Have you ever received a piece of furniture or home decor and just thought, "dang...that is GORGEOUS" even though it was falling apart or the veneer was peeling? Well y'all...that happens to me all the time....I am just blessed to have a husband who doesn't question my furniture choices even though I wonder what he is thinking half the time. Recently, I found a sideboard....not that I was looking...well, I was...I was outbid the first time...maybe more of a slow response. Anyways, I found a sideboard that someone was giving away for free and I had to jump on it...I mean...I had to...it has to be refinished but hey, there is not much that I CANNOT do and I was happy to get it even though it is a beast of a monster, size wise. It won't work in the space I originally intended for it...but I have another place in mind....it is gorgeous and when I am finish with it I can only imagine how beautiful it would be.
...here it is....I know...A LOT of work....but is she not a beauty?

Lookie lookie....taste that cookie....guess what I picked up yesterday? While doing my late night craigslist check (before I went to bed) I came across across the...FREE section and someone in my neighborhood was giving away a vintage camelback sofa...so I had to respond. By the look of the photo in the ad it was in good condition....not too shabby. Well, you know how it is you ask all the questions...smoke free, pet free, etc...let's just say, I got the couch but the owners told a fib...I think they had a pet....I was deep cleaning that bad boy all yesterday out in the freaking cold...but hey it looks good in my kitchen and it is odor free...yay!It WILL need to be reupholstered soon, though....it will be a good practice before I tackle our davenport (sofa).


I dallied up and created a collage of some reupholstered vintage camelback sofas for inspiration....love it!

Yellow sofa/ brown sofa with pink piping/ spotted sofa/ white sofa with blue spots/ blue sofa/ B&W sofa/ green leather sofa/ fuchsia sofa

Above: houndstooth rugs/ pink little girls room/ houndstooth chair/ living room/ houndstooth print pillows
Sorry but the link for the LR with the throw pillows would not come up (link for houndstooth pillow: http://www.homedit.com/6-ways-to-use-houndstooth-around-the-house/)

What to do, what to do?...lately I have been in a slump and out of the blue today I felt inspired to remove the skirt from my oh so beautiful couch (the one the mister hates) . Let me say, "what a world of a difference that makes"... Literally. I always had plans to remove/reupholster it but I just did not put much thought into it...hey, it's a start...right?
In the meanwhile, I have been dreaming up on reupholstering this bad boy...I have not found the right fabric...yet. I know I will and I feel this excitement of upholstering adrenaline running through my body. Since I am on a spending freeze I decided to make a collage of some of my favorite vintage sofas.

Enjoy.

Sofa 1/ Sofa 2/ Sofa 3/ Sofa 4/ Sofa 5/ Sofa 6/ Sofa 7

Note: Sofa 2 and 5 I could not find exact source.

bambambammmmmmmm...Omg...Lonny just did a sneak peak on Threshold's Spring 2014 Collection and let me say...I am so syked! I absolutely love Target and I am so excited about their Spring line....Let's just say I will be Target stalking...

Note: I tried to give credit to the sources but some of them did not show up in post.