Weekend Projects

Some people play golf. (I do too, occasionally.) Some people go hiking. (I can be persuaded, when it's really nice out.) Some people laze around on the couch. (Perhaps I'll learn how to one day.) But my favorite weekend activity is working on decorating projects around the house. Soon, I'll be heading out to the garden, to try to coax what is now mud and ice (mostly mud) into something pleasing. So, I'm trying to get to some of my decor wish list now.

This past weekend, I tackled two projects.

First, was the floor lamp. Oh, it was nice enough, but really too dark for the living room. So, in preparation for painting it with grey pebble finish spray paint, I took to it with some 220 grit sandpaper. I was stunned to find a lovely nickel finish under the dark brown paint. The more I buffed, the lovelier the lamp became. Happy with the look after the sanding, I decided to forego the grey paint altogether!

The second project was to recover a leather os de mouton chair. It had been relegated to my studio/craft room in the basement. So with staple gun and screwdriver in hand, I transformed it so that it now fits nicely into my livingroom.

The one project remaining for the room is to sew white linen slipcovers for the sofa and chair. I'm still stalling on that one because I'm not a great seamstress. Straight lines for curtains are easy. But easing to sew curved edges is just beyond me. Perhaps I'll just save my pennies and have a professional make them.

As for this weekend - who knows?