Have a Wonderful Labor Day Weekend Everyone

Have a Wonderful Labor Day Weekend Everyone!

Hello everyone, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams! I am sure many will be happy to have this day over with to enjoy the long weekend. Many of you will be home, many of you will be traveling, and there are many who will be alone too. Whatever your situation is I want to wish you all a wonderful weekend of celebrations. Enjoy, Have Fun, Be Happy, and most of all Be Safe! See you all when you come back!:)

                    HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND TO ALL!!

Do It Yourself Repurposed Upcycled Reused Headboards

 Do It Yourself Repurposed Upcycled Reused Headboards is another homemade project that you can do in your bedrooms. 

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Glad to have you here, and now let's see what projects we can work with today. 

Our bedrooms. How many times do we look at them, and think I need something different in here. I would love to get a new bedroom set, but ouch with the price too! Maybe you don't want the whole set, but just the headboard you are thinking of. Still, that is a costly piece of furniture to buy brand new. You find something at the store, loved it there, get it home, and you no longer like it. Wasn't what you thought it would be, and just does not look the same. So, now what do you do?

Yes! Repurpose a headboard that will go with your decor, be what you want it to be, the size you want, the color you want, and you know what I mean. That personal touch is always a wonderful feeling of accomplishment too. As you have already guessed there are so many ways to design a headboard for you, your life style, your bedroom. Use wooden pallets, shutters, vintage signs found, some antique doors, maybe an old worn shelf, update it with some new shelves or storage units used, use a rod and curtain or material of your choice, and another neat idea is to paint a picture of what you want for your headboard right on the wall. Yes, use some paint, stencils, chalk paint, or whatever you like to paint your head board on the wall with. How neat is that, right? Using any of these ideas would be wonderful, and make your room more of a comfort zone for you to sit, relax, and sleep better too. 

Headboard from an old sign found at FunkyJunkInteriors

Rustic Shelf Headboard adds a little bit of old in the room from bhg.com

I thought this was cute, updated, and very helpful with organization and decorating the wall to your bed too. bhg

Don't forget that you can also use doors for your headboard. Stand them up, lay them side ways, paint them, and many possibilities too. Apartment Therapy

Of course I could not leave out using shutters for your headboards too. Sand them, paint them, and as we know you can also decorate with them too. Hgtv




 As you can see again many ideas to help in the bedroom there. If you want to relax, and hide away in your bedrooms why not make them enjoyable to do so, right? Remember, you can also google, bing, and yahoo about ideas for repurposed, upcycled, and reused headboards to see many more ideas to enjoy. 

I hope that you have enjoyed your visit today with LilacsNDreams. If you have a headboard project you have worked on please share it with us here in the comments. Leave a note, and leave the link so that we can come look at the pictures. I like pictures, and I enjoy all kinds of ideas to consider. Right now I am thinking shutters because we have some old bi-fold doors that were pulled off from our closet with a remodeling project that was done. Possibilities, isn't it fun?

Hope ya'll have a wonderful day, and come back to visit again soon. See Ya!:)

DIY Projects With Repurposing Shutters

 

DIY Projects With Repurposing Shutters. Fascinating, Creative, Repurposed, Upcycled, Imagination, Home Decor, Homemade, Inexpensive, and etc. 

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! I just love saving money, don't you? I enjoy being able to do things, even the small things, for our home with our home decor. It is thrilling, and satisfying to be able to put that little bit of personal touch to something to show in your home, and when guests ask "Where did you get that?" How satisfying to say "I did it!" Know what I mean?

Below you will see a few pictures of some ideas I am showing for repurposing shutters. Who would have guessed what you can do with them, and to also know there is so much more that can be done as well! Hopefully by showing some of these different projects you can maybe get some ideas for yourself as to what you might like to do too. Shutters can be found inexpensively with Thrift Stores, Yards Sales, sometimes on the side of the road, maybe you know of someone who no longer wants the ones they have, and so on.

