A budget craft project

I've been trying to decide how I want to decorate my office so that it is a room conducive to calm and lots of studying. If you've ever seen them, the bulletin boards for sale at Ballard Designs are lovely. However, the price tag is outrageous. The large one is $100! Crazy! I was determined to make my own for much less. I was at the Salvation Army today for an entirely different purpose when I found 2 large bulletin boards for $1.99 each. They were in great condition and barely used. I then went to Home Depot and bought a few boxes of upholstery tacks ($1.34 each) and a 5'x5' canvas drop cloth for $7.98. I sprayed adhesive on the cork part only then laid the drop cloth on top. Starting from the center and working out, I smoothed out the fabric.

My well ventilated area

Then I started adding the upholstery tacks

I used my staple gun to pull the fabric tight around the back

The finished product

I was able to cover both bulletin boards with just one drop cloth.

Thanks Pinterest for this great idea!  

Baby Steps

I still haven't taken any pictures of my bathroom.  I would like to do a bit more decorating before I make it final.  I am able to finally use the shower and this makes me ECSTATIC!  I even hung the bathroom door.  Baby steps, people, baby steps!

WAY behind

Why didn't my 1.5 blog readers tell me I was so far behind with my blogging?  I hadn't realized that it had been since November.  I really don't even have a good excuse.  I guess LIFE happened.  I've been working a crazy amount of overtime in order to pay for school in the Fall.

Drumroll please.......

The bathroom will be officially complete TODAY!  TYL!  The plumber came yesterday and fixed the mess I had made in the tub.  Here are some before and after photos.

Before

After

Anthony did an absolutely amazing job with matching the color.  He's returning today to replace the drain and then I will finally be able to use my master tub for the first time since last March!  Wow!

I really like the way the rest of the bathroom turned out.  I'll try to post some other before and after pictures once I have all the finishing touching and "decorating" elements integrated.