Fourth of July Mayhem

As July 4th was creeping in closer and closer, i decided to create my own DIY shorts using an old pair of chewed up denim jeans. I really loved that pair of pants but could not see myself parting ways with it. So like many females that have a tough time throwing away things that we think are still useful, i decided to turn them into distressed bleached shorts! And what better way to celebrate the Fourth than to be very patriotic by wearing a pair of short made in the US eh?


1. Pick any pair of denim that you've out grown or out worn, or get a pair from the thrift store.

2. Try them on and see what length you want to sport
3. Any designs? Studs, Distressed, tie-dye, bleached...etc

4. Rock them bad boys like your life depended on it.

                                         I've added a Video which demonstrated my process.

A New Way Of Dreaming

The other day I was laying down and started thinking, "Man I wish I can add some Jazz to my boring bed". That one little thought started my project called " A New Way of Dreaming ". I decided that I wanted to turn my drab Ikea MALM bed into my own Custom Upholstered padded headboard. The only problem was that I had no clue how. I decided to hit up World Wide Web in search of some type of video, comment, or blog that can possibly give me any direction in which I can go: and I did. I stumbled across a site called Ikeahackers where they had a post from 2010, the blogger had the same MALM bed as I do. Using that as my inspirations and tweaking it to fit my needs, I went to the fabric store and picked out the fabric I wanted to use for my headboard along with cushion and batting. Then I headed to Home Depot where I purchased some plywood and other assortments of wood to support the new and old headboard. Within a few hours of putting everything together I finally got the bed I wanted...Now to match everything else in my room to it.

                                          Before: Masculine and boring

Attaching support so plywood does not tip over

Front of NEW headboard

                     Back of headboard with support to hold plywood and previous headboard

                   

Added Foam and Batting

Finally I ended up with this amazingly plush extra tall custom headboard that I can rest my back and head on without any worries, all for less than $60. Heres a close up of the fabric detailing.