I have said before that I have m-a-n-y nieces and nephews.
And great-nieces and nephews.
And I love to spoil them every way I can!
Years ago I found this cute little desk in a thrift store for two of my [little] nephews. I painted it this chocolaty brown, painted a bench to go with it, and upholstered its seat in a fun leopard~they outgrew the cute pairing LOng ago. It’s now passed down to their two little sisters, who are now 8 & 5.
But it wasn’t “girlie.” Enough. For me them.
I disassembled the entire desk.
I liked the chocolate, and the “leopard.” But instead of a leopard seat, I covered/upholstered the body of the desk in some pink leopard FABRIC!
The bottom of the legs were a bit broken, so I cut them even on the chop saw, then added little balls! And I painted them with a bit of whimsy!
Then I painted the top. And added my sweetie-pies’ monograms to it!
I found this petite vintage ice cream parlor chair very cheap in the flea market. I painted it pink long ago, but then it just sat on hold. I pulled it back out, cut a “seat” for it, sewed a cover with ruffled/welting–and padded and secured it all. Hmmmm–? Needs some zushing! I added a plaid ruffle. Leopard and Plaid go together–right?!?
And for good measure–I trimmed out all the edges with some chocolate brown ribbon with pink top-stitching! You cannot necessarily “see” all the edge detailing, but, you get a sense of it–and it’s a gREAt detail!
This is Aleigha and Rachels’ new little vanity! And chair! I just have to coordinate the mirror I had previously done for them! But I love it–and hope they will too!
Catherine
The boys’ desk ~ now the girls’ vanity!
I’m m sharing the girls’ new vanity with these fabulous linky parties!
Perfect for a princess.
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Hey doll
Great, fabulous, outstanding, and cathcreative (thats my new word for the day)I can do that while sitting on a beach enjoying the sand and surf.
Email is a headache to send right now with our server but leaving comments are easy so here I am. We are 6 days into our holiday and i’m still missing work. So i’ve decided to live through you and Karens posts. Have a great day, and keep the projects coming.
Kristy @ the love of WOOD
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Oh maaan–you’re killing me! The b-e-a-c-h! How I miss the beach!
Pick a sand dollar or a starfish pour moi, s’il vous plaît!
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Man! These girls have the BESTEST Auntie, EVER!!! That desk is AWESOME!!! Way more work than THIS old gal would be up for!! Great job!
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OMGOSH!! It is absolutely beautiful. I want one. What is the name of the pink that you used? I love it.
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I spray painted the chair with some soft shade of pink I had on hand by American Accents. As for the vanity–I tinted some leftover paint until I got a shade of pink I liked–sorry!
But I’m glad you liked my project! My nieces will get it this weekend!
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This is just adorable!!!
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Love it….especially the fabric on the body of the dresser. Your nieces are going to love it!
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When you go girlie, you go all out!! I love how you took a theme and ran with it.
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Wow..so sweet!! I am just about ready to reveal a stove & sink I re-did for my pre-k classroom.
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LOVE this!!! Absolutely adorable!!! Nice work!
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I want to be your niece!!! This is the cutest thing. I love the fabric, and the little legs. I would never imagine to use the little balls to add onto a leg! I want to try this as soon as I make friends with my chop saw. I bought it from a contractor who was moving and only needed one. I have to let my power tools sit in my work space for a while and hang out with them before we can move on to first base. The “touching” base. Ha ha!!!
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You are so dang funny–and “fresh” with your tools, apparently!
**My nieces rUle!
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Really cute transformation!
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Totally cute! How do you think of that???? Great job. I’m sure they will love it!
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How amazing! Great work! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
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how insanely fun is that table! i love the fabric and love the legs!
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So incredibly darn cute. Love the fabric, what a great idea. also love what you did to the legs, really brings them so much more character.. They are going to love it – no doubt! Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday’s Best.
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Such a cute transformation.
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Wow! This looks great! You have a lovely blog.I look forward to seeing you at My Dream Canvas. Visiting you from Wow Us Wednesdays.
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Love it!
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You are the best Auntie ever! The little desks are just perfect!
Thanks so much for sharing them with us!
Hugs,
Patti
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Thanks so much for sharing at Restyled Sundays. I love this vanity and I featured it on this weeks party. Hope you’ll share again this week!
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