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Hey Guys!
Over the last few months, I have been slowly building up my nail stash. In the past, I would go to the nail salon faithfully every two weeks to get a gel manicure. Well, I got tired of spending $35 a pop so I decided to buy all the supplies I needed to do it myself at home.
So when Brightech reached out to me to see if I would be willing to review their Lightview Flex Magnifying Lamp I jumped at the opportunity. I just knew it would be just the thing I needed while doing my manicures at home!
The lamp is an LED magnifying lamp that comes with a clamp and a base! The neck is adjustable and the 3 inch diopter glass lens is scratch and heat resistant. The light provided is daylight bright light with no glare. The best part: this lamp is super affordable!
My workstation is complete!
I am very pleased with this lamp, the base is sturdy and the neck is easy to maneuver with one hand. It provided the perfect amount of light and magnification I needed to see my nails.
I haven’t tried the clamp attachment yet but the lamp itself is super easy to attach the neck to the base.
This lamp has definitely been a big help for my nails, but can be used for anyone hobby or project where you need to focus and don’t want to strain your eyes. I would recommend it to anyone who needs extra light and magnification.
If you would like to purchase this lamp or one similar check out my link!
Hmmm, where do I begin…..Well let’s start from the bottom up. The rug for starters was too small for the area, it was a 5 x 7. The chair cushions were stained by a couple of then smaller messy kids. They are still messy as teenagers just bigger, in case you wondered. The table itself had some scratches from moving. The plant in the corner was huge and overbearing. The centerpiece was underwhelming. Overall this corner of the home was just dark and uninviting.
After removing them from the table, and a good cleaning later they were ready to be covered. Using this 
This was a little tricky at first, the hardest part was smoothing out the bubbles, a credit card is a perfect tool for the job.
The chalk paint used in this project was by 
Here is how the chair looked after one coat
And here is how it looked after two coats
Close up
A light sanding in between each coat with 320 grit sandpaper helped give the paint a smooth finish and remove any brush strokes.
For the chair cushions 2 yards of fabric was purchased at Joann’s, which was exactly enough to cover all four chairs. A nice layer of scotch guard was added to help protect it from the messy teenagers.
Here is the after photo!
Next I used a bowl out of my kitchen 🙂 and a marker to trace the design on the corners I wanted to cut out with my jigsaw.
Here is how the cut looked:
I was trying to go for this design I found online:
I used spray glue to adhere the foam onto the wood board.
Then it was time to cover it with the batting and fabric. I first ironed the fabric to ensure there were no wrinkles. Next I laid it out on the ground as smooth as possible and then laid my headboard on top. I then started stapling from the middle and worked my way around pulling the fabric taut as I went.
Here is what it looked like when I was done.
At this point we are almost done. Here is how the headboard looked without the legs attached. You could secure it to your wall from here if you wanted, but since I am a renter I didn’t want to put any extra holes in the wall.
If you care about the back looking pretty you could cover it with that backing material they sell at Joann’s. Clearly as you can see I didn’t care, my bed sits up against the wall no one will ever see the back.
Next stain all the hoops using a foam brush to apply it and then a cloth to wipe any excess stain away.
Just hide the screw parts towards the back.
