Title: My DIY total home makeover
Name: Jasmine
Time: 1 1/2 Weeks
Cost: about $2200
This is one hell of a "small project." Follow Jasmine as she tells you how a lot of elbow grease and a lot of creative re-use allowed her to transform her home in quick time! Click above for the pics and head below for all the instructions...
TOOLS:
Sanding machine, spray paint, paint, natural wood, recycled wood, and a lot of Craigslist and thrift stores.
STEPS:
1. Created a window bench from a raw slab of wood. The sanding took a long time but I just finished it off with wood wax and it looks great. The hairpin legs are ordered from the internet, as there's only one guy in Ohio that makes them like this.
2. Designed my own sofa. The base is an old solid wood door from the recycle store. The pillows are all from a foam place, fabric from the fabric discounter and the brackets are from the same guy as the hairpin legs. I cant sew so I brought the pillows to an upholsterer.
3. Found a rusty old seventies foot stool. It was only $12 at the recycle center. I got the pink fabric from the fabric discounter ($7 a yard) and had the rusted chrome sanded off by a professional sandblaster. I left the steel unfinished for an extra modern look.
4. Both the chrome coffee tables and the mid-modern chair are craigslist finds. The pink side table was original just wood, but I decided to spray paint it in a high gloss pink.
5. Created a slatted wood room divider to close off the living room from the open hallway. I thought it would be cozier that way, but I still wanted to keep that open feel. I called the lumber place and ordered 240 pieces of 12" x 1" x 1" and two pieces of 80" x 1.5" x 1.5" that are the side supports. I went over to my friend's wood shop where I drilled holes with a drill press and was able to 'tread' the slats on a threaded rod. This way it is movable, so it works like a harmonica.
6. Added a bamboo forest photo wall in the dining room. I hung a wall shelf (this was a scrap piece of wood from the wood slab guy). All the art in the frames are just printed on my ink jet printer
7. In the kitchen, I took away an old ugly fan (that was too noisy to use) and I hung this fantastic chandelier. The chandelier was white to start with (another $75 craigslist find) and it took me two cans of spray paint to get it all even. I also painted my two wood bar stools to match the chandelier. To decorate the walls, I took a bunch of second hand miss match photo frames, spray painted them all one color, and clustered them all on one wall to create organized chaos.
8. The bathroom was filled with ugly cabinets from IKEA. I took these out and created so much space. I painted the sink cabinet white, and painted the walls the same color as the living room. I removed the old hardware that kept coming out of the wall and hung the funky hand hooks. I made my own pebble bath mat from some garden pebbles and a cheap doormat. I screwed cheap u-hooks into the wall to display my jewelry. I designed a graphic on the computer and cut it out of a piece of cardboard to create a stencil. I used 4 different colors to spray paint it on the wall in this floral design.
9. I made these cute little planter boxes by pouring concrete in a greased shape that had another shape inside of it. Changed all my pots in the house to an universal concrete, so it looks similar but they all have different shapes.
RESOURCES:
Hair pin legs & brackets for sofa: http://www.ianmaclean.com
Hand hooks by Harry Ellen: http://www.unicahome.com/p22116/areaware/hand-hooks-by-harry-allen.html
Lumber for room divider: http://www.ashbylumber.com/
Most of the furniture and the recycled door: http://urbanore.ypguides.net/
Sandblasting: http://pacificmediablasting.com/
Originally published on 2009-02-11 as part of theFebruary Jumpstart 2009 - CB
© 2009 Apartment Therapy
What a beautiful place, very relaxin and calming... cozy! Love your DIY capacity... Hands down to you!
P.S. from where the Hand hook in the bathroom?
view gallegosdiaz's profile
Nice pad Jasmine...
I didn't enter the jumpstart because I had my bathroom tile and space saving pedestal sink installed by a pro - But I PAINTED! (a first for me). I thought entries had to be done by self and not with help of a pro.
view VeryDelishVeg's profile
Where did you get the wood you used for the window bench and your shelves? I've been searching all over for something like that. Great job on everything! I really admire your creativity!
view livesimply's profile
Kudos. Great idea about the sofa! I want to know more about it, as I might try to so smth similar. I have a old door in the garage :-)
How were the back and seat put together? It it a 90 degree angle?
view Nudik's profile
thanks for the sweet comments you guys!
