DIY Moss Letter

Yes, I'm still alive!<br /><br />I apologize for the lack of action around here—I've been enjoying the outdoors with friends and family. It's been in the 80's with low humidity and nothing but sunshine. That means one thing in Florida: Spring is here!<br /><br />To make our house a bit more festive for the season, I decided I needed something green. Then I saw this:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/214695107205543037_qTxzLY8o_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/214695107205543037_qTxzLY8o_c.jpg" width="470" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/214695107205543037/" target="_blank">Source</a></em></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And this...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache5.pinterest.com/upload/144255994283730587_FssFC3hS_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache5.pinterest.com/upload/144255994283730587_FssFC3hS_c.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/144255994283730587/" target="_blank">Source</a></em></td></tr></tbody></table><br />....and this:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/227502218645886473_V0whsDU8_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://media-cache6.pinterest.com/upload/227502218645886473_V0whsDU8_c.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/227502218645886473/" target="_blank">Source</a></em></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And I had to have my own. So I headed to Joann's and grabbed my supplies: A large letter (D, for our last name) and roll of moss, which came to just over $20 after a 40% off one item coupon (the moss was expensive! $18 for a roll. The letter was cheap, I think $8). You'll also need hot glue and scissors.<br /><br />I was quite excited about this project. Coming from a graphic design background, type has always been close to my heart. Typography was my favorite class in college, and I always have to walk by the aisle with big letters when I'm at craft stores. I'd been waiting for the day to do something with one for a long time. <br /><br />Back at home, I laid out my supplies and got to work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFMeIBlQRFjbsybsHbJDJbHOKpGWcpaI9TOtZwV12nHdPijUZLmPfxBNW4vUMMI4OmEz4TWKXvDIaW8ijgBMaWaXBeHDBkikPwbfWyn1-Ez5nqYHwABPzMa-gKKJOTSVCdI2h0TaCJ3p8/s1600/IMG_7654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFMeIBlQRFjbsybsHbJDJbHOKpGWcpaI9TOtZwV12nHdPijUZLmPfxBNW4vUMMI4OmEz4TWKXvDIaW8ijgBMaWaXBeHDBkikPwbfWyn1-Ez5nqYHwABPzMa-gKKJOTSVCdI2h0TaCJ3p8/s640/IMG_7654.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Step 1: Roll the moss flat and lay your letter down. Figure out the best configuration on how to cut your moss. Luckily, I was able to use one entire piece for my letter which made things a bit simpler.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ls4KOtajVvou8emwhfEIY3MhkPkpMx-sy8yWL2q531ObVzYFGYCzejYEA051KLywAgQS6ASifkQKvzwdoy_plBNM-_JZCXbK7V9nFnRdzlXA1Z4RKFnnp6o_Bwu0Sn96nRtq3rqsSMPW/s1600/IMG_7656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ls4KOtajVvou8emwhfEIY3MhkPkpMx-sy8yWL2q531ObVzYFGYCzejYEA051KLywAgQS6ASifkQKvzwdoy_plBNM-_JZCXbK7V9nFnRdzlXA1Z4RKFnnp6o_Bwu0Sn96nRtq3rqsSMPW/s640/IMG_7656.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I then traced my letter with a sharpie:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelZOnXCpZV66hJt-AEgnebGJsLbY3ODZvg0XRNpTMnBq1dwTRFbSYwRFZ9f0FQKh1Zc6gxZwRimk1OZ2ga_iBajRaxj2yMb_5rRlCzu6jj77-SP-YeLbz-FkA8Y_yIbdKbpxTO9cVhYOD/s1600/IMG_7657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelZOnXCpZV66hJt-AEgnebGJsLbY3ODZvg0XRNpTMnBq1dwTRFbSYwRFZ9f0FQKh1Zc6gxZwRimk1OZ2ga_iBajRaxj2yMb_5rRlCzu6jj77-SP-YeLbz-FkA8Y_yIbdKbpxTO9cVhYOD/s640/IMG_7657.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Cutting through this stuff was easier than I had expected (and I was using crappy scissors). <br /><br />Once the main shape was cut out, I measured the depth of my letter, and cut a bunch of strips to size so I could wrap them around the sides.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_m5vfIrUYsHU5NIyQttQ_e-21y_p7MIfkuGK-2vWa5SNEzAqJcga3ISiIR2uXnTZJKpw6gY6zjo5yi9_S6v3Go3CPHLy6S6_fwmYtv04VtbsiQ6EBCMN4VsXOswayROGZx_qSDeCL_Hz/s1600/IMG_7658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_m5vfIrUYsHU5NIyQttQ_e-21y_p7MIfkuGK-2vWa5SNEzAqJcga3ISiIR2uXnTZJKpw6gY6zjo5yi9_S6v3Go3CPHLy6S6_fwmYtv04VtbsiQ6EBCMN4VsXOswayROGZx_qSDeCL_Hz/s640/IMG_7658.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Once everything was ready, I simply applied my hot glue (liberally) and smoothed everything down in place. I have no shots of this part because I couldn't risk the glue drying... but you get the idea, right?