Underside of Hot Tub Cover Repair

For some reason our hot tub cover started to blister on the underside.  Having no idea how to repair it I searched the Internet and found nothing that helped short of buying a whole new cover.  A friend was cleaning out her mothers sewing room and had mentioned she had rolls of pleather.  So now I had the fabric I just needed to adhere it with something.  Researched marine adhesives, spa and pool adhesives because it had to be waterproof and be able to handle the heat of the hot tub.  Thanks to my husband he suggested 3M Super 77. So the repair began....

 First I removed the damaged sections

I measured and cut the new vinyl which unfortunately was not wide enough so I had to piece it.  Following the cans instructions Both surfaces were sprayed and the new vinyl was put in place.  I had some help getting the pieces in place due to the quick adhering time.

New cover is in place and time will tell how long it lasts

 

 

Wicker Chest Makeover

Storage is always an issue with us so when we spotted this wicker chest out at the side of the road I knew it could be saved.

 

 

First some paint to cover all the worn areas
The top was in worse shape than I originally thought

 So a piece of ply wood cut down to size, some stuffing and brown pleather given to me by a friend....
Kids shoes inside and out of site and a place for them to sit to put them on!

Bargain Basement

It has been a busy summer, working and trying to fit in getting in the most of the warm weather.  I have finished a few projects and some I even remembered to take before and after photos of....one day I will find the time to get this right!
So one of my favorite holidays quickly approaches...hallowe'en!! I love decorating almost as I like to scare!  And that is where this scary undertaking begins....the basement!!  Half of our basement is builder finished the 2nd half not. And of course this is where our office is, our workshop is, storage is, furnace is, and lastly and most important kids/teens hangout is.  This unfinished space has seen alot of uses over the last 13 yrs so time to make it truly useful


Ugly !

The Inspiration

It was suggested that our 14 yr old daughter have her first house party for Hallowe'en...by me no less what was I thinking!  Over the last 2 yrs the space had become a dumping ground for all our "stuff" . Exposed floor joists, water pipes, wire, duct work, concrete floors....ugly ugly ugly so I challenged myself....lets see what I can do with the least amount of money possible to make a comfortable place for my teens and their friends to want to hang out in. So this is what I started with...Apart from a mess and too much stuff...the lime green was on one wall from 4 yrs ago so that was to stay so I googled ideas for what to possibly do with an overly bright lime green wall and came across this amazing wall sticker company in France ACTE .  The inspiration was set! Existing wall unit was moved to sit as divider between work shop  teen area.  Short wall was painted mixing a quart of demin blue paint with some other blue paint I found tucked away.  Lime green paint was found in our stash and opposing wall painted. Now for the inspiration....sand colour.....yuck!

First Attempt///Yuck!

 It got lost so I called a friend who had just painted her sons room purple...with a 1/4 gallon left!!!Now that is what I was looking for!

 Next was the ugly concrete floor...with  only 9 days (and not 5 full time days either) to accomplish this make over start to finish, it was decided to paint it. This would allow area rug and dance space for the party and still keep costs down.  Painted with Behr 1 part epoxy paint~it went on great but the drying time between coats and furniture placement put a huge time constraint on us but I think I was worth it!  Leather couch and love seat were found for free on Kijiji from the nicest man moving out of the country.  Coffee table was given to me years ago by a friend also moving although had I had time and weather been on my side I would have painted it! Lamp was found in the garbage and it got a new shade from a lamp long gone and a quick paint job.  Bar fridge was purchased by us off of Kijiji a few years ago to help out a friend whose fridge died and needed one quick.  Ceiling lights were from other parts of the house when lights had been updated. Dimmer switch was on clearance at the local HD was an extra bonus. Floor joists were covered with drapery scarf and duct work was painted over with some Whisper White paint left over from yet another job. So at the end of the day my actual cost were $83.04 and my kids love it! Just goes to prove that by being resourceful and taking items from other places in your home you can do a room makeover for under $100. Next Up our office/workshop space!

From This Old Chair

Warm weather is here but is it here to stay?! Time to get in a quick project that I have wanted to get to for years.  It goes with my love of old chairs. Hey who am I kidding chairs period.  I was going to repair/refinish a chair I found tossed aside but it was beyond repair so I saved some pieces with a project in mind.

It went together exactly how I envisioned it would. With the laundry/mud room re-done it would look perfect painted black but to lose the old paint was almost a crime. I decided to do almost  a dry brush of black paint which turned out perfect for it let the older paint show through. Now I have a key problem, that being that my keys are never ever where they are supposed to be when I go to get them.  Solution was simple I thought ~add something to hang keys from.  I wanted uniqueish (ahhh a new urban dictionary word!).  Tried bending some old silver plate teaspoons...they broke.  Next forks....after trying to bend the tynes into hearts it looked more like the forks had been through some horrid dishwasher war and lost. So the shelf sat waiting to be finished for weeks until a broken faucet came into play.  My mother's faucet needed to be replaced so hubby and I went over to change it out for her.  As usual one thing led to another and a pipe leak sent me down to my fathers workshop in search of a washer.  As I rummaged around I found them. Not sure why he had them or even how old they are but they were perfect! I never thought I would be using tuning pegs from a guitar as the key holder part. I think my mother thinks I have lost my mind but I love it! Thanks Dad! Love you and miss you!

(10 in 7)

One Thing Leads to Another

I found it! A blog name that reflects everything around me and my life!!!!!

Makeup Brushes ...One thing just leads to another

With the makeup vanity table done, or so I thought, one thing just lead to another which seems to be the way in our home. No complaints because it leads to new ideas.  Gotta keep the brain cells active as my mother tells me! Our daughter wanted something to store her makep brushes in.  The weekend found me at home depot (quel surpris!) Lucky for me the dollarstore is just a few stores down the way.  A glass vase, vase filler and some pink crystals.....she was thrilled!

Paint Chips Birthday Banner

Its re-useable, one of a kind & personalized and lastly free! So I was tired of hanging the same Happy Birthday banner every year so this year everyone in the family will get their own personal birthday banner in their fav colours! Since paint chips are so versitile in creating banners why not a happy birthday one. I absolutely love using fishing to string everything together.  Not only do I have an entire spool that will never be used for fishing it gives the banner a floating effect. (I left out the name of my daughter...well it is the internet)

Apologies to my man for not thinking of this for his birthday, the first one in the calender year but I promise he will not be left out!