Vintage Sugar Bag Pillow
I always have a long list of projects to work on for my home. (Don’t we all?) One that I have sadly had on my list for several years, is to turn some old sugar bags into pillows. Well, this week I finally made one of them! I thought I would pop in here to share it with you.
Before this, I had it wrapped around a pillow with safety pins but didn’t have it on the couch or chairs much. Kinda tacky I know 😉
It was super easy to make into a pillow cover. I made it into an envelope style so that I could easily take it off to wash. With two small kids, a husband and a dog this is definitely a good thing!
You are getting a small glimpse into my *almost fully decorated* living room. I have been trying to get it finished to do a room reveal post, but I still want to add a few things here and there. (It won’t be completely finished when I do the room reveal as we have crown molding and some other big projects to tackle in here in the future.)
I have to give a huge thank you to all of you who came to give me tips, advice and compliments on my “decorating fail”. I will definitely be trying that idea elsewhere. I am thinking inside my mantel at some point (but we are in the process of moving it to our bedroom – it is big, so it is taking us awhile to finally get it in there!).
I mentioned in my last post that I finished the corner shelf. I added my favorite dark brown burlap to it and filled it with some farmhouse inspired decor. Here is a sneak peek:
I will share it in full next week…along with my full living room hopefully!
(For those interested in seeing more of my vintage photo collage wall click here.)
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Till next time {hope you will come and link up with my next Sundays at Home link party! Opens Saturday at 4pm until Thursday at 4pm EST}
~Alice W.
16 Comments
Jennifer @ Town and Country Living
Love this! I see these bags all the time at the flea market. Now I know what to do with them!
Alice Wingerden
Thanks Jennifer! Yes, I am so glad I finally did it. I will definitely be making more!
Anonymous
Your pillows look fantastic and I love your wall of photos too! They look great with a few tucked behind the mirror a bit and the light switch adds interest. What a great way to make a light switch actually look good! I would love to see some close-up photos of this wall…genius!
Gigi @ Old World Patina
Alice Wingerden
Thanks Gigi! I have posted about the photo collage wall a couple of times if you want to take a look:http://thoughtsfromalice.blogspot.com/p/house-projects.html
Janine Hamilton
Looks gorgeous! I love that you added the folding shutters on the window behind the couch, very cute idea!! Keep up the good work!
Love,
Mom
Alice Wingerden
yeah, I think they definitely made the window cuter 🙂 except they both go the same way haha. oh well
Blondie's Journal
The pillow is so cute! I am having a renewed love affair with leather…love the soft buttery feel of it! Your corner cabinet is perfect, I love all the farmhouse touches. I'm so looking forward to seeing the whole room!
XO,
Jane
Alice Wingerden
Me too! I always wanted white sofas and chairs but then I had two babies in two years and that was out! I really love the look of worn leather these days. And this set is great because they are actually faux suede microfiber so I can clean up the messes easily 🙂
BlueClearSky Elizabeth
Your pillow looks great and I love the colours and textures you are using in your living room. I'm going to follow so that I don't miss more updates. Thanks for sharing.
Alice Wingerden
Thank you! I will definitely pop over and visit your blog asap!
Jann Olson
Love it Alice! Makes me want to lie my head on it, Sugar. lol!
hugs,
Jann
Alice Wingerden
Haha thank you Jann! 🙂
Burlap Luxe
Love the photo wall, the over sized dark comfy chair, and the book case vignettes.
I really love your gathered and collected feel, comforting and calming.
Xx
Doré
Burlap Luxe
Almost forgot to mention the Sugar sack pillow, now all you need is a spice sack and you can add a pillow… " Sugar and Spice and everything nice"
I visit you and then leave looking around to what I can add or take away from my look that would inspire your feeling to my home.
I want to get back to making pillow covers after being inspired by yours 🙂
Xx
Doré
Junkchiccottage
Love this pillow. Very cute. That leather chairs says "come sit and relax and curl up with a good book". I can't wait to see the whole living room.
Kris
Danielle
So pretty, Alice. x