DIY

To save money and make the most of our lovely rent house, I have tried to create decor or give life to old ones.  Here are some things that I have created we have created my mom has created.

In the kitchen, we painted an old table that I had in college.  We went ahead and scrapped the chairs.  I was going to paint and redo the seats with fun fabric, but the cost of fabric was = to a set of new chairs. And I'm lazy.  So, we bought these chairs at Garden Ridge.  I love how the table turned out- it's such a beautiful green and really makes me happy.  I despise the linoleum though and can't wait to have our own house with wooden floors.  Next, I'd like to make some curtains for the windows.  I'm looking at Pinterest for some ideas on no sew Roman Shades.

I painted this window pane that I got from the Old Red Lumberyard in McKinney.  I got some knobs at  World Market and Jon drilled them in for me.  (He might have muttered something about hating pinterest) 

I used a lot of crates at our wedding and turned them into seats.  My mom and I bought foam and fabric from Joann's and some wood from Home Depot.  We put the foam on the wood and covered it with fabric using a staple gun.  Pretty simple and brightened up the room/extra seating/extra storage.

Sometimes DIY projects aren't actually cheaper, but they are fun to do with someone else and gives you a feeling of accomplishment! :)