Here are some painted shutters sitting side by side, and shown with some pictures, and hangings on them. Pretty neat, huh? TheCraftingChicks

Hey, this is cool! A simple magazine rack. No bending over for the rack on the floor, but to have it on a wall is a great idea!  CraftGossip CraftGossip

Love pink, and how neat to have them painted this color. Then, to have them hanging on the wall in your child's room for little notes, pictures of their friends, and so on.  Addicted2Decorating



Moving onto another idea which is really neat, and who would have guessed this also, right? making a book shelf of your size, your choice, your color, and using shutters with some wood for the shelves. Now, that is a neat idea too! You know, with the shutters being on the sides you could also clip little things on there as well. Just saying:)  MyRepurposedLife

There is soooo much more I could show you, and so many things that I have not come close to mentioning here in repurposing shutters. I hope this little bit has given you some ideas, and make sure to visit some of these places for some more great ideas too. Also, if you google repurposed shutters you can see so many more ideas too.

Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams everyone. It has been a blast, and I hope you enjoyed it along with Me. Take care, and have a wonderful day everyone!:)

Repurposed Tire Was Saved From the Landfill

Repurposed Tire Was Saved From the Landfill

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend! We got some rain here, but it sure was nice, and enjoyed it too. Please think of all those who are facing some bad weather, storms, and such from hurricanes too. I wish them all well, and that they are safe. 

Above you will see a picture I took from a blog over at thatwasawhat blog. Amazing work, and they shared how they did this project too. Above you see an ottoman that was made from a rubber tire. Yes! This piece was made from a semi rubber tire. Amazing work, isn't it? Now, instead of me trying to explain all the details to you, I am asking that you click on over to read about this. Read what they did, the supplies used for this, and the search for the rubber tire. Hope you are amazed, and also inspired after reading this Blog. 

I so enjoy reading about what others do with things that are always thrown away, and no one feels there is a use for. Not only does it keep things from the landfills, but it also adds a more personal touch to our homes as well. Inspring story to help those who are creative, or maybe help those searching for ideas as well. 

Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams, hope you enjoyed your visit, and your reading of this shared story, and blog too. Hope to see you again soon. Have a wonderful week everyone!:)

Eames Era or Known as Mid Century Modern Era

Eames Era or Known as Mid Century Modern Era is another vintage fun time. 

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams Everyone! The Eames Era is still hot to sell, collect, and decorate with in your homes. This Mid Century Modern Era represents the 1950s to 1960s era. 

As time goes along there is always New Collectors of all ages. Like some of those precious times to us there will never be a 1950s to 1960s era. This is a time that is still collectible, desired by many, and there are reproductions of this time too. Guess what? Those items are sought after as well. 

The colors are noticeable for this era too. Shades of orange, or like that burnt orange. Some of that dirty looking yellow or gold like colors, and the greens too! Even the teal color has been a popular choice for many. Not only the colors, but the styles of the furniture, and the home decor that was used then! Desks, chairs, lamps, clocks, radios, candle holders, lamps, pottery, wall decor, and so much more. When viewing items of this time, if you know the era, you sometimes will actually feel like you are back there when you see the different pieces. Oh, and let's not forget the clothing of that time too. Actually the vintage retro clothing from then is in demand with people today. Sellers have searched to be able to offer them. I myself also enjoy seeing some of them old pull traveling campers too. You know, them small ones, but yet so cute too. 

Some of our TV shows have kind of helped in a way with this particular era too. I am thinking of Mad Men which I did find referred to the retro era time. 

Above is a picture of a retro vase that I had sold on Ebay. Seeing this took me back to that Eames Era. How groovy, right?:) Below you will also see a few pictures I got from google search to help you feel that era, and time as well.

The green lounge retro chair

Pinkish retro radio

Gold Tone old phone from that era

  

Don't forget those starburst clocks too!






Hope you enjoyed your trip down memory lane with the Eames Era, or what is also known as the Mid Century Modern era too. Hope they were good memories. If you have not experienced this era yourself, I hope you did with this little bit shared today. Thanks for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams everyone, and see you again soon. Take care, and have a wonderful day!:)

Folding Room Dividers Original and Make Overs

Pretty much like the room divider I have now, and below are ideas I will cover a little bit with everyone....Have fun creating!!

Folding Room Dividers Original, and Makeovers can be so much fun.

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Come on in a little closer, and let's have a look at what I am discussing today. 