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROUYXrmmV5AkJlBSpOxpqwBZYL2nZOP2hJg_oWb-d1_vIs3zd-8NfSZoC33DaS4Xr9xypq9d2fdLectGBzun9_NPMhT_ibO76m-uHt4gGeSHZO_oe4UgPfjAcjALxJVvHkt0VnniKQVah/s1600/IMG_7659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROUYXrmmV5AkJlBSpOxpqwBZYL2nZOP2hJg_oWb-d1_vIs3zd-8NfSZoC33DaS4Xr9xypq9d2fdLectGBzun9_NPMhT_ibO76m-uHt4gGeSHZO_oe4UgPfjAcjALxJVvHkt0VnniKQVah/s640/IMG_7659.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This project is not at all as daunting as it may seem, because the moss is forgiving and easy to manipulate. Cut the moss too long? No problem, trim the edges. Too short? Easy fix, just break off a few pieces and glue it in place. The moss blends really well with each other so the seams aren't very visible, and it's easy to patch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had the perfect spot for it, too:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SKFtQlsEXn9pRXVoaml2mh0lgvlKEbkaptZazAKWh8aHaljZlhn_ODqX_Ilv5z3SRLrBfGjVb49C5LPstXywXF-6JTatomddx5_PxWcnvZ_PeyY0FHF_hp6qRutD4PmKMVtEUhrdSQQc/s1600/IMG_7384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SKFtQlsEXn9pRXVoaml2mh0lgvlKEbkaptZazAKWh8aHaljZlhn_ODqX_Ilv5z3SRLrBfGjVb49C5LPstXywXF-6JTatomddx5_PxWcnvZ_PeyY0FHF_hp6qRutD4PmKMVtEUhrdSQQc/s640/IMG_7384.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The wall is lonely no more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXfQnVxauzjUTTjiWBWUwh2WmnMGvOys7UQ_07MJN4GTNOU29rEvuc1dJZEpBKWVPFCsfY1zLztTOavyZsJwS_eNBwvupjNeHTdzLcB-hLlOB6syCMaN2T3juCSgM0McbGPuAyBk_etBM/s1600/IMG_7660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXfQnVxauzjUTTjiWBWUwh2WmnMGvOys7UQ_07MJN4GTNOU29rEvuc1dJZEpBKWVPFCsfY1zLztTOavyZsJwS_eNBwvupjNeHTdzLcB-hLlOB6syCMaN2T3juCSgM0McbGPuAyBk_etBM/s640/IMG_7660.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszCk2JWlR-mZjRD1m81sme0bt4IgXKaAIxuZoM7kp4EoDORUxpob1aP8f1cT3KCod3aCrOQ1g7m95PACSIUZ1gmNMwiq2Jw8qgHEmoppTKCSjBsYlx-YeWk2DdC45LzH43UxVfPIwTbkt/s1600/IMG_7666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszCk2JWlR-mZjRD1m81sme0bt4IgXKaAIxuZoM7kp4EoDORUxpob1aP8f1cT3KCod3aCrOQ1g7m95PACSIUZ1gmNMwiq2Jw8qgHEmoppTKCSjBsYlx-YeWk2DdC45LzH43UxVfPIwTbkt/s640/IMG_7666.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And there you have it. Spring decor. (I think I'll keep it for a while though).<br /><br />In other news, Santa Claus (aka the Ikea delivery truck) arrived yesterday.<br /><br />They brought me this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqCRpUwKsG2FBJiAScVxOBO8K0QJvigF0YdERt7eq59a_tmXXEMvjcgHZqfMCdFEJgcNlUgWcvwWW58s170LEOy8FMpydb_Bijoq3WKl9eJ210WTzTUgCs_jko1oY03D8rNSf44m4tXI1/s1600/IMG_7702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqCRpUwKsG2FBJiAScVxOBO8K0QJvigF0YdERt7eq59a_tmXXEMvjcgHZqfMCdFEJgcNlUgWcvwWW58s170LEOy8FMpydb_Bijoq3WKl9eJ210WTzTUgCs_jko1oY03D8rNSf44m4tXI1/s640/IMG_7702.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJ-C9l9J2CnMCwuObRGEZ8NrfAScqhDYb9aJsCezkYfMHBd4dJvTAGLNI7Edes8mkz7MD1Vf82r5qpcoMndPOWBk71PPW_zsvsGVgbVr-PsIwSGXDd3qd-WqSC0iZfQV7LpaZvNkGEiuE/s1600/IMG_7703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJ-C9l9J2CnMCwuObRGEZ8NrfAScqhDYb9aJsCezkYfMHBd4dJvTAGLNI7Edes8mkz7MD1Vf82r5qpcoMndPOWBk71PPW_zsvsGVgbVr-PsIwSGXDd3qd-WqSC0iZfQV7LpaZvNkGEiuE/s640/IMG_7703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUuP2fVt_ZMfR5N6gWTOTAJF_JwpRaXyJtM4HlAfSBEJFvM_-MozPiWSWQZ7qVSHwYdgjAOj6_jxcfTqyab3Hubpfxfaomp1eGDBj51P_J7tTOa3zSULpZHw1CtOU4PPKHMCHhP4ikXuj/s1600/IMG_7704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUuP2fVt_ZMfR5N6gWTOTAJF_JwpRaXyJtM4HlAfSBEJFvM_-MozPiWSWQZ7qVSHwYdgjAOj6_jxcfTqyab3Hubpfxfaomp1eGDBj51P_J7tTOa3zSULpZHw1CtOU4PPKHMCHhP4ikXuj/s640/IMG_7704.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Do you like it? I think it's just what the room needed. It's actually what I've desperately needed since the day we moved in. This is the only full length mirror we own... so I've never left the house knowing what the bottom third of myself looked like. Crazy, right? <br /><br />I'll still have to run into the living room every time I need to check my outfit, but it's better than nothing!<br /><br />Full length mirror + big D = happy Jenna.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(...I know, that sounded horrible. You dirty minds.)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuTK192eoX9x0IiMFy48gb9AkP-IhuADJ-B4hmlauF_BGk19jFbJM67QoeCyL18N57ssuNCZnHn_UOWTReKyUQBJjznaZxjXjxZ28oNG-w9_FpWr03WNeiYrCvlcEbsxChF1g5jsq9RLP/s1600/IMG_7701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuTK192eoX9x0IiMFy48gb9AkP-IhuADJ-B4hmlauF_BGk19jFbJM67QoeCyL18N57ssuNCZnHn_UOWTReKyUQBJjznaZxjXjxZ28oNG-w9_FpWr03WNeiYrCvlcEbsxChF1g5jsq9RLP/s640/IMG_7701.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Off to start my weekend... hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy some spring weather! I'll be back with more living room/sunroom and/or bedroom progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

DIY Moss Letter

Yes, I'm still alive! I apologize for the lack of action around here—I've been enjoying the outdoors with friends and family. It...

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DIY Upholstered tufted headboard

I'm here today to talk about a long overdue project I completed over the weekend: a headboard for our bed!<br /><br />I took my time figuring out exactly what I wanted for this one (over a year, to be exact), and I think it's a perfect fit for our room.<br /><br />I found a handful of tutorials such as <a href="http://ourhousetory.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/upholstered-headboard-a-tutorial/" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/01/diy-simple-tufted-headboard/" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="http://www.takethesidestreet.com/2011/07/make-your-own-headboard.html" target="_blank">this</a>, and <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-to-make-headboard-for-big-boy-room.html" target="_blank">this</a>, began to gather my supplies.<br /><br />First thing to get was a large piece of MDF from Lowe's (around $20, they cut it to size for me). We have a King size bed, so the measurements were around 78x35 for ours (I actually could have made it a few inches narrower though)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksagrpXFgOWw-d9KvwbbI8vBX_imeGD14M4oCDYekj3fybOVAiMFyvl3LcESFtG6A2cg7GDhyphenhypheniirnev_koNks_ycHINbRnZNB4K-SNBpv1U9yjYsKQBUZMEduke4w85YrJKQRI_BKHfB/s1600/IMG_7356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksagrpXFgOWw-d9KvwbbI8vBX_imeGD14M4oCDYekj3fybOVAiMFyvl3LcESFtG6A2cg7GDhyphenhypheniirnev_koNks_ycHINbRnZNB4K-SNBpv1U9yjYsKQBUZMEduke4w85YrJKQRI_BKHfB/s640/IMG_7356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Next, I stopped by Walmart to pick up a few foam mattress toppers (the tutorials said it was much cheaper than 2" or 3" foam, and worked just as well). I wanted it extra thick, so I grabbed three for $10 each, and then headed to the fabric section just for kicks.<br /><br />And then, I saw it:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3-bLYrY5_5OZg13nMfJJJbPdmbkkTQtRTHFleZbMs_yk0XslfEmrQ5c_rrkmzDGfMN8IpaVlCZzTgKf3HLkO5VLlA0hyphenhyphen5o50OQk53WbZcQM7P0doo20U5gNTsIbs0FdOJja9xnQW1aG3/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3-bLYrY5_5OZg13nMfJJJbPdmbkkTQtRTHFleZbMs_yk0XslfEmrQ5c_rrkmzDGfMN8IpaVlCZzTgKf3HLkO5VLlA0hyphenhyphen5o50OQk53WbZcQM7P0doo20U5gNTsIbs0FdOJja9xnQW1aG3/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl3waDdb-E409CopEeCKTkv4dw70vmyzKmc4q_gLDStAvfnjaRUtBDCGuTDEqfstB0blprvVPUyg6Amm3H7sdH_vqxH9DsFCePag1sDHByRZmj_VeVFDL_X8YD3zfS7_fxc6-qDv9ieS_/s1600/IMG_0503.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFl3waDdb-E409CopEeCKTkv4dw70vmyzKmc4q_gLDStAvfnjaRUtBDCGuTDEqfstB0blprvVPUyg6Amm3H7sdH_vqxH9DsFCePag1sDHByRZmj_VeVFDL_X8YD3zfS7_fxc6-qDv9ieS_/s640/IMG_0503.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />It was beyond perfect. Not only was it $2.50/yard, it was the perfect mix of grey and tan and woven texturedness I had dreamed of. I knew I wanted something natural and woven, and not the typical orangey-yellow burlap, but more of a soft gray. I seriously lucked out with this one.<br /><br />And look, it matches our couch!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTsGStdTGwqwmYiBndgYt2hfQ1zS1cr_Lltqu-EjbJb6VBz-VnYsthjOWy3MdUhy7oNGGXfoaHpVXtRnSoaGqmS58EViSz1SVRB_5-gJ0j6c-3euyXK2NxY3PW7408xVEOLGPY5dvpvqB/s1600/IMG_7593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTsGStdTGwqwmYiBndgYt2hfQ1zS1cr_Lltqu-EjbJb6VBz-VnYsthjOWy3MdUhy7oNGGXfoaHpVXtRnSoaGqmS58EViSz1SVRB_5-gJ0j6c-3euyXK2NxY3PW7408xVEOLGPY5dvpvqB/s640/IMG_7593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I bought 2.5 yards, along with a roll of batting and the three mattress covers. The total came to around $50, but luckily I still have some Christmas gift cards leftover... so my total: free. <br /><br />Next I headed to Joann's and picked up the rest of my supplies:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOan0gOvEyY2X8tZUCnldrXqwE31-oVqah4NQLRqHgi_vf6EyIxMvdwhUdZ69PJ-UUtae0X_6UMeZ6Hew52qkPFkH7tkn61O9agPHs5aaXuplXTl5vV9RlFUChfIhnEOHF1WpJZfgWKgl/s1600/IMG_0504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOan0gOvEyY2X8tZUCnldrXqwE31-oVqah4NQLRqHgi_vf6EyIxMvdwhUdZ69PJ-UUtae0X_6UMeZ6Hew52qkPFkH7tkn61O9agPHs5aaXuplXTl5vV9RlFUChfIhnEOHF1WpJZfgWKgl/s640/IMG_0504.