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Skirted Table Tutorial

August 24, 2011

I have been obsessing with skirted tables for awhile, but it took me a looong time to work up the courage to sew my own. I finally decided to tackle it right before I went out of town to WV, and because I rushed to get it finished and posted it at the last minute, I am just now posting the tutorial.There are so many great skirted table tutorials in blogland, many no sew versions, like this gorgeous ikat skirted table from Little Green Notebook or the fun teal and cream by Pawley’s Island Posh…

But I have had my eye on the tutorial by Bryn Alexandra since I started blogging in January.

In the end, i didn’t follow directions very long …so this is my version.

I wanted more of a “buffet” in my dining room, and this chinoiserie style table my parent’s gave me was a little short, so I propped the legs up higher and decided to skirt it.

I started by measuring the width, height and depth of all sides and the top of the table. I then added 1.5″ to each measurement (to account for the hem). Next, cut out your pieces.

I copied this great diagram off of Bryn’s blogto show you the pieces you should have after cutting.

Next, fold the 2 sides of each piece over 3/4″, pin and iron. Then repeat, only hem the bottom of each piece once (3/4″) and leave the top of the fabric unfolded (this is what you attach to the fabric for the top of your table).

Hem the two sides ( folded twice) and the bottom (folded once). Repeat with the front/back, two sides and the corner pieces.

To make the skirt appear tailored, I laid the top piece on the top of the table and marked a line along the edge of the table. I then folded the edge of the fabric over, to touch the line, ironed and hemmed.

Now lay the top piece of your fabric right side up and line the top edge (the raw edge) of your side piece (wrong side up) of fabric up with the edge of the table top piece of fabric. Pin, sew and repeat with the 3 other side pieces.

Now your basic table skirt is finished, all that is left is to attach the corner pieces. Unfortunately, at this point I was running behind and did not take pictures. I simply attached the corner pieces to the underside of the table skirt with hemming tape.

I also attached the green grosgrain ribbon with to the edge of each side with a piece of double sided hemming tape.

VOILA!

I hope this helps!

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Easy, Peasy DIY Pendant Light Tutorial

July 20, 2011

The last few weeks have been all about our laundry room remodel. If you’re new to The Mustard Ceiling, you can catch up here, here and here.

Today, is the final installment of this epic project.

The tutorial for today is an easy, inexpensive way to DIY a pendant light.

I knew when we were remodeling the laundry room the original laundry room light fixture

would not be fun enough for the new design…so we DIYed a new one.

This is how we did it:

Step 1: Find a Drum Shade

I had an extra drum shade just lying around in our storage shed

(this made the project even easier)

Step 2: Purchase a pendant light kit

(we bought ours at Lowe’s for about $17.00)

Step 3: Run the wire from the kit through the center of the shade.

(If your lighting kit is too small to fit go through the center of the drum shade,

add a coupling and a nipple…per Dittle Dattle blog’s instructions)

Step 4: Slide the rod down on the wire and tighten the rod to the kit.

Step 5: Remove the old fixture and Hang the New One

Voila! A new drum shade pendant for $17.00

I’d like to shout out to Holly from West Pear Avenue and Remodelaholic

for featuring my laundry room today!

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Laundry Room Reveal

July 13, 2011

Ok, here it is! I am so exciting to share this reveal with you today. This project took FOREVER, but a nice laundry room really does make the chore of doing laundry more enjoyable.

After Before

Can you believe it is the same room?

This is how we did it:

1. Clear everything out

2. Paint the walls
Color: Valspar Meadowlands Green

3. Stencil the walls using Olive Leaf Stencil Pattern Noelle
Color: Valspar Sunwash

(this was the tricky and time consuming part)

*Tips for stenciling*

1. Lightly spray the back of your stencil with a spray adhesive to prevent the paint from bleeding around the edges of the stencil and attach to the wall using painter’s tape.

2. Use a stiff stenciling brush and apply paint using a dry brush technique.
(especially for textured walls, like ours)

3. Dab your brush in the paint, then blot the excess paint off on a napkin.
(this will keep your edges sharp)

4. Apply a thin layer of paint to stencil, dabbing the stencil with your brush.

5. Allow the first coat of paint to dry, and repeat as necessary before moving your stencil.

6. Move the stencil vertically, or horizontally, overlapping the pattern as you move around the room. Periodically check your stencil with a level to keep your pattern and stencil straight.

7. Repeat.