Dwell Studio Knock Off

If you've spent any time on this blog you've probably figured out I love bold patterns.

Dwell Studio has some GORGEOUS bold fabrics. Did you know they have a line at Target too? It's pretty awesome. In fact when I saw this Plum Blossom motif I knew I had to have it.

But I don't need new bedding. So what to do?

I painted my file cabinet.

Here is the file cabinet before, in the sad neglected basement. Before it became my mom cave...

And here's the file cabinet now with a new paint job.

It's almost unrecognizable, isn't it?

All I did was sketch the layout on the drawers of my cabinet with a pencil. Then I just painted in the lines. My cabinet started out black, so I left those areas alone. I didn't paint the black areas. It took 3-4 coats to get good coverage, but it's not a large area so it wasn't that time consuming.

Give it a shot! It's fun to give an old piece new life.

Now you can see why I was so drawn to the black and white fabric I used on the ottomans. It has a lot of similarities, don't you think?

Of course I gotta do a before and after:

Linking to some of these great parties.

Now go make something!