- the hand hooks are by Harry Ellen, just google and a webstore will pop up. you can also get them at designpublic.com
- the wood used for the bench came from a lumber guy up in bolinas. there is several lumber yards that will carry reclaimed lumber and slab. do a search in your area
- to find out about the sofa, check out ian's website, listed in the resources. the back and bottom are attached with steel brackets. they are at 90 degree angle and come with several holes drilled so you can attached the wood.
view stylist jasmine's profile
i So so awesome! Jasmine! What an inspiration!
view evakolenko's profile
Doesn't look like a 'small project' at all.
Never knew gray could appear so cool for a room. Great job there.
You will need some pictures for those walls. How about wildlife in a winter setting? (you know, black & white, with the slightest hint of color?) The animals will add 'life' to your place.
view Ianny's profile
Goodness! That is absolutely fantastic, I love the chiled atmosphere that runs through the house! Great job Jasmine, well worth the effort!
view EvaInNL's profile
Wow! You have a future in design, for sure.
view chartreusechic's profile
Can you please, please provide more info on how to make the concrete planters? They're fantastic!
view monroe's profile
Beautiful--but what is that pink round spaceship looking object with the hole in it on legs? I have to know!
view Leah*N's profile
Leah*N, that is the Cat Pod from Hepper Home, found here: http://www.hepperhome.com/HepperPod.aspx
Jasmine, you've done a beautiful job. I'd love to know what color you've painted the living room walls. I'm still searching for that perfect color!
view als1's profile
hey jasmine - great job! what color paint did you use on your living room walls?
view meredith's profile
the paint color is called 'organic forrest' by freshaire choice.
its a paint without th VOC's and bad stuff....i just got it at home depot
http://www.freshairechoice.com/
view stylist jasmine's profile
when you say harmonica, do you really mean accordion?
view charlenemcbride's profile
WOW
it would take me five years to do something like this! It looks so great, seems like it would be a very relaxing place to live! I can't believe you did this all. You are so creative it blows my mind girl!
view eb2003's profile
can you say where you got your bamboo photo?
view mariss's profile
the photo mural i got here:
http://www.washingtonwall.com/item.mv?n=1801
view stylist jasmine's profile
Looks amazing, and can we please have more details on the sofa and on the concrete planters?? Thanks!
view Sox's profile
brilliant projects! am wondering where you found the foam for your couch. i have only been able to find foam that would cost me more than buying an actual chair or sofa.
congratulations on your creativity!
view urbanDISARRAY's profile
Creative ideas, well executed, and a good color sense. Not to mention recycling products! Jasmine, if you're not in a design-related profession, you should be.
view greer's profile
I was able to find the phone number of the wood slab guy for all of you that are interested in it.
His name is Robert and his number 415.269.5415
Dog Town Mill, located on Highway 1, 5 miles north of Stinson Beach, 45 min from San Francisco.
view stylist jasmine's profile
Wow Jasmine. Nice work!
view hypusine's profile
gorgeous! i love your style.
i would really like to know more about the sofa. is the door paneled at all, or just a wood slab? if it's paneled, can you feel the dips when you sit? is the sofa back a door, too, or made of something else? are the brackets connected on the inside of the frame, or the outside? do the cushions slide around when people sit for any length of time?
sorry for all the questions. i've wanted to make a sofa for a while, and yours is pure inspiration. great job on your place!
view serinat's profile
Where did you get the acrylic tray and necklace hooks in the bathroom?
view bemyescape's profile
You are incredibly talented! Because of all these DIY projects, your home has an incredible amount of personality. I love it!
view Jennae @ Green Your Decor's profile
Ditto for the questions about the sofa how to. It looks great. In particular I would like to know what the back is made from, and how is it attached?
The living room paint color is so soothing- the grey color.
view j_wild's profile
Great job Jasmine!
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view LeslieLu's profile
cool.Follow Jasmine as she tells you how a lot of elbow grease and a lot of creative re-use allowed her to transform her home in quick time!
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view screnn's profile
this is just lovely, jasmine. am working with a similarly-small living room space & am wondering where you got the sectional sofa...thx in advance
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