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br />A button cover kit, decorators needle and upholstery thread. It was around $13 (after a coupon) for these.<br /><br />Once home, I laid out my fabric and ironed it out as best as I could (this is an important step that people tend to forget):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafH4gL__lnc6Pw_HnjgITb_LXryisjDZDqRphJvr1mzt4iQxUxkq2jpdsut0QoJsPaif0Iwq4B9EfD6CE8xCsLcghPo_mTLlSIq9mtJkSkoVbsHdDxpinoof8nsAPLAZX6awSBS3wAsoj/s1600/IMG_7553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafH4gL__lnc6Pw_HnjgITb_LXryisjDZDqRphJvr1mzt4iQxUxkq2jpdsut0QoJsPaif0Iwq4B9EfD6CE8xCsLcghPo_mTLlSIq9mtJkSkoVbsHdDxpinoof8nsAPLAZX6awSBS3wAsoj/s640/IMG_7553.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Once it was nice and smooth, I began drawing my template for the headboard shape. I used a large piece of cardboard, measured to the center of my headboard, and made the cardboard exactly half the width it. I then freehanded the curved shape I wanted:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoXB1Tfcr-NZnmBh-EQyoXbQggwoRlDbpIhWdcLQEcrYI1Hnlj-A-KQ8-6PpZDl_RkxqOR4rNypykNoZHDHWUzYL1R6C8xnqnqEmS0G047a-1qXmZnKGusr5my9nVy6J9Dleud-ExE-6J/s1600/IMG_7554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoXB1Tfcr-NZnmBh-EQyoXbQggwoRlDbpIhWdcLQEcrYI1Hnlj-A-KQ8-6PpZDl_RkxqOR4rNypykNoZHDHWUzYL1R6C8xnqnqEmS0G047a-1qXmZnKGusr5my9nVy6J9Dleud-ExE-6J/s640/IMG_7554.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once I was happy with it, I used an Xacto knife and traced over the line, then traced the shape onto my board:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DRTocfL0R7LfLf91dMS1ZxjkpkAUbNfRv-C8CqschzrQU4hxwT6X1UQ5lDwKGtXINo2dr-nfZT4owXWjEWFeOAkTzpHhmN7ZLrnA1Hja-6PX4OkWeXppxaGxkYCHzxrgSnf2wh5-yABa/s1600/IMG_7555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DRTocfL0R7LfLf91dMS1ZxjkpkAUbNfRv-C8CqschzrQU4hxwT6X1UQ5lDwKGtXINo2dr-nfZT4owXWjEWFeOAkTzpHhmN7ZLrnA1Hja-6PX4OkWeXppxaGxkYCHzxrgSnf2wh5-yABa/s640/IMG_7555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Then I lined it back up to the middle, flipped it over, and repeated:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMDke84p1-B_-I3Wr5msY0UQDCHn_PUSEJpm84hVQBduFTBOe942yRMGHrSvvyXtMzn7PNk1C_O_pCtr4YmfMkE07liKicAhAjcwQaeETkBVjQrzefI0WhjrFYEJVJ6EMBY5Lb73dZych/s1600/IMG_7556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMDke84p1-B_-I3Wr5msY0UQDCHn_PUSEJpm84hVQBduFTBOe942yRMGHrSvvyXtMzn7PNk1C_O_pCtr4YmfMkE07liKicAhAjcwQaeETkBVjQrzefI0WhjrFYEJVJ6EMBY5Lb73dZych/s640/IMG_7556.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The next morning I woke up to find Brad in the garage, cutting the shape with our wireless jigsaw.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3r0arErYP9gb94Gg35vVtpawgKNrWPtzpfqYTUTqh9m8YA53rEn6VRo_eP_u3hZ2qyzGV4uDlrYvx81Yjqs9wo75E7sbD6QOMqUUHB8wyAxqGAmqZgZT5aA7jxjlVTtK8S32pwJtivFW/s1600/IMG_7560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3r0arErYP9gb94Gg35vVtpawgKNrWPtzpfqYTUTqh9m8YA53rEn6VRo_eP_u3hZ2qyzGV4uDlrYvx81Yjqs9wo75E7sbD6QOMqUUHB8wyAxqGAmqZgZT5aA7jxjlVTtK8S32pwJtivFW/s640/IMG_7560.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Unfortunately, wireless power tools are worthless, and it only got this far before the battery died:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHIT_uJKDs_rYeYkmnjZ_uSwyPTY3j8W5iKJSkJAAYx9PQ99vxMiA7CG1nA-c3m8voT3b_8ziKQvSt7dLPeRnP_H_11yzCk_LEpOdxtbYu9AjgY4GrNeV4uwqBCbg2yfVvf1_D8lpYgY_/s1600/IMG_7561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHIT_uJKDs_rYeYkmnjZ_uSwyPTY3j8W5iKJSkJAAYx9PQ99vxMiA7CG1nA-c3m8voT3b_8ziKQvSt7dLPeRnP_H_11yzCk_LEpOdxtbYu9AjgY4GrNeV4uwqBCbg2yfVvf1_D8lpYgY_/s640/IMG_7561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />So he borrowed our neighbor's jigsaw to finish the job.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdpJXtaSbWEKjIk0U2YtFkX8iR-qWN9ogKDGafykupTa0DMRjXjYkN4IOrW4-1IkRx7UZ3k6kDqljv49Bbc-SVINwmsVsAewBbh-xMKn27QL3UvsEAu4Ld49JdSrUXBOaLGzsnjLFsHMV/s1600/IMG_7562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdpJXtaSbWEKjIk0U2YtFkX8iR-qWN9ogKDGafykupTa0DMRjXjYkN4IOrW4-1IkRx7UZ3k6kDqljv49Bbc-SVINwmsVsAewBbh-xMKn27QL3UvsEAu4Ld49JdSrUXBOaLGzsnjLFsHMV/s1600/IMG_7562.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ta-da!