Re-style It: Shout Out

These images popped in my inbox, from an old child hood friend, who is currently in Virginia for college. You know me, I am a lover of re-styling furniture and giving it a fresh breathe of new life, so I was so happy that she shared her project with me! Now, I am sharing with you... enjoy!

Here is a photo of the desk before:

And here is how the desk looks now, after Stephanie put her magic on it!

Oh what a little paint and Modge Podge can do! Stephanie explained to me, that she loves vintage things and accessories with a lot of color, I think it was a great choice for her to use a simple palette, to compliment her collections. 

What do you think of this before and after? Do you have any before and after projects under your sleeve? Email me your photos and story so you can have a Re-Style It Shout Out too!

Thanks, Stephanie for sharing your project! 

xoxo

Lisa

New Obsession: File Cabinets

Yes, you read that right. I have a new obsession with file cabinets. Once ever so ugly, boring and for one single purpose... filing. Now, unexpected, beautiful and storage friendly!

A while back I saw this interior by Summer Thornton, and I loved her use of the file cabinet for an end table. I have been wanting to do it ever since.

Image via: Summer Thornton Design

The other day I was surfing Pinterest (which we all know is a productive time leech.) and I ran across this interesting pin and I had to check it out further. It led me to this awesome blog: Little House in the Big D

Isn't this file cabinet just amazing?! I instantly ran out my door and scurried to Michael's to pick up supplies to transform my own cabinet. 

I wanted my cabinet to function as an end table (a las! My file cabinet/end table dreams would come true!) and I wanted a little more darker feel with a bit of glam. So here is what I chose to do...

And here it is in my Living Room! What do you think? I love the way it looks with the old barrel back chair and my collection of photos and art. 

I can't wait to transform the boring file cabinet in my office as well. What style will you transform yours too? Be sure to check out Little House in the Big D (link above) for all the instructions on how to make this work! 

Please make sure to share the end results!

xoxo-

Lisa