SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 9

Hi there and welcome to Sundays with Celia Vol 9. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday! It has been a very busy time for me, so busy in fact that I missed last Sunday with you. That’s because I had all 3 of my boys home with me, along with my daughter-in-law and my 2 grandbabies. This is particularly special because they live on the opposite side of the country so I especially relish these rare opportunities to be together as a family.

Spaghetti and Meatballs on Sunday

We had a big spaghetti dinner last Sunday with all the family and some great friends thrown in for good measure. My oldest son Nathan & I are a terrific team in the kitchen and we enjoy cooking together. He is a fantastic cook and I can always count on him to prepare something delicious like this huge platter of Spaghetti & Meatballs.

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Sadly my son & family are now back home in DC where they visited the neighborhood known as Barracks Row. Check out their adventures & crazy antics in this video on FamousDC.com. Wills isn’t about to eat an oyster (a child of my own heart) and Elle is stylin’ in her big red bow & sunglasses. You go girl…

Selling Stone Hill Cottage on Sunday

Brad & I decided on a bit of a whim to sell our Big Bear Lake Vacation rental, Stone Hill Cottage. I was going to tell you it was for sale in a dedicated blog post but low & behold, the listing went up on Monday and by Friday we had a full price cash offer! So my friends it is with very mixed emotions that I will likely be bidding adieu to my pretty little cabin in the sky very soon. Time to find another fixer-upper! Here’s one last look for old time sake.

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What I’m Up To This Sunday

As you read this post I’ll be on my way to Boulder, Colorado to move my son into his first apartment. As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been working away transforming some old furniture that I purchased for a song into beautiful new furnishings for Austin. I finished just in time to load up a Uhaul trailer and take my son on a road trip back to school.

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Having never reupholstered anything before in my life, I’m quite pleased with the results of my amateurish effort to create some new furniture out of old. While I’m sure any upholstery professional would shudder at my unprofessional attempt at upholstery, I think it will do just fine for a college student’s abode. Here’s a look at my handiwork.

My $15 Chair Transformation

The Before…

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The During…

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The After…

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My $200 Couch Transformation!

The Before…

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The During…

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The After…

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My $50 Chair Transformation!

The Before…

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The During…

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The After…

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The $80.00 Accent Table Transformation!

The Before…

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The During…

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The After…

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The $50 Chest of Drawers Transformation!

The Before…

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The During…

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The After…

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The $20 Headboard Transformation!

I forgot to take a “Before” photo…

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The After…

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The $250.00 (for 4) Dining Chair Transformation!

The Before…

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The During…

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The “After” To Be Continued…

Stay tuned for a look at the 4 dining chairs that I will finish in Boulder. Bought them the day before departure so had no time to complete them.

I spent a total of $655.00 on all of this furniture. I then spent $341.00 on upholstery supplies, chalk paint & tools. The total cost for all of the furniture for my son’s apartment…drum roll please…

$996.00

Celia’s Sunday Sentiment

Everything old is new again! At least in my son’s apartment. Here’s a little sentimental journey on Sunday.

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So there you have it: SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 9

Thanks so much for dropping in! 

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