<br /><br />The edges weren't perfect.... which isn't a huge deal, but I took my hand sander out and smoothed out a couple small areas just to be safe. <br /><br />Next it was time to measure for the buttons. I decided to go with two rows: 3 on top, 4 on the bottom, in an alternating pattern.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU_1OcvoFCJoEFRk62V2iADFx1OOkHCrH_jI_dLjwMUNQHSYzEqw6Bm64ZJv96W0IbDVIIof7KoBBfVJ0sUHf3HhhPRHm-dQqutQentzLVY8eu6ZLmWN-QYYaQB8UMPr_vAxl_Y8oPuNq/s1600/IMG_7566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU_1OcvoFCJoEFRk62V2iADFx1OOkHCrH_jI_dLjwMUNQHSYzEqw6Bm64ZJv96W0IbDVIIof7KoBBfVJ0sUHf3HhhPRHm-dQqutQentzLVY8eu6ZLmWN-QYYaQB8UMPr_vAxl_Y8oPuNq/s640/IMG_7566.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I already had my center line marked out, so it was an easy process from there. I placed them 15" apart from each other, made my marks, and drilled holes all the way through. <br /><br />Here's a visual of the intended placement:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWwb22R1CbE9iQevWkucHPMDpE04-0wQgRSXJG8_8MXM7Y8eVAHJSPcoLp7gfcePY9vwGiKNN2XQOqOI8Y5CiPXRA6EKdQtvWss2RPtl0nFgnJW6bpIzDZ4yQBdngAouybQsomLc7Uesh/s1600/IMG_7567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWwb22R1CbE9iQevWkucHPMDpE04-0wQgRSXJG8_8MXM7Y8eVAHJSPcoLp7gfcePY9vwGiKNN2XQOqOI8Y5CiPXRA6EKdQtvWss2RPtl0nFgnJW6bpIzDZ4yQBdngAouybQsomLc7Uesh/s640/IMG_7567.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Next came the hardest part of this entire project... trying to arrange the foam and cut them all perfectly to size.<br /><br />But there was a problem.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddV1q9jtXiFvWKb04GK7cnx9yCebzXb-9a80Z1KPcaZAIXG-PVTDRmLhKOzp0PDZDJvCVXpZA5gO3ekvjLy0vQEPbaOJgRmK0j3fe5pNoPoiYPjYlJYv-_6GYDJzlo5aWwI59aZU_NtQ_/s1600/IMG_7568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddV1q9jtXiFvWKb04GK7cnx9yCebzXb-9a80Z1KPcaZAIXG-PVTDRmLhKOzp0PDZDJvCVXpZA5gO3ekvjLy0vQEPbaOJgRmK0j3fe5pNoPoiYPjYlJYv-_6GYDJzlo5aWwI59aZU_NtQ_/s640/IMG_7568.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I didn't pay attention to the length when I bought them... oops. <br /><br />So I had to revert to plan B: using just two layers, and cutting a small section to fill in the gap from the third.<br /><br /><br />Luckily, the width was the exact height of the headboard... I lucked out here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvsKHxH8f62YcwN0k21fz_nINyxSjjGpn18ftHRjuvmy_pSqFl_5KGZa7A1VAn2fU8dlPI52uiZr88iUkeWAGDox7ZcP57oqOdnZ7ALb3ZhQgFl_gh3AwDi9WDpQq6y2aCZEMFpTMPtbu/s1600/IMG_7569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvsKHxH8f62YcwN0k21fz_nINyxSjjGpn18ftHRjuvmy_pSqFl_5KGZa7A1VAn2fU8dlPI52uiZr88iUkeWAGDox7ZcP57oqOdnZ7ALb3ZhQgFl_gh3AwDi9WDpQq6y2aCZEMFpTMPtbu/s640/IMG_7569.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br />The problem with these things though is that they are flimsy, don't lie completely flat, and the factory edges are not straight at all. Also, I don't think I had the right tools to cut these... I was using a steak knife.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijudjOPM-sFOB5VwhXIntcX8GCXPma691Fh-Lpoqa6nIRcV6XXURfrUVZrhZ8w9FSSLnoKJn0prmwfIriGhJ_AaUrP3BJ6YzfMsIY7wf1McvFJ4MKIFwSHlmTs4PqLa1YI5OWOnANgDBtt/s1600/IMG_7570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijudjOPM-sFOB5VwhXIntcX8GCXPma691Fh-Lpoqa6nIRcV6XXURfrUVZrhZ8w9FSSLnoKJn0prmwfIriGhJ_AaUrP3BJ6YzfMsIY7wf1McvFJ4MKIFwSHlmTs4PqLa1YI5OWOnANgDBtt/s640/IMG_7570.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Here is a tip: apply pressure to the foam when you are cutting. The flatter and more condensed it is, the easier it will be to slice through.<br /><br />After a good 30 minutes though, I finally had everything as smooth as I could get it, and it was time to wrap it all up with batting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcCMi0nqar63qbcdQWNjpCC_oPiJLtFtlPerkJkqVuDYILNVx5qvw7O0KDVb0m4Ec4JM8Ox5f92SIcJM7zA2xVOuBnosJoFYMCGWbkLBC2nGnsJg83pHtIX8kDArLP3Lx8e5rVDiwsdt/s1600/IMG_7571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGcCMi0nqar63qbcdQWNjpCC_oPiJLtFtlPerkJkqVuDYILNVx5qvw7O0KDVb0m4Ec4JM8Ox5f92SIcJM7zA2xVOuBnosJoFYMCGWbkLBC2nGnsJg83pHtIX8kDArLP3Lx8e5rVDiwsdt/s640/IMG_7571.