Hello everyone! I am just THRILLED to announce that my little blog was featured on Better After today! It's my biggest feature yet, and it's allowed me to share my Home Office Makeover with so many new people! I'm just so excited to have so many new readers! I can't wait to meet you all and share my new projects with you!

I've decided to share my vanity stencil project today. I shared it earlier in the month on a guest post over at Well To Do You (an AMAZING lifestyle blog!), but my little blog has grown so much this month, that I wanted to share it again so all of my new readers can enjoy too!

If you are new to LiveLoveDIY, I just want to welcome you with a big cyber-hug and let you know how much it means to share my work with new friends!

Enjoy!

This is the trash-to-treasure story of a $15 vanity I found at Goodwill, and how with some paint, a stencil, and some good ol' fashioned elbow grease,  I was able to transform it into a beautiful piece of furniture for our master bedroom! 

Here is my latest thrift store find....AFTER some major craftiness.

and a close-up:

Check out this awesome metallic gold 'iron lattice stencil' on the vanity table!

So, now that you've seen the AFTER, let me walk you through how this beauty was transformed!

I just happened upon this vanity at Goodwill a few months ago. She was a dark, ugly, outdated, 1980's wooden monstrosity and had this horrible floral upholstered stool. The first thing I did was paint the whole thing an ivory white (TIP: I used Behr Premium Plus Satin in Creamy White and ultimately finished it in polyurethane.). Unfortunately, I never took a picture of her while she was still wood-colored (SHAME on me!!). You will just have to use your imagination.

Luckily, I did remember to whip out the camera before I started with the reupholstering. Check out how UGLY the stool was BEFORE!!

NO. NO. and NO. Just no.