New Dining Room Chairs

Hey guys I'm back. I have not forgotten about "A Place Called Home". My life have been a bit crazy however working on projects help to keep me sane,  I have been busy in the house. I love blogging and reading blogs so I'm committing to posting again.

Can someone agree with me that decorating your home just never seems to be complete. I  thought that I was finished with my office until I scored a beautiful sunburst mirror from HomeGoods and a pair of  seriously markdown lamps from Marshalls. I'll show you guys the new additions soon.

This post is an update on my dining room chairs. You can read about my SA score herehttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8179634726812403835#editor/target=post;postID=3544278595044270835


                               I gave each chair a fresh coat of spray paint in a black gloss.

 

 

 I was on the hunt for some fabric after getting the leg repaired. I wanted the fabric for the chair seat to bring a pop of color to the room. After a visit to Loomcraft Fabric Warehouse I found the perfect fabric. I chose Paradise Driftwood fabric by Trina Turk. I immediately fell in love with the fabric it had a bold punch of yellow and the grey matched my wall color perfectly. I had seen this fabric online for $112.00 dollars a yard. Well I liked the Asian inspired motifs of the pattern, with the medallion print it was completely modern and dramatic. But the price for the fabric online was way out of my budget. 

          

 

 

 

I was totally smitten when the sales clerk quoted me the price at $5.00 dollars per yard.

My next step in this project was to research a great upholstery shop to get that outdated fabric replaced.  

I chose Slipcover Plus Upholstery in Oak Park, IL, to bring my chairs back to life. The shop owner Anthony did an excellent job, and the price was within my budget. I was totally happy with his work.

 

Before                                                                     After

I love my chairs. I still need to purchase a rug for this room. 

 

During a Internet search I ran across these  pictures of my chairs.

 

  

 

 

What projects are you guys working on? Please share.

My Office Reveal

Hey guys, well I promised to reveal my office. In my much earlier post I did give a sneak peak of the office. Life has been so crazy, but visiting blogs and posting is like Calgon it just takes me away. So today I decided to post the pictures of my office. I'm totally please with the results. This is where it all started, this room is actually a enclosed back porch, sunroom or Flordia room whatever you want to call it. It overlook my backyard, it is so peaceful in the morning.

Well this is the room today.

I wanted you guys to see the room so I added alot of pictures. Below are the sources for this room. Desk- Craiglist find, Dresser- SA(Salvation Army), Bookcase- SA(Salvation Army), Lamps- Lowes, Rug- CB2 SA(Salvation Army), Wall prints- Goodwill, Black nailhead chair- Craiglist, Teal nailhead chairs- Marshalls, Sunburst Mirror- HomeGoods, Accessories- Collected from thrift stores and Marshalls, I'll be back soon to talk about how I pulled this room together. Ok its time for you guys to exit my office so I can get some work done. Im linking to a party at: Beneath My Heart

Just Checking In

Hey Guys, Yes it has been a very long time since I've been here to run my mouth. Really I have missed everyone. Truly my life have been so busy and I have had to prioritize my time so I had to put "A Place Call Home" on the back burner for a while. However I did want to drop in to let everyone know that I'm still among the living. No matter what's going on in my life I always find time do a little decorating around here. Well this is one of the things that's been keeping me occupied.

Yep I'm attending school to become a Project Manager. So I've been studying to sit for the exam which will be in November. To acheive my certification as a PMP, has been my goal/dream for a while now so I must stay focused on studying to pass the exam. My certification can assist me in every area of my life, so I'm enthusiastic about becoming a PM. I'll have to tell you guys about my old job in another post. Well a girl can't go to school and not have a spot mamma cave to study in. So with that being said a month before I started school I hit some of my favorite spots in search of furniture for my space. I tell you guys I just love me some CL(Craiglist) because I can shop anytime of the night. My heart skipped a beat when I eyed this piece on CL.

Me and my girlfriend had a difficult time getting this girl in my truck. I was convinced that if it wouldn't fit in the truck we were going to walk it home, yes every mile of the way. But with some strategic maneuvering we finally got it in the truck. I just want to give you guys a sneak peek of my office/mamma cave.

Do you guys like? I promise to come back on the weekend with the reveal and all details. Loretta

A Updated Sunporch Reveal

Hello yall, I hope everyone is good. I have been away from blogging for awhile. Well I have decided to start working on one room at a time in my house. I have found it to be too confusing working on more than one room at a time, do anybody else experience that?
The first room you see when you enter my house is this sunporch. I love to sit on the sunporch and have a cup of coffee, it's just a relaxing space.

This space greets my guest as they enter my house. It was dull and lacked color. The cushions were flat and faded. I wanted to decorate this space on a budget and with things I already own. The sunporch is spacious and I knew I wanted to use the exiting furniture.
This is the design board that I created for the space.

I wanted to bring in a dash of color and different textures. I wanted the space to be comfortable, with a bit of glam.

I decided that this brown color of the furniture had to GO..... A trip to Menards for spray paint was first on the list of things to do. I chose a black gloss spray paint.

In progress of a transformation.

Because I can't sew I did have to purchase some new cushions. Garden Ridge had all their cushions priced 50% off so I scored a set of damask cushions.
I layered the zebra stripe rug and the green jute rug I picked up from thrifting, I knew I would use them one day. The serving tray table, accessories, and ottomans were items that I pulled from other rooms. For additional storage I used my old leather suitcases that use to sit in my foyer.

So here is the Updated Sunporch.

A veiw in the evening.

Had the hubbie to hang a chandelier.

I decided to use this green croc print ottoman which was in my basement
instead of the ivory one what do you guys think?

These vintage suitcases provide extra storage.

I still have a little work to do to mark this space complete.
a, Twill ivory drapes with grosgrain ribbon trim.
b, Tweaking the accessories, maybe some seasonal decorations.
c, Replace chandelier shades.
d, Purchase a cream throw.

What do you guys think? I'm moving on to the livingroom.

A Sneaky Peaky into Baby Halo Nursery

This sweet little girl has totally stolen my heart! Please allow me to introduce to you guys

Halo Ruby Ray. Oct 4, 2011.

A baby girl. Sugar & spice and everything nice.

This is a picture a couple hours after she was born. She is now one month old.

She is so alert.

Sleeping Beauty.


Well I have worked on Baby Halo's nursery and it is almost complete. I just have some little touch ups to complete before the reveal. Today I wanted to give you guys a little sneaky-peaky into the nursery.

Yes I'm a grannie, grandmother, nanna, grandmamma and I'm so happy.

Wrap up Of Cancer Sucks

Happy Halloween everyone,actually Halloween is not a day that I celebrate or decorate for but I love to see how creative people can be. I can't beleive that we are at the end of October already, well that also mean Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over. This will be my wrap up of Cancer Sucks.
After 4 cycles of chemo and 32 days of radiation, my treatments were over. I know that I would not have made it through without GOD. I never experienced the sickness that so many chemo patients go through. I prayed to GOD that I would not be sick from my chemo treatments. After my treatments I studied to become a peer counselor for Network Of Strength, formerly known as Y-Me Network for Breast Cancer. I received training to assist women and there families with questions about breast cancer after their diagnosis. I participate in Breast Cancer Walks to raise money for research to find a cure.

Me and my girlfriend of 25 years at the Breast Cancer Walk.

Me and my daughter Destiny at the Network of Strenght Breast Cancer Walk it is held every Mother's Day in downtown Chicago.

Myself with Latrice a old co-worker we walk each year for our co-workers that lost their fight to BC (Liza and Valerie).


Presently I'm on medication to prevent breast cancer reoccurrance it is a 5 year treatment plan, there are side effects but nothing that I can't handle. My side effects are weight gain from my medication, and chemo fog brain( forgetting events or difficulty remembering things or people) these are just a few. I decided before I started chemotherapy not to worry myself with reoccurrance, if I was going to worry why even go through treatment.
I'm grateful today to say that I'm doing good and I'm a Breast Cancer Survivor!!!! I have lost two co-workers to Breast Cancer prior to my own diagnosis and it sadden me to find out two weeks ago that another co-worker lost her fight to this disease at a very young age. I often thank GOD for allowing me to dect my lump at a early stage. Daily there are so many women who has lost their battle with breast cancer. I know he has a plan for me. I'm grateful. Like with everything we go through in life, there are lessons. I just want to close with some of the lessons that I have learned during my battle with BC.

1. Early detection saves life. Have a mammogram, if you can do so before you are 40, forty is just a baseline.
2. You know your own body, preform self breast exam's. And take care of your body.
3. Life is short, Live, Love & Laugh.
4. Trust GOD and know that he will not put more on you then you can handle.
5. Some family members or friends may not be close or around during a difficult time but it's not because they don't love you it maybe hard for them as well.
6. Stress less and pray more.
7. Do things that make you happy. Again life is short.

I have included pictures of me today, loving life.

Myself and my sister Ida at the BC walk

Me on vacation in July with the hubbie.

On vacation, I love nature check out that backround. Everything made by GOD.

Me just chillin acting crazy at home
Let me leave you guys with one of my favorite scriptures.

Jeremiah 29:11-14 GOD always have a plan.