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I lined everything back up as best as I could, set the batting down, trimmed the excess off around the edges, and stapled it up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzXheFp52U6FcgmHCsFaracWlM7dhavh8wG2nJdnr6Z-7NFeZHg6wDB-qXdC1nkkK8CovFiMYGY1Q2nGCQy8U0QCRrMR0Xd627mSKWjNXxy24vrMg84quHbaJk7JUkKliZfCgiwSgxTUD/s640/IMG_7592.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />After all 7 were completed, I headed back into the garage and got to work. I don't have any in-progress shots of this because Brad wasn't home, but here is the basic process: thread the needle, attach a washer to the end, push it through the hole and through the button, come back through the same hole, pull it tight, use a staple gun to hold the thread down, and wrap back around through the washer and around the staple to secure. After breaking the threads a couple times from pulling too hard, I double threaded my needle (so there was 4 strands). Make sure to push the needle through as straight as possible, so your buttons stay level.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQXXwaZV1c_6A6vNSrXxvuCRrlqVv3IfYEsBn-qhWlLEq2etO1GynY5oj-LXX0gv14nBxcl-uHFK9pC-D1XG3vsXGVHcod-BZagvT3UOP3pV-s1dPkFqGZSloevR9RyQ8w_TpFbo831m3/s1600/IMG_7594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQXXwaZV1c_6A6vNSrXxvuCRrlqVv3IfYEsBn-qhWlLEq2etO1GynY5oj-LXX0gv14nBxcl-uHFK9pC-D1XG3vsXGVHcod-BZagvT3UOP3pV-s1dPkFqGZSloevR9RyQ8w_TpFbo831m3/s640/IMG_7594.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Finally, I attached a french cleat (my favorite method of hanging large objects... super easy!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnn5zY4UD7ZeQf4NyyHjxSujUt9NfPzOpVVBfEOJBrRajbaKojQR1WMlLOY4Q83PQn50a1LK3N0uA9b6SPcv6RPEgUEFZRXomqg2P6R0JZOYsXkEBldv6PH4_gjg5F3ujzWHnsognaz5P/s1600/IMG_7595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh383IySpYkzm6P12oK7ZhoWcqm0o7FK6TyCzwMsqvdtEE6SNaQiL3b5QOdRRPhJtqkBaaK1-NTQFgDisHdWtFiWGxPPidGJbU_d5HilQpube_tbo9nJiAnaI-tnZ1M-AbEdkYiSs0amgb/s1600/IMG_7599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>And we had ourselves a headboard!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh383IySpYkzm6P12oK7ZhoWcqm0o7FK6TyCzwMsqvdtEE6SNaQiL3b5QOdRRPhJtqkBaaK1-NTQFgDisHdWtFiWGxPPidGJbU_d5HilQpube_tbo9nJiAnaI-tnZ1M-AbEdkYiSs0amgb/s1600/IMG_7599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh383IySpYkzm6P12oK7ZhoWcqm0o7FK6TyCzwMsqvdtEE6SNaQiL3b5QOdRRPhJtqkBaaK1-NTQFgDisHdWtFiWGxPPidGJbU_d5HilQpube_tbo9nJiAnaI-tnZ1M-AbEdkYiSs0amgb/s640/IMG_7599.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />After this pic was taken, we ended up spraying some of the areas down with wrinkle releaser, which smoothed everything out perfectly.<br /><br />And now, for the first time ever, this bedroom has a headboard!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JOMU7lor1h7VHBCa7_1mp_E_RJ3jVxcoREScumjFp4Uq__F-7z1kP6Z9XCgEgP0fqnRCtO2jtenuQFICf0SJjBAMahNmh4nKwMxxTRPPbVGhaI0-t_Bc2zcbh_KU4AA1XAoh5ZGUrJjU/s640/IMG_7630.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><insert big sigh of relief here><br /><br />Now for the cost breakdown (these are rough estimates, since I suck at keeping receipts)<br /><br />MDF board - $20<br />Fabric, batting, foam: $55<br />Buttons - $13<br />total: $88<br />-$55 gift card: <strong>$33</strong><br /><br />$33 for an upholstered tufted King size headboard... I'll take it!<br /><br />Now, I was also planning on hanging some artwork to complete this bed wall project. Remember the mockup I drew last week?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmgHSEWgH2tiD37r4lgOI0ryoIr2dxyAbi2VJlYrlzEWhrwZbHKDU2ruVxL_6Hh2BRbl-WV2qAqbHHCP60gQBHuIKKDydp1_-rKDLV_fdgANDmVyHbG__TMMxk9yPQSj3F1beWIjfSUX6/s1600/After4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmgHSEWgH2tiD37r4lgOI0ryoIr2dxyAbi2VJlYrlzEWhrwZbHKDU2ruVxL_6Hh2BRbl-WV2qAqbHHCP60gQBHuIKKDydp1_-rKDLV_fdgANDmVyHbG__TMMxk9yPQSj3F1beWIjfSUX6/s640/After4.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br />Well, I changed my mind. The headboard is actually a bit more massive than this picture, and the frames would almost touch the ceiling. I think it would just be too much, and I need something a bit more delicate to fill the space.