Its the little things...

I finished the guest bathroom quite awhile ago but the bench I found at Marshalls was just okay.
The fabric on it was a brown pattern that was less than exciting.  I finally found some Chevron fabric the perfect shade to match my wall color and decided I had to recover the bench.

For those of you who have not recovered anything with fabric before it is pretty easy and makes quite a big difference.  I love to buy inexpensive cork boards and find a fun fabric to cover them in.
All you need is a handy staple gun and usually a second set of hands to help you pull the fabric tight while you are stapling.  This is a great cheap way to dress up a kids room or office.

I will have to show you my office boards later.  But anyway back to the bench...

                                                        Before:

                                                                   After:

Some long overdue updates!-The Powder Room

I am obviously way behind after some busy holiday months helping clients.  We have finished up some projects and have some updated photos to share.  I have been trying to put the finishing touches on a few things and tweak some areas I was not happy with.  Lots of rooms are done-its such a great feeling!

The powder room:
I finally found a small black square mirror which was harder than it sounds.
My husband gave me some dog prints I wanted from Ballard Designs for Christmas ( after a few hints.)
I love the way they look! I was trying to stick with a black and white theme because of the black and white floor and I think it all came together nicely.
I am still on the hunt for a skinny vase for the corner but it is 99% done.

Since the house was built in 1940 we wanted the powder room to reflect that-we fell

in love with this black and white tile flooring.

Here is a little reminder of what we started with: