$3.00 Bathroom Makeover

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 by ohpostudio ♥ 1 Comment

The bathroom in my studio is in serious need of a MAJOR upgrade. My goal is an entire makeover using supplies I already have laying around. Which I managed to pull off almost…I had to buy a light cover because there wasn’t one in there, but I found one at my local thrift store for $3.00 so I win!

This is the Finished Result!!! So fun right!

I started off by cleaning the whole bathroom so the paint would go on smoothly. It was also time for the last tenants baked on scum in the sink to get the heck out of there,After much trial and error I finally got off using some trusty steel wool.

Next I used some left over white paint from a previous project to paint the walls. I had to do three coats and some praying to cover up that dark terracotta color (the door was that same color.) After that was done I added a bit of color here and there, again using paint samples I had left over from many projects.

(Some Before and Afters)………………………………………………………………………………….

To add some flair I thought it would be fun to add a little good vibes saying that could be read when you were looking in the mirror and that would still look interesting if you weren’t looking at it in the mirror just to have an interesting graphic quality.

(Above) Testing out how “let the good vibes roll” would look best in the mirror.

(Below) The finished product showing it reflected in the mirror.

Lastly I found some fun things around the studio I wasn’t using such as a Fun smiley face yellow garbage can, some art work I had made a while back, and a little nursery rhyme to add some vintage spunk and of course hung the light cover. Lastly I added some greenery because duh! And that is that, new bathroom for $3.00

labeled I’m so happy that I took time to fix up this bathroom,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because it was seriously bad. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and seriously worth it, am I right! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Chair DIY

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by ohpostudio ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

This chair is an absolute dream I love everything about it, actually that isn’t true. I don’t like the fabric and the seat it broken I found that out real fast when I sat on it.

I was a bit hasty on this project and I only took one in progress shot (sorry.) Here is what I did. I sanded off the medium stain and put a layer of wax on the wood.I also had to wood blue and screw one of the arms together because it was busted. Next I had to fix the seat, like I said it was broken. I replaced the wood in the seat and recovered it in some silver velvet fabric (it’s seriously so soft) I put the chair back together and bam, beautiful chair!

This chair is so comfortable my husband and I always fight over who gets to sit in it, good thing I fixed that seat. I can’t wait till I find the next great chair.

hugs and kisses!

My Perfect Ottoman

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by ohpostudio ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

This little guys was sent from the second hand ottoman gods. I had just finished the project from my last post and I just knew it needed a foot rest to complement it.So I went on the prowl and it took me a couple times of going to the second hand store to find it, but there he was!

I liked the fabric that was already on it but the skirt HAD TO GO! I ditched the skirt, you can see in the first photo that I’m taking out the staples. This proved a problem because when I took of the skirt it was left unfinished and the bottom 1 1/2 did not look good. To make it look better I used the skirt fabric to cover up the bottom portion that the skirt had left bear underneath (you can see in the bottom photo how it looks finished.) lastly I wanted the wood color to match the wood of the chair it was going with so I sanded off the dark stain (you can also see the difference in the first and last photo.)

Doesn’t he look look great! I know they aren’t the same color but I love the combo so much. It helps that they are in the same hue family and the same type of fabric!

hugs and kisses!

Up-cycled vintage chair

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by ohpostudio ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

I am a hunter at second hand stores, for real you have to be on the prowl with an open mind if you want to find something that has real hidden potential. I am a fixer my nature, I love testing my abilities. Now let me tell you, upholstery is an ability tester….phew! When I found this little beauty, It was love at first sight. This little sweet pea came upholstered with beautiful gold floral fabric, it was charming, sure, but I just needed to upgrade it so it would last for years to come with more of a timeless feel. Lets take a look.

I had already stated working on this chair when I took this picture it, so imagine it with the wood painted a peach color, ( it was not good, I repeat. It had to go!) I started off my stripping and sanding off the paint with my sander. I love love love the metal bar detail! isn’t she charming!

In the next few picture you will see that took off all the fabric and started the upholstering process. I watched a 40 min tutorial on upholstery and felt like i could do it…I suppose I was feeling confident huh?

top left going clockwise

This is the chair completely taken apart down to the stuffing which I left on there and reused. Next I cut a big piece of fabric and started to fit it to the seat of the chair. The next picture is showing the back of the chair how I tucked the corners and finished off the seams (not shown, the actual piece of fabric that i used to cover the back of the chair.) The last picture shows the bottom of the chair and how I used the cardboard stripping to give the bottom a secure and nice finish.

Here is the finished project! Honestly it turned out better that I hoped for my first go at upholstery.

The last step was adding the button detail and hooking on the arm chairs!

I went for a two toned look using a darker mauve tweed fabric for the bottom and a lighter textured velvet fabric on the top. I think the colors complement each other as well as the tone of the wood and the brass bars.

I really love it I hope you do too!

hugs and kisses!

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DIY | art storage

August 25, 2016August 26, 2016 by ohpostudio ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Art supplies are awesome, right! But lets face it, keeping track of all your art supplies can is not awesome. If your writing supplies are always disappearing, or look a hot mess like mine then fear no more, I have your back. I’m hear to show you, the simplest, most inexpensive, and cutest DIY you’ve ever seen!

Lets go from this……………………………………………………………to THIS!

Supplies are minimal, a few plumbing pieces (couplings) from the hardware store, they are around 1-2 dollars depending on the size you pick out. Spray paint, I saved money by using the colors I had laying around. Lastly some fun stickers!
Clean the plastic pipes so you can get a good even coat of paint.
Use stickers to create negative space where you want to see through the paint!
Spray paint outside, in light coats of paint so you don’t get drips. Let them chill in the sun until completely dry.
Take off the stickers (I used sharp tweezers) to reveal fun shapes underneath!
Lastly snap in the base into the bottom of the pipe and fill with your favorite art supplies!

Here are a few extra tips, if you don’t have spray paint you can just put fun on stickers or draw with permanent marker to create your own designs (that’s what I did with the cactus holder up above.) Try mixing up the base colors this will keep your holders looking bright and cheery! One more hint, these make the cutest PLANT POTS!

Here are all the steps in picture form, if you’re a visual person like myself.

stepbystep

Easiest cutest things you have ever done! Now lets see them in action! Send me pictures of the ones you make I would love to see everybody’s take!

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