Metamorphosis Monday

This is my very first Met Monday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch and I hope I am doing this right and more importantly, I hope I am "worthy"... I'm so excited to be a part of it as I have been a fan forever! Thanks Susan!!

This has been a whirlwind of a weekend!! Cameron had a double header Friday night and another doubleheader Saturday! And to complicate matters further, they were all away games! That plus trying to get my projects done, have kept me in constant motion! It's good for me though! lol I had several projects lined up for this weekend, so let's get started!

This is the best before photo I could find of my dining room. Kind of blah! (Chloe is ever present on the scene.) I have my eye out for a new table and chairs, but this old cheapie is what I have right now. I covered the seats and I liked this fabric at the time, but it competes with the rug. What was I thinking?

BEFORE:

I have mentioned that the sewing machine and I are not that good of friends and that, sadly is still true. And, I have also mentioned I can't measure! Even with all of those obstacles, I think things turned out fairly well. It was not smooth sailing though, not but a long shot. My girlfriend, Janice, gave me the sewing machine and told me that would neet a "foot". I said, do I have to have one? She said YES! So off to the sewing machine place I go (this is on Friday afternoon). I tell the woman I need a foot. She says, long shank or short shank. I have no idea! Give me one of each! Brought them home, it was a short shank. Put the foot on and then start to try to figure out how to thread the thing. So many little thingys to run it through. I think I have it figured out and the thread just wads up in a tangled mess! I obviously do not have it right. Had to leave to go to doulble header number one. Saturday morning, 7:00 a.m. I am up and back at the sewing machine. Rethread and rethread and rethread and I finally get it right! Thank goodness!
AFTER:

I bought 6 yards of good ole burlap. $1.87 a yard! And I made a round tablecloth to go over the table. I had forgotten how much of a mess burlap can be. I had fuzz EVERYWHERE after I was through cutting and dragging it around the house. I am still getting that up. Anyway, then I took a deep red velvet and sewed fringe onto the ends and threw it over the burlap. I also covered the chair seats and painted them black. I'm wondering if I should have painted them some other color. I think the chairs "need" something.

I think I am going to get another piece of velvet and throw it on there going the other way, so they will cross each other.

I added dishes and my centerpiece. I almost have a tablescape going here. Well, I need silverware and napkins and napkin rings...but it is a start!

There are my dishes. I found them at TJ Maxx and loved them.

BEFORE:

Now the second project was my island in my kitchen. My husband made this for me and I truly love it and use it all the time! But it seemed plain to me. So.....
AFTER......

First, I painted the trim black....that looks better but.... it still needs something...

AND AFTER AGAIN....

VOILA!! An applique and a plant and I think it looks so much better! See that french door in the background over there to the left? I'm thinking about painting that black too. I saw this on another blog and I thought it looked so pretty! And her walls were very similar to the color of mine! I do HATE the tile floor in this kitchen. What were they thinking! It is almost stark white! That is on my list of things to replace, but I could not get to that this weekend!

WOO HOO!

I have thought about getting a big rug and just throwing it down to cover up as much of that tile as possible. It is almost impossible to keep clean!!

BEFORE.......

The last project of the weekend was this old chair I had. I neede something to sit in when I am "blogging" :) So I took this little chair....

IN THE MAKING......

took off the seat and covered it with some fabric I had that matches the chair in my den...

AFTER!!

it black of course, and there you go! It looks alot classier don't you think??

She's so happy now :)

I'm going to get a pillow to lean against the back and I think she will be complete! I have gotten so many things done this weekend that I have been meaning to get done! This blogging has been good for me!

Let me know what you think!! :) And be sure to check out all the other metamorphosis' that have taken place :) over at Susans @ Between Naps on the Porch. Thanks for stopping by!