The very first picture is a very close resemblance to what I have at home now. I got it a few years ago from a garage sale, and just had to have it. Well, here it sits still looking at me. I often think I will just get rid of it, then I think no there is something I know I could do with this, and back and forth it goes.  The pictures I am sharing with you I got all of them when I searched Bing for folding room dividers, they are not mine, and are not things that I did.

This particular room divider I have has all the spaces, and pieces there for me to add pictures as you see with the black divider. I have thought about getting another divider, and putting them together too. I have often thought of not adding family or friend pictures, but instead add some pictures of things I like. Maybe use some scrapbook paper in the places available, some curtains or material added to this piece would be adorable, and I even like the idea of adding few mirrors on it too. 

So many possibilities to do this with this. Yesterday (Tues) I had the opportunity to have another one in my possession. I had visited a Good Will store I had not been to in quite some time. Remember, I am downsizing big time, so I have worked very hard on not picking up anything big to bring home. So much temptation, but so far, so good. Anyway, yesterday I seen another divider like the one I have. All the glass panels were missing, and the spots were all left open. It pretty much was just the wood framing, light wood, not bad condition, and only $2. What a deal that would have been, and did I fight temptation big, big time with this too!

Instead, I offered my ideas to another customer who was looking at it, and showing concern. After making conversation with her she was trying to think of something for her grand daughter to do when she visited. Here I go...I started giving her ideas of some things she might consider. I suggested painting the wood to match for a girl, add in some pieces to make chalkboards for the lil girl, maybe add in some cork board tiles with the chalkboard pieces she could do, add in some scrapbook paper, put on some curtains, put behind her lil desk to make it more of a message/picture center, and the list went on. I suggested she could also use it in a bedroom as maybe a headboard, and threw a few other ideas at her. 

Well, the item sold for $2, and it wasn't to Me. The woman I talked with so enjoyed my ideas, and thoughts she was taking it home for her use. Whew! I am still downsizing...LOL:) But, I also know that I will not be getting rid of my folding room divider. It will stay with Me, and will be a working project for Me. 

Thanks all for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams. I have enjoyed it, and hope you all found this lil tid bit of sharing enjoyable, and maybe helpful to you as well. Take care everyone, Have a wonderful day, and see you again soon. 

Simplify Repurpopse Upcycle Reuse Things Already in the Home

Simplify, Repurpose, Upcycle, Reuse Things Already in the Home.

Hello, and Welcome to LilacsNDreams everyone! Glad to have you here, and hope your Monday is off to a good start for the early risers too. 

As many know over time I have been downsizing things in our home. Not only to be rid of things not being used, but to help make things easier for when we do move also. Some things I have been selling from my collections, or have been crafting with some pieces I have too. Then there are other things I load up, and drop them off at a place that helps others. At the same time I also give things away to others who might be in need, or are needing some extra things for their homes. I have been waiting on a truck with one couple so that they can get one of my chairs, and a couple of my older end tables too. They both work, have a baby coming, and moved into a home. They could use a few more items. Hate to see things go, but also enjoy helping others who can use them too. 

Letting things go has always been hard for me as it is for many others too. No, I am not a hoarder, but rather a keeper of precious things. Some items I keep thinking I will use it, maybe if I add a little paint I will like it more, I can't think of anything right now, but I am sure I will come up with something later, and etc, and etc. Know what I mean?

I have been working on simplifying things in my life, at home, and downsizing the clutters I have. I enjoy being able to use the things I love, and showing the things I love without all of them being in boxes, or hidden in closets too. Some things I hate to let go, but later I am happy that I have done so too. I am thinking I will wait till I move, but I have a room divider here that is 3 panels that pictures would go into. You know, pictures that are sized close to 8 x 10. It is an oak wood which I like, but I am thinking of making it into something to fit more into the decor of things I have today. Hmmm....I could paint it, add chalkboard where the pictures would go, I could take the panels apart to use them in different places in the home, and I am seeing some possibilities for it. I might have to research this a bit more, and bring it back here to share with ya'll what I have found others doing too. 

I want to thank you all for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams. I appreciate the visits, and I really appreciate your comments that are shared here, or in private emails to me as well. Thanks again, and ya'll have a wonderful weekend! See you again soon.