyone he touched.  He shifted the way we look at life.  He taught us to enjoy the simplest of pleasures...to stop and just BREATHE.  He taught us to enjoy each and every day and live in the moment.  He taught us to live life with the intention to be MIGHTY in anything we do.  And because of Oakes and these small and simple lessons that he taught us...my family is forever changed in the MIGHTIEST of ways.

This is Oakes with his MIGHTY arms spread wide open to show just how MIGHTY he was!

Right after Oakes passed, my daughter, Emily, and I were given the honor of putting together the photo boards for his Celebration of Life.  We tried to capture the MIGHTY LOVE this little boy magically and MIGHTILY created.

Each of the photos on this board were of Oakes wearing a different "sticker" on his forehead describing him...STUD and FIGHTER and LOVER BOY don't even begin to describe this MIGHTY boy!

Be MIGHTY!  Please donate to www.mightyoakes.org!

Oakes' mom, Becky, is truly one of the MIGHTIEST women I know.  Her grace and strength and gentle, but MIGHTY spirit is the perfect combination of what a mother's love for her child should be.  She is as real as they come...and continues to show her love for her baby boy through her work with The Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation.

And, of course, Isla, Oakes' big sister, had some MIGHTY love for her Oaksie!

Heart Strings to Heaven...

As many of you may already know, Oakes' mom and dad, Becky and Greg, and big sister, Isla, live directly next door to our house.  I think it is safe to say that many of you have probably seen the RED RIBBONS that have been tied to trees in my neighborhood.  The story behind those red ribbons is made even sweeter when I tell you how those ribbons came to life.  Those red ribbons came alive with with the death of Oakes when a handful of MIGHTY neighbors (who had never even met Oakes) got up before dawn on the day of his Celebration of Life and tied well over 100 red ribbons to trees and telephone poles and fences starting at Oakes' house and ending at Holy Redeemer Church...where his Mass was held.  They did this to honor this MIGHTY little boy, but also to show his family that all of us have been touched by his sweet little life.  It was quite possibly one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen...so tearfully touching in the MIGHTIEST of ways.  

Since that day, many friends and neighbors have tied red ribbons around the trees in their yards.  The sight of these ribbons can still bring a tear to my eyes...as they are such a strong reminder of such a MIGHTY boy and his amazing family.  

It seems lately, though, that these once vibrantly red ribbons have started to fade and show their wear.  

So...that has led me to feel the need to do a little"zshuzshing" with the sentiment of these ribbons in mind.  

After a bit of brainstorming with Oakes' mom, we have come up with a brilliant new idea to keep the love for MIGHTY OAKES and the MIGHTY OAKES HEART FOUNDATION visible and alive on our trees, fences, telephone poles, houses and in our hearts.  

Here is what we came up with:

Isla, the sweetest of all sisters, drew a bunch of hearts with none of them being the exact same or perfect in shape...because ALL hearts are uniquely perfect in their own way.  (Thanks for teaching us that, Oakes!)

Next, Oakes' and Isla's Grandpa Dale, who lives in Oklahoma, cut the hearts out of wood and set them with Grandma Ena to Saint Louis to give to me.

I picked out the perfect red (with the help of a few friends...thanks Sheri and Emily) to paint these perfectly imperfectly hearts.  (Don't the two in the middle look like angel wings???!!!)

By the way, these hearts were inspired by the MIGHTY GIANT heart that Becky hand built and painted for the front of her house.  Love it so much!

Stay tuned for the REveal of how these MIGHTY hearts turn out. 

You might be thinking that you'd like to "zshuzsh" one of your trees or fence or house with a perfectly imperfect  MIGHTY OAKES heart.

If so, let me know and I'd be happy to get you one (or two or three) at a minimal cost.  

All proceeds will go toward THE MIGHTY OAKES HEART FOUNDATION.

And please remember to always BE MIGHTY!!!

Heidi's BIG GIRL Office REveal!!!

LOVE.

Happy BIG GIRL in her new BIG GIRL OFFICE!  (Isn't she just soooo cute!)

New bookshelf from Crate and Barrel...purchased on sale.  (Ahem...I put this together, as well!)

Goodbye clutter!

An old Kodak camera becomes art...

  
The fresh wall color, fresh flowers, and fresh photos change the entire feel of this room.

Her new desk is infused with touches of all things HEIDI!

Her "h" coffee cup holds all the things she might need to be productive...lip gloss, nail file, Sharpies...I love this girl!

This "inspiration board" was all Heidi...she recovered the cork with beautiful paper and had it hung on the wall she stares at all day long.  It is filled with ideas/photos she just LOVES.

Gorgeous tea cup ready to go...

Not sure you can see this detail, but Heidi borrowed my label maker and printed out labels for the tabs of all her fun and bright file folders.  She has learned from me...it's all in the details!

She's a lover of fresh flowers...she buys them for herself weekly.  (I am following in her footsteps now and doing this for my house, too...thanks, Heidi!)

She is hiding her "junk" in cute bowls...instead of on top of her desk in a pile.

This amazing lampshade may have started all this madness...right, Heidi!?! The white curtains are from Pottery Barn Teen and are airy enough to give her the natural light she needs to work on her photos.  The curtain rods are from Target and give the sparkle and shine she wanted at a minimal price. 

The new rug brightens this small space without being too busy.  Her calendars are mounted to the closet door, so they are easy to access.  The red chair is used in photo shoots and adds a fun POP of color.  The old dresser was "zshuzshed" up by changing the knobs to shiny silver and glass...and none of them match.  Darling!

Another beautiful bowl that holds her business cards...

Here is the photo collage Heidi sent me of all the work we have done together...LOVE.

Are you inspired?

Hope so!