Jon and I could probably come up with a few more excuses for not writing in some time, but instead I will share a couple of cool projects we have put our brains together to complete.

The Island

First, I must apologize if one of my fellow Capitol Hillians finds this first piece to look familiar. It was parked on the side of the road, so I figured it was free-game… Jon and I found this beaut a few blocks from the house. We rolled it home, something we both unashamedly admitted was something our mamas would have totally done, and put our problem-solving brains together.

We painted it mint and bought 2 black baskets to use as drawers.  We probably spent less than $30 on the entire island setup. We had to be patient, but now we have an island with a story!

The Bench

So this next project gave me a run for my money. And it actually almost did! Our new apartment has an awesome breakfast nook. A bench was left by the last tenants but no cushion. The space is actually quite large, so the only way we could cover it would be to get a customized cushion. Unfortunately, that would have needed a whole space of its own on the ‘ole budget. Instead I found this link No Sew Bench Cushion and shopped on the trusty Amazon. I believe everything was under $100…which is considerably less than what we were seeing at other places! Mom and I were able to put it together in about 30 minutes.

The Tray

Nothing intense just a little Carolina pride. We found a tray at Ikea for a few dollars. Splashed some ‘Carolina Blue paint we had at the house(he is making a Tar Heel out of me) and cut out two beautiful states.

-k