Bedroom Makeover

Have you ever stumbled upon a piece of furniture and just knew it was meant to be?
That happened to my husband and I right after Christmas. We have always had a nice bedroom, but everything was just put together, nothing matched, the bed frame was just unfinished wood (he never finished it) so when we found this king bed frame on clearance, we had to buy it. Which then caused a chain reaction of a matching dresser, end tables, bedding and room decor.... BOOM! Brand new room! Im just glad the existing paint color worked!

and before you say anything, the window behind the bed... its off center. It will become a piano window this summer! 

I found great decor at Hobby Lobby!

This door walks right out to our patio and hot tub, its amazing! Even in the dead of winter!

I must say, I was excited to get a big girl bed! This is the first matching bedroom set I have ever had, what we had before was always good enough it work, but now our room is much more put together! 

We also put netflix in here, I may never leave! 

How to dye burlap-a tutorial

Happy Friday!! The sun is shining and I hear robins singing!
So it's really no secret that I love to dye burlap! I use the liquid rit dye and it's so easy!

You can make any color you want! 

Today I'm going to make coral. I simply did this in a washtub in my craft room. 

I used Ivory burlap to start. 

Mix 1 tablespoon of tangerine and 1/2 tablespoon of scarlet into hot water. Remember, the more water you add the lighter the the color will be. 

Add your burlap, and let soak. Stir it around a bit and continue to check the color often. The longer it soaks the darker it will get! 

Once you have your desired color remove from the water and wring it out well. Depending on how much color you have added you may want to wear gloves so you don't stain your hands! 

The color will get lighter as it dries. I did 3 different shades. I used the same batch of dye, I just added a little more color to deepen the shade. 

Now is the toughest part, waiting for it to dry!!
 I have this awesome metal shoe rack from Amazon that works great to dry fabric in front of my fireplace! 

Here are the 3 colors all dry. So yummy! 

Now you're set to create your fun project! 

I made flowers for a pillow!

Now you have the entire weekend to go & play with some Rit dye and burlap!!
Have fun!