AK47 Lamp

I fell in love with an AK 47 Lamp, but the cost was $300+!!
I decided to make my own!

I used an Ikea 18" Hemma lamp, an Airsoft "AK 47", and gold spray paint.

I dismantled the rifle and hollowed out the barrell

spray painted it gold

reassembled it around the lamp rod

I lucked out and found a black lamp shade with gold lining at Target "as is" for $10!

LOVEEEE the results!

Hallway update

It was time to update our “Art Gallery” hallway. 

All our kid’s art was nice, but I wanted an Elegant Modern look.

Vision Board

We added thin plywood and trim to our doors to cover some of the damage caused by kids and dogs, then painted them semi gloss black (3 coats).

 

We spackled, sanded, and painted all the walls gray.

I chose a bright white for the trim and moldings for a bold contrast, and to make the walls and doors pop.

I converted our Lack storage units into a padded storage bench, and added some decorative pillows

I mounted 6 Ikea Trones Storage cabinets to the wall under the picture frames collage. I placed a long piece of fiberboard, that I cut and painted white, on top of it to serve as a counter top for the decorative accents and my samurai sword.

I made another picture collage for the stairway.  

I mounted a full length mirror and small vase with flowers on the floor at the top of the stairs.

Finally we added an 5 spotlight ceiling light fixture to replace the old dim 1 bulb one.

We are very happy with our updated Elegant hallway

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Lack Storage Bench Hack

I decided to update my hallway so I converted my Lack Storage unit into a seating bench.

First I removed the top panel and inner shelf dividers. 
I left the bottom panel attached to the lower unit.

I made "doors" to cover the front openings out of Fiberboard, painted them white, and attached them  using self closing cabinet hinges.

 

 

 I then laid the fabric face down over the bench

 used 1/2" thick foam padding and folded it over so there were 4 layers

 

I laid the original top panel of the unit over it all

stretched the fabric up and over the edges, and used a staple gun to attach them to the panel

I flipped it over and aligned it with the base.

Since the opening in the back can be seen from the stairwell, I stapled fabric to cover it up

Added some decorative pillows.... DONE!

Closet Hack

Halloween 2015

Updated cabinets

I have to 2 shelving units in my “Blue room” that we use to store random items.

 I decided it was time to add some doors to cover some of the clutter within and add visual interest.

Supplies Used

I used high density fiber board instead of wood because it is lighter and less expensive.

I measured all odd shaped outlines of the shelving unit’s compartments and used a ruler to draw the pattern on the fiber board.

My husband cut out all the “doors” using a circular saw

Once I had all the pieces I painted them black (2 coats)

Once they were completely dry, I used masking/painters tape and made in random line patterns

Then painted them white (2 coats)

I pulled off the tape, and then painted all the edges black.

I used screwed in the self-closing flush cabinet hinges to doors

and then mount the doors to the interior of the cabinet