A Lil Hope

I have an old hope chest that my mom used to store her winter sweaters.

It's cedar on the inside and a very sturdy piece of furniture.  But the oak wood on the outside isn't my thang.

Brian wanted to put it on the curb, but I just couldn't let it go.  

I got a lil slap happy and started painting BEFORE I got a good before pic. Sorry. 

I bought the paint & primer from Home Depot.  There was NO WAY I was sanding this!!

I stapled tons and tons of cushioning to the top.  (By the way, a staple gun has probably been one of the best purchases ever).

I don't have a THANG for oak...but I have a BIG THANG for houndstooth.  I LOOOVVVEEESSS IT!

I got 2 yards of some houndstooth fabric for $10 at JoAnn's.  Stapled some more...

  And made a bench!  The pillows came from Garden Ridge for $9.99 each.  I had good intentions of making these myself.

This was the space before...

And after...

No joke, Patterson tries to get in EVERY picture I take.

Can you tell I painted the front hall as well?? I'll blog about that a lil later though.

I need a smaller, more colorful pillow to put in front of the black pillows.  Something that makes it POP!

Well thats my bench.  We love it, on a normal basis, we throw our shoes in here when company is coming over... but I accidentally locked the keys inside the chest.  Oops.

I LOOOVE comments almost as much as I LOOOVE houndstooth,  hint hint...

Oh, and I was just informed by my best friend that she reads everyone of my blog posts but she has yet to leave a comment or become a follower.  Shame on you!  (pointing my finger in the air) 

Happy Tuesday,
Joy D.

I've posted my project here, check out some other fantastic projects by others and get inspired!