<br /><br />After much deliberation, I decided a nice simple piece of driftwood would be the perfect touch... a la Holly of <a href="http://inthefunlane.com/" target="_blank">Life in the Fun Lane:</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/hollyberry23/_MG_6229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/hollyberry23/_MG_6229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I hear these things are plentiful at our beaches... now I just have to go find one!<br /><br /><br />And lastly... I present to you, our next project:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz1WmwFKurG7gPVOVuiKGsiDc66xeQkQFwZFg7NIKQlYOXSv7794Lhvq1g1IE_hKVrUZjS14OWevtRP2i9l3bq-4JDTrMbuD2MJgXk5ZBoujOzK3E7sfkdJttolZZ1MpIhFlbDxbtdPlA/s1600/IMG_7580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz1WmwFKurG7gPVOVuiKGsiDc66xeQkQFwZFg7NIKQlYOXSv7794Lhvq1g1IE_hKVrUZjS14OWevtRP2i9l3bq-4JDTrMbuD2MJgXk5ZBoujOzK3E7sfkdJttolZZ1MpIhFlbDxbtdPlA/s640/IMG_7580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwLloYQ4l25haa0tPOVa5hVPXcocf0i6DMHywbWwGH_S8__MFuMj24dF6zrco6CwYvOdIMfl1jiSMvTaVwiwRQLtz7TWN_S3Pufhs4mjxG6zkTQhc4WBtpa1B0npODuTszxwus7xbpvsa/s1600/IMG_7581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwLloYQ4l25haa0tPOVa5hVPXcocf0i6DMHywbWwGH_S8__MFuMj24dF6zrco6CwYvOdIMfl1jiSMvTaVwiwRQLtz7TWN_S3Pufhs4mjxG6zkTQhc4WBtpa1B0npODuTszxwus7xbpvsa/s640/IMG_7581.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9L75VIpgtL-AvpJVSHo7qVl7LkfxomOADEqs6a6QaIl054brhSIFfnuyobbU3kYZgNh_0zE30M7VYQD_vWxTrTPrP0q2f3y4XmLfh-Sr1CPP8HYvsrtFDSWc78aFpEwxMZoQz09l4J4S/s1600/IMG_7582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9L75VIpgtL-AvpJVSHo7qVl7LkfxomOADEqs6a6QaIl054brhSIFfnuyobbU3kYZgNh_0zE30M7VYQD_vWxTrTPrP0q2f3y4XmLfh-Sr1CPP8HYvsrtFDSWc78aFpEwxMZoQz09l4J4S/s640/IMG_7582.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVoWPhAyHScluSF2MUxlUjRZ3sIKJRkPnoj_3X5Y3T2ABpwVIKmfZsIIiDgUz_Bw47LLq_X89ydStMb3zjk58ZQNNXesY3M3mclzlyfaCXo2yA0-s0QvrlNXnWYFdxuVqzD_e288v5Xob/s1600/IMG_7583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVoWPhAyHScluSF2MUxlUjRZ3sIKJRkPnoj_3X5Y3T2ABpwVIKmfZsIIiDgUz_Bw47LLq_X89ydStMb3zjk58ZQNNXesY3M3mclzlyfaCXo2yA0-s0QvrlNXnWYFdxuVqzD_e288v5Xob/s640/IMG_7583.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcvl21mzg-K0-bdDkgU0wwVLl2jnQ8J1tX96uUMfqgnWBrZjVZ9YHwyeb0sdevIWWXR7xHDg9nAlm-PG4_8GNyHST1jYK2dfLuoEOKm7oaFHUIsHBZQxoM2NORp7icEZ96h_fzXfRNh9D/s1600/IMG_7584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcvl21mzg-K0-bdDkgU0wwVLl2jnQ8J1tX96uUMfqgnWBrZjVZ9YHwyeb0sdevIWWXR7xHDg9nAlm-PG4_8GNyHST1jYK2dfLuoEOKm7oaFHUIsHBZQxoM2NORp7icEZ96h_fzXfRNh9D/s640/IMG_7584.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Meet our sunroom. We haven't done a single thing to it since we signed the papers on this house... except throw all of our unused furniture and a cat in there. It's currently being used as my photo studio, the cat's litterbox/playground, a storage facility for my surplus shipping materials, and a passthrough to the backyard. <br /><br />It needs some serious help.<br /><br />Remember how we road tripped to Ikea last weekend to get frames? <br /><br />We didn't get just frames.<br /><br />I came up with this brilliant seating configuration for this room that would not only allow for plenty of seating, but it would create room for four guests to sleep.<br /><br />We bought two of these Brimnes Daybeds, which I'll arrange into an L shape:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/brimnes-daybed-frame-with--drawers__0129244_PE283271_S4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/brimnes-daybed-frame-with--drawers__0129244_PE283271_S4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />And turn into beds when guests come:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/brimnes-daybed-frame-with--drawers__0129290_PE283308_S4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/images/products/brimnes-daybed-frame-with--drawers__0129290_PE283308_S4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The Ikea delivery truck is scheduled to arrive one week from tomorrow, so we'll be anxious to get these set up.<br /><br />We also decided on a new flooring solution because that carpet had to go.<br /><br />In my beach house dream I'd have white plank wood floors, but because of the humidity and temperature changes in the room, hardwood was not an option.