Lets talk about yardsales, Martha and the lazy persons DIY...

 

So I wouldn't consider my family particularly crafty people..

but were also not like non crafty...

Picture us somewhere in the middle..

 

We are no Martha Stewart,

A. because we've never been to prison..

B. because we can't make a phenomenal centre piece out of 2 paper napkins and a piece of string..

 

 

 (I kid, I kid, I kid. I honestly adore Martha so much she's one BAB with a glue gun)

 

So, put my family down somewhere in the lazy persons DIY section. Not totally incapable but not going to knock your socks off.

 

 

^ This was us in the 90's...

Look what I made!

 

 

Which bring us to current day and my sisters weekend DIY project.

My mom spotted this little shelf at a yard sale for $5 and walked by..

My sister told her to get her butt back over there and pick it up for her!

(my sister was at work, this was all communicated through our family group text. Which is the majority of how my family communicates... tell me we aren't alone??!)

 

 

So $5 was paid and my sister was the proud new owner of this ^

She was convinced she could fix it up so she started her DIY by digging in my parents garage and she found some half empty cans of black and white paint. 

Then she just went for it!

 

 

^ Black for the out side edges, white for the inside.

 

^ MAJOR improvement already and so far hasn't cost her a dime!

(ok well that's a lie the shelf cost $5.. but no cost for the makeover portion!)

 

She wanted to wall paper the back wall but wall paper is hella EXPENSIVE these days...

So light bulb! WRAPPING PAPER!

Since its a small shelf she decided to go with something simple. Check out this deal ^ .90 cents!! Winners fab find! Homesense or I believe its called Homegoods in USA (is that right?? are homegoods and homesense the same thing? If not they look super similar! A Marshalls type thing or even Target I'm sure has pretty wrapping paper)

 

She then cut 2 pieces of cardboard to fit the back part of the shelving space, wrapped them pretty and popped them in!

 

^Voila, the finished product!!

And because that's just wrapping paper as the back drop she could switch it up whenever she gets an itch!

 

I think it turned out super cute! (I'd now like for her to make me one... Thanks sis!)

Ignore the lopsided photos, I've said it before.. she's a shopper but she's no blogger lolol

I would've set the lighting, cleaned my room, angled the camera...

But I'll take what I can get since she put the elbow grease in! :)

 

 

Total project cost: $6

 

$5 yard sale shelf

.90 cent wrapping paper (which still has tons left on the roll for future projects!)

 

paint - free

brushes - free

cardboard - free

 

Blog post - PRICELESS

 

Happy DIY -ing!!!!

XOXO

East Coast Blogger Girl