I promised I would share all of the details of my living room makeover, so here is the second installment.  This sofa was given to me by my awesome Aunt and Uncle.  They brought me a truck load of furniture in May including the corner cabinets in my dining room, a great chandelier that’s in Wild Rose and this sofa.  It belonged to my Uncle’s mother and it’s got some good age to it.  It was damaged in a fire, though, but was professionally restored, so it was in outstanding condition.  The foam and upholstery were in perfect shape, as was the wood frame.  Here’s the rub.  Although the upholstery fabric wasn’t bad, it wasn’t going to work with my curtains.  So, I did what any self-respecting DIYer on a budget would do…I slipcovered it in drop cloths.  My father-in-law gasped at my covering up the beautiful upholstery, but even he agreed it would

As most of you know, I have been a busy girl making things for Lucketts, for my new booth, for clients and writing tutorials for HGTV.com, so my poor house has been neglected.  I’m ashamed to say that there were a few weeks where I hardly cleaned the place.  (I did clean my bathrooms, but the dust, the carpets and the floors were a disgrace!)  I finally got caught up with my cleaning and I mopped the floors, shampooed the carpets and cleaned every room head to toe.  Now, I’m feeling the itch for some “me” time.  Some girls want to go shoe shopping, read a novel or get a message.  I want to work on my house.  I still have a huge business to-do list, but I snuck about an hour of time for myself and finally made a cover for the pillow form that’s been sitting on my