<br /><br />What's the next best thing? Tile that looks like wood!<br /><br />We stopped by the tile shop and I pretty much knew immediately that this was "the one" when I saw it:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tocyiuyS7SetkQECAfoLyD9u7o0maQhPJs4L_h8KrOoN1Q2e_pXqXMjSY_p2FaXcXoacu7Y4-MXjnb5ArwIQpahyj-vU5KN_rybYOygfCDBa3mKQDQY0g-xMiwk9o9ZlGRDhFevz8zH-/s1600/IMG_0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tocyiuyS7SetkQECAfoLyD9u7o0maQhPJs4L_h8KrOoN1Q2e_pXqXMjSY_p2FaXcXoacu7Y4-MXjnb5ArwIQpahyj-vU5KN_rybYOygfCDBa3mKQDQY0g-xMiwk9o9ZlGRDhFevz8zH-/s640/IMG_0506.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a soft warm grey-ish porcelain tile with a slight texture to it. I love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp4-lsNGQfjx2EqOVnCJxGXM2vJu6nNxGQ3EHqsfCJA_Ok5k_XIDXgrQ_-E_GX2YFSMlKMCu5xhVYT_smpuHxZthfEilxKwCV_5KMxTny2J87P-fgqWUWVExoTE9lREtpaCzWkU7KdaE8/s1600/IMG_0508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp4-lsNGQfjx2EqOVnCJxGXM2vJu6nNxGQ3EHqsfCJA_Ok5k_XIDXgrQ_-E_GX2YFSMlKMCu5xhVYT_smpuHxZthfEilxKwCV_5KMxTny2J87P-fgqWUWVExoTE9lREtpaCzWkU7KdaE8/s640/IMG_0508.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here it is in front of another wide plank tile I was looking at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp1ec0OrT6qcvIFkt81192OKZwOFf9E-ukaxHdp8a9OikIGyd7vc1FcelRXul2iGVIz-mhDfpslQw1G5GUbO3c08kd6Zx8OaDI3j8wA7SxOF_O3STJn_EvY2l0u7D0gTe39W_8lRJwFGd/s1600/IMG_0507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp1ec0OrT6qcvIFkt81192OKZwOFf9E-ukaxHdp8a9OikIGyd7vc1FcelRXul2iGVIz-mhDfpslQw1G5GUbO3c08kd6Zx8OaDI3j8wA7SxOF_O3STJn_EvY2l0u7D0gTe39W_8lRJwFGd/s640/IMG_0507.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a shot of it installed: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.happy-floors.com/images/woodland/woodland1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="http://www.happy-floors.com/images/woodland/woodland1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I think this picture lies though, because the tile is not that gray. It actually has a lot of warm beige tones mixed in, but we'll see. I think it will look amazing either way.<br /><br /><br />We would need around 190 square feet, and the total (after our 50% discount for using their installer) comes to $756. We were quoted another $400 or so for installation, plus grout. That means it will be around $1200, but worth it I think. This poor room deserves it for looking this pitiful for so long.<br /><br /><br />Whew, ok, I think that wraps it up for this week. We're both excited to start this new sunroom project, and there's a ton of work to be done... so stay tuned!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

DIY Upholstered tufted headboard

I'm here today to talk about a long overdue project I completed over the weekend: a headboard for our bed! I took my time figuring out e...

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After months of late nights and hard work, I'm so thrilled to announce that my website, <a href="http://jennasuedesign.com/">jennasuedesign.com</a>,  is finally LIVE!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jennasuedesign.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopb8eSBAU-tB7prZx1GMlSviHj-9g-xC4kHDHRenF3-El0jM5L2GGktp7GYORFaSUEkGPkTMM-cw4MTp4ZJf9IRl_E_dLeDoDngizZfSrXzWtL0c7Liqd_ssdfeOVEwLXPgREM1TSMjy4/s640/FBHeader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Please pay it a visit, poke around and tell me what you think—your feedback is important!<br /><br />To celebrate the grand opening, I'll be emailing the first five customers a secret code worth either $5, $10, $15, $20 or $25 in shop credit. These will go fast, so start shopping!<br /><br /><br />Be back this weekend with a finished (hopefully) headboard...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wgVAW4CkQJKe7F9T2TN0wW1SrDi-slD9gmVbLIZalyLM_SjovLgmJd6T5JVGN-zGsPjsUT8JqpC0Hg0bvBSKNbL2vSFE5zPRGb85uqM6xT3uwkNviMJoN_gRPvh-14Y8_L7ctp1v1IQ3/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div>

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After months of late nights and hard work, I'm so thrilled to announce that my website, jennasuedesign.com ,  is finally LIVE! Please pa...

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