Feed Sack

I just bought this old feed sack, in the past I have made pillows out of them but this time I may have to think about this one.  I think I see the seat of a chair but not sure I may have to look at it for awhile and let it tell me what it wants to be.  Any ideas?

Coat Check Room

This plain space in our house called out to be a mudroom it is on the way out to the garage and there is a coat closet right there but I wanted it to have more.  I was in town one day and an old house had a pile of old wide wood trim out for the trash and it was stained dark walnut, of course I stopped and got as much of it into my car that would fit, even went back the next day to get more.  Now that I had the trim what to do with it.....ah-ha lightbulb moment plain room turned coat check room, I know it really is a mudroom but I just love old timey stuff and coat check rooms are almost a thing of the past so it will be a Coat check. 

Went to my local Hardware store to scavage the Oops paint because our house is painted flat and this room will get a lot of use so I needed somethng I could wipe down.  Found a color I liked came home painted, then after I hammered all of the nails out of the back of the trim my Dad came over (another benefit of living close to family) with his miter saw and we cut 2 of the boards to fit in the space.  I sanded and gave them another coat of stain and some poly and we hung them and added some hooks.  I had some old end tables of my grandparents that I covered to be used as stools, made a Coat Check sign and now that space is beautiful.  I could not be happier with it, exactly as I envisioned!!

 Before-plain and boring

 

 After: a brand new old timey coat check

Love it, now the kids have a place to keep their stuff!