Yea! I can't believe I'm back on my blog. It's the second day and I haven't stopped yet. Yippee!
Anyway, I thought I'd share something easy for this blog. One of the things I like to do is decorate inexpensively. I went to a model home in a fancy neighborhood one time where the houses started at $500,000. The cool thing about this particular model home was that it was furnished and decorated solely by Walmart. Yes, that's right. Now they did have a professional decorator, but she and her design team HAD to use Walmart furniture and products.
They were so creative in how they took something intended for one use and did something totally different with it. For instance, they took a $5.00 full-length mirror and placed it on the countertop in the kitchen where two bar stools were. One top of that they had two chargers and place settings laid out. Really, really neat!
So, I decided to do a project for my daughter Katie based on something I saw at this model home. It's how to make a cool bedside table for a girl's room. Since I didn't know I'd eventually be putting this project on my very own blog, I didn't take nearly enough pictures to show the entire process. However, I think you'll get the idea anyway on this one. It's really easy.
First, go to Walmart or Target or wherever and buy one of those small, round, particle board tables for about $10.00. Next shop around and buy ribbon that will match the decor in the room. I ended up getting the ribbon for this table at Hobby Lobby. A tip for you is to take something that represents the color scheme in the room and use that as a guide. I took my daughter's pillow sham since her bed is the focal point in the room. The ribbons were the only thing that cost some money due to needing a certain amount of it and having to buy some ribbons that were not on sale just so it would match the decor. Finally, you will need anywhere from a 1/2 yard to a full yard of fabric to top it off after you've stapled the ribbons on the table. I chose a fun, funky, furry white fabric.
Also, you will have to know how much ribbon you'll need. This is where your math skills will come in handy. You'll need to measure the circumference of the table and the width of the ribbons (buy wide ribbons for the best look). The other thing to keep in mind is the length of each ribbon. You need to make sure you have enough overhang so the ribbons pool slightly at the bottom. Don't forget to leave enough at the top for stapling! Anyway, once you do the math, the rest is easy!
Here are the pictures -- enjoy!
You can see the box for the particle board table by the door in her room.
Katie is using a staple gun (with me supervising, of course) to staple the ribbons onto the table.
Screw in the legs of the particle board table. I'm telling you, this is too easy!!!
Put it in position where you'd like it and arrange a small cloth on top to hide
where the ribbons have been stapled onto the board.
I wish I had taken a close up of the white fabric on top of the table. It's so cool and furry!
Voila, here is the finished product!
Speaking of Walmart products, we bought Katie's comforter set there in case you like it and wanted to know where we got it. My entire house is one big work-in-progress. I still don't have what I'd like to have on her table, but for now she does have a lamp -- it's just not on the table in the picture here.
Feel free to comment, ask questions, or even give your